Best Drama movies of 2012

Actors : Giovanni Ribisi, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale,
Directors : Baltasar Kormákur,

To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills.

Actors : Geert Van Rampelberg, Nell Cattrysse, Johan Heldenbergh, Veerle Baetens,
Directors : Felix van Groeningen,

Elise and Didier fall in love at first sight, in spite of their differences. He talks, she listens. He's a romantic atheist, she's a religious realist. When their daughter becomes seriously ill, their love is put on trial.

Actors : Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Ahd, Abdullrahman Al Gohani,
Directors : Haifaa Al-Mansour,

An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.

Actors : Joanna Vanderham, Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård, Steve Coogan,

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.

Actors : Julia Roberts, Nathan Lane, Armie Hammer, Lily Collins,
Directors : Tarsem Singh,

An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.

Actors : Caleb Landry Jones, Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley,
Directors : Neil Jordan,

Residents of a coastal town learn, with deathly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought shelter at a local resort.

Actors : Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams, Javier Bardem, Ben Affleck,
Directors : Terrence Malick,

After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.

Actors : Amy Adams, Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley,
Directors : Walter Salles,

Young writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.

Actors : Elijah Wood, Andy Samberg, Emma Roberts, Rashida Jones,
Directors : Lee Toland Krieger,

A divorcing couple tries to maintain their friendship while they both pursue other people.

Actors : Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Fabrice Luchini, Vincent Schmitt,
Directors : François Ozon,

A high school French teacher is drawn into a precocious student's increasingly transgressive story about his relationship with a friend's family.

Actors : Channing Tatum, Sam Neill, Rachel McAdams, Jessica Lange,
Directors : Michael Sucsy,

A car accident puts Paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo works to win her heart again.

Actors : John Krasinski, Hal Holbrook, Frances McDormand, Matt Damon,
Directors : Gus Van Sant,

A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.

Actors : Billy Connolly, Tom Courtenay, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon,
Directors : Dustin Hoffman,

At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.

Actors : Richa Chadha, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Manoj Bajpayee,
Directors : Anurag Kashyap,

A clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.

Actors : Saskia Rosendahl, Nele Trebs, Kai-Peter Malina, Ursina Lardi,
Directors : Cate Shortland,

As the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes them to the truth of their parents' beliefs. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught to hate.

Actors : Nick Nolte, Brit Marling, Robert Redford, Stanley Tucci,
Directors : Robert Redford,

A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who has discovered his identity.

Actors : Jennifer Garner, Odeya Rush, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams,
Directors : Peter Hedges,

A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

Actors : Gary Maitland, Roger Allam, John Henshaw, Paul Brannigan,
Directors : Ken Loach,

Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.

Actors : Blythe Danner, Taylor Schilling, Zac Efron, Riley Thomas Stewart,
Directors : Scott Hicks,

A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

Actors : Ángela Molina, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Maribel Verdú, Emilio Gavira,
Directors : Pablo Berger,

A twist on the Snow White fairy tale that is set in 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.