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2012 Movies

Empire: 20 Best Films of 2012

25 December 2012

The Avengers - Joss Whedon

Empire: 20 Best Films of 2012

[see also 2020 • 2011]

  1. The Avengers
    Joss Whedon
  2. Argo
    Ben Affleck
  3. The Dark Knight Rises
    Christopher Nolan
  4. Skyfall
    Sam Mendes
  5. Beasts of the Southern Wild
    Benh Zeitlin
  6. Sightseers
    Ben Wheatley
  7. Moonrise Kingdom
    Wes Anderson
  8. The Raid: Redemption
    Gareth Evans
  9. Headhunters
    Morten Tyldum
  10. Rust and Bone
    Jacques Audiard
  11. Life of Pi
    Ang Lee
  12. Chronicle
    Josh Trank
  13. Holy Motors
    Leos Carax
  14. Looper
    Rian Johnson
  15. The Descendants
    Alexander Payne
  16. The Imposter
    Bart Layton
  17. Magic Mike
    Steven Soderbergh
  18. Young Adult
    Jason Reitman
  19. Amour
    Michael Haneke
  20. The Hunt
    Thomas Vinterberg

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