List of American films of 2012

This is a list of American films released in 2012.
Title 	Director 	Cast (Subject of documentary) 	Genre 	Notes 	Release date
21 Jump Street 	Phil Lord and Chris Miller 	Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Ice Cube, Ellie Kemper, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle, Johnny Depp 	Action comedy 	Columbia Pictures, MGM PicturesBased on the TV series of the same name 	March 16
3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom 	Jordan Roberts 	Charlie Hunnam, Chris O'Dowd, Lizzy Caplan, Nora Dunn, Whitney Cummings, Ron Perlman and Chris Noth 	Comedy 	Variance Films 	October 12
40 Point Plan 	EW 	Dave Nemeth, Tisha Rivera, Joe Comino, Nathan Kotzur, Christianne Christiensen 	Solution-mentary 	40 Point Productions 	July 27
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 	Timur Bekmambetov 	Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell, Marton Csokas 	Horror, Supernatural thriller] 	20th Century FoxBased on the novel of the same name by Seth Grahame-Smith 	June 22
Act of Valor 	Scott Waugh, Mike McCoy 	Active Duty U.S. Navy SEALs, Roselyn Sánchez, Jason Cottle, Alex Veadov, Nestor Serrano, Emilio Rivera 	Action 	Relativity Media 	February 24
Alex Cross 	Rob Cohen 	Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols, Jean Reno, Giancarlo Esposito, Edward Burns, John C. McGinley, Cicely Tyson, Chad Lindberg, Carmen Ejogo, Stephanie Jacobsen, Yara Shahidi 	Crime thriller] 	Summit EntertainmentBased on Cross by James Patterson 	October 19
Allegiance 	Michael Connors 	Bow Wow 	War, Drama 	Produced by Sandra Bullock 	June 8
The Amazing Spider-Man 	Marc Webb 	Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field, Chris Zylka 	Superhero 	Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Relativity MediaBased on the comic book of the same name by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko 	July 3
American Reunion 	Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg 	Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Klein, Seann William Scott, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Tara Reid, Shannon Elizabeth, Natasha Lyonne, Mena Suvari, Chris Owen, Eugene Levy, Jennifer Coolidge, John Cho, Katrina Bowden, Jay Harrington 	Comedy 	Universal PicturesPreceded by American Wedding (2003) 	April 6
The Apparition 	Todd Lincoln 	Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton, Julianna Guill, Luke Pasqualino, Suzanne Ford 	Supernatural thriller 	Warner Bros. PicturesDark Castle Entertainment 	August 24
Arbitrage 	Nicholas Jarecki 	Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Laetitia Casta, Nate Parker 	Drama 	Lionsgate 	September 14
Argo 	Ben Affleck 	Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Kyle Chandler, Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Michael Parks, Tom Lenk, Christopher Stanley, Taylor Schilling, Ashley Wood, Chris Messina, Richard Kind, Titus Welliver, Rory Cochrane, Devansh Mehta, Omid Abtahi, Scoot McNairy, Kerry Bishé, Christopher Denham, Bob Gunton, Philip Baker Hall, Adrienne Barbeau, Fouad Hajji 	Thriller 	Warner Bros. PicturesBased on The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and The Great Escape by Joshuah Bearman 	October 12
Atlas Shrugged: Part II 	John Putch 	Samantha Mathis, Jason Beghe, Esai Morales, Patrick Fabian, Kim Rhodes, Richard T. Jones, D. B. Sweeney, Paul McCrane, John Rubinstein, Robert Picardo, Ray Wise, Diedrich Bader, Bug Hall, Arye Gross, Rex Linn, Larisa Oleynik, Thomas F. Wilson, Teller, Sean Hannity, Juan Williams, Bob Beckel, Tamara Holder 	Drama, Mystery 	Atlas Distribution Company, Either Or ProductionsBased on the novel of the same name by Ayn RandPreceded by Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) 	October 12
The Avengers 	Joss Whedon 	Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, with Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson 	Superhero 	Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel StudiosBased on the comic book of the same name by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby 	May 4
Bachelorette 	Leslye Headland 	Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden, Kyle Bornheimer, Rebel Wilson and Adam Scott 	Comedy 	RADius-TWC, Gary Sanchez Productions 	September 7
Bad Ass 	Craig Moss 	Danny Trejo, Charles S. Dutton, Ron Perlman, Shalim Ortiz, Jillian Murray, Winter Ave Zoli, Richard Riehle 	Action 	Samuel Goldwyn Films, 20th Century Fox 	April 13
Battlefield America 	Chris Stokes 	Marques Houston, Mekia Cox, Lynn Whitfield, Christopher Michael Jones, JoJo Wright, introducing Tristen Carter, Valarie Pettiford, Gary Anthony Sturgis, Kida Burns, Zach Balandres, Carmen Bicondova, Edward Mandell, Kyle Brooks 	Dance, Drama 	Brian & Barrett Pictures, Cinedigm 	June 1
Battleship 	Peter Berg 	Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Tadanobu Asano, Hamish Linklater, Jesse Plemons, John Tui, Gregory D. Gadson, Adam Godley, Peter MacNicol 	Action, Science fiction 	Universal Pictures, Bluegrass Films, Hasbro StudiosBased on the board game of the same name by Hasbro 	May 18
BearCity 2: The Proposal 	Doug Langway 	Gerald McCullouch, Joe Conti, Stephen Guarino, Kathy Najimy 	Comedy-drama] 	Preceded by BearCity (2010) 	September 28
Beasts of the Southern Wild 	Benh Zeitlin 	Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Jonshel Alexander, Marilyn Barbarin, Kaliana Brower, Nicholas Clark, Henry D. Coleman, Levy Easterly, Philip B. Lawrence 	Drama, Fantasy 	Fox Searchlight Pictures, Journeyman Pictures, Cinereach, Court 13 Pictures 	June 27
Beauty and the Beast 3D 	Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise 	Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, Bradley Pierce, Rex Everhart, Jesse Corti, Hal Smith, Jo Anne Worley 	Family, Animated, Fantasy 	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios 	January 13
Being Flynn 	Paul Weitz 	Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Olivia Thirlby, Lili Taylor and Julianne Moore 	Comedy-drama 	Focus FeaturesBased on the memoir Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn 	March 2
Bending the Rules 	Artie Mandelberg 	Adam "Edge" Copeland, Jamie Kennedy, Jennifer Esposito, Alicia Witt, Kevin Weisman, with Philip Baker Hall and Jessica Walter 	Buddy cop, Comedy 	WWE Studios 	March 9
