2012 - Top of the Pops
by dziwnytenswiat | created - 23 Dec 2012 | updated - 1 week ago | PublicAll movies from 2012 I have seen. The Top of the Pops Rules for the Ranking: my personal rating + the imdb rating x votes.
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101. Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 155 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A drama centered on the romance between Ernest Hemingway and World War II correspondent Martha Gellhorn, Hemingway's inspiration for For Whom the Bell Tolls, and the only woman who ever asked for a divorce from the writer.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, David Strathairn, Rodrigo Santoro
Votes: 10,419
103 points
102. Unfinished Song (2012)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Grumpy pensioner Arthur honors his recently deceased wife's passion for performing by joining the unconventional local choir to which she used to belong, a process that helps him build bridges with his estranged son, James.
Director: Paul Andrew Williams | Stars: Terence Stamp, Gemma Arterton, Christopher Eccleston, Vanessa Redgrave
Votes: 7,974 | Gross: $1.70M
97 points
103. Paradise: Love (2012)
Unrated | 120 min | Drama
Teresa, a fifty-year-old Austrian mother, travels to the paradise of the beaches of Kenya, seeking out love from African boys. But she must confront the hard truth that on the beaches of Kenya, love is a business.
Director: Ulrich Seidl | Stars: Margarete Tiesel, Peter Kazungu, Inge Maux, Dunja Sowinetz
Votes: 10,036 | Gross: $0.02M
95 points
104. Caesar Must Die (2012)
Unrated | 77 min | Drama
Inmates at a high-security prison in Rome prepare for a public performance of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar."
Directors: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani | Stars: Cosimo Rega, Salvatore Striano, Giovanni Arcuri, Antonio Frasca
Votes: 6,813
94 points
105. Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary that follows the Serbian performance artist as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Directors: Matthew Akers, Jeff Dupre | Stars: Marina Abramovic, Ulay, Klaus Biesenbach, David Balliano
Votes: 6,475 | Gross: $0.09M
90 points
106. Bekas (2012)
97 min | Adventure, Drama
The story is about two brothers want to travel to america and the adventures that they face in the journey.
Director: Karzan Kader | Stars: Zamand Taha, Sarwar Fazil, Diya Mariwan, Suliman Karim Mohamad
Votes: 5,798
82 points
107. Sister (2012)
Unrated | 97 min | Crime, Drama
A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.
Director: Ursula Meier | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Kacey Mottet Klein, Martin Compston, Gillian Anderson
Votes: 7,209
79 points
108. The Hypnotist (2012)
122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A detective pairs himself with a famous psychologist on a case involving a traumatized young witness to a crime.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Tobias Zilliacus, Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Olin, Helena Af Sandeberg
Votes: 8,654
78 points
109. Me and You (2012)
103 min | Drama
An introverted teenager tells his parents he is going on a ski trip, but instead spends his time alone in a basement.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Jacopo Olmo Antinori, Tea Falco, Sonia Bergamasco, Veronica Lazar
Votes: 5,886
76 points
110. Starlet (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
An unlikely friendship forms between twenty-one-year-old Jane and the elderly Sadie after Jane discovers a hidden stash of money inside an object at Sadie's yard sale.
Director: Sean Baker | Stars: Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Boonee, Stella Maeve
Votes: 8,689 | Gross: $0.09M
75 points
111. The Wall (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A woman finds herself inexplicably cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the landscape.
Director: Julian Pölsler | Stars: Martina Gedeck, Luchs von Kyffhäuserbach, Karlheinz Hackl, Ulrike Beimpold
Votes: 7,153 | Gross: $0.04M
73 points
112. Renoir (2012)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir -- son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste -- returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his ... See full summary »
Director: Gilles Bourdos | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Christa Théret, Vincent Rottiers, Thomas Doret
Votes: 5,994 | Gross: $2.29M
66 points
113. The Gatekeepers (2012)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.
Director: Dror Moreh | Stars: Ami Ayalon, Avraham Shalom, Avi Dichter, Yaakov Peri
Votes: 5,890 | Gross: $2.42M
64 points
114. Tabu (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Romance
A restless retired woman teams up with her deceased neighbor's maid to seek out a man who has a secret connection to her past life as a farm owner at the foothill of Mount Tabu in Africa.
