Year-End Lists

The L Magazine: 25 Best Films of 2012

1. The Master – Paul Thomas Anderson
2. Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson
3. Bernie – Richard Linklater
4. Cosmopolis – David Cronenberg
5. This is Not a Film – Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
6. The Turin Horse – Béla Tarr
7. Magic Mike – Steven Soderbergh
8. Zero Dark Thirty – Kathryn Bigelow
9. Holy Motors – Leos Carax
10. The Color Wheel – Alex Ross Perry
11. Killer Joe – William Friedkin
11. [tie] Abendland – Nikolaus Geyrhalter
13. Lincoln – Steven Spielberg
14. Deep Blue Sea – Terence Davies
15. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia – Nuri Bilge Ceylan
16. Looper – Rian Johnson
17. Beasts of the Southern Wild – Benh Zeitlin
18. Damsels in Distress – Whit Stillman
19. Miss Bala – Gerardo Naranjo
20. Cabin in the Woods – Drew Goddard
21. Almayer’s Folly – Chantal Akerman
22. Whores’ Glory – Michael Glawogger
23. Haywire – Steven Soderbergh
24. Tabu – Miguel Gomes
25. Girl Walk // All Day – Jacob Krupnick