Review Of 2012: Top 40 Movies Of 2012 In Pictures

Posted on December 31, 2012 Updated on December 31, 2012

I’ve not yet had time to write all of the words for my films of 2012; typically, at somewhere around 150 words a film, this write up normally clocks in at around 5-6,000 words. But one of my favourite parts of putting together this list over the past three years (see also 2010 and 2011) has been to find the images to go with it, in each case not picking the first picture to come up in Google Search but to try to find an image which resonated with me for each film.

So for now I thought I’d just share the pictures. Maybe words will be added to this list later, maybe they’re not necessary. (Let me know your thoughts.) But, words or no words, this is the definitive list of my top 40 of 2012, out of the new films released this year.

40. Wild Bill

39. Paranorman

38. Killer Joe

37. Le Havre

36. Sound Of My Voice

35. Pitch Perfect

34. Michael

33. Martha Marcy May Marlene

32. Rust And Bone

31. Headhunters

30. A Royal Affair

29. Skyfall

28. About Elly

27. The Avengers

26. 21 Jump Street

25. Searching For Sugar Man

24. Shadow Dancer

23. Marina Abramovic – The Artist Is Present

22. Anna Karenina

21. Into The Abyss

20. The Dark Knight Rises

19. Safety Not Guaranteed

18. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

17. Argo

16. The Muppets

15. Amour

14. Chasing Ice

13. Frank

12. Holy Motors

11. Chronicle

10. The Hunt

9. Once Upon A Time In Anatolia

8. The Artist

7. The Imposter

6. The Cabin In The Woods

5. Life Of Pi

4. Looper

3. Moonrise Kingdom

2. The Master

1. Shame