Year-End Lists

The L Magazine: 25 Best Films of 2012

1. The Master
   Paul Thomas Anderson
2. Moonrise Kingdom
   Wes Anderson
3. Bernie
   Richard Linklater
4. Cosmopolis
   David Cronenberg
5. This is Not a Film
   Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
6. The Turin Horse
   Béla Tarr & Agnes Hranitzky
7. Magic Mike
   Steven Soderbergh
8. Zero Dark Thirty
   Kathryn Bigelow
9. Holy Motors
   Leos Carax
10. The Color Wheel
    Alex Ross Perry
11. Killer Joe
    William Friedkin
11. Abendland
    Nikolaus Geyrhalter
13. Lincoln
    Steven Spielberg
14. The Deep Blue Sea
    Terence Davies
15. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
    Nuri Bilge Ceylan
16. Looper
    Rian Johnson
17. Beasts of the Southern Wild
    Benh Zeitlin
18. Damsels in Distress
    Whit Stillman
19. Miss Bala
    Gerardo Naranjo
20. The Cabin in the Woods
    Drew Goddard
21. Almayer’s Folly
    Chantal Akerman
22. Whores’ Glory
    Michael Glawogger
23. Haywire
    Steven Soderbergh
24. Tabu
    Miguel Gomes
25. Girl Walk // All Day
    Jacob Krupnick