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2012 Movies

L Magazine: 25 Best Films of 2012

17 December 2012

The L Magazine: 25 Best Films of 2012

[see also 2013]

  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 & Agnes Hranitzky
  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
  12. Abendland
    Nikolaus Geyrhalter
  13. Lincoln
    Steven Spielberg
  14. The 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. The 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

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