Director: Miguel Gomes | Stars: Telmo Churro, Miguel Gomes, Hortêncílio Aquina, Américo Mota
Votes: 7,424
64 points
115. The Deep (2012)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Drama
Based on actual events, a fisherman tries to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes off the south coast of Iceland.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Stefán Hallur Stefánsson, Joi Johannsson, Thora Bjorg Helga
Votes: 5,727
63 points
116. Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Unrated | 129 min | Horror, Thriller
A popular high school teacher concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Takehiro Hira, Hideaki Itô, Shôta Sometani
Votes: 6,796
60 points
117. The Patience Stone (2012)
R | 102 min | Drama, War
In a war ridden country a woman watches over the husband reduced to a vegetable state by a bullet in the neck, abandoned by Jihad companions and brothers. One day, the woman decides to say things to him she could never have done before.
Director: Atiq Rahimi | Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Hamid Djavadan, Hassina Burgan, Massi Mrowat
Votes: 5,490 | Gross: $0.15M
59 points
118. What the Day Owes the Night (2012)
162 min | Drama, Romance
Algeria in the 1930s. Nine-year-old Jonas was placed in the care of his uncle in Oran. He befriends the youth of Rio Salado. Emily is loved by all. The love that grows between Jonas and Emily is influenced by the country's conflicts.
Director: Alexandre Arcady | Stars: Nora Arnezeder, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Anne Parillaud, Vincent Perez
Votes: 3,980
58 points
119. The Other Son (2012)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.
Director: Lorraine Lévy | Stars: Emmanuelle Devos, Pascal Elbé, Jules Sitruk, Mehdi Dehbi
Votes: 3,776 | Gross: $1.16M
55 points
120. Still Mine (2012)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama
An elderly couple fight against local authorities in rural New Brunswick to build their final home.
Director: Michael McGowan | Stars: James Cromwell, Ronan Rees, Geneviève Bujold, Campbell Scott
Votes: 4,634 | Gross: $1.15M
50 points
121. Paradise: Faith (2012)
Unrated | 115 min | Drama
A single woman in her 50s devotes her vacations to doing Catholic missionary work in Vienna, descending into violent self-punishment as part of her faith.
Director: Ulrich Seidl | Stars: Maria Hofstätter, Nabil Saleh, René Rupnik, Natalija Baranova
Votes: 5,162 | Gross: $0.01M
50 points
122. Something in the Air (2012)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama
In the months after the heady weeks of May '68, a group of young Europeans search for a way to continue the revolution believed to be just beginning.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Clément Métayer, André Marcon, Lola Créton, Felix Armand
Votes: 4,715 | Gross: $0.07M
49 points
123. Türkisch für Anfänger (2012)
105 min | Adventure, Comedy
After a plane crash Lena Schneider finds herself on a remote Andaman island with a teenage turk Cem, full of hormones, his religious sister and Greek Costa.
Director: Bora Dagtekin | Stars: Josefine Preuß, Elyas M'Barek, Anna Stieblich, Adnan Maral
Votes: 9,430
48 points
124. Fill the Void (2012)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Romance
When the older sister of Shira, an 18-year-old Hasidic Israeli, dies suddenly in childbirth, Shira must decide if she can and should marry her widowed brother-in-law, which also generates tensions within her extended family.
Director: Rama Burshtein | Stars: Hadas Yaron, Yiftach Klein, Irit Sheleg, Chaim Sharir
Votes: 3,994 | Gross: $1.77M
46 points
125. Purge (2012)
Not Rated | 125 min | Crime, Drama
A tormented young woman is given a hiding place by an elderly lady and soon they are reminded of their mutual horrendous past.
Director: Antti J. Jokinen | Stars: Laura Birn, Liisi Tandefelt, Amanda Pilke, Peter Franzén
Votes: 3,909
43 points
126. Two Lives (2012)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
As the Berlin Wall crumbles, Katrine, the daughter of a Norwegian woman and a German occupation soldier, finds her idyllic life disrupted as she refuses to testify a trial against the Norwegian state on behalf of her fellow "war children."