Bernie 	Richard Linklater 	Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey 	Black comedy 	Millennium Entertainment, Castle Rock EntertainmentBased on the 1998 Texas Monthly magazine article Midnight in the Garden of East Texas by Skip Hollandsworth 	April 27
Big Miracle 	Ken Kwapis 	Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell, Dermot Mulroney, Tim Blake Nelson, Vinessa Shaw and Ted Danson, Stephen Root, Rob Riggle, Michael Gaston, Megan Angela Smith 	Family, Romantic drama 	Universal PicturesBased on Freeing the Whales by Tom Rose 	February 3
The Bourne Legacy 	Tony Gilroy 	Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Joan Allen, Albert Finney, Scott Glenn, Stacy Keach, Oscar Isaac, David Strathairn 	Action, Spy film 	Universal PicturesPreceded by The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 	August 3
Branded 	Jamie Bradshaw and Aleksandr Dulerayn 	Ed Stoppard, Leelee Sobieski, Jeffrey Tambor, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė and Max von Sydow 	Science fiction 	Roadside Attractions 	September 7
Brave 	Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell (co-director) 	Kelly Macdonald, Julie Walters, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane 	Adventure, Animated, Fantasy 	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar 	June 22
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 	Bill Condon 	Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Julia Jones, Booboo Stewart, Billy Burke, Sarah Clarke, MyAnna Buring, Maggie Grace, Casey LaBow, Michael Sheen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Christopher Heyerdahl, Chaske Spencer, Christian Camargo, Mía Maestro, Mackenzie Foy, Dakota Fanning, Cameron Bright, Charlie Bewley, Daniel Cudmore, Noel Fisher, Guri Weinberg, Lee Pace, Joe Anderson, Judi Shekoni, Tracey Huggins, J. D. Pardo, Rami Malek	Fantasy romance 	Lionsgate, Summit EntertainmentBased on Breaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerPreceded by The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) 	November 16
Bully 	Lee Hirsch 	Bullying in U.S. schools. 	Documentary 	The Weinstein Company 	March 30
Butter 	Jim Field Smith 	Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, Rob Corddry, Ashley Greene, Alicia Silverstone, with Yara Shahidi and Hugh Jackman 	Comedy 	RADius-TWC 	October 5
The Cabin in the Woods 	Drew Goddard 	Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Brian J. White, Amy Acker, Tom Lenk 	Horror-thriller 	Lionsgate 	April 13
Call Me Kuchu 	Malika Zouhall-Worrall and Katherine Fairfax Wright 	Exploring the struggles of the LGBT community in Uganda, focusing in part on the 2011 murder of LGBT activist David Kato. 	Documentary 	 	November 2
The Campaign 	Jay Roach 	Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Katherine LaNasa, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Brian Cox 	Comedy 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	August 10
Casa de Mi Padre 	Matt Piedmont 	Will Ferrell, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, introducing Génesis Rodríguez, with Pedro Armendáriz and Nick Offerman, Efren Ramirez, Adrian Martinez, Héctor Jiménez 	Comedy 	Pantelion Films, Gary Sanchez Productions, NALA Films 	March 16
Celeste and Jesse Forever 	Lee Toland Krieger 	Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Chris Messina, Ari Graynor, Eric Christian Olsen, Will McCormack, with Elijah Wood and Emma Roberts, Rich Sommer, Rafi Gavron, Matthew Del Negro 	Romantic comedy 	Sony Pictures Classics 	August 3
Chasing Mavericks 	Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted 	Gerard Butler, Jonny Weston, Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Spencer, Leven Rambin, Taylor Handley, Scott Eastwood, Greg Long, Peter Mel, Zach Wormhoudt 	Biography, Drama 	Fox 2000 Pictures, Walden Media 	October 26
Chernobyl Diaries 	Bradley Parker 	Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Devin Kelley, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Nathan Phillips, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko 	Horror 	Warner Bros., Alcon EntertainmentBased on The Diary of Lawson Oxford by Oren Peli 	May 25
Chimpanzee 	Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield 	A young chimpanzee named Oscar finds himself alone in the African forests until he is adopted by another chimpanzee. Narrated by Tim Allen. 	Nature documentary 	Disneynature 	April 20
Chronicle 	Josh Trank 	Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan, Alex Russell, Michael Kelly, Ashley Hinshaw, Anna Wood, Joe Vaz 	Science fiction 	20th Century Fox, Davis Entertainment 	February 3
Cloud Atlas 	Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer 	Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy, Zhou Xun, Keith David, David Gyasi, with Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant 	Adventure, Drama, Epic 	Warner Bros. PicturesBased on the novel of the same name by David Mitchell 	October 26
The Cold Light of Day 	Mabrouk El Mechri 	Henry Cavill, Sigourney Weaver and Bruce Willis, Verónica Echegui, Roschdy Zem, Oscar Jaenada, Joseph Mawle, Caroline Goodall, Rafi Gavron, Emma Hamilton, Michael Budd, Jim Piddock, Paloma Bloyd, Colm Meaney 	Action thriller 	Summit Entertainment 	September 7
The Comedy 	Rick Alverson 	Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Kate Lyn Sheil, Alexia Rasmussen, Gregg Turkington, James Murphy 	Black comedy 	Tribeca Film, Glass Eye Pix 	November 9
Compliance 	Craig Zobel 	Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp, Ashlie Atkinson, Phillip Ettinger, James McCaffrey 	Drama 	Magnolia Pictures 	August 17
Contraband 	Baltasar Kormákur 	Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Caleb Landry Jones, Lukas Haas, Diego Luna and J. K. Simmons 	Action thriller 	Universal Pictures, Relativity MediaRemake of the Icelandic 2008 film Reykjavik-Rotterdam by Arnaldur Indriðason and Óskar Jónasson 	January 13
Crooked Arrows 	Steve Rash 	Brandon Routh, Crystal Allen, Chelsea Ricketts, Dennis Ambriz, Michael Hudson, with Gil Birmingham and introducing Tyler Hill 	Drama, Sports 	Marker Entertainment 	May 18
Damsels in Distress 	Whit Stillman 	Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Lio Tipton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Carrie MacLemore, Hugo Becker, Billy Magnussen, Ryan Metcalf, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Jermaine Crawford, Aubrey Plaza, Zach Woods, Taylor Nichols, Carolyn Farina 	Dramedy 	Sony Pictures Classics 	April 6
