The 50 Best Movies of 2022

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – January 4, 2023

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.

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(#9) The highest-grossing Irish-language film in history and Ireland's official submission to the Academy Awards, director Colm Bairéad's narrative feature debut is set in 1981, when a poor, neglected nine-year-old girl experiences a loving home for the first time when she is sent to spend the summer with foster parents in rural Ireland. An adaptation of an English-language novella (Foster) by Claire Keegan, The Quiet Girl made an impressive showing on the festival circuit in 2022, including winning a pair of awards at the 2022 Berlinale.

The Quiet Girl is not yet available to stream or rent but could return to North American theaters at some point in early 2023 following a qualifying run in December.

“Gorgeously realized and crafted with homespun care, this delicate and heartbreaking drama is one of the year’s best films.” —Kevin Jagernauth, The Playlist

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