Directors: Georg Maas, Judith Kaufmann | Stars: Juliane Köhler, Liv Ullmann, Sven Nordin, Ken Duken
Votes: 3,258 | Gross: $0.00M
40 points
127. Our Children (2012)
Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Drama
Happy couple, will marry and have children under the roof of the benevolent Doctor. Little by little, relationships become complex, suffocating the couple and the family, who are unaware of the tragic end towards which they are heading
Director: Joachim Lafosse | Stars: Émilie Dequenne, Claire Bodson, Niels Arestrup, Tahar Rahim
Votes: 3,134
38 points
128. In Another Country (2012)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
A three-tiered story centered on a trio of French tourists visiting the same seaside resort.
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Yoo Joon-sang, Jung Yu-mi, Youn Yuh-jung
Votes: 3,535 | Gross: $0.02M
38 points
129. Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012)
R | 122 min | Drama
Alabama; 1969: The death of a clan's estranged wife and mother brings together two very different families. Do the scars of the past hide differences that will tear them apart, or expose truths that could lead to unexpected collisions?
Director: Billy Bob Thornton | Stars: Tippi Hedren, Kevin Bacon, Ray Stevenson, Robert Patrick
Votes: 3,553 | Gross: $0.01M
37 points
130. Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012)
129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A chronicle of the 1969 bombing at a major national bank in Milan and its aftermath.
Director: Marco Tullio Giordana | Stars: Valerio Mastandrea, Pierfrancesco Favino, Michela Cescon, Giorgio Colangeli
Votes: 2,878
35 points
131. In the Fog (2012)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama, History, War
Western frontiers of the USSR, 1942. The region is under German occupation. A man is wrongly accused of collaboration. Desperate to save his dignity, he faces impossible moral choice.
Director: Sergey Loznitsa | Stars: Vladimir Svirskiy, Vladislav Abashin, Sergey Kolesov, Nikita Peremotov
Votes: 3,336 | Gross: $0.01M
35 points
132. Watchtower (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
A man and a woman seeking refuge from the world: Nihat at a remote forest fire tower, Seher in her room at a rural bus station. When their lives collide, each now has to fight their battle of conscience before the other.
Director: Pelin Esmer | Stars: Olgun Simsek, Nilay Erdönmez, Laçin Ceylan, Menderes Samancilar
Votes: 2,885
33 points
133. Imagine (II) (2012)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
A blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life.
Director: Andrzej Jakimowski | Stars: Edward Hogg, Alexandra Maria Lara, Melchior Derouet, Francis Frappat
Votes: 2,769
32 points
134. 28 Hotel Rooms (2012)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Romance
A novelist and an accountant meet while they are traveling for work, and though they both are in relationships, their one-night stand could become something more.
Director: Matt Ross | Stars: Marin Ireland, Chris Messina, Robert Deamer, Anne H. Wilson
Votes: 3,624 | Gross: $0.02M
31 points
135. Aftermath (2012)
Unrated | 107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A Polish man who returns home after the death of his father unearths a secret about the now-deceased Jewish residents of his village.
Director: Wladyslaw Pasikowski | Stars: Ireneusz Czop, Jerzy Szymkiewi, Wojciech Walasik, Zbigniew Zamachowski
Votes: 4,242 | Gross: $0.00M
30 points
136. Me Too (2012)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama
Sanja the Bandit after a particularly vicious shootout, stumbles into the musician Oleg at the local banya. Following a retelling of a semi-mythological story, the pair decide to make a pilgrimage to a "bell-tower of happiness".
Director: Aleksey Balabanov | Stars: Aleksandr Mosin, Oleg Garkusha, Yuriy Matveev, Alisa Shitikova
Votes: 2,254
29 points
137. Jackie (II) (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Dutch twin sisters travel to America to look for their long-lost mother.
Director: Antoinette Beumer | Stars: Carice van Houten, Jelka van Houten, Holly Hunter, Jacob Browne
Votes: 2,298
27 points
138. The Door (I) (2012)
97 min | Drama
An author forms a strange bond with her eccentric maid that will have a lasting effect on both women.
Director: István Szabó | Stars: Helen Mirren, Martina Gedeck, Károly Eperjes, Gábor Koncz
Votes: 2,464
27 points
139. Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang (2012)
Not Rated | 143 min | Crime, Drama
Set in the 1950s, a group of young girls in upstate New York form their own gang.
