# Best movie of 2012? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 23, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-2012/644894 "2012-12-23T03:32:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-2012/644894/21 "2012-12-29T15:23:21Z")
I’ve only seen two movies this year, so I’m going to say _Les Miserables_. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-2012/644894/22 "2012-12-29T16:39:49Z")
Killing Them Sofly Brad Pitt surprised me. Sky fall Looper Cabin in the Woods ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-2012/644894/23 "2012-12-30T01:16:16Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > I’ve only seen two movies this year, so I’m going to say _Les Miserables_. On reflection, I actually went to four movies this year, but I’m going to stick with _Les Miserables_. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-2012/644894/24 "2012-12-30T05:00:45Z")
My favorite was **Tin-tin** but really enjoyed **Hitchcock** as well. Haven’t seen a lot of movies this year as concerts are more my thing. This of course doesn’t count but I REALLY enjoyed the Fathom Events simulcast of **Singin’ in the Rain**! I went to both the matinee and the evening show. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@James\_Otto\_Sweet\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/James_Otto_Sweet_Heart)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-2012/644894/25 "2012-12-31T04:50:42Z")
I was able to see the Parental Guidance film today, and to me, it is awesome! 🙂 🙂 🙂 God bless you always!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Holly ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-2012/644894/26 "2012-12-31T14:35:07Z")
Excellent year for movies this year, especially after how last year’s high-end crop was a little underwhelming. I’d go with **Silver Linings Playbook** as the best movie I’ve seen this year, narrowly over **The Master**. I loved Day-Lewis’s performance in **Lincoln** , but the movie as a whole was a bit lacking for me. **Zero Dark Thirty** isn’t out in my area until 1/11, and (in a criminal oversight, as a Wes Anderson fan) I haven’t seen **Moonrise Kingdom** yet, but I’ve seen all of the other top contenders (among 30-40 movies I’ve seen in theaters overall this year). Frankly, I’d also really like to see **The Avengers** , **Skyfall** , and/or **Cabin in the Woods** get nominated as Best Picture as well, as with up to 10 nominees, I’d much rather see some attention going to excellently written and crafted movies across several genres rather than just piling on the dramas that were good, but not quite as good as that top tier (i.e. **Les Mis** , **Argo** , **Flight** ). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-movie-of-2012/644894.md?page=1)