Best of 2012
by ctownfilm | created - 26 Nov 2012 | updated - 17 Jan 2013 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Comedy (2012)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity and irreverence.
Director: Rick Alverson | Stars: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, James Murphy, Jeffrey Jensen
Votes: 5,384 | Gross: $0.04M
2. Lincoln (2012)
PG-13 | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History
As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Votes: 272,720 | Gross: $182.21M
3. The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012)
R | 76 min | Comedy, Sport
Two brothers compete in their own private 25-event Olympics.
Directors: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass | Stars: Mark Kelly, Steve Zissis, Jennifer Lafleur, Julie Vorus
Votes: 1,821 | Gross: $0.01M
4. Bernie (2011)
PG-13 | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Crime
In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Brady Coleman
Votes: 63,474 | Gross: $9.20M
5. Django Unchained (2012)
R | 165 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
With the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington
Votes: 1,696,147 | Gross: $162.81M
6. This Is 40 (2012)
R | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.
Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow
Votes: 150,505 | Gross: $67.54M
7. Life of Pi (2012)
PG | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu
Votes: 667,055 | Gross: $124.99M
8. Francine (2012)
74 min | Drama
Ex-con Francine has difficulty adjusting to life in a small lakeside town until she begins working with animals, though she finds herself growing increasingly isolated from the community and embracing forms of anti-social behavior.
Directors: Brian M. Cassidy, Melanie Shatzky | Stars: Melissa Leo, Victoria Charkut, Dave Clark, Keith Leonard
Votes: 282
9. Klown (2010)
R | 93 min | Comedy
In order to prove his fatherhood potential to his pregnant girlfriend, Frank 'kidnaps' her 12-year-old nephew and tags along on his best friend Casper's debauched weekend canoe trip.
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Marcuz Jess Petersen, Mia Lyhne
Votes: 11,676 | Gross: $0.07M
10. Kid-Thing (2012)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama
Annie is girl with no moral compass, thanks to a complete lack of parental supervision. One day, while playing in the woods, a voice calls out to her from deep within an abandoned well, causing her to consider the right course of action.
Director: David Zellner | Stars: Sydney Aguirre, Nathan Zellner, David Wingo, Zack Carlson
Votes: 556
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