Director: Laurent Cantet | Stars: Raven Adamson, Katie Coseni, Madeleine Bisson, Claire Mazerolle
Votes: 2,378
24 points
140. Ve stínu (2012)
106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the former Czechoslovakia, 1950s, police captain Hakl investigates a jewelery robbery. An opened safe deposit leads to a known burglar. What seems an easy case soon starts to tangle. ... See full summary »
Director: David Ondricek | Stars: Ivan Trojan, Sebastian Koch, Sona Norisová, Jirí Stepnicka
Votes: 1,880
24 points
141. Young & Wild (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Daniela, raised in the bosom of a strict Evangelical family and recently unmasked as a fornicator by her shocked parents, struggles to find her own path to spiritual harmony.
Director: Marialy Rivas | Stars: Alicia Rodríguez, Aline Küppenheim, María Gracia Omegna, Felipe Pinto
Votes: 3,042 | Gross: $0.00M
24 points
142. You Are God (2012)
110 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The process of creating Polish hip-hop group Paktofonika, its highs and lows and very last days of life of its frontman and co-founder Piotr (Magik) Luszcz.
Director: Leszek Dawid | Stars: Marcin Kowalczyk, Dawid Ogrodnik, Tomasz Schuchardt, Arkadiusz Jakubik
Votes: 3,209
23 points
143. Modest Reception (2012)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
An Iranian couple from the city drive around a remote mountainous region. They hand out bags of money to poor villagers in return for them carrying out unusual requests the couple make of them.
Director: Mani Haghighi | Stars: Taraneh Alidoosti, Mani Haghighi, Saeed Changizian, Esmaeel Khalaj
Votes: 2,191
22 points
144. Una noche (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
In Havana, Raul dreams of escaping to Miami. Accused of assault, he appeals to Elio to help him reach the forbidden world 90 miles across the ocean. One night, full of hope, they face the biggest challenge of their lives.
Director: Lucy Mulloy | Stars: Dariel Arrechaga, Anailín de la Rúa de la Torre, Javier Núñez Florián, María Adelaida Méndez Bonet
Votes: 1,982 | Gross: $0.07M
21 points
145. I, Anna (2012)
93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A noir thriller told from the point of view of a femme fatale, who falls for the detective in charge of a murder case.
Director: Barnaby Southcombe | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Byrne, Eddie Marsan, Jodhi May
Votes: 2,321
21 points
146. The Artist and the Model (2012)
Unrated | 105 min | Drama
In 1943, a sculptor is inspired by a young woman who has escaped from a refugee camp.
Director: Fernando Trueba | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Aida Folch, Claudia Cardinale, Chus Lampreave
Votes: 1,873 | Gross: $0.11M
20 points
147. You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
From beyond the grave, celebrated playwright Antoine d'Anthac gathers together all his friends who have appeared over the years in his play "Eurydice." These actors watch a recording of the... See full summary »
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azéma, Jean-Noël Brouté
Votes: 1,680 | Gross: $0.02M
19 points
148. Xingu (2011)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Three brothers embark on a journey that begins with a kinship with Brazil's indigenous tribes, to their creation of South America's largest national park.
Director: Cao Hamburger | Stars: João Miguel, Felipe Camargo, Caio Blat, Maiarim Kaiabi
Votes: 1,924
19 points
149. Rommel (2012 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 120 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The story of the final seven months in the life of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.
Director: Niki Stein | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Tim Bergmann, Johannes Silberschneider, Benjamin Sadler
Votes: 2,487
18 points
150. Everybody in Our Family (2012)
107 min | Drama, Thriller
Marius is a divorced man in his late thirties. His five year-old daughter Sofia lives with her mother, which causes Marius a deep frustration. On the day Marius arrives to take his daughter... See full summary »
Director: Radu Jude | Stars: Serban Pavlu, Sofia Nicolaescu, Gabriel Spahiu, Mihaela Sirbu
Votes: 1,723
17 points
151. My Sweet Orange Tree (2012)
99 min | Drama, Family
My Sweet Orange Tree begins with José Mauro de Vasconcelos (Caco Ciocler) receiving an edition of his finished novel. Then, the film starts to tell the story from the writer's memories, ... See full summary »
Director: Marcos Bernstein | Stars: João Guilherme, José de Abreu, Caco Ciocler, Eduardo Dascar
Votes: 1,467
17 points
152. Just the Wind (2012)
95 min | Drama
Unknown racist murderers have already attacked four families. Some of them died. Who will be the next on this ordinary day? Inspired by a true story.