The Dark Knight Rises 	Christopher Nolan 	Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Morgan Freeman 	Crime drama, Superhero 	Warner Bros. PicturesPreceded by The Dark Knight (2008) 	July 20
Dark Shadows 	Tim Burton 	Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Bella Heathcote, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jonny Lee Miller, Gulliver McGrath 	Horror comedy 	Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow PicturesBased on the gothic soap opera of the same name by Dan Curtis 	May 11
Darling Companion 	Lawrence Kasdan 	Mark Duplass, Richard Jenkins, Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Elisabeth Moss, Sam Shepard, Dianne Wiest, Ayelet Zurer 	Comedy 	Sony Pictures Classics 	April 20
Detachment 	Tony Kaye 	Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, Christina Hendricks, William Petersen, Bryan Cranston, Tim Blake Nelson, Betty Kaye, introducing Sami Gayle, with Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner and James Caan 	Drama 	Tribeca Film 	February 24
The Devil Inside 	William Brent Bell 	Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth, Ionut Grama, Suzan Crowley, Bonnie Morgan, Brian Johnson, Preston James Hillier, D. T. Carney 	Supernatural horror 	Paramount Pictures 	January 6
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 	David Bowers 	Zachary Gordon, Steve Zahn, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Connor Fielding, Owen Fielding, Peyton List, Karan Brar, Melissa Roxburgh, Grayson Russell, Laine MacNeil, Sachin Tyler Sadachcharan 	Comedy 	20th Century Fox, Color ForceBased on The Last Straw and the book of the same name by Jeff Kinney 	August 3
The Dictator 	Larry Charles 	Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Jason Mantzoukas, John C. Reilly, Megan Fox, B. J. Novak, Bobby Lee, Kevin Corrigan, J. B. Smoove, Adeel Akhtar, Fred Melamed 	Comedy 	Paramount PicturesBased on Zabibah and the King by Saddam Hussein 	May 16
Django Unchained 	Quentin Tarantino 	Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Dennis Christopher, James Remar, Michael Parks and Don Johnson, Laura Cayouette, James Russo, Tom Wopat, Misty Upham, Rex Linn, Cooper Huckabee, Doc Duhame, M. C. Gainey, Bruce Dern, Ned Bellamy, Franco Nero, Jonah Hill, Robert Carradine, James Parks, Tom Savini, Quentin Tarantino 	Western 	The Weinstein Company, Columbia Pictures 	December 25
End of Watch 	David Ayer 	Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, America Ferrera, Frank Grillo, David Harbour 	Crime drama 	Open Road Films, Exclusive Media 	September 28
The Expendables 2 	Simon West 	Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Liam Hemsworth, also Jean-Claude Van Damme, with Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Scott Adkins, Yu Nan, Amanda Ooms, Novak Djokovic 	Action 	Lionsgate, Millennium Films, Nu ImagePreceded by The Expendables (2010) 	August 17
Finding Nemo 3D 	Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich (co-director) 	Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Barry Humphries, Eric Bana, Bruce Spence, Allison Janney, Elizabeth Perkins, Geoffrey Rush, Brad Garrett, Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, Vicki Lewis 	Adventure, Animated 	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar 	September 14
The Five-Year Engagement 	Nicholas Stoller 	Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Alison Brie, Rhys Ifans, Chris Pratt, Kevin Hart, Mindy Kaling, Chris Parnell, Dakota Johnson, David Paymer, Mimi Kennedy, Brian Posehn, Jacki Weaver 	Romantic comedy 	Universal Pictures 	April 27
Flight 	Robert Zemeckis 	Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood and Melissa Leo, Tamara Tunie, Nadine Velazquez 	Drama 	Paramount Pictures 	November 2
For a Good Time, Call... 	Jamie Travis 	Ari Graynor, Lauren Miller, Mark Webber and Justin Long, Seth Rogen, Mimi Rogers, Nia Vardalos, James Wolk 	Comedy 	Focus Features 	August 31
Frankenweenie 	Tim Burton 	Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer and Winona Ryder, Robert Capron, Conchata Ferrell 	Animated, Horror comedy 	Walt Disney Pictures 	October 5
Friends with Kids 	Jennifer Westfeldt 	Adam Scott, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Chris O'Dowd, Megan Fox and Edward Burns 	Comedy 	Lionsgate 	March 9
Fun Size 	Josh Schwartz 	Victoria Justice, Thomas Mann, Jane Levy and Chelsea Handler, Thomas McDonell, Osric Chau, Jackson Nicoll, Josh Pence, Johnny Knoxville (uncredited), Thomas Middleditch, Ana Gasteyer, Holmes Osborne, James Pumphrey, Willam Belli, Peter Navy Tuiasosopo 	Comedy, Teen 	Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies 	October 26
Gayby 	Jonathan Lisecki 	Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas 	Comedy 	Hubbhobb, Wolfe Video 	March 12
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 	Neveldine/Taylor 	Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Violante Placido, Johnny Whitworth, Christopher Lambert and Idris Elba 	Superhero 	Columbia Pictures, Hyde Park EntertainmentBased on the comic book of the same name by Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich and Mike PloogPreceded by Ghost Rider (2007) 	February 17
Girl in Progress 	Patricia Riggen 	Eva Mendes, Matthew Modine, introducing Cierra Ramirez, with Patricia Arquette and Eugenio Derbez 	Comedy-drama 	Lionsgate, Pantelion Films 	May 11
God Bless America 	Bobcat Goldthwait 	Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Mackenzie Brooke Smith, Melinda Page Hamilton 	Comedy 	Magnolia Pictures 	May 11
Gone 	Heitor Dhalia 	Amanda Seyfried, Daniel Sunjata, Jennifer Carpenter, Sebastian Stan, Wes Bentley 	Thriller 	Summit Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment 	February 24
Good Deeds 	Tyler Perry 	Tyler Perry, Thandie Newton, Brian J. White, Eddie Cibrian, Rebecca Romijn, Jamie Kennedy, with Phylicia Rashād and Gabrielle Union 	Romantic drama 	Lionsgate, Tyler Perry Studios 	February 24
The Grey 	Joe Carnahan 	Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson, Nonso Anozie with James Badge Dale 	Action thriller, Adventure drama 	Open Road Films, Scott Free ProductionsBased on the short story Ghost Walker by Ian MacKenzie Jeffers 	January 27
The Guilt Trip 	Anne Fletcher 	Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen 	Comedy 	Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions 	December 19
