Leopard's List of Top 10 Movies of 2012

The Leopard saw armloads of movies this year, and NO doubt about it. 2012 was an extraordinary year for film. Last year, picking out even 10 pictures that I could recommend to everyone was a chore. This year, though, I struggled to produce a list of 10 titles without excluding some really wonderful films.

As usual, I don't like competitions or ranking. These movies are all great within their genre and they are exceptionable in their execution of  storytelling and performances. One isn't necessarily better than the other. I loved 'em all.

Here they are in no particular order:

1. The Turin Horse (A torinói ló)  Directed by Béla Tar
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2.  Once Upon a Time in Anatolia  Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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3.  Amour  Directed by Michael Haneke
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Emmanuelle Riva in Amour

4. Argo  Directed by Ben Affleck 
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5. Django Unchained  Directed by Quentin Tarantino
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6. Lincoln Directed by Steven Spielberg
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7. Moonrise Kingdom Directed by Wes Anderson
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8. The Master Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
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9. Beasts Of the Southern Wild  Directed by Benh Zeitlin
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10. Skyfall Directed by Sam Mendes
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Honorable mentions:
The Grey Directed by Joe Carnahan
Dark Knight Rises Directed by Christopher Nolan
Flight Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Haywire Directed by  Steven Soderbergh
Bernie Directed by Richard Linklater