Film Critics' Poll: Top 10 Films of 2012

Squeaking by with an Obama 2012–size victory margin, Paul Thomas Anderson's thrillingly strange The Master tops this year's Film Critics' Poll.

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Film Critics' Poll: Top 10 Films of 2012

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10. Tabu (Miguel Gomes) … 115 points, 15 mentions

10. Tabu (Miguel Gomes) … 115 points, 15 mentions

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9. Lincoln (Steven Spielberg) … 121 points, 19 mentions

9. Lincoln (Steven Spielberg) … 121 points, 19 mentions

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8. The Turin Horse (Bela Tarr) … 127 points, 17 mentions

8. The Turin Horse (Bela Tarr) … 127 points, 17 mentions

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7. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan) … 151 points, 23 mentions

7. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan) … 151 points, 23 mentions

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6. Amour (Michael Haneke) … 168 points, 28 mentions

6. Amour (Michael Haneke) … 168 points, 28 mentions

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5. This Is Not a Film (Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb) … 186 points, 28 mentions

5. This Is Not a Film (Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb) … 186 points, 28 mentions

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4. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson) … 233 points, 38 mentions

4. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson) … 233 points, 38 mentions

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3. Holy Motors (Leos Carax) … 296 points, 46 mentions

3. Holy Motors (Leos Carax) … 296 points, 46 mentions

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2. Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow) … 296 points, 43 mentions

2. Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow) … 296 points, 43 mentions

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1. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson) … 333 points, 46 mentions

1. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson) … 333 points, 46 mentions

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