The 50 Best Movies of 2022
Here is Metacritic's final list of the 50 best-reviewed movies of 2022, ranked by Metascore. This list only includes films receiving at least 7 reviews from professional critics.
All films released between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022 in at least one U.S. theater or directly to streaming or VOD/digital services were eligible for inclusion. Short films and reissues are excluded. Titles are ranked by Metascore (a weighted average of scores from top professional critics) prior to rounding based on scores as of January 1, 2023.
Additional content by Keith Kimbell.
(#50) Living in theaters
Drama, directed by Oliver Hermanus
(#49) Hold Your Fire 
Documentary, directed by Stefan Forbes
(#48) The Northman 
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Action-adventure/Thriller, directed by Robert Eggers
(#47) A Hero
Drama/Thriller, directed by Asghar Farhadi
(#46) Navalny 
Documentary, directed by Daniel Roher
(#45) Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché 
Documentary/Music, directed by Celeste Bell and Paul Sng
(#44) Soft & Quiet
Drama/Horror/Thriller, directed by Beth de Araújo
(#43) The Novelist's Film
Drama, directed by Sang-soo Hong
(#42) Vortex 
Drama, directed by Gaspar Noé
(#41) Bad Axe
Documentary, directed by David Siev