2012
Top 10 of the year
The ten highest-voted films and series that premiered in 2012, via TMDB discover rankings.
Movies
- 1
Film
The Avengers
- “Better clench up, Legolas.”
- “Cause if we can't protect the Earth, you can be damn sure we'll avenge it.”
- “Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist.”
★ 8.0 · 38,122 votes
- 2
Film
Django Unchained
- “Bright day uh, Bright Boy?”
- “Gentlemen, you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.”
- “You had my curiosity. But now you have my attention.”
★ 8.2 · 28,041 votes
- 3
Film
The Dark Knight Rises
- “I do fear death. I fear dying in here while my city burns. And there's no one there to save it.”
- “It's not about what I want. It's about what's fair!”
- “Some men just want to watch the world burn.”
★ 7.8 · 24,367 votes
- 4
Film
The Hunger Games
- “In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.”
- “May the odds ever be in your favor.”
- “The world will be watching.”
★ 7.2 · 23,303 votes
- 5
Film
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- “Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.”
- “From the smallest beginnings come the greatest legends.”
- “Where there's life there's hope.”
★ 7.4 · 19,637 votes
- 6
Film
The Amazing Spider-Man
- “The untold story begins.”
- “With great power comes great responsibility.”
- “You know, I'm something of a scientist myself.”
★ 6.7 · 18,510 votes
- 7
Film
Skyfall
- “Think on your sins.”
- “When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked.”
- “While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.”
★ 7.3 · 16,125 votes
- 8
Film
Brave
- “Every man dies; not every man really lives.”
- “There are those who say fate is something beyond our command, that destiny is not our own. But I know better. Our fate lives within us. You only have to be brave enough to see it.”
- “They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!”
★ 7.0 · 14,160 votes
- 9
Film
Life of Pi
- “Above all, don't lose hope”
- “Take the journey of a lifetime.”
- “The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.”
★ 7.4 · 13,776 votes
- 10
Film
Prometheus
- “A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe.”
- “The search for our beginning could lead to our end.”
- “There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.”
★ 6.6 · 13,258 votes
TV shows
- 1
TV
Arrow
- “A heroic future forged by a tortured past.”
- “Destiny leaves its mark”
- “Love's the most powerful emotion and that makes it the most dangerous”
★ 6.8 · 6,326 votes
- 2
TV
Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord
- “A young life of crime lands Pablo in and out of jail as he builds his criminal empire.”
- “Early in his life, Pablo is introduced to the business of cocaine and the power it yields.”
- “Pablo is a man with a natural ability for business.”
★ 7.6 · 3,701 votes
- 3
TV
Gravity Falls
- “Just west of weird.”
- “Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.”
- “Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure…”
★ 8.6 · 3,470 votes
- 4
TV
Chicago Fire
- “An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions.”
- “For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating.”
- “Welcome home.”
★ 8.4 · 2,395 votes
- 5
TV
The Legend of Korra
- “Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar.”
- “In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.”
- “Only the Avatar can master all four elements.”
★ 8.2 · 2,323 votes
- 6
TV
Sword Art Online
- “Blurring the line between the virtual and the real.”
- “In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a piece of technology called Nerve Gear.”
- “One day, players discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive unless they reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss.”
★ 8.2 · 2,095 votes
- 7
TV
High School DxD
- “Fueled by the fires of perversion!”
- “He goes on his first date with a girl only to get brutally attacked and killed when it turns out the girl is really a vicious fallen angel.”
- “Issei Hyodo is your average perverted high school student whose one wish in life is to have his own harem, but he's got to be one of the unluckiest guys around.”
★ 8.5 · 2,030 votes
- 8
TV
Elementary
- “A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases.”
- “Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr.”
- “New Holmes. New Watson. New York.”
★ 7.6 · 1,826 votes
- 9
TV
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- “Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.”
- “Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the…”
- “Oh? You're approaching me?”
★ 8.6 · 1,595 votes
- 10
TV
Brazil Avenue
- “Brazil Avenue is a dynamic, lifelike, and modern telenovela that reveals how unrelenting ambition and inflicted cruelty can change a young girl’s destiny and lead her to seek revenge.”
- “Brazil Avenue is a dynamic, lifelike, and modern telenovela that reveals how unrelenting ambition…”
- “How far would you go for revenge?”
★ 8.1 · 1,304 votes