This year we saw the closest return yet to pre-pandemic numbers for theaters, as two of the biggest sequels in many years, Top Gun Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water (one I’ve seen, the other I haven’t), spurned ticket sales globally. As of this post, both films have cleared 2 billion worldwide, with Avatar continuing to bring movie-goers into their local Cinemas.
Overall, it was a great year for movies, as the death of the theater seems to have been greatly exaggerated. Some noticeable titles are missing from this (Avatar, Babylon, I Want to Dance with Somebody, Empire of Light, and The Whale to name a few), as there is only so much time in the year.
With that said, here is my ranking of all the films I watched in 2022. Hope you enjoy!
- 61. Deus
- 60. The Greatest Beer Run Ever
- 59. Jurassic World Dominion
- 58. Morbius
- 57. Black Adam
- 56. I’m Totally Fine
- 55. Moonfall
- 54. A Trip to Infinity
- 53. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
- 52. South Park The Steaming Wars
- 51. Blonde
- 50. Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe
- 49. Don’t Worry Darling
- 48. Jackass Forever
- 47. Lightyear
- 46. Thor Love and Thunder
- 45. The Gray Man
- 44. Troll
- 43. Funny Pages
- 42. Men
- 41. Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
- 40. The Adam Project
- 39. Barbarian
- 38. Bullet Train
- 37. Windfall
- 36. Doctor Stranger in the Multiverse of Madness
- 35. Nope
- 34. Strange World
- 33. Violent Night
- 32. Spiderhead
- 31. Decision to Leave
- 30. After Yang
- 29. The Black Phone
- 28. Apollo 10 1/2
- 27. Three Thousand Years of Longing
- 26. Fire of Love
- 25. Elvis
- 24. Death on the Nile
- 23. Clerks III
- 22. Vengeance
- 21. Pinocchio
- 20. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- 19. Vesper
- 18. The Menu
- 17. Glass Onion: A Knives out Mystery
- 16. Marcel The Shell With Shoes On
- 15. Triangle of Sadness
- 14. In the Court of the Crimson King
- 13. Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
- 12. Moonage Daydream
- 11. White Noise
- 10. Prey
- 9. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
- 8. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
- 7. The Fablemans
- 6. The Banshees of Inisherin
- 5. The Batman
- 4. The Northman
- 3. Tar
- 2. Everything Everywhere All At Once
- 1. Top Gun Maverick
Honestly the 2 are virtually interchangeable in my eyes. Both are great film at their best, for very different reasons. Hence why they made the top of this year’s list.
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