Arthur Newman (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1930546

Plot:
Wallace Avery hates his job. His ex-wife and son hate him, and he’s blown his one shot at living his dream. Not wanting to face all this, he stages his own death and buys himself a new identity as Arthur Newman. However, Arthur’s road trip towards anew life is interrupted by the arrival of the beautiful but fragile Mike, who is also trying to leave her past behind. Drawn to one another, these two damaged souls begin to connect as they break into empty homes and take on the identities of the absent owners: elderly newlyweds, a high-roller and his Russian lady, among others. Through this process, Arthur and Mike discover that what they love most about each other are the identities they left at home, and their real journey, that of healing, begins.

Genre: Comedy | Drama
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10 from 355 users Metascore: 42/100
Directed by: Dante Ariola
Starring: Colin Firth, Emily Blunt, Anne Heche

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2012, Comedy, Drama,

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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836

Plot:
Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight, in which he took the rap for Dent’s crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with Bane’s plans to destroy the city.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10 from 416,216 users
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman

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2012, Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller,

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Django Unchained (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1853728

Plot:
Former dentist, Dr. King Schultz, buys the freedom of a slave, Django, and trains him with the intent to make him his deputy bounty hunter. Instead, he is led to the site of Django’s wife who is under the hands of Calvin Candie, a ruthless plantation owner.

Genre: Action | Drama | Western
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10 from 264,357 users Metascore: 81/100
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio

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2012, Action, Drama, Western,

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624

Plot:
Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever … Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities.

Genre: Fantasy
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10 from 231,758 users Metascore: 58/100
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage

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2012, Fantasy,

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Life of Pi (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454876

Plot:
Based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, is a magical adventure story centering on Pi Patel, the precocious son of a zoo keeper. Dwellers in Pondicherry, India, the family decides to move to Canada, hitching a ride on a huge freighter. After a shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a 26-foot lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, all fighting for survival.

Genre: Adventure | Drama
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10 from 120,469 users Metascore: 79/100
Directed by: Ang Lee
Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan and Adil Hussain

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2012, Adventure, Drama,

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1659337

Plot:
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world.

Genre: Drama | Romance
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10 from 95,586 users Metascore: 67/100
Directed by: Stephen Chbosky
Starring: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller

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2012, Drama, Romance,

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Argo (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024648

Plot:
In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several Americans are taken hostage. However, six manage to escape to the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador and the CIA is eventually ordered to get them out of the country. With few options, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez devises a daring plan: to create a phony Canadian film project looking to shoot in Iran and smuggle the Americans out as its production crew. With the help of some trusted Hollywood contacts, Mendez creates the ruse and proceeds to Iran as its associate producer. However, time is running out with the Iranian security forces closing in on the truth while both his charges and the White House have grave doubts about the operation themselves.

Genre: Biography | Drama | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10 from 80,549 users Metascore: 86/100
Directed by: Ben Affleck
Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman

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2012, Biography, Drama, Thriller,

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Cloud Atlas (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111

Plot:
Everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage across the Pacific; letters from a composer to his friend; a thriller about a murder at a nuclear power plant; a farce about a publisher in a nursing home; a rebellious clone in futuristic Korea; and the tale of a tribe living in post-apocalyptic Hawaii, far in the future.

Genre: Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10 from 106,431 users Metascore: 55/100
Directed by: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski,
Starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and Hugh Grant

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2012, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi,

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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1045658

Plot:
Against medical advice and without the knowledge of her husband Pat Solatano Sr., caring Dolores Solatano discharges her adult son, Pat Solatano Jr., from a Maryland mental health institution after his minimum eight month court ordered stint. The condition of the release includes Pat Jr. moving back in with his parents in their Philadelphia home. Although Pat Jr.’s institutionalization was due to him beating up the lover of his wife Nikki, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Nikki has since left him and has received a restraining order against him. Although he is on medication (which he doesn’t take because of the way it makes him feel) and has mandatory therapy sessions, Pat Jr. feels like he can manage on the outside solely by healthy living and looking for the “silver linings” in his life. His goals are to get his old job back as a substitute teacher, but more importantly reunite with Nikki. He finds there are certain instances where he doesn’t cope well, however no less so …

Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10 from 161,095 users Metascore: 81/100
Directed by: David O. Russell
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro

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2012, Comedy, Drama, Romance,

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Skyfall (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1074638

Plot:
When Bond’s latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows – aided only by field agent, Eve (Naomie Harris) – following a trail to the mysterious Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10 from 213,282 users Metascore: 81/100
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Naomie Harris

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2012, Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller,

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Les Miserables (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1707386

Plot:
Prisoner 24601, known as Jean Valjean, is released from prison and breaks parole to create a new life for himself while evading the grip of the persistent Inspector Javert. Set post-revolutionary France, the story reaches resolution against the background of the June Rebellion.