Haywire 	Steven Soderbergh 	Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum, Mathieu Kassovitz, Michael Angarano, with Antonio Banderas and Michael Douglas 	Action-thriller 	Relativity 	January 20
Hello I Must Be Going 	Todd Louiso 	Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, Christopher Abbott, John Rubinstein, Dan Futterman and Julie White 	Dramedy, Romance 	Oscilloscope Laboratories 	September 7
Here Comes the Boom 	Frank Coraci 	Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler, Charice Pempengco, Bas Rutten, Reggie Lee, Joe Rogan, Mike Goldberg, Greg Germann, Jason Miller, Melissa Peterman, Bruce Buffer, Krzysztof Soszynski 	Comedy, Sports 	Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions 	October 12
Hick 	Derick Martini 	Chloë Grace Moretz, Eddie Redmayne, Ray McKinnon, Rory Culkin, Juliette Lewis, with Blake Lively and Alec Baldwin 	Drama 	Phase 4 FilmsBased on the novel of the same name by Andrea Portes 	May 11
High School 	John Stalberg, Jr. 	Adrien Brody, Sean Marquette, Matt Bush, Colin Hanks, Adhir Kalyan and Michael Chiklis, Robert Bailey, Jr., Mykelti Williamson, Andrew Wilson 	Comedy 	Anchor Bay Films, Parallel Media 	June 1
Hit and Run 	Dax Shepard, David Palmer 	Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold, Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Rosenbaum, Joy Bryant, Ryan Hansen, Beau Bridges 	Action comedy 	Open Road Films 	August 24
Hope Springs 	David Frankel 	Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell 	Comedy 	Columbia Pictures, Mandate Pictures, MGM Pictures 	August 10
Hotel Transylvania 	Genndy Tartakovsky 	Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, Cee Lo Green 	Animated, Comedy 	Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation 	September 28
House at the End of the Street 	Mark Tonderai 	Jennifer Lawrence, Max Thieriot, Gil Bellows and Elisabeth Shue, Nolan Gerard Funk, James Thomas, Allie MacDonald, Jonathan Malen, Jon McLaren, Eva Link 	Horror thriller 	Relativity Media 	September 21
The Hunger Games 	Gary Ross 	Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, with Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland, Willow Shields, Paula Malcomson, Amandla Stenberg, Alexander Ludwig, Dayo Okeniyi, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jacqueline Emerson, Leven Rambin, Jack Quaid, Toby Jones, Wes Bentley, Latarsha Rose 	Action drama, Science fiction 	LionsgateBased on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins 	March 23
I Do 	Glenn Gaylord 	David W. Ross, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Grant Bowler, Alicia Witt 	Drama 	Festival premiere; entered general release in 2013. 	July 18
Ice Age: Continental Drift 	Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier 	Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Chris Wedge, Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer, Aziz Ansari, Drake, Jeremy Renner, Wanda Sykes, Matt Bennett, Nicki Minaj, Ester Dean, Rebel Wilson, Joy Behar, Nick Frost, J. B. Smoove, Heather Morris, Josh Gad, Alan Tudyk, Kunal Nayyar, Alain Chabat 	Animated, Family 	20th Century Fox, Blue Sky StudiosPreceded by Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) 	July 13
Jack Reacher 	Christopher McQuarrie 	Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog, David Oyelowo and Robert Duvall 	Crime drama 	Paramount Pictures, Skydance ProductionsBased on One Shot by Lee Child 	December 21
Jeff, Who Lives at Home 	Jay and Mark Duplass 	Jason Segel, Ed Helms and Susan Sarandon, Judy Greer, Rae Dawn Chong 	Comedy 	Paramount Vantage 	March 16
John Carter 	Andrew Stanton 	Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy and Willem Dafoe, Bryan Cranston, Polly Walker, Daryl Sabara 	Action, Science fiction 	Walt Disney PicturesBased on A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs 	March 9
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 	Brad Peyton 	Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzmán and Kristin Davis 	Action-adventure, Family 	New Line CinemaPreceded by Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) 	February 10
Joyful Noise 	Todd Graff 	Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan, Courtney B. Vance and Kris Kristofferson 	Comedy, Musical 	Alcon Entertainment 	January 13
Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D 	Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz 	Chronicling the life and career of global pop-singing sensation Katy Perry. Scenes are taken from the 2011 California Dreams Tour at Staples Center, Los Angeles 	Concert, Documentary 	Paramount Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, MTV Films, Insurge Pictures 	July 5
Keep the Lights On 	Ira Sachs 	Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, David Anzuelo, Maria Dizzia, Julianne Nicholson, Souléymane Sy Savané and Paprika Steen 	Drama 	Music Box Films, Alarum Pictures, Parts and Labor, Tiny Dancer Films 	September 7
Killer Joe 	William Friedkin 	Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon, Thomas Haden Church, Marc Macaulay 	Crime thriller, Dark comedy 	LD Entertainment 	July 27
A Late Quartet 	Yaron Zilberman 	Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Ivanir, Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Imogen Poots, Liraz Charhi, Wallace Shawn 	Drama 	Entertainment One, RKO Pictures 	November 2
Lawless 	John Hillcoat 	Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Dane DeHaan, Jason Clarke and Guy Pearce 	Drama, Gangster 	The Weinstein CompanyBased on The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant 	August 29
Liberal Arts 	Josh Radnor 	Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, John Magaro and Elizabeth Reaser, Zac Efron 	Comedy-drama 	IFC Films, Tom Sawyer Entertainment 	September 14
Life of Pi 	Ang Lee 	Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Rafe Spall and Gérard Depardieu 	Action-adventure, Drama 	20th Century FoxFox 2000 PicturesRhythm and HuesBased on the novel of the same name by Yann Martel 	November 21
Lincoln 	Steven Spielberg 	Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook and Tommy Lee Jones 	Bio-pic, Political drama 	Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Reliance Entertainment, Participant MediaBased in part on Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin	November 9