Director: Benedek Fliegauf | Stars: Katalin Toldi, Gyöngyi Lendvai, Lajos Sárkány, György Toldi
Votes: 1,379
16 points
153. Move (2012)
118 min | Comedy
Eight friends help each other repeatedly move house. One year of moving, from apartment to apartment, from shared flat to shared flat. These changes of the apartment are also a changes of relations -some break, others grow.
Director: Dietrich Brüggemann | Stars: Jacob Matschenz, Robert Gwisdek, Anna Brüggemann, Alice Dwyer
Votes: 1,397
16 points
154. Hemel (2012)
Unrated | 80 min | Drama
A promiscuous young woman struggles with her emotions when the one man she cares deeply about, her equally restless father, finally finds true love.
Director: Sacha Polak | Stars: Hannah Hoekstra, Hans Dagelet, Mark Rietman, Barbara Sarafian
Votes: 1,799
15 points
155. Home for the Weekend (I) (2012)
85 min | Drama
Marko is in his mid-thirties, has just published his first book, and has been living in Berlin since his university days - far enough away from his parents Gitte and Günter whose bourgeois ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid | Stars: Lars Eidinger, Corinna Harfouch, Sebastian Zimmler, Ernst Stötzner
Votes: 1,002
13 points
156. Gnade (2012)
132 min | Drama
A struggling German couple starts finding each other again after keeping as a secret about being responsible for a horrific accident.
Director: Matthias Glasner | Stars: Birgit Minichmayr, Jürgen Vogel, Henry Stange, Ane Dahl Torp
Votes: 1,008
13 points
157. This Ain't California (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, History, Sport
This Ain't California is a celebration of the lust for life, a contemporary documentary trip into the world of roller boarding in the German Democratic Republic. A coming-of-age tale of ... See full summary »
Director: Marten Persiel | Stars: David Nathan, Anneke Schwabe, Bill Clinton, Zaneta Fuchsová
Votes: 1,085
13 points
158. Childish Games (2012)
95 min | Horror, Thriller
Julia becomes an orphan and is taken in by Laura and Daniel, one of her father's childhood friends. The child makes Daniel remember the horrifying past he had chosen to bury.
Director: Antonio Chavarrías | Stars: Juan Diego Botto, Bárbara Lennie, Mágica Pérez, Marc Rodríguez
Votes: 1,310
13 points
159. Oblawa (2012)
96 min | Drama, Thriller, War
Late autumn 1943. Wydra (Otter), a Polish partisan, catches an informer in a nearby village and brings him to his starving unit in the forest. A thrilling adventure finds desperate times calling for desperate measures in wartime...
Director: Marcin Krzysztalowicz | Stars: Marcin Dorocinski, Maciej Stuhr, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Weronika Rosati
Votes: 1,358
12 points
160. Touch of the Light (2012)
Not Rated | 110 min | Biography, Drama
A drama centered on the experiences of a blind piano prodigy.
Director: Jung-chi Chang | Stars: Sandrine Pinna, Yu-Siang Huang, Lieh Lee, Samantha Shu-Chin Ko
Votes: 1,018
11 points
161. My Father's Bike (2012)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
The grandfather's wife unexpectedly leaves him for another man and this sparks a series of events. His son and grandson arrive from abroad and set off for a journey to find a woman dear to each of them.
Director: Piotr Trzaskalski | Stars: Michal Urbaniak, Artur Zmijewski, Krzysztof Chodorowski, Witold Debicki
Votes: 938
10 points
162. Breaking Horizons (2012)
90 min | Drama
The film is a drama about a young woman who has to grapple with the painful consequences of an unplanned pregnancy. It not only reveals loss and loneliness, it is also a story of the search for a meaning to life by 20- to 30-year-olds.
Director: Pola Beck | Stars: Aylin Tezel, Henrike von Kuick, Tómas Lemarquis, Godehard Giese
Votes: 716
9 points
163. Captive (I) (2012)
120 min | Drama, Thriller
Follows the hostage crisis of the Dos Palmas kidnappings in the southern Philippines, the life of the hostages whose survivors were freed after an awful year in captivity.
