The Year in Movies: 101 films of 2012

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'Haywire,' January'Miss Bala,' January'Red Tails,' January'Underworld Awakening,' January'Man on a Ledge,' January'One for the Money,' January'Big Miracle,' February'The Innkeepers,' February'Kill List,' February'W.E.' (national release), February'In Darkness,' February'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,' February'Return,' February'Star Wars Episode I -- The Phantom Menace 3-D,' February'The Vow,' February'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,' February'The Lady' (national release), February'This Means War,' February'Act of Valor,' February'Gone,' February'Tyler Perry's Good Deeds,' February'Wanderlust,' February'Cirkus Columbia,' February'Dr. Suess' The Lorax,' February'Jeff, Who Lives at Home,' February'Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie,' February'Footnote,' March'John Carter,' March'Jiro Dreams of Sushi,' March'Playback,' February/March'Silent House,' March'Sound of Noise,' March'Think Like a Man,' March'21 Jump Street,' March'Butter,' March'Casa de Mi Padre,' March'Delicacy (La Delicatesse),' March'Mirror Mirror''Damsels in Distress,' March'The Hunger Games,' March 23'A Thousand Words,' March'The Island President,' limited release in March'The Deep Blue Sea,' March'Genius on Hold,' March'Goon,' March'Attenberg,' March'The Pirates! Band of Misfits,' March'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,' March'American Reunion,' April'Hick,' April'The Hunter,' April'Titanic 3D,' April'The Prey,' April'Darling Companion,' April'The Three Stooges,' April'The Lucky One,' April'Monsieur Lazhar,' April'Where Do We Go Now?' April'The Five-Year Engagement,' April'Girl in Progress,' April'Bonsai,' April'The Monk,' April'The Avengers,' May'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,' May'Dark Shadows,' May'Men In Black 3,' May'The Dictator,' May'Battleship,' May'Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel,' May'Hysteria,' May'Jack and Diane,' June'Rock of Ages,' June'Snow White and the Huntsman,' June'Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted,' June'Prometheus,' June'Donny's Son,' June'Jack the Giant Killer,' June'Just Like a Woman,' June'The Woman in the Fifth,' June'Brave,' June'Magic Mike,' June'Take This Waltz,' June'The Amazing Spider-Man,' July'Neil Young Journeys,' June'The Dark Knight Rises,' July'Step Up 4,' June'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days,' August'The Awakening,' August'Premium Rush,' August'Sinister,' August'360,' Summer'The Good Doctor,' Summer'I Wish,' Summer'Argo,' September'The Oranges,' September'Frankenweenie,' October'The Gangster Squad,' October'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,' December'This Is 40,' December'The Great Gatsby,' December'The Perks of Being a Wallflower,' December

In northern Mexico, a young woman who aspires to be a beauty queen unwillingly gets caught up with a violent drug cartel. With Stephanie Sigman, Noe Hernandez and James Russo. Directed by Gerardo Naranjo.

'Miss Bala,' January

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In northern Mexico, a young woman who aspires to be a beauty queen unwillingly gets caught up with a violent drug cartel. With Stephanie Sigman, Noe Hernandez and James Russo. Directed by Gerardo Naranjo.