54 Diverse Oscar-Nominated Films from Wreck-It Ralph to Lincoln and Beyond

Wreck-It Ralph

2012 • 101 min • Budget $165M • Box office $471M

Family, Animation, Comedy

Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain from the arcade game Fix-It Felix Jr., where he demolishes buildings that the hero, Felix, repairs. Yearning to be seen as a hero, not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and ends…

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Silver Linings Playbook

2012 • 122 min • Budget $21M • Box office $236M

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Following a job loss, divorce, and a period of institutionalization, a former teacher returns home to live with his parents. He's determined to rebuild his life and win back his wife, but his father's enthusiasm for the Philadelphia Eagles presents…

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Frankenweenie

2012 • 87 min • Budget $39M • Box office $81M

Animation, Comedy, Family

After a car accident injures his dog Sparky, young Victor attempts to revive him using unconventional methods. However, the resulting creature frightens Victor's neighbors, forcing Victor to prove Sparky is still the same loving companion he always was.

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Les Misérables

2012 • 158 min • Budget $61M • Box office $442M

History, Drama

This film adapts the popular stage musical, which itself is based on Victor Hugo's 19th-century French novel. Jean Valjean, who served a prison sentence for stealing bread, is relentlessly pursued by Police Inspector Javert. Their ongoing chase dominates their lives,…

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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

2012 • 88 min • Budget $60M • Box office $123M

Animation, Adventure, Family

A spirited pirate captain and his unconventional crew embark on a quest to defeat their longtime enemies. Their unpredictable journey takes them from faraway lands to Victorian London, encountering everything from an unlucky scientist in love to a villainous queen.

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Kon-Tiki

2012 • 118 min • Budget $16M

Adventure, History

This is the true story of Thor Heyerdahl's daring 1947 voyage across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft. He aimed to demonstrate that pre-Columbian South Americans could have settled in Polynesia.

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Lincoln

2012 • 149 min • Budget $65M • Box office $275M

History, Drama

This is the story of Abraham Lincoln's challenging last months as President. As the country grapples with civil war and a nation shifting towards change, Lincoln works to bring an end to the conflict, reunite the nation, and abolish slavery.…

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Life of Pi

2012 • 127 min • Budget $120M • Box office $609M

Adventure, Drama

A zookeeper's son named Pi, from India, is shipwrecked and finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean with an unlikely group of animal companions: a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a Bengal tiger.

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Redemption

2012 • 97 min

1865. The American Civil War is over. The last remnants of a ruined Southern family head to California. More than the loss of wealth and home, they carry the deep wounds and guilt of the war. Though the fighting is…

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The Sessions

2012 • 95 min • Budget $1M • Box office $9M

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Mark O'Brien, who uses an iron lung due to childhood polio, works as a journalist and poet. A writing project about sex and disability leads him to consider having a sexual experience. After a failed attempt with a caregiver, he…

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Mirror Mirror

2012 • 106 min • Budget $85M • Box office $183M

Adventure, Comedy, Family

Having spent all her money, a wicked enchantress queen plots to marry a handsome, wealthy prince. However, he is already in love with the beautiful Princess Snow White. With the help of seven rebellious dwarves, Snow White begins an epic…

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Amour

2012 • 127 min • Budget $8M • Box office $29M

Drama, Romance

Georges and Anne, an elderly couple in their eighties and retired music teachers, find their strong relationship challenged when Anne suffers a stroke. Their daughter, a musician living overseas with her own family, is distant. The event deeply tests the…

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How to Survive a Plague

2012 • 109 min • Box office $122K

Documentary, History

This is the story of two activist groups, ACT UP and TAG, who revolutionized the fight against AIDS. Through innovative activism, they transformed a deadly disease into something manageable. Without medical backgrounds, these determined individuals challenged the pharmaceutical industry, helping…

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No

2012 • 118 min • Box office $2M

Drama, History

In 1988, facing international pressure, Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is compelled to hold a vote on whether he can stay in power for another eight years. Opposition leaders recruit a young, ambitious advertising executive named René Saavedra to lead their…

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The Invisible War

2012 • 93 min • Box office $66K

Documentary, War, Crime

This documentary is a powerful investigation into the widespread issue of sexual assault within the U.S. Military. It examines the systems that enable and conceal these crimes, and explores the devastating impact on individuals and society as a whole.

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Prometheus

2012 • 124 min • Budget $130M • Box office $403M

Science Fiction, Adventure, Mystery

A group of explorers find evidence of humanity's beginnings on Earth, setting them on a quest to the farthest reaches of space. There, they face a frightening conflict to protect the survival of humankind.