Director: Brillante Mendoza | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Katherine Mulville, Marc Zanetta, Rustica Carpio
Votes: 846
9 points
164. Ludwig II (2012)
130 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at age 18 to his passionate support of... See full summary »
Directors: Marie Noëlle, Peter Sehr | Stars: Sabin Tambrea, Sebastian Schipper, Hannah Herzsprung, Edgar Selge
Votes: 879
8 points
165. The Tower (2012 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama
A look at Communist East Germany in its final decade. The story unfolds in 1982, when the cracks in the repressive police state's facade are beginning to surface. Despite the restrictions, ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Schwochow | Stars: Jan Josef Liefers, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Claudia Michelsen, Götz Schubert
Votes: 609
7 points
166. Shifting the Blame (2012)
93 min | Drama
In a project with the concept of open-prison, Benjamin is given the unique chance of a new beginning. As one of seven juvenile offenders he should adopt social skills and experience ... See full summary »
Director: Lars-Gunnar Lotz | Stars: Edin Hasanovic, Julia Brendler, Marc Ben Puch, Pit Bukowski
Votes: 426
6 points
167. Vergiss mein nicht (2012)
88 min | Documentary, Biography, Family
Filmmaker David Sieveking portays the home care of his mother who, like 2 million other people in Germany, suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. David's parents had been a part of the student ... See full summary »
Director: David Sieveking | Stars: Margarete Sieveking, Malte Sieveking, David Sieveking
Votes: 471
6 points
168. Metéora (2012)
82 min | Drama, Romance
In the plains of central Greece, Byzantine monasteries are perched atop sandstone pillars, suspended between heaven and earth. A young Greek monk and a Russian nun have devoted their lives ... See full summary »
Director: Spiros Stathoulopoulos | Stars: Theo Alexander, Tamilla Koulieva, Giorgos Karakantas, Dimitris Hristidis
Votes: 710
6 points
169. On Air (2012)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
A well known radio talk show host lives as a recluse during the day, until she found her real mother.
Director: Pierre Pinaud | Stars: Karin Viard, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Nadia Barentin, Catherine Hosmalin
Votes: 874
6 points
170. Shameless (2012)
81 min | Drama
A young man entertains an unhealthy desire for his older and unstable half-sister.
Director: Filip Marczewski | Stars: Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Agnieszka Grochowska, Anna Próchniak, Maciej Marczewski
Votes: 1,638
6 points
171. Baby Blues (2012)
100 min | Drama
Baby Blues is a vintage fashion blog about loneliness. It is about Natalia's baby-boy. His existence shows how easy it is to fulfill teenage needs today. Just like ordering something in a ... See full summary »
Director: Katarzyna Roslaniec | Stars: Magdalena Berus, Nikodem Rozbicki, Mikolaj Lubek, Dominik Lubek
Votes: 801
5 points
172. Sofia's Last Ambulance (2012)
75 min | Documentary
In a city where 13 ambulances struggle to serve 2 million people, Krassi, Mila and Plamen are our unlikely heroes: chain-smoking, filled with humour, relentlessly saving lives against all ... See full summary »
Director: Ilian Metev | Stars: Krassimir Yordanov, Mila Mikhailova, Plamen Slavkov
Votes: 396
5 points
173. Three Sisters (2012)
Not Rated | 153 min | Documentary
Three young sisters live and work in extreme poverty in the harsh environment of Yunnan, a province on the Sino Burmese border area of China.
Director: Wang Bing
Votes: 475
5 points
174. Loving (2012)
105 min | Drama, Romance
The relationship of a young successful couple expecting a baby is put to the test after the traumatic experience Maria has endured. Her husband Tomek wants to seek revenge but doesn't know who is to blame.
