The 20 Best Movies of 2022 So Far
Which films have impressed critics the most during the first half of the year? Above, we rank the best-reviewed movies first released in North American theaters (or debuting directly on digital/VOD/streaming outlets) between January 1, 2022 and June 30, 2022. Films are ranked by Metascore and must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible.
Additional content by Keith Kimbell.
Director Justin Kurzel collaborates with screenwriter Shaun Grant for third time, following The Snowtown Murders and True History of the Kelly Gang, for this portrait of Martin Bryant (Caleb Landry Jones), a real-life figure here renamed Nitram (or "Martin" spelled backwards). He's the unstable young man responsible for gunning down 35 tourists in Tasmania in 1996 during what is known now as the Port Arthur Massacre. Jones was named best actor at 2021's Cannes Film Festival for his performance, but critics also had high praise for his co-stars, including Essie Davis, Anthony LaPaglia, and Judy Davis.
“The killings themselves may remain off-camera, but the movie is still an uncomfortable watch. In Jones’s smoldering performance, we see a man stretched beyond his limits, a rubber band just waiting to snap back.” —Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times
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