DVDs With Audio Description in 2012

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On this page we list all the first-run movies in the USA that have been released in 2012 with audio description tracks on DVDs and Blu-ray discs along with links to purchase them via Amazon. Doing so helps pay for this website! CAUTION: Universal Studios has not committed to description on RENTAL versions, so beware. You can follow the announcements as they occur via our Facebook page.

Audio description on a disc is generally listed under Languages on the back cover as "English Audio Description" or "English DVS." Director's Cuts or Unrated versions sometimes do not have description, though that is less common now. Your best bet is to order the theatrical version when available and order via Amazon, not their Marketplace sellers. While we typically link to the DVD disc on Amazon, generally the Blu-ray versions of DVDs listed here since the fall of 2009 also have description. Simply follow the link provided within Amazon to the Blu-ray version, if you prefer that format.

Year	#	USA DVDs and/or Blu-ray Discs with Audio Description Tracks - SUMMARY (See below for descriptions and ordering links)
2012 This Page	9	The Big Year, Dream House, In Time, The Thing, Real Steel, Paranormal Activity 3 (Blu-ray Only), Moneyball, What's Your Number?, Ides of March
The Following DVDs and/or Blu-ray Discs Are Listed on a Separate Page
2011	73	Columbiana, Straw Dogs, Fright Night, Kung Fu Panda 2, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Help, Friends With Benefits, Cowboys & Aliens, Mr Popper's Penguins, The Smurfs, One Day, 30 Minutes or Less, Super 8,Larry Crowne, The Change-Up, Cars 2, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Captain America: The First Avenger, Winnie the Pooh, Bad Teacher, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Zookeeper, Disneynature: African Cats, Fast Five, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Star Wars Prequel (I-III), Star Wars Original (IV-VI), Star Wars Complete, Bridesmaids, Thor, X-Men First Class, Hanna, Prom, Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Priest, Jumping the Broom, Paul, Your Highness, Mars Needs Moms, Soul Surfer, Rio, Rango, The Adjustment Bureau, The Eagle, The American, Battle: Los Angeles, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, True Grit, Just Go With It, Sanctum, I Am Number Four, Covert Affairs: Season One (TV Series), The Roommate, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, No Strings Attached, The Dilemma, The Green Hornet, Little Fockers, Tron: Legacy, Tangled, Skyline, The Tourist, How Do You Know, Morning Glory, Burlesque, Megamind, Paranormal Activity 2, My Soul to Take, Secretariat, The Social Network, Dinner With Schmucks
The Following DVDs and/or Blu-ray Discs Are Listed on a Separate Page
2010	48	Resident Evil: Afterlife, Devil, Easy A, Salt, The Other Guys, Nanny McPhee Returns, Despicable me, Shrek Forever After, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Eat Pray Love, The Last Airbender, Disney's A Christmas Carol, Grown Ups, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Charlie St. Cloud, Cars Toon, Toy Story 3, How to Train Your Dragon, The Karate Kid, Ironman 2, Get Him to the Greek, Robin Hood, Prince of Persia, MacGruber, Death at a Funeral, Repo Men, Bounty Hunter, Percy Jackson ... Lightning Thief, Green Zone, Alice in Wonderland, The Wolfman, Dear John, Legion, Tooth Fairy, Leap Year, It's Complicated, Avatar (Blu-ray only), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, The Princess and the Frog, The Fourth Kind, Planet 51, 2012, Cirque du Freak, Love Happens, Zombieland, Couple's Retreat. (Delisted: The Stepfather and Did You Hear about the Morgans?)
The Following DVDs Are Listed on a Separate Page
2009	12	(500) Days of Summer, District 9, Julie & Julia, Public Enemies, Funny People, Bruno, The Ugly Truth, Up!, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Land of the Lost, The Miracle Worker, Blindsight
2008	7	The Dark Knight, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, The Incredible Hulk, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Wanted, Blind Dating, Sunshine
2007	4	The Ultimate Gift, Evan Almighty, Knocked Up, and the independent release 9/12: From Community to Chaos (not in theaters)
2006	4	Miami Vice, United 93, Inside Man, Munich
2005	3	Ray! (on a special edition, not the regular one), Cinderella Man, The 40‑Year Old Virgin
2004	1	The Passion of the Christ
2003	4	Daredevil, Road to Perdition, Moulin Rouge, Farther Than The Eye Can See
2002	0	(none)
2001	0	(none)
2000	1	Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
For an alternate list of described DVDs, see Media Access Group's listing of Accessible DVDs For a listing of Public Broadcasting System (PBS) described DVDs, see Accessible PBS Programs on DVD For Sale

Accessing the Audio Description Track on DVDs

With a few exceptions (such as Moulin Rouge and Up), you should be able to access the Audio Description track by pressing the "Audio" button repeatedly on your remote until you hear description (an easy alternative for users who are blind and can't navigate to the Languages menu). New Disney Pixar releases starting November 2010 let you select AD when you insert the DVD, as noted in the 2010 listing.

