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2012 Movies

Slant: Ed Gonzalez: Top 20 Films of 2012

13 January 2013

Ed Gonzalez: Top 20 Films of 2012, as published by Slant Magazine

[see also 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2011]

  1. This is Not a Film
    Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
  2. The Kid with a Bike
    Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
  3. Neighboring Sounds
    Kleber Mendonça Filho
  4. Zero Dark Thirty
    Kathryn Bigelow
  5. Las Acacias
    Pablo Giorgelli
  6. Jiro Dreams of Sushi
    David Gelb
  7. Girl Walk // All Day
    Jacob Krupnick
  8. Oslo, August 31st
    Joachim Trier
  9. 5 Broken Cameras
    Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
  10. Sleepless Night
    Frédéric Jardin

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