Most Overlooked Movies of 2012: ‘Cabin in the Woods,’ ‘Bernie,’ & More

Play It Again

The best films you missed this year, from black comedy ‘Bernie’ to a kick-ass ‘Haywire.’ By Marlow Stern.

Updated Jul. 14, 2017 3:40AM ET / Published Dec. 27, 2012 4:45AM ET

Summit Entertainment, via AP; Lionsgate, via AP; Indomina Releasing; IFC Films, via AP

‘Haywire’ (Jan. 20)

Concorde Filmverleih/DAPD, via AP

‘Damsels in Distress’ (April 6)

Photo by Sabrina Lantos, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

‘The Cabin in the Woods’ (April 13)

Diyah Pera/Lionsgate, via AP

‘Bernie’ (April 27)

Deana Newcomb/Millennium Entertainment, via AP

‘Oslo, August 31st’ (May 25)

Strand Releasing

‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ (June 8)

Courtesy of FilmDistrict and Big Beach

‘Your Sister’s Sister’ (June 16)

IFC Films, via AP

‘Easy Money’ (July 11)

The Weinstein Company

‘Killer Joe’ (July 27)

Independent Pictures, via AP

‘End of Watch’ (Sept. 21)

Scott Garfield/Sole Productions, via AP

‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ (Sept. 21)

John Bramley/Summit Entertainment, via AP

‘Smashed’ (Oct. 12)

Photo by Oana Marian, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

‘Holy Motors’ (Oct. 17)

Indomina Releasing