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The 25 Best Movies of 2012

Here are the 25 movies which had the most impact on The Waffler in 2012.

25. Dawn Rider

TMW said: "director Miles has done justice to the western on a relatively modest budget"

24. War Horse

TMW said: "Rarely have the landscapes of Europe looked so stunning"

23. Argo

TMW said: "fans of seventies cinema will, enjoy the wild tale Affleck spins"
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22. The Amazing Spider Man

TMW said: "the most fun superhero movie we've had in a while"
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21. Jack Reacher

TMW said: "a cut above most of it's contemporaries "
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20. The Artist

TMW said: "for the most part succeeds with distinction"

19. Lockout

TMW said: "the cleverest dumb movie we'll see all year"

18. Berberian Sound Studio

TMW said: "will feel fresh to casual viewers while thrilling those more obsessive members of the audience"

17. Compliance

TMW said: "one of the must see films of the year"

16. Liberal Arts

TMW said: "a thinking man's version of the Rodney Dangerfield comedy 'Back to School'"

15. Headhunters

TMW said: "puts Hollywood blockbusters to shame"

14. Electrick Children

TMW said: "the cinematic equivalent of holding a preacher in a headlock while you administer painkillers to his daughter"

13. Amour

TMW said: "the most affecting piece of film-making I've seen all year"

12. The Hunter

TMW said: "Nettheim has proved with his debut that he's a film-maker of some promise"

11. Play

TMW said: "it's lack of preachiness allows the viewer to make up their own mind"

10. Skyfall

TMW said: "shows Hollywood how it should be done"

9. Detachment

TMW said: "At times acutely depressing, pretentious and anger-inducing, it eventually becomes an uplifting tale"

8. The Master

TMW said: "could be the love story of the year"

7. The Kid With A Bike

TMW said: "The story may be cliched but the characters and the actors portraying them give it a vitality"

6. Sleeping Beauty

TMW said: "incredibly well crafted"

5. The Muppets

TMW said: "everyone should see this sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational movie"

4. The Grey

TMW said: "one of the most intelligent mainstream movies in years"

3. Margaret

TMW said: "Not since 'There Will Be Blood' has a lead character been so despicable yet engaging"

2. The Hunt

TMW said: "a masterful piece of film-making"

1. Martha Marcy May Marlene

TMW said: "could be the best American movie of the twenty-first century"