Genre: Drama | Musical | Romance
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10 from 94,535 users Metascore: 63/100
Directed by: Tom Hooper
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway

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2012, Drama, Music, Romance,

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Mud (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935179

Plot:
14 year-old Ellis (Tye Sheridan) lives on a makeshift houseboat on the banks of a river in Arkansas with his parents, Mary Lee (Sarah Paulson) and Senior (Ray McKinnon). He sneaks out early one morning to meet his best friend, Neckbone (Jacob Lofland). Neckbone, also 14, lives with his uncle, Galen (Michael Shannon), who makes a hardscrabble living diving for oysters. The two boys set out to an island on the Mississippi River, where Neckbone has discovered an unusual sight-a boat, suspended high in the trees, a remnant of an extreme flood some time in the past. They climb the tree and into the boat only to find fresh bread and fresh footprints. Realizing that they are not the only ones who have discovered the treehouse boat, they decide to leave. When they reach the shore, they find the same footprint in their boat. And that’s when they meet Mud (Matthew McConaughey). Mud is a gritty, superstitious character; his clothes are dirty, his tooth is cracked, and he needs help. He tells the…

Genre: Drama
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 from 14,942 users Metascore: 76/100
Directed by: Jeff Nichols
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland

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2012, Drama,

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End of Watch (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1855199

Plot:
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.

Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 from 49,631 users Metascore: 68/100
Directed by: David Ayer
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña and Anna Kendrick

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2012, Crime, Drama, Thriller,

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2313197

Plot:
Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?

Genre: Animation | Action
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10 from 915 users
Directed by: Jay Oliva
Starring: Michael Emerson, Peter Weller and Ariel Winter

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2012, Action, Animation,

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Looper (2012)

IMDB: IMDB link

Plot:
In the year 2042, a man working for a group of killers called “Loopers” (they work for the mob and kill people who are sent blindfolded back in time from the year 2072 by their bosses) recognizes a victim as himself. He hesitates resulting in the escape of his older self.

Genre: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10 from 100,366 users Metascore: 84/100
Directed by: Rian Johnson
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt

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2012, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller,

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Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2262308

Plot:
In 2525, as mankind has begun to colonise space, a group of cadets are training to fight against human insurrectionists. One of these cadets, Thomas Laskey, has doubts about his abilities as a soldier and his convictions for this war. Whilst he struggles with himself, the planet is invaded by an unknown alien race. Reeling under the assault, Laskey and his squad mates are rescued by John-117, one of the UNSC’s legendary SPARTAN-II super-soldiers. John must inspire Laskey to fulfill his potential as a soldier and a leader to fight against an enemy deadlier than any that humanity has faced before.

Genre: Sci-Fi
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10 from 2,799 users
Directed by: Stewart Hendler
Starring: Iain Belcher, Jenna Berman and Enisha Brewster

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2012, Sci-Fi,

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Lincoln (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443272

Plot:
In 1865, as the American Civil War winds inexorably toward conclusion, U.S. president Abraham Lincoln endeavors to achieve passage of the landmark constitutional amendment which will forever ban slavery from the United States. However, his task is a race against time, for peace may come at any time, and if it comes before the amendment is passed, the returning southern states will stop it before it can become law. Lincoln must, by almost any means possible, obtain enough votes from a recalcitrant Congress before peace arrives and it is too late. Yet the president is torn, as an early peace would save thousands of lives. As the nation confronts its conscience over the freedom of its entire population, Lincoln faces his own crisis of conscience — end slavery or end the war.

Genre: Biography | Drama | History | War
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 from 71,965 users Metascore: 86/100
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and David Strathairn

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2012, Biography, Drama, History, War,

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The Impossible (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1649419

Plot:
A regular family – Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three kids – travel to Thailand to spend Christmas. They get an upgrade to a villa on the coastline. After settling in and exchanging gifts, they go to the pool, like so many other tourists. A perfect paradise vacation until a distant noise becomes a roar. There is no time to escape from the tsunami; Maria and her eldest are swept one way, Henry and the youngest another. Who will survive, and what will become of them?

Genre: Drama | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 from 58,194 users Metascore: 73/100
Directed by: Juan Antonio Bayona
Starring: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland

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2012, Drama, Thriller,

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The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1817273

Plot:
A mysterious and mythical motorcycle racer, Luke, (Ryan Gosling) drives out of a traveling carnival globe of death and whizzes through the backstreets of Schenectady, New York, desperately trying to connect with a former lover, Romina, (Eva Mendes) who recently and secretly gave birth to the stunt rider’s son. In an attempt to provide for his new family, Luke quits the carnival life and commits a series of bank robberies aided by his superior riding ability. The stakes rise as Luke is put on a collision course with an ambitious police officer, Avery Cross, (Bradley Cooper) looking to quickly move up the ranks in a police department riddled with corruption. The sweeping drama unfolds over fifteen years as the sins of the past haunt the present days lives of two high school boys wrestling with the legacy they’ve inherited.

Genre: Crime | Drama
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 from 31,412 users Metascore: 68/100
Directed by: Derek Cianfrance
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Anthony Pizza

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2012, Crime, Drama,

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The Master (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560747

Plot:
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of PTSD-driven breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.

Genre: Drama
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 from 16,456 users Metascore: 86/100
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams

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2012, Drama,

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