A Little Bit of Heaven 	Nicole Kassell 	Kate Hudson, Gael García Bernal, Lucy Punch, Romany Malco, Treat Williams, with Whoopi Goldberg and Kathy Bates 	Romantic comedy 	The Film Department, Millennium Entertainment 	May 4
Lockout 	James Mather and Stephen St. Leger 	Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Lennie James and Peter Stormare 	Action, Science fiction 	FilmDistrict, Open Road Films 	April 13
Lola Versus 	Daryl Wein 	Greta Gerwig, Joel Kinnaman, Zoe Lister-Jones, Bill Pullman and Debra Winger, Hamish Linklater, Cheyenne Jackson 	Romance 	Fox Searchlight Pictures 	June 8
The Loneliest Planet 	Julia Loktev 	Gael García Bernal, Hani Furstenberg, Bidzina Gujabidze 	Thriller 	Sundance SelectsBased on Expensive Trips Nowhere by Tom Bissell 	October 26
Looper 	Rian Johnson 	Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Qing Xu, Noah Segan, Jeff Daniels, Piper Perabo, Garret Dillahunt 	Science fiction 	TriStar Pictures, FilmDistrict 	September 28
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax 	Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda 	Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Ed Helms, Rob Riggle, Betty White, Jenny Slate 	Animated, Family 	Universal Pictures, Illumination EntertainmentBased on the children's book of the same name by Dr. Seuss 	March 2
The Lucky One 	Scott Hicks 	Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Jay R. Ferguson and Blythe Danner 	Romantic drama 	Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow PicturesBased on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks 	April 20
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 	Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon 	Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Frances McDormand, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain, Martin Short, Paz Vega, Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, John DiMaggio, Conrad Vernon 	Animated, Family 	Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Pacific Data ImagesPreceded by Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) 	June 8
Madea's Witness Protection 	Tyler Perry 	Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, Doris Roberts, Romeo Miller, Tom Arnold, John Amos, Marla Gibbs, Danielle Campbell, Devan Leos, Jeff Joslin 	Comedy 	Lionsgate, Tyler Perry Studios 	June 29
Magic Mike 	Steven Soderbergh 	Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer and Matthew McConaughey, Cody Horn, Olivia Munn, Matt Bomer, Riley Keough, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodríguez, Gabriel Iglesias 	Comedy-drama 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	June 29
The Magic of Belle Isle 	Rob Reiner 	Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Kenan Thompson 	Drama 	Magnolia Pictures 	July 6
Man on a Ledge 	Asger Leth 	Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, Ed Burns, Titus Welliver, Génesis Rodríguez, Kyra Sedgwick and Ed Harris 	Thriller 	Summit Entertainment 	January 27
The Man with the Iron Fists 	RZA 	Russell Crowe, Cung Le, Lucy Liu, Byron Mann, RZA, Rick Yune, David Bautista, Jamie Chung 	Martial arts 	Universal Pictures, Strike Entertainment 	November 2
Marley 	Kevin Macdonald 	The life of reggae singer Bob Marley. 	Biographical, Documentary 	Magnolia Pictures, Shangri-La Entertainment 	April 20
The Master 	Paul Thomas Anderson 	Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams 	Drama 	The Weinstein Company 	September 14
Men in Black 3 	Barry Sonnenfeld 	Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Rip Torn, Emma Thompson, Alice Eve, Nicole Scherzinger, Jemaine Clement, Bill Hader, Keone Young, Yuri Lowenthal (voice) 	Sci-fi comedy 	Columbia Pictures, Amblin EntertainmentPreceded by Men in Black II (2002) 	May 25
Mirror Mirror 	Tarsem Singh 	Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane, Sean Bean, Mare Winningham, Michael Lerner, Robert Emms, Mark Povinelli, Danny Woodburn, Jordan Prentice, Ronald Lee Clark, Sebastian Saraceno, Martin Klebba, Joe Gnoffo, Bonnie Bentley, Nadia Verrucci 	Comedy, Fantasy 	Relativity MediaBased on Snow White by the Brothers Grimm 	March 30
Monsters, Inc. 3D 	Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, David Silverman (co-directors) 	John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, Frank Oz 	Family, Animated 	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar 	December 19
Moonrise Kingdom 	Wes Anderson 	Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban, Harvey Keitel, Marc Rizzo, Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward 	Drama 	Focus Features 	May 25
Nobody Walks 	Ry Russo-Young 	John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, India Ennenga, Justin Kirk 	Comedy-drama 	Magnolia Pictures 	October 12
The Odd Life of Timothy Green 	Peter Hedges 	Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams, Ron Livingston, Dianne Wiest, Odeya Rush, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, M. Emmet Walsh, Michael Arden, Lois Smith, David Morse, Common, Rhoda Griffis, Sharon Morris, Jason Davis, Cullen Moss 	Dramedy, Fantasy 	Walt Disney Pictures 	August 15
One for the Money 	Julie Anne Robinson 	Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara, Daniel Sunjata, John Leguizamo, Sherri Shepherd and Debbie Reynolds 	Action comedy 	Lionsgate, Lakeshore EntertainmentBased on the novel of the same name by Janet Evanovich 	January 27
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure 	Matthew Diamond 	Toni Braxton, Cloris Leachman, Christopher Lloyd, Chazz Palminteri, Cary Elwes and Jaime Pressly, Maya Stange 	Family, Musical 	Kenn Viselman Presents 	August 29
The Oranges 	Julian Farino 	Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Allison Janney, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody and Leighton Meester 	Romantic comedy 	ATO Pictures, Likely Story, Olympic Pictures 	October 5
The Paperboy 	Lee Daniels 	Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, John Cusack and Nicole Kidman, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray (narrator), Scott Glenn, Nikolette Noel, Ned Bellamy 	Drama 	Millennium Films, Nu Image FilmsBased on the novel of the same name by Pete Dexter 	October 5
Paranormal Activity 4 	Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman 	Katie Featherston, Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively, Brady Allen, Aiden Lovekamp, Stephen Dunham, Alexondra Lee 	Supernatural horror 	Paramount PicturesPreceded by Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) 	October 19
