The best thrillers of 2012

94 thrillers 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. Skyfall Score 85.0 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 81 · Action, Adventure, Thriller
  2. Zero Dark Thirty Score 83.1 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 95 · Thriller, Drama
  3. The Dark Knight Rises Score 74.6 · IMDb 8.4 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 78 · Action, Crime, Drama
  4. Flight Score 70.5 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 77% · Metascore 76 · Drama
  5. The Impossible Score 70.4 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 73 · Drama, Thriller, History
  6. Kahaani Score 70.0 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 100% · Mystery, Thriller
  7. Chronicle Score 66.7 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 69
  8. The Place Beyond the Pines Score 64.7 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 68
  9. Jack Reacher Score 61.6 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 64% · Metascore 50
  10. In the House Score 60.2 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 72