The best movies of 2022
The top 3 according to 52 votes from people: Everything Everywhere All at Once · The Banshees of Inisherin · TÁR. (Updated Mar 22, 2023.)
The 2022 films most cited in critics' top-ten lists aggregated by Metacritic, led by Everything Everywhere All at Once, plus the year's best-reviewed titles.
Top 12
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1
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Daniels. A laundromat owner and the multiverse; seven Oscars including Best Picture.
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2
The Banshees of Inisherin
Martin McDonagh. Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson end a friendship on an Irish island; Metascore 87.
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3
TÁR
Todd Field. Cate Blanchett as a celebrated conductor; Metascore 91.
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4
Aftersun
Charlotte Wells. A father and daughter on holiday in Turkey; Metacritic's best-reviewed film of 2022 (95).
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5
Triangle of Sadness
Ruben Östlund's 2022 satire on a luxury cruise; Palme d'Or at Cannes.
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Top Gun: Maverick
Joseph Kosinski. Tom Cruise back in the cockpit; a huge box-office hit and critics' favourite.
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Decision to Leave
Park Chan-wook. A detective falls for a suspect; Best Director at Cannes.
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8
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Laura Poitras. Nan Goldin and the fight against the Sackler family; Golden Lion in Venice.
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9
EO
Jerzy Skolimowski. A donkey's journey across Europe; Jury Prize at Cannes.
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10
Nope
Jordan Peele. Horse wranglers and something in the clouds over a California ranch.
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Close
Lukas Dhont's 2022 Belgian drama about two inseparable 13-year-olds; Grand Prix at Cannes.
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12
The Worst Person in the World
Joachim Trier. Julie's twenties in Oslo in twelve chapters; Metascore 91.
Candidates
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13
The Fabelmans
Steven Spielberg. His own childhood and the birth of his love of cinema.
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14
RRR
S. S. Rajamouli. Two revolutionaries in 1920s India; 'Naatu Naatu' won the Oscar for Best Original Song.
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Comments (4)
RRR is the most fun I've had in a cinema in years. Naatu Naatu!
Everything Everywhere All at Once at #1, the hot dog fingers universe 😂
Aftersun destroyed me. That final dance scene with Under Pressure.
Missing Close and Triangle of Sadness