The Actual Top Movies of 2022

The year is over, the ratings are in, and our algorithm has been hard at work finding and ranking the best movies of 2022. Though this list does not represent our personal preferences for the movies that came out this year, it illustrates what millions of users across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Filmaffinity and Metacritic have been watching.

So without further ado, this is what the Internet had to say about movies in 2022. Enjoy.

Average Rating: 74.8%
IMDb: 74 Rotten Tomatoes: 86 Filmaffinity: 70 Metacritic: 70

Both Austin Butler’s and Tom Hanks’ performance were enough to send Google Trends queries for “Elvis” through the roof in late June, but still the movie felt somewhat long if not repetitive. Following a series of music biopics in recent years, Elvis does not quite make it to the ranks of Bohemian Rhapsody or Walk the Line.

Watch instead: Amadeus (1984), the ultimate music movie.

Average Rating: 74.9%
IMDb: 81 Rotten Tomatoes: 78 Filmaffinity: 75 Metacritic: 66

We were all happy to see Brendan Fraser back in action since his days in The Mummy (1999) or his guest appearances in Scrubs. For those who didn’t know, Fraser has been absent from major roles since 2008 when a sexual assault incident made him withdraw from his acting career. The Whale is a moving story about a reclusive English teacher who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.

Average Rating: 74.9%
IMDb: 73 Rotten Tomatoes: 93 Filmaffinity: 63 Metacritic: 71

Unfortunately, Glass Onion does not live up to its predecessor Knives Out and not for a lack of trying. The movie boasts an impressive cast and a whole new case set in Greece in the style of Clue (1985) and Murder on the Orient Express (2017).

Watch instead: See How They Run (2022), with Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan.

Average Rating: 75.8%
IMDb: 79 Rotten Tomatoes: 85 Filmaffinity: 69 Metacritic: 71

The Na’vi are again fighting to protect their home in a plot that’s still too familiar to Dances with Wolves (1990) but what we’re here to see are some impressive visual effects and James Cameron raising the bar once more. With a runtime of 3 hours and 12 minutes, the director has given us his blessing to “get up and go pee”.

Average Rating: 76.9%
IMDb: 78 Rotten Tomatoes: 86 Filmaffinity: 70 Metacritic: 74

No one will ever top Nolan’s Batman trilogy, and yet this is a fact that is forgotten every decade or so making us wonder: how many more iterations and reboots must we go through before we embrace filmic perfection? Fun fact: Director Matt Reeves is also the creator of TV Drama Felicity.

Average Rating: 78.1%
IMDb: 77 Rotten Tomatoes: 81 Filmaffinity: 71 Metacritic: 84

Tár charts the downfall of a fictional composer-conductor named Lydia Tár. Well-received by critics despite its apparent density, Cate Blanchett’s performance is a remarkable look at the corrosive nature of power and self-destruction.

Average Rating: 78.6%
IMDb: 77 Rotten Tomatoes: 87 Filmaffinity: 73 Metacritic: 78

Steven Spielberg is still one of the best filmmakers of all time and The Fablemans is an ode to growing up loving movies. If you resonate with the subject matter or are just a Spielberg fan, this movie will definitely be worth your time, in addition to an impressive cast featuring Michelle Williams and Paul Dano.

Also read: Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino, for another perspective on a director’s childhood.

Average Rating: 79.5%
IMDb: 79 Rotten Tomatoes: 87 Filmaffinity: 72 Metacritic: 81

If you enjoyed In Bruges (2008) then you were probably excited to see Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell reunited in their native Ireland. Critics have mentioned that the tragicomedy has undertones of Irish history and essence, making it a must-see for paddies.

Average Rating: 79.6%
IMDb: 78 Rotten Tomatoes: 91 Filmaffinity: 72 Metacritic: 78

There are three movie versions of Nothing New in the West, the 1929 novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. All versions are fantastic, and its latest edition is no exception, offering a distinct yet modern perspective on the true meaning of war.

Also watch: They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) directed by Peter Jackson.

Average Rating: 80.8%
IMDb: 77 Rotten Tomatoes: 95 Filmaffinity: 71 Metacritic: 81

Stop-motion films don’t usually make “Top Movies” lists but Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio seems to have struck a chord with critics and audiences. This was also helped by the fact that Ewan McGregor, Cate Blanchett and John Turturro lent their voices for the film.

Average Rating: 80.8%
IMDb: 81 Rotten Tomatoes: 92 Filmaffinity: 70 Metacritic: 80

A strange and beautiful exploration of the meaning of life, alternate realities and parallel universes, Everything Everywhere All at Once is another hit by A24, the production company behind Euphoria, Ex Machina and number 13 on this list, The Whale.

Also watch: Rick and Morty, for some extra interdimensional fun.

Average Rating: 81.5%
IMDb: 78 Rotten Tomatoes: 88 Filmaffinity: 73 Metacritic: 88

An emotional drama about 11-year-old Sophie and her last vacation with her idealistic father. As she recollects the memories of shared joy and private melancholy twenty years later, she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t.

Average Rating: 82.3%
IMDb: 79 Rotten Tomatoes: 94 Filmaffinity: 70 Metacritic: 86

A tale of two men who become best friends and work together to overthrow the English imperialists who dominated India during the 1920s. Excessive at times and over three hours long, the movie is a testament to the growth of Tollywood movies.

Average Rating: 82.4%
IMDb: 84 Rotten Tomatoes: 98 Filmaffinity: 72 Metacritic: 76

Everybody loves Tom Cruise, we get it. We’re even willing to look past the whole Scientology thing because he’s still doing his own stunts at 60. However, Top Gun: Maverick lacks originality; references from the original are more like cutouts, as well as personality; at 2 hours and 11 minutes, the movie is hard to follow along when the main antagonist is a jet fighter pilot from a nondescript country.

And still, this was the highest-rated and most attention-grabbing movie of the year. Blame the Internet.