The best thrillers of 2022
The top 3 according to 10 votes from people: The Night of the 12th (2022) · The Beasts (2022) · Decision to Leave (2022). (Updated Sep 26, 2025.)
From The Night of the 12th to Bullet Train: the French and international thrillers of 2022 rated highest by audiences and critics (Similaires, Cinetrafic, Taste of Cinema).
Automatically translated (original in Français). See the original
Top 13
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1
The Night of the 12th (2022)
An investigation into an unsolved femicide; César for Best Film.
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2
The Beasts (2022)
A French couple against their neighbours in Galicia; Rodrigo Sorogoyen.
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3
Decision to Leave (2022)
A detective falls for the suspect; Park Chan-wook.
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4
November (2022)
The five days of investigation after the 13 November attacks.
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5
Smile (2022)
A psychiatrist haunted by an unsettling smile.
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6
Fall (2022)
Two climbers stranded at the top of a 600-metre tower.
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7
The Outfit (2022)
A Chicago tailor and the mob, in a single location.
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8
Paris Memories (2022)
Virginie Efira pieces together the night of an attack.
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9
No Exit (2022)
A snowstorm, a rest stop and a kidnapped child.
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10
Restless (2022)
A corrupt cop and an awkward corpse; Netflix.
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11
Bullet Train (2022)
Five assassins on a Shinkansen; Brad Pitt.
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12
Speak No Evil (2022)
Two families on holiday and one invitation too many; a Danish film.
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13
Kompromat (2022)
A French expatriate framed in Siberia.
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Comments (2)
La Nuit du 12 m'a hanté pendant des semaines. Le meilleur film français de 2022.
As bestas est terrifiant de réalisme, la scène du bar est insoutenable