Director: Slawomir Fabicki | Stars: Marcin Dorocinski, Julia Kijowska, Adam Woronowicz, Agata Kulesza
Votes: 371
4 points
175. Operation Sugar (2012 TV Movie)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A commissioner and a public prosecutor become allies in the investigation into a case of child trafficking and child prostitution in Berlin. You are David against Goliath: courageous women ... See full summary »
Director: Rainer Kaufmann | Stars: Nadja Uhl, Senta Berger, Anatole Taubman, Paraschiva Dragus
Votes: 337
4 points
176. Sushi in Suhl (2012)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
One evening in the mid-sixties, Rolf Anschütz, a chef who runs a small restaurant in a town called Suhl in the middle of the East German province of Thuringen offers his guests a unique and... See full summary »
Director: Carsten Fiebeler | Stars: Uwe Steimle, Julia Richter, Ina Paule Klink, Gen Seto
Votes: 409
4 points
177. Closed Season (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
"Ende der Schonzeit," set in 1942, tells the story of Fritz and Emma, who are hiding Jewish refugee Albert at their remote farm in the Black Forest. Since his marriage with Emma has ... See full summary »
Director: Franziska Schlotterer | Stars: Brigitte Hobmeier, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Christian Friedel, Thomas Loibl
Votes: 346
3 points
178. Our Homeland (2012)
100 min | Drama
Based on the director's own experience, Our Homeland follows a Korean family living in Japan, of which the father (Masane Tsukayama) decided to take North Korean nationality because of his ... See full summary »
Director: Yong-hi Yang | Stars: Sakura Andô, Arata Iura, Yang Ik-joon, Kotomi Kyôno
Votes: 295
3 points
179. Kaddisch für einen Freund (2012)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Ali, who grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp, fled Lebanon with his family and moved to Berlin. A city gang challenges him to ransack the apartment of Alexander II, a WWII Russian Jewish veteran.
Director: Leo Khasin | Stars: Ryszard Ronczewski, Neil Belakhdar, Neil Malik Abdullah, Sanam Afrashteh
Votes: 279
3 points
180. Rock the Casbah (2012)
93 min | Action, Drama, History
The year is 1989. In an era of Palestinian demands for independence, the State of Israel sends young soldiers to oversee the Palestinian population in the Occupied Territories. After one of... See full summary »
Director: Yariv Horowitz | Stars: Yon Tumarkin, Roy Nik, Henry David, Lavi Zitner
Votes: 379
3 points
181. Mobile Home (2012)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Simon leaves his girlfriend and city life behind to return to his hometown. He reunites with his old friend Julien, who still lives there. After a nice carefree summer, the two friends decide to grab onto an old teenage dream.
Director: François Pirot | Stars: Arthur Dupont, Guillaume Gouix, Jean-Paul Bonnaire, Claudine Pelletier
Votes: 421
3 points
182. Byc jak Kazimierz Deyna (2012)
96 min | Comedy
As boy was being born, all of Poland was busy staring on their television set, the Polish team was playing the game of the century, and Deyna was just leaving the field. The film is the ... See full summary »
Director: Anna Wieczur-Bluszcz | Stars: Przemyslaw Bluszcz, Sonia Bohosiewicz, Jacek Bursztynowicz, Grzegorz Ciagardlak
Votes: 297
2 points
183. The Gardener (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Drama
The Gardener is a surreal film made using documentary-style techniques via the cameras of father and son (the Makhmalbafs) who go to Israel to learn about a religion (Baha'i faith) that ... See full summary »
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Stars: Ririva Eona Mabi, Paula Asadi, Bal Kumari Gurung, Ian David Huang
Votes: 316
2 points
184. Little Lion (2012)
G | 102 min | Drama
Mitri is fifteen and lives in a Senegalese village. Like all boys his age, he plays football and dreams of Barça and of Chelsea. When a recruiting agent picks him up out, Mitri believes his... See full summary »
Director: Samuel Collardey | Stars: Mytri Attal, Marc Barbé, Jean-François Stévenin, Anne Coesens
Votes: 224
2 points
185. Life, Above All (2012)
93 min | Biography, Drama
Based on facts history of polish Volleyball player - Agata Mróz. Diagnosed with cancer she decides that she still wants a baby. Even if it means it will cost her own life.
Director: Anna Plutecka-Mesjasz | Stars: Olga Boladz, Michal Zebrowski, Danuta Stenka, Andrzej Mastalerz
Votes: 379
2 points
186. Francine (2012)
74 min | Drama
Ex-con Francine has difficulty adjusting to life in a small lakeside town until she begins working with animals, though she finds herself growing increasingly isolated from the community and embracing forms of anti-social behavior.