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Skyfall

2012 • 143 min • Budget $200M • Box office $1B

Action, Adventure, Thriller

A mission gone wrong puts agents worldwide at risk and leads to an attack on MI6 headquarters. As M's authority is challenged by the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, Gareth Mallory, Bond, with the help of field…

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Zero Dark Thirty

2012 • 157 min • Budget $40M • Box office $132M

Thriller, Drama

This film chronicles the ten-year pursuit of al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden following the September 11, 2001 attacks, culminating in his death at the hands of Navy SEAL Team Six in May 2011.

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Curfew

2012 • 19 min • Budget $50K

Drama

Down on his luck, Richie receives a call from his sister. She needs him to watch his nine-year-old niece, Sophia, for a short time.

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The Avengers

2012 • 143 min • Budget $220M • Box office $1B

Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

When a new, unforeseen threat endangers global safety, Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., must assemble a team to avert disaster. A worldwide search for capable individuals ensues.

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Django Unchained

2012 • 165 min • Budget $100M • Box office $425M

Drama, Western

A freed slave teams up with a German bounty hunter to rescue his wife from a cruel plantation owner in Mississippi.

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Searching for Sugar Man

2012 • 85 min • Budget $1M • Box office $3M

Music, Documentary

Two South Africans travel to the United States to uncover the story of Rodriguez, a little-known rock musician from the 1970s who achieved a surprising level of fame there. They aim to find out what became of him.

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The Master

2012 • 137 min • Budget $32M • Box office $28M

Drama

Haunted by PTSD and battling alcoholism, Freddie, a troubled veteran, finds a sense of belonging aboard the ship of Lancaster Dodd. Dodd is the charismatic leader of a new movement, a kind of religion, that he develops in the aftermath…

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Adam and Dog

2013 • 16 min

Animation, Drama

Shortly after the world is created, this film tells the story of the first companion to humankind: a dog who explores a new and wondrous landscape. It follows the developing relationship between the dog and Adam, a mysterious man who…

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ParaNorman

2012 • 93 min • Budget $60M • Box office $107M

Family, Animation, Adventure

In the quiet town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock has a secret: he can talk to ghosts. However, only his unusual new friend believes him. When Norman's quirky uncle reveals a ritual Norman must perform, it’s to safeguard the town…

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Head Over Heels

2012 • 10 min • Budget $10K

Family, Animation, Comedy

Walter and Madge have drifted apart after a long marriage, living increasingly separate lives within their own home. When Walter attempts to rekindle their romance, their already fragile balance shatters. The couple, unable to find common ground, must navigate their…

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Argo

2012 • 120 min • Budget $44M • Box office $232M

Drama, Thriller

Amidst the escalating turmoil of the Iranian Revolution, a CIA exfiltration expert devises a dangerous strategy to rescue six Americans sheltering at the Canadian ambassador's residence.

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Paperman

2012 • 7 min

Animation, Family, Romance

A city office worker discovers that paper airplanes unexpectedly become the key to connecting with a woman, leading to outcomes he never anticipated.

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The Impossible

2012 • 113 min • Budget $45M • Box office $198M

Drama, Thriller, History

In December 2004, Maria, Henry, and their three sons start their winter vacation in Thailand. The day after Christmas, their peaceful holiday becomes a terrifying nightmare when a monstrous roar echoes from the ocean, followed by a massive wave that…

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012 • 169 min • Budget $250M • Box office $1B

Adventure, Fantasy, Action

Bilbo Baggins, content with a peaceful existence, is drawn into a grand adventure when Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves ask for his help in recovering their mountain kingdom from the dragon Smaug.

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War Witch

2012 • 90 min

Drama, War

In Sub-Saharan Africa, fourteen-year-old Komona speaks to her unborn child, recounting her life since being caught in the conflict. Her story began when she was twelve and abducted by a rebel army.

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Ted

2012 • 107 min • Budget $50M • Box office $549M

Comedy, Fantasy

John Bennett's lifelong dream of bringing his teddy bear to life unexpectedly becomes reality. Now, he faces a difficult choice: maintain his unique bond with the living bear, or prioritize his relationship with his girlfriend, Lori.

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The Gatekeepers

2012 • 101 min • Box office $2M

Documentary, History, War

In a revealing set of interviews, six former heads of Israel's Shin Bet – the country's intelligence and security agency – discuss their involvement in decades of counterterrorism efforts. They address the controversial tactics employed and grapple with the question…

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Inocente

2012 • 40 min

INOCENTE is a vibrant coming-of-age story about a 15-year-old artist determined to pursue her dreams despite facing hardship. As an undocumented immigrant who has been homeless for nine years, Inocente refuses to let her circumstances extinguish her passion for art.…

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Kings Point

2012 • 40 min

During the 1970s and 80s, hundreds of thousands of retirees moved from New York City to Kings Point, a standard retirement community near West Palm Beach, Florida. Attracted by good weather, palm trees, and social opportunities, they purchased homes for…

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Mondays at Racine

2012 • 39 min

Twice a month, on the third Monday, two spirited sisters run a hair salon on Long Island specifically for women with cancer. As they cut and style hair, the women share stories, laugh, cry, confront their anxieties, and find a…