There is a software product available which will allow you to extract the audio track (including the description track) from a DVD and convert it to MP3 or other formats. This may be useful for people who are totally blind and don't need the video. For more information, see Computer Application Studio's DVD Audio Extractor, which is free to try for 30 days. Reportedly KMPlayer, which is free, can also be used to listen to the AD track.

No major commercial Internet service (such as Netflix) is known to offer audio description on any of their movies available for downloading/streaming. (Zediva was an exception, but it has shut down.) If you belong to any such service or wish to, please write them and ask them to provide this service!

If you want to borrow described DVDs, see our list of locations to borrow DVDs by state. For audio described DVDs outside the USA, see our International page.

DVD Cover	Title and Description -- Click on the Title or Cover to See More on Amazon (Dates are DVD Release Years, most recent first)	Comments
2012
	The Big Year, starring Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson (2012) The Big Year is a comedy about three avid bird watchers competing to spot the rarest birds in North America at a prestigious annual event.	Description verified at Target.
	Dream House, starring Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz (2012) Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) quit a high-profile job in Manhattan to relocate his wife, Libby (Oscar®-winner Rachel Weisz), and their two daughters to a quaint New England town. But as they settle into their new life, they discover their perfect home was once the murder scene of a mother and her children. When Will investigates, he's not sure if he's seeing ghosts or if the tragic events are somehow related to his past. The only clues come from his mysterious neighbor, Ann (Oscar®-nominee Naomi Watts), who helps him piece together this haunting puzzle. Full of twists and suspense, this psychological thriller will have you on the edge of your seat. - Amazon	Description verified at Target. *Caution:* Since this is a Universal release, rentals may not have description...
	In Time, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried (2012) In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage - a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system.	Description verified at Kmart.
	The Thing, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton (2012) It's not human. Yet. From the producers of Dawn of the Dead comes the chilling prelude to John Carpenter's cult classic film. When paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller. - Amazon	Description verified at Kmart and by customer purchase via our Amazon link. *Caution*: Since this is a Universal release, rentals may not have description...
	Real Steel, starring Hugh Jackman and Evangeline Lilly (2012) Sometime in the not-too-distant future, boxing has been outlawed and replaced by fighting matches with robots. Big robots... Real Steel ... [is] a tale of a down-and-out fight manager (Hugh Jackman) looking for a good 'bot to get back in the game, and get back out of debt. Hearts are further tugged by the arrival of this guy's 11-year-old son (Dakota Goyo), who hasn't seen his dad in many years but now needs tending... If you can imagine Rocky restaged with a pile of spare parts, you might be the audience for Real Steel. - Robert Horton	Description verified at Target and via customer purchase via our Amazon link.
	Paranormal Activity 3, starring Katie Featherston (2012) Paranormal Activity 3 takes you back to where it all began and the activity is more intense than ever. The cameras are on and recording the chilling moments when evil begins to terrorize young sisters Katie and Kristi for the first time. Brace yourself for the horror phenomenon that delivers "heart-exploding scares"* so frightening that "the last 15 minutes will mess you up for life."** (Brad Miska, Bloody Disgusting; *Aint-It-Cool-News)	Description verified at Target FOR BLU-RAY ONLY in the combo pack. No mention on DVD. DVD alone not available until Feb 14. NOTE: Blu-ray Only!
	Ides of March, starring George Clooney and Ryan Gosling (2012) Ambition seduces and power corrupts in a nerve-wracking thriller from Academy Award® nominated director George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck). Idealistic campaign worker Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling) has sworn to give all for Governor Mike Morris (Clooney), a wild card presidential candidate whose groundbreaking ideas could change the political landscape. However, a brutal Ohio primary threatens to test Morris's integrity. Stephen gets trapped in the down-and-dirty battle and finds himself caught up in a scandal where the only path to survival is to play both sides. - Amazon	Description verified at Kmart.
	Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt and Robin Wright (2012) Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) challenges the system and defies conventional wisdom when his is forced to rebuild his small-market team on a limited budget. Despite opposition from the old guard, the media, fans and their own field manager (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Beane - with the help of a young, number-crunching, Yale-educated economist (Jonah Hill) - develops a roster of misfits, and along the way, forever changes the way the game is played. - Amazon	Description verified at Walmart.
	What's Your Number?, starring Anna Faris and Ed Begley Jr (2012) Anna Faris and Chris Evans star in the outrageously funny comedy that asks: can 19 wrongs make Mr. Right? When Ally Darling (Faris) reads an article that leads her to believe she's going to be alone forever, she begins a wild search to find the best "ex" of her life. But Ally's quest to reconnect with her former lovers goes hilariously awry, from a puppeteer who's more wooden than his puppet to a gynecologist with a "spotty" memory. Through it all, Ally might just find the man of her dreams in the last place she ever expected. - Amazon	Description verified at Walmart.

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