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.
(#30) The Girl and the Spider
Drama, directed by Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zuercher
(#29) Fire of Love 
Documentary, directed by Sara Dosa
(#28) Lingui, The Sacred Bonds 
Drama, directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
(#27) EO
Drama, directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
(#26) The Fallout 
Drama, directed by Megan Park
(#25) Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America 
Documentary, directed by Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler
(#24) The Fabelmans in theaters
Drama, directed by Steven Spielberg
(#23) Decision to Leave pictured above
Drama/Thriller, directed by Chan-wook Park
(#22) In Front of Your Face
Drama, directed by Sang-soo Hong
(#21) To Leslie
Drama, directed by Michael Morris