Best award winning movies with a refreshing take from 2012

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with a refreshing take from 2012! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with a refreshing take from 2012, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Rise of the Guardians (2012)

When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.

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2012-11-21 | Family / Animation

Cast

Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin

Rating

rating icon 7.367
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #37 for
    for Easter Sunday
  2. Ranked #126 for
    childhood
  3. Ranked #137 for
    imaginary fairy tale

Trailer

Rise of the Guardians trailer
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2 The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

A group of teens journey to a remote cabin in the woods where their fate is unknowingly controlled by technicians as part of a worldwide conspiracy where all horror movie clichés are revealed to be part of an elaborate sacrifice ritual.

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2012-04-12 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz

Rating

rating icon 6.623
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #79 for
    self-referential
  2. Ranked #122 for
    lovecraftian
  3. Ranked #131 for
    poindexter

Trailer

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3 Middle of Nowhere (2012)

When her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, Ruby drops out of medical school in order to focus on her husband's well-being while he's incarcerated - leading her on a journey of self-discovery in the process.

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2012-10-12 | Drama

Cast

David Oyelowo, Maya Gilbert

Rating

rating icon 6.25
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #26 for
    Multiple POV
  2. Ranked #261 for
    most versatile director
  3. Ranked #319 for
    fiercely loyal

Trailer

Middle of Nowhere trailer
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4 The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

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2012-06-23 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone

Rating

rating icon 6.706
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #79 for
    cash grab
  2. Ranked #111 for
    socially awkward
  3. Ranked #115 for
    techno-geek

Trailer

The Amazing Spider-Man trailer
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5 Blue Collar Boys (2012)

A 27-year-old construction worker must take over his father's business in order to save his family. Motivated by financial hardship, Red and his lifelong friends fall into a lifestyle of hatred and thirst for revenge. Together, they are faced with a dilemma that will test their morals, faith, and ultimately, their loyalties to each other. In a world that refuses to let the working man thrive, they want a better way.

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2012-09-14 |

Cast

Gabe Fazio, Bruce Kirkpatrick

Rating

rating icon 4.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #24 for
    blue-collar
  2. Ranked #74 for
    cardboard cutouts
  3. Ranked #264 for
    salt of the earth

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6 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.

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2012-06-06 | Animation / Family

Cast

Ben Stiller, Chris Rock

Rating

rating icon 6.615
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #25 for
    like Fantastic Mr. Fox
  2. Ranked #31 for
    carny ride
  3. Ranked #53 for
    freak show

Trailer

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted trailer
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7 Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White, is taken captive. Almost a decade later, a grown Snow White is still in the clutches of the Queen. In order to obtain immortality, The Evil Queen needs the heart of Snow White. After Snow escapes the castle, the Queen sends the Huntsman to find her in the Dark Forest.

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2012-05-30 | Adventure / Fantasy

Cast

Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth

Rating

rating icon 5.986
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #161 for
    arthurian
  2. Ranked #217 for
    fairytale-like
  3. Ranked #225 for
    visual marvel

Trailer

Snow White and the Huntsman trailer
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8 21 Jump Street (2012)

When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go under cover as high-school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high school is nothing like it was just a few years earlier -- and, what's more, they must again confront the teenage terror and anxiety they thought they had left behind.

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2012-03-14 | Action / Comedy

Cast

Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum

Rating

rating icon 6.883
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #43 for
    jock
  2. Ranked #53 for
    techno-geek
  3. Ranked #69 for
    bawdy

Trailer

21 Jump Street trailer
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9 In the House (2012)

A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy’s intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events.

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2012-09-26 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Fabrice Luchini, Kristin Scott Thomas

Rating

rating icon 7.258
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #138 for
    self-referential
  2. Ranked #164 for
    immensely talented
  3. Ranked #183 for
    essay-like

Trailer

In the House trailer
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10 Anna Karenina (2012)

In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vronsky to whom she is immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

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2012-09-06 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Keira Knightley, Jude Law

Rating

rating icon 6.721
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #59 for
    like Pride & Prejudice
  2. Ranked #85 for
    Period Drama
  3. Ranked #94 for
    decadent

Trailer

Anna Karenina trailer
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