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Action Movies 2012 List

Portrait of Amy Renner Amy Renner

Last modified: Sep. 27, 2016

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With Andrew Garfield Emma Stone Martin Sheen Avi Arad Matt Tolmach Denis Leary Campbell Scott Sally Field James Vanderbilt Chris Zylka Rhys Ifans Laura Ziskin Marc Webb Irrfan Khan Julianne Nicholson Annie Parisse Alvin Sargent

The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

PG-13 Drama 2 hrs, 16 mins
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With Tom Hardy Christopher Nolan Christian Bale Anne Hathaway Morgan Freeman Liam Neeson Joey King Michael Caine Gary Oldman Joseph Gordon-Levitt Jonathan Nolan Marion Cotillard Matthew Modine Brett Cullen David S. Goyer Juno Temple Tom Conti Daniel Sunjata Emma Thomas Chuck Roven Josh Pence

It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act.

But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane.

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 45 mins
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With Takashi Miike Ebizo Ichikawa

The story of a mysterious samurai who arrives at the doorstep of his feudal lord, requesting an honorable death by ritual suicide in his courtyard. The lord threatens him with the brutal tale of Motome, a desperate young ronin who made a similar request with ulterior motives, only to meet a grisly end. Undaunted, the samurai begins to tell a story of his own, with an ending no one could see coming.

Drama 2 hrs, 6 mins
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With Udo Kier Timo Vuorensola

In 1945, on a secret base built in the Antarctic, Nazis launched spaceships to establish the military base Schwarze Sonne on the dark side of the Moon. They built a powerful invasion fleet in order to take over the Earth once the time was right. Now it’s 2018, the Nazi invasion is on its way and the world is goose-stepping towards its doom.

Action
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Savages

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Step Up Revolution

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