The best dramas of 2012

286 dramas from 2012, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Life of Pi Score 93.9 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 79 · Adventure, Drama
  2. Lincoln Score 89.5 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 87 · History, Drama
  3. Argo Score 89.5 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 86 · Drama, Thriller
  4. Amour Score 85.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 95 · Drama, Romance
  5. Django Unchained Score 84.8 · IMDb 8.5 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 81 · Drama, Western
  6. Silver Linings Playbook Score 84.0 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 81 · Drama, Comedy, Romance
  7. Les Misérables Score 83.5 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 70% · Metascore 63 · History, Drama
  8. Zero Dark Thirty Score 83.1 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 95 · Thriller, Drama
  9. Moonrise Kingdom Score 72.0 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 84 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
  10. Flight Score 70.5 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 77% · Metascore 76 · Drama