ParaNorman 	Sam Fell, Chris Butler 	Kodi Smit-McPhee, Casey Affleck, Tempestt Bledsoe, John Goodman, Jeff Garlin, Bernard Hill, Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Elaine Stritch, Tucker Albrizzi, Alex Borstein, Jodelle Ferland 	Animated, Horror comedy, Thriller 	Focus Features, Laika 	August 17
Parental Guidance 	Andy Fickman 	Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott, Bailee Madison, Joshua Rush 	Comedy, Family 	20th Century Fox, Walden Media, Chernin Entertainment 	December 25
Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding 	Bruce Beresford 	Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chace Crawford, Elizabeth Olsen, Nat Wolff, with Rosanna Arquette and Kyle MacLachlan 	Dramedy 	IFC Films 	June 8
People Like Us 	Alex Kurtzman 	Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Michael Hall D'Addario, Mark Duplass, Philip Baker Hall, Jon Favreau and Michelle Pfeiffer 	Drama 	Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment 	June 29
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 	Stephen Chbosky 	Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Mae Whitman, Kate Walsh, Dylan McDermott, with Joan Cusack and Paul Rudd 	Dramedy, Teen 	Summit EntertainmentBased on the novel of the same name by Stephen Chbosky 	September 21
Piranha 3DD 	John Gulager 	Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, David Koechner, Chris Zylka, Katrina Bowden, with Gary Busey and Christopher Lloyd, David Hasselhoff, Ving Rhames, Paul Scheer, Meagan Tandy, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Clu Gulager, Paul James Jordan, Adrian Martinez, Shanica Knowles 	Horror comedy 	Dimension Films 	June 1
Pitch Perfect 	Jason Moore 	Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Skylar Astin, Freddie Stroma, Alexis Knapp, Adam DeVine, Ester Dean, Brock Kelly, Elizabeth Banks, John Michael Higgins 	Comedy, Musical 	Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Gold Circle FilmsBased on the novel of the same name by Mickey Rapkin 	September 28
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice	Kunihiko Yuyama 	Sarah Natochenny, Eileen Stevens, Jason Griffith 	Animation, Anime 	Cartoon Network 	December 8
The Possession 	Ole Bornedal 	Natasha Callis, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Davenport, Grant Show, Matisyahu 	Supernatural horror 	Lionsgate, Ghost House Pictures 	August 31
Premium Rush 	David Koepp 	Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez, Jamie Chung 	Action 	Columbia Pictures 	August 24
Price Check 	Michael Walker 	Parker Posey, Eric Mabius, Annie Parisse, with Josh Pais and Edward Herrmann, Remy Auberjonois, Jayce Bartók, Samrat Chakrabarti, Cheyenne Jackson, Stephen Kunken, Amy Schumer, Matt Servitto, Mackenzie Smith, Melinda Page Hamilton 	Comedy 	IFC Films 	November 16
Project X 	Nima Nourizadeh 	Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Alexis Knapp, Nichole Bloom, Dax Flame, Miles Teller, Kirby Bliss Blanton 	Comedy 	Warner Bros., Silver Pictures 	March 2
Prometheus 	Ridley Scott 	Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron 	Action, Horror, Science fiction 	20th Century Fox 	June 8
Puppet Master X: Axis Rising 	Charles Band 	Kip Canyon, Jean Louise O'Sullivan, Oto Brezina, Scott Anthony King, Stephanie Sanditz, Brad Potts, Ian Roberts 	Horror 	Full Moon Features 	October 9
The Queen of Versailles 	Lauren Greenfield 	The "riches to rags" trajectory of high-living former model Jackie Siegel and her attempt to build a Florida version of France's Palace of Versailles. 	Documentary 	Magnolia Pictures 	July 20
Rampart 	Oren Moverman 	Woody Harrelson, Ned Beatty, Ben Foster, Anne Heche, Ice Cube, Cynthia Nixon, Sigourney Weaver, Robert Wisdom, Robin Wright and Steve Buscemi 	Crime drama 	Millennium Entertainment 	February 10
The Raven 	James McTeigue 	John Cusack, Alice Eve, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Luke Evans, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally, Pam Ferris, Sergej Trifunović, Ian Virgo, Sam Hazeldine, Brendan Coyle, M. Emmet Walsh 	Thriller 	Rogue, Relativity Media 	April 27
Red Dawn 	Dan Bradley 	Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise and Jeffrey Dean Morgan 	Action, War 	FilmDistrictBased on the 1984 film of the same name 	November 21
Red Hook Summer 	Spike Lee 	Clarke Peters, Nate Parker, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, introducing Toni Lysaith and Jules Brown, Heather Simms, James Ransone, De'Adre Aziza, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Spike Lee 	Dramedy 	40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Variance Films 	August 10
Red Lights 	Rodrigo Cortés 	Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Jones, Joely Richardson, Elizabeth Olsen and Robert De Niro, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Burn Gorman, Karen David, Craig Roberts 	Psychological thriller 	Millennium Entertainment 	July 13
Red Tails 	Anthony Hemingway 	Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Daniela Ruah, Bryan Cranston, Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Ryan Early, Method Man, Elijah Kelley, Ne-Yo, Tristan Wilds, Kevin Phillips, Robert Kazinsky, Lee Tergesen, Andre Royo, Marcus T. Paulk, Michael B. Jordan, Jazmine Sullivan, Aml Ameen, Gerald McRaney 	Action drama, War 	20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm 	January 20
Resident Evil: Retribution 	Paul W. S. Anderson 	Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Kevin Durand, Sienna Guillory, Shawn Roberts, Aryana Engineer, Colin Salmon, Johann Urb, with Boris Kodjoe and Li Bingbing, Oded Fehr, Mika Nakashima 	Science fiction Thriller 	Screen GemsPreceded by Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) 	September 14
Rise of the Guardians 	Peter Ramsey, William Joyce (co-director) 	Chris Pine, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Dakota Goyo 	Action-adventure, Animated, Family	Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks AnimationBased on The Guardians of Childhood book series by William Joyce 	November 21
Robot & Frank 	Jake Schreier 	Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Jeremy Strong, Jeremy Sisto, with Peter Sarsgaard (voice) and Susan Sarandon 	Dramedy 	Samuel Goldwyn Films, Stage 6 Films 	August 17
