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.
(#40) Dos Estaciones
Drama, directed by Juan Pablo González
(#39) Neptune Frost 
Musical/Sci-fi, directed by Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams
(#38) Is That Black Enough for You?!? 
Documentary, directed by Elvis Mitchell
(#37) Riotsville, U.S.A. (+ Hulu starting 1/12)
Documentary, directed by Sierra Pettengill
(#36) Moonage Daydream
Documentary/Music, directed by Brett Morgen
(#35) Belle 
Anime/Sci-fi/Drama, directed by Mamoru Hosoda
(#34) RRR
Action/Drama, directed by S.S. Rajamouli
(#33) Corsage in theaters
Drama, directed by Marie Kreutzer
Metacritic's Best Animated Movie of 2022.
(#32) Turning Red 
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Animation/Family, directed by Domee Shi
(#31) The Territory
Documentary, directed by Alex Pritz