Critically acclaimed movies of 2022

Top Gun: Maverick(2022)

Combined Rating:
91
Combined Critics Rating: 88

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.



The Banshees of Inisherin(2022)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 88

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.



The Northman(2022)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 87

From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father's murder.



Turning Red(2022)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 87

A 13-year-old girl named Meilin turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited.



The Batman(2022)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 85

When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.



Everything Everywhere All at Once(2022)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 85

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led.



Nope(2022)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 85

The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.



The Woman King(2022)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.



X(2022)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 82

Jenna Ortega, Kid Cudi, Mia Goth, Brittany Snow,
Ti West,

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.



Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 82

Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.



M3GAN(2022)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.



Black Panther: Wakanda Forever(2022)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 81

The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.



Barbarian(2022)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 81

A woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems.



Elvis(2022)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 80

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.



Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness(2022)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 79

Doctor Strange teams up with a mysterious teenage girl from his dreams who can travel across multiverses, to battle multiple threats, including other-universe versions of himself, which threaten to wipe out millions across the multiverse. They seek help from Wanda the Scarlet Witch, Wong and others.



Bros(2022)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 79

Two men with commitment problems attempt a relationship.



The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent(2022)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 78

In this action-packed comedy, Nicolas Cage plays Nick Cage, channeling his iconic characters as he's caught between a superfan (Pedro Pascal) and a CIA agent (Tiffany Haddish).



The Fabelmans(2022)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 78

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.



Thor: Love and Thunder(2022)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.



Men(2022)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband.




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