Directors: Brian M. Cassidy, Melanie Shatzky | Stars: Melissa Leo, Victoria Charkut, Dave Clark, Keith Leonard
Votes: 282
2 points
187. Tod einer Polizistin (2012 TV Movie)
89 min | Crime
Director: Matti Geschonneck | Stars: Götz George, Jürgen Vogel, Rosalie Thomass, Uwe Kockisch
Votes: 176
2 points
188. Sechzehneichen (2012 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Laura, her husband Nils and their daughter Fanny live happily in Frankfurt. If it weren't for Laura's awful coughing fits. The air pollution in the big city aggravates her allergies to the ... See full summary »
Director: Henk Handloegten | Stars: Heike Makatsch, Mark Waschke, Sandra Borgmann, Marc Hosemann
Votes: 279
2 points
189. Cold Bloom (2012)
120 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman Shiori faces an accidental death of her beloved husband at a local industrial town, recovering from the 3.11 Tsunami disaster. Once detesting, Shiori is hesitant to admit her ... See full summary »
Director: Atsushi Funahashi | Stars: Asami Usuda, Takahiro Miura, Yô Takahashi, Mari Hayashida
Votes: 78
1 point
190. Goldrausch - Die Geschichte der Treuhand (2012)
98 min | Documentary
A documentary about the eventful past of the Trust Agency, the world's largest holding company at the time, in charge of the gradual privatization of the GDR economy after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Director: Dirk Laabs | Stars: Matthias Artzt, Bernd Capellen, Eckhart John v. Freyend, Gerd Gebhardt
Votes: 48
1 point
191. Und alle haben geschwiegen (2012 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Between 1949 and 1975 more than 800 000 German orphans have lived their post-war years in Church Institutions. They have endured terrible abuses. Everyone knew but no one spoke. In 2012 the... See full summary »
Director: Dror Zahavi | Stars: Senta Berger, Alicia von Rittberg, Matthias Habich, Leonard Carow
Votes: 107
1 point
192. Oma & Bella (2012)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
Two adorable elderly best friends spend their days making sumptuous Jewish meals and recalling their experiences as Holocaust survivors in this powerful family portrait.
Director: Alexa Karolinski | Stars: Regina Karolinski, Bella Katz
Votes: 75
1 point
193. Fatal (2012)
103 min | Drama
Korean Redemption and Revenge. Sung-gong has always been a target for school bullies. One day, the bullies drag him to the home of a fellow high school girl named Jang-mi where they take ... See full summary »
Director: Donku Lee | Stars: Yeon-woo Nam, Jo-a Yang, Jung-ho Hong, Kang Ki-doong
Votes: 146
1 point
194. The Blue Tiger (2012)
90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
In a city ruled by the diabolical Mayor, it appears that only one thing can save the old botanical garden from being demolished for the construction of an entertainment center: the Blue ... See full summary »
Directors: Petr Oukropec, Bohdan Sláma | Stars: Jan Hartl, Daniel Drewes, Tereza Bocková, Jana Brezková
Votes: 138
1 point
195. Mobbing (2012 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Like all other colleagues, Jo is already waiting for the new boss, Dr. Schulz, who will soon start working in the department, is excited. After just a few days of working under Dr. Schulz's colleagues are dismayed.
Director: Nicole Weegmann | Stars: Susanne Wolff, Tobias Moretti, Luka Milan Vucijak, Andreas Lust
Votes: 133
1 point
196. Puppe (2012)
83 min | Drama
Street urchin Anna, 16, meets her best friend's murderer in a boot camp in the Valais mountains.
Director: Sebastian Kutzli | Stars: Anke Retzlaff, Sara Fazilat, Corinna Harfouch, Christoph Gaugler
Votes: 98
1 point
197. The Daughter (2012)
87 min | Drama
14 years old Myrto kidnaps the son of his father's business partner whom she blames for bankrupting her father's business.
Director: Thanos Anastopoulos | Stars: Savina Alimani, Angelos Papadimas, Giorgos Symeonidis, Ieronymos Kaletsanos
Votes: 114
1 point
198. Friedrich - Ein deutscher König (2012 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary, Drama
Director: Jan Peter | Stars: Katharina Thalbach, Anna Thalbach, Oliver Nägele, Christina Große
Votes: 54
1 point
199. A Night Too Young (2012)
65 min | Drama
On New Years Day, two innocent 12-year-old boys in a small town buys vodka for a young female teacher, Katerina's (Natálie Rehorová) and two other men (David (Martin Pechlát), her boyfriend... See full summary »
Director: Olmo Omerzu | Stars: Natálie Rehorová, Martin Pechlát, Jirí Cerný, Vojtech Machuta
Votes: 141
1 point
200. Alleingang (2012 TV Movie)
89 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Hartmut Schoen | Stars: Armin Rohde, Alexander Held, Maria Schrader, Matthias Koeberlin
Votes: 87
1 point
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