2012 Movies - Complete List of Releases

All 2012 Movie Releases: Complete List and Release Dates (2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31)

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Dec. 5, 2012

The Top & Best 2012 Movies

January 2012's best movies were Beauty and the Beast 3D, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, Underworld: Awakening and Red Tails.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Political
Suspense
Action
Teen
Drama
Comedy
Comedy
Animation
Action
Drama
4 more movies released on this day
3D
Thriller
Drama
Action
2 more movies released on this day
Mystery
Thriller
Action
Drama
2 more movies released on this day

February 2012's best movies were W.E., The Secret World of Arrietty, Act of Valor and Good Deeds.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Documentary
Drama
Teen
Thriller
Drama
2 more movies released on this day
Documentary
Adventure
Suspense
Sequel
Comedy
4 more movies released on this day
Comedy
Documentary
Drama
Drama
Animation
Fantasy
Comedy
Crime
2 more movies released on this day
Suspense
Romance
Comedy
Thriller
2 more movies released on this day
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March 2012's best movies were The Raid: Redemption, The Hunger Games, 21 Jump Street and Ranchero.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Family
Teen
Documentary
Action
5 more movies released on this day
Adventure
Suspense
Comedy
Comedy
6 more movies released on this day
Based on TV
Thriller
Drama
Action
4 more movies released on this day
Thriller
Romance
Action
Comedy
2 more movies released on this day
Fairy Tale
Sequel
Documentary
Sports
5 more movies released on this day

April 2012's best movies were The Raid: Redemption, Titanic - 25 Year Anniversary, Bernie and The Lucky One.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Post-3D
Comedy
Comedy
Adventure
Comedy
4 more movies released on this day
Drama
Action
Comedy
Thriller
12 more movies released on this day
Drama
Romance
Documentary
Drama
6 more movies released on this day
Documentary
Mystery
Comedy
Thriller
Animation
Crime
8 more movies released on this day
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May 2012's best movies were The Avengers, Girl in Progress, Hick and Men in Black III.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Superhero
Thriller
Drama
Remake
4 more movies released on this day
Adventure
Comedy
Documentary
Action
Teen
11 more movies released on this day
Comedy
Based on Toy
Drama
Drama
Documentary
11 more movies released on this day
Thriller
Fantasy
Drama
Drama
3 more movies released on this day

June 2012's best movies were Ted, For Greater Glory, Bernie and Brave.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Teen
Fairy Tale
War
Comedy
8 more movies released on this day
Adventure
Action
Biography
Comedy
5 more movies released on this day
Comedy
Musical
Thriller
Thriller
3 more movies released on this day
Comedy
Documentary
Family
3D
Romance
Drama
2 more movies released on this day
Drama
Dance
Live-Action/CGI
Comedy
Family
4 more movies released on this day

July 2012's best movies were The Dark Knight Rises, Sacrifice, The Amazing Spider-Man and Step Up Revolution.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
3D
3D
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Thriller
2 more movies released on this day
Crime
Sequel
Suspense
Historical
Sports
1 more movies released on this day
Music
Crime
Political
Documentary
Remake
Sci-Fi
Fantasy
Comedy
Teen
Dark Comedy
Comedy
4 more movies released on this day

August 2012's best movies were The Expendables 2, The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, Sparkle and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Sci-Fi
Adaptation
Drama
Documentary
5 more movies released on this day
Drama
Comedy
Comedy
Adventure
Drama
Horror
2 more movies released on this day
Family
Comedy
Action
Drama
Drama
4 more movies released on this day
Comedy
Thriller
Action
Drama
Comedy
8 more movies released on this day
Drama
Documentary
Suspense
Documentary
Thriller
IMAX
3 more movies released on this day

September 2012's best movies were Raiders of the Lost Ark, Finding Nemo 3D, Solomon Kane and Hotel Transylvania.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Documentary
Drama
Drama
Suspense
Sequel
Drama
6 more movies released on this day
Drama
Adventure
Fantasy
Documentary
Drama
7 more movies released on this day
Drama
Action
Suspense
Sports
Drama
9 more movies released on this day
Adventure
Adventure
Drama
Adventure
4 more movies released on this day

October 2012's best movies were Here Comes the Boom, The Oranges, Pitch Perfect (10th Anniversary) and Argo.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Adventure
Drama
Drama
Suspense
Musical
Drama
9 more movies released on this day
Horror
Political
Comedy
Comedy
Comedy
12 more movies released on this day
Drama
Reboot
Suspense
Comedy
Comedy
7 more movies released on this day
Thriller
Re-Release
Sequel
Adventure
Drama
Teen
5 more movies released on this day
Horror

November 2012's best movies were Wreck-It Ralph, Rise of the Guardians, Skyfall and To Kill A Mockingbird.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Comedy
Drama
Action
3D
10 more movies released on this day
Documentary
Drama
Foreign
Drama
Historical
3 more movies released on this day
Romance
Crime
Teen
Biography
Suspense
Adaptation
2 more movies released on this day
3D
Shot-In-3D
Adaptation
Action
Drama
Drama
Documentary
Remake
Thriller
Action
Sequel
6 more movies released on this day

December 2012's best movies were Monsters, Inc. 3D, Tarantino XX: Pulp Fiction Event, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and End of Watch.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Crime
Crime
Sports
Crime
Crime
Drama
11 more movies released on this day
Drama
Comedy
LGBTQIA+
Documentary
Comedy
Animation
War
Drama
Action
Comedy
Adaptation
Based on Play
2 more movies released on this day
Western
Based on Play
Drama
Documentary
Drama
Music
Drama
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Breakdown of Movies 2012 by Numbers

2012 Popular People

Bryan Cranston
Bruce Willis
Liam Neeson
Elizabeth Banks
Anna Kendrick
Richard Jenkins
Channing Tatum

2012 Releases by Studio

IFC Films
Sony Pictures
Universal Pictures
Magnolia Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Paramount Pictures
The Weinstein Company

2012 in Genres

Documentary
Thriller
Romance
Adventure

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