Rock of Ages 	Adam Shankman 	Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Åkerman, Mary J. Blige, with Alec Baldwin and Tom Cruise 	Musical, Romantic comedy 	New Line CinemaBased on the 2006 Broadway musical of the same name by Chris D'Arienzo 	June 15
Ruby Sparks 	Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris 	Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Antonio Banderas, Annette Bening, Steve Coogan, Elliott Gould, Chris Messina, Alia Shawkat, Deborah Ann Woll 	Romantic comedy 	Fox Searchlight Pictures 	July 25
Safe 	Boaz Yakin 	Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon, Anson Mount, Robert John Burke, James Hong, Reggie Lee, Danny Hoch, Danni Lang, Igor Jijikine, David Kim 	Action 	Lionsgate 	April 27
Safe House 	Daniel Espinosa 	Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard, Rubén Blades, Nora Arnezeder, Robert Patrick 	Action thriller 	Universal Pictures, Relativity Media 	February 10
Safety Not Guaranteed 	Colin Trevorrow 	Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni, Jenica Bergere, Kristen Bell, Jeff Garlin, Mary Lynn Rajskub 	Comedy 	FilmDistrict 	June 8
Samsara 	Ron Fricke 	Exploring the wonders of the world from the mundane to the miraculous, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man's spirituality and the human experience. 	Documentary 	Oscilloscope LaboratoriesPreceded by Baraka (1992) 	August 24
Savages 	Oliver Stone 	Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Blake Lively, Uma Thurman, Salma Hayek, Benicio del Toro, Emile Hirsch, John Travolta, Joel David Moore, Demián Bichir, Mía Maestro, Trevor Donovan, Sandra Echeverría, Gillian Zinser 	Crime thriller 	Universal Pictures, Relativity MediaBased on the novel of the same name by Don Winslow 	July 6
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World 	Lorene Scafaria 	Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Adam Brody, Derek Luke, William Petersen, Connie Britton, Patton Oswalt, Melanie Lynskey, Rob Corddry, Melinda Dillon, Rob Huebel, Gillian Jacobs, T. J. Miller, Amy Schumer, Jim O'Heir 	Comedy 	Focus Features, Mandate Pictures, Indian Paintbrush 	June 22
The Sessions 	Ben Lewin 	John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, Moon Bloodgood, Annika Marks, Rhea Perlman, with Adam Arkin and William H. Macy, W. Earl Brown, Blake Lindsley, Robin Weigert, Rusty Schwimmer, Jenni Baird 	Drama 	Fox Searchlight Pictures 	October 26
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D 	Michael J. Bassett 	Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Deborah Kara Unger, Martin Donovan and Malcom McDowell, with Carrie-Anne Moss and Sean Bean, Radha Mitchell, Heather Marks 	Horror-thriller 	Open Road FilmsBased on Silent Hill 3 created by KonamiPreceded by Silent Hill (2006) 	October 26
Silent House 	Chris Kentis and Laura Lau 	Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross, Haley Murphy 	Horror 	Open Road FilmsBased on The Silent House by Oscar Estevez 	March 9
Silver Linings Playbook 	David O. Russell 	Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Anupam Kher, Julia Stiles and Chris Tucker 	Comedy-drama, Romance 	The Weinstein CompanyBased on the novel of the same name 	November 21
Sinister 	Scott Derrickson 	Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Fred Thompson, James Ransone, Clare Foley, Michael Hall D'Addario, Vincent D'Onofrio 	Supernatural horror 	Summit Entertainment 	October 12
Sleepwalk with Me 	Mike Birbiglia 	Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, Cristin Milioti, with James Rebhorn and Carol Kane, Marylouise Burke, Loudon Wainwright III, Aya Cash, David Wain, Marc Maron, Sondra James, Kristen Schaal, Jessi Klein, Wyatt Cenac 	Comedy 	IFC Films 	August 24
Smashed 	James Ponsoldt 	Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Kyle Gallner, with Mary Kay Place and Octavia Spencer, Bree Turner, Mackenzie Davis, Patti Allison, Richmond Arquette, Natalie Dreyfuss 	Dramatic comedy 	Sony Pictures Classics 	October 12
Snow White & the Huntsman 	Rupert Sanders 	Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost, Toby Jones, Johnny Harris, Eddie Marsan, Brian Gleeson, Lily Cole, Sam Spruell, Vincent Regan, Noah Huntley 	Action, Fantasy 	Universal PicturesBased on Snow White by The Brothers Grimm 	June 1
Sound of My Voice 	Zal Batmanglij 	Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Brit Marling, Avery Pohl 	Psychological thriller 	Fox Searchlight Pictures 	April 27
Sparkle 	Salim Akil 	Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick and Cee Lo Green 	Drama, Musical 	TriStar Pictures 	August 17
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D 	George Lucas 	Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Jake Lloyd, Ahmed Best, Pernilla August, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz, Ray Park, Silas Carson, Sofia Coppola, Keira Knightley, Samuel L. Jackson 	Sci-fi 	20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm 	February 10
Step Up Revolution 	Scott Speer 	Ryan Guzman, Kathryn McCormick, Misha Gabriel, Cleopatra Coleman, Stephen "tWitch" Boss, Adam G. Sevani, Tommy Dewey and Peter Gallagher 	Dance, Drama, Romance 	Summit EntertainmentPreceded by Step Up 3D (2010) 	July 27
Stolen 	Simon West 	Nicolas Cage, Danny Huston, Malin Åkerman, Sami Gayle, Mark Valley and Josh Lucas 	Action thriller 	Millennium Films 	September 14
The Swan Princess Christmas 	Richard Rich 	Yuri Lowenthal, Elle Deets, David Lodge, G. K. Bowes, Doug Stone, Brian Nissen, Clayton James Mackay, James Arrington, Joey Lotsko 	Animated, Family, 3D 	Preceded by The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom (1998)Direct-to-video 	November 6
Taken 2 	Olivier Megaton 	Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen and Rade Šerbedžija, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D. B. Sweeney, Luke Grimes, Aclan Bates, Kevork Malikyan 	Action thriller 	20th Century Fox, EuropaCorpPreceded by Taken (2008) 	October 5
The Tall Man 	Pascal Laugier 	Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, William B. Davis, Samantha Ferris, Colleen Wheeler, Garwin Sanford, Janet Wright, Eve Harlow, John Mann, Teach Grant, Ferne Downey, introducing Jakob Davies and Stephen McHattie 	Horror, Mystery 	Image Entertainment 	August 31