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Open Heart

2013 • 40 min

Eight Rwandan children leave their families for a perilous journey to Sudan in search of life-saving heart surgery. Suffering from a treatable condition caused by childhood strep throat, they have limited time remaining. *Open Heart* follows Dr. Emmanuel, Rwanda's only…

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Redemption

2013 • 35 min

Redemption is a documentary film about the people of New York City who make a living collecting discarded bottles and cans from streets, dumpsters, and buildings. You've seen them searching through the trash, but this film offers an unexpected and…

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5 Broken Cameras

2011 • 90 min • Box office $108K

War, Documentary

Five broken cameras hold powerful stories. These cameras, found among the damaged remains of digital technology, reveal the experiences of Emad Burnat, a Palestinian farmer from the village of Bil’in. Bil’in became known for its peaceful resistance against the Israeli…

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Asad

2012 • 18 min

This is a coming-of-age story about a young Somali boy navigating survival in a country ravaged by war.

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Buzkashi Boys

2012 • 28 min

Against the backdrop of modern-day Afghanistan and its national sport – a fierce game of horse polo using a dead goat – *Buzkashi Boys* follows two close friends. One is a charming street kid, the other the headstrong son of…

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Death of a Shadow

2012 • 20 min

Romance, Fantasy

During World War I, soldier Nathan dies. A mysterious collector offers him a second life, where he must fight 10,000 captured shadows. Driven by love, Nathan's goal is to reunite with Sarah, the woman he loved. He soon learns she's…

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Flight

2012 • 138 min • Budget $31M • Box office $161M

Drama

Airline pilot Whip Whitaker has battled substance abuse while maintaining a safe flying record. That record is threatened when a severe mechanical failure forces his plane into a dangerous descent. Whip manages a remarkable crash landing, saving most of the…

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Beasts of the Southern Wild

2012 • 93 min • Budget $1M • Box office $21M

Drama, Fantasy

Hushpuppy, a spirited six-year-old, lives with her father, Wink, in a remote Delta community called 'the Bathtub'. Wink's strict upbringing prepares her for a future without his protection. When Wink falls ill with a strange disease, the natural world begins…

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Hitchcock

2012 • 98 min • Budget $15M • Box office $27M

Drama

After achieving fame with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock takes a bold step, choosing to adapt Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho." When the studio declines to finance the film, Hitchcock invests his own money, agreeing to share profits. His wife,…

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A Royal Affair

2012 • 137 min • Budget $8M • Box office $14M

Drama, History, Romance

A young queen develops feelings for her royal physician, and together they ignite a revolution that fundamentally alters their country.

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Henry

2011 • 21 min

Concert pianist Henry's world is shattered when Maria, the woman he loves, vanishes without a trace. His search for her leads him to a profound realization about the nature of existence.

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Moonrise Kingdom

2012 • 94 min • Budget $16M • Box office $68M

Comedy, Drama, Romance

In the summer of 1965, on an island off New England, two twelve-year-olds fall in love and decide to elope into the wilderness. Their secret is discovered, and authorities pursue them as a violent storm approaches, disrupting the island community.

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Anna Karenina

2012 • 130 min • Budget $40M • Box office $68M

Drama, Romance, History

In Imperial Russia, Anna Karenin travels to Moscow to see her brother. There, she encounters the captivating cavalry officer Vronsky and is instantly drawn to him. However, pursuing a relationship of this nature poses a severe threat to a woman's…

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Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"

2012 • 5 min

Animation, Drama, Family

On her first day of daycare, Maggie faces a whirlwind of experiences at the Ayn Rand School for Tots, where she's assessed as having average intelligence and separated from the gifted children. Feeling isolated from her classmates, she finds an…

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Chasing Ice

2012 • 74 min • Box office $1M

Documentary

National Geographic photographer James Balog sought to capture climate change with his camera, focusing on ice. His subsequent cover story on glaciers became the magazine's most popular in the past five years. This project, however, was just the start of…

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Brave

2012 • 93 min • Budget $185M • Box office $538M

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

In the Scottish Highlands, Merida, princess to King Fergus and Queen Elinor, is a spirited archer who chafes at royal expectations. When she defies a traditional custom, she unleashes chaos upon her kingdom. To fix the situation, Merida seeks help…

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Snow White and the Huntsman

2012 • 127 min • Budget $170M • Box office $396M

Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

Following her marriage to the King, the Evil Queen murders him and kidnaps his daughter, Snow White. Years later, Snow White remains imprisoned by the Queen, who seeks her heart for eternal life. After Snow White escapes, the Queen dispatches…

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Fresh Guacamole

2012 • 2 min

Animation

Following his acclaimed stop-motion Western, *Spaghetti*, director PES reimagines everyday items as a vibrant, animated creation in *Fresh Guacamole*.

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