Ted 	Seth MacFarlane 	Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane (voice), Giovanni Ribisi, Joel McHale, Patrick Warburton, Jessica Stroup, Laura Vandervoort, Ralph Garman 	Comedy, Live-action 	Universal Pictures, Fuzzy Door Productions, Media Rights Capital 	June 29
That's My Boy 	Sean Anders 	Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, Eva Amurri, Susan Sarandon, James Caan, Milo Ventimiglia, Will Forte, Colin Quinn, Todd Bridges, Vanilla Ice, Ian Ziering, Rex Ryan, Luenell, Ciara, Peggy Stewart, Tony Orlando, Alan Thicke, Dan Patrick, Blake Clark, Nick Swardson, Ana Gasteyer, Baron Davis 	Comedy 	Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions, Relativity Media 	June 15
Think Like a Man 	Tim Story 	Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence J, Romany Malco, Gabrielle Union, Steve Harvey, Gary Owen, Chris Brown, Wendy Williams, Tony Rock, La La Anthony, Sherri Shepherd, Tika Sumpter, Keri Hilson, Kelly Rowland, Jenifer Lewis 	Romantic comedy 	Screen GemsBased on the self-help book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey 	April 20
This Is 40 	Judd Apatow 	Leslie Mann, Paul Rudd, John Lithgow, Megan Fox and Albert Brooks, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Melissa McCarthy, Robert Smigel, Charlyne Yi 	Comedy 	Universal Pictures 	December 21
This Means War 	McG 	Tom Hardy, Chris Pine, Reese Witherspoon, Chelsea Handler, Abigail Spencer, Til Schweiger, Laura Vandervoort, Leela Savasta, Angela Bassett 	Comedy, Spy film 	20th Century Fox 	February 17
A Thousand Words 	Brian Robbins 	Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington, Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke, Allison Janney, Ariel Winter, Steve Little, John Witherspoon, Jack McBrayer 	Comedy-drama 	Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures 	March 9
The Three Stooges 	Farrelly brothers 	Chris Diamantopoulos, Will Sasso, Sean Hayes, Jane Lynch, Larry David, Brian Doyle-Murray, Sofía Vergara, Jennifer Hudson, Lin Shaye, Stephen Collins, Carly Craig, Craig Bierko, Kirby Heyborne, Isaiah Mustafa, Dwight Howard, Kate Upton 	Comedy 	20th Century FoxBased on the original comedy shorts of the same name 	April 13
Thunderstruck 	John Whitesell 	Kevin Durant, Taylor Gray, Brandon T. Jackson, Doc Shaw and Jim Belushi 	Family, Sports comedy 	Warner Premiere 	August 24
Titanic 3D 	James Cameron 	Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Francis Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton, Bernard Hill, David Warner, Victor Garber, Jonathan Hyde, Eric Braeden, Bernard Fox, Suzy Amis, Danny Nucci, Lewis Abernathy, Nicholas Cascone 	Drama 	Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Lightstorm Entertainment 	April 4
Total Recall 	Len Wiseman 	Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, John Cho and Bill Nighy, Bokeem Woodbine 	Action thriller, Science fiction 	Columbia PicturesInspired by We Can Remember It for You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick 	August 3
Touchback 	Don Handfield 	Brian Presley, Melanie Lynskey, Marc Blucas, with Kurt Russell and Christine Lahti, Sarah Wright, Sianoa Smit-McPhee, Drew Powell, Kevin Covais, Steve Turner, James Duval 	Drama 	Anchor Bay Films 	April 13
Trouble with the Curve 	Robert Lorenz 	Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake and John Goodman, Matthew Lillard, Scott Eastwood 	Drama, Sports 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	September 21
Underworld: Awakening 	Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein 	Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley and Charles Dance 	Action, Horror 	Screen Gems, Lakeshore EntertainmentPreceded by Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) 	January 20
V/H/S 	Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence	A series of found-footage shorts. 	Anthology, Horror 	Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing 	October 5
Virginia 	Dustin Lance Black 	Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Emma Roberts, Harrison Gilbertson, Amy Madigan, Carrie Preston and Toby Jones 	Dramedy 	Entertainment One 	May 18
The Vow 	Michael Sucsy 	Channing Tatum, Rachel McAdams, Sam Neill, Scott Speedman and Jessica Lange 	Romantic drama 	Spyglass Entertainment, Screen Gems 	February 10
Wanderlust 	David Wain 	Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux, Malin Åkerman, Kathryn Hahn, Lauren Ambrose and Alan Alda 	Comedy 	Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions, Alliance Films 	February 24
The Watch 	Akiva Schaffer 	Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, Rosemarie DeWitt, Nicholas Braun, Will Forte, Erin Moriarty, Billy Crudup, Doug Jones 	Sci-fi comedy 	20th Century Fox 	July 27
What to Expect When You're Expecting 	Kirk Jones 	Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Rodrigo Santoro 	Romantic comedy 	Lionsgate, Alcon EntertainmentBased on the self-help book of the same name by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel 	May 18
Won't Back Down 	Daniel Barnz 	Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Oscar Isaac, Rosie Perez, Ving Rhames, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Holly Hunter 	Drama 	20th Century Fox, Walden Media 	September 28
The Words 	Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal 	Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde and Zoe Saldana, Ben Barnes, Nora Arnezeder 	Drama 	CBS Films 	September 7
Wrath of the Titans 	Jonathan Liebesman 	Sam Worthington, Rosamund Pike, Bill Nighy, Édgar Ramírez, Toby Kebbell, Danny Huston, with Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson 	Action-adventure, Fantasy 	Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary PicturesPreceded by Clash of the Titans (2010) 	March 30
Wreck-It Ralph 	Rich Moore 	John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Sarah Silverman 	Animated, Family 	Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios 	November 2
Zero Dark Thirty 	Kathryn Bigelow 	Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Taylor Kinney, Mark Duplass, Frank Grillo, Stephen Dillane, Édgar Ramírez, Harold Perrineau, Reda Kateb, Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini, Scott Adkins, Mark Valley, Ricky Sekhon, John Barrowman 	Action thriller 	Columbia Pictures 	December 21
==References==
==External links==
* Feature Films Released in 2012 with Country of Origin United States at the Internet Movie Database
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