Year-End Lists

Guy Lodge: Top 50 Movies of 2022, as posted to Twitter in an epic thread

1. Tár
   Todd Field
2. The Plains
   David Easteal
3. Saint Omer
   Alice Diop
4. Godland
   Hlynur Pálmason
5. Corsage
   Marie Kreutzer
6. A Room of My Own
   Ioseb 'Soso' Bliadze
7. Elvis
   Baz Luhrmann
8. Showing Up
   Kelly Reichardt
9. Safe Place
   Juraj Lerotic
10. Will-o'-the-Wisp
    João Pedro Rodrigues
11. Stars at Noon
    Claire Denis
12. Walk Up
    Hong Sang-soo
13. You Have to Come and See It
    Jonás Trueba
14. Triangle of Sadness
    Ruben Östlund
15. Rimini
    Ulrich Seidl
16. Atlantis
    Yuri Ancarani
17. Aftersun
    Charlotte Wells
18. Decision to Leave
    Park Chan-wook
19. The Banshees of Inisherin
    Martin McDonagh
20. The Cathedral
    Ricky D'Ambrose
21. Armageddon Time
    James Gray
22. The Damned Don't Cry
    Fyzal Boulifa
23. The Northman
    Robert Eggers
24. Sharp Stick
    Lena Dunham
25. EO
    Jerzy Skolimowski
26. Apolonia, Apolonia
    Lea Glob
27. Flux Gourmet
    Peter Strickland
28. Pacifiction
    Albert Serra
29. Watcher
    Chloe Okuno
30. The Wonder
    Sebastián Lelio
31. Other People's Children
    Rebecca Zlotowski
32. Funny Pages
    Owen Kline
33. Nope
    Jordan Peele
34. Small, Slow But Steady
    Shô Miyake
35. The Eight Mountains
    Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch
36. A House Made of Splinters
    Simon Lereng Wilmont
37. The Quiet Girl
    Colm Bairéad
38. A Piece of Sky
    Michael Koch
39. Unrest
    Cyril Schäublin
40. Alcarràs
    Carla Simón
41. Barbarian
    Zach Cregger
42. Horseplay
    Marco Berger
43. Bodies Bodies Bodies
    Halina Reijn
44. Tommy Guns
    Carlos Conceição
45. Robe of Gems
    Natalia López
46. Both Sides of the Blade
    Claire Denis
47. Blue Jean
    Georgia Oakley
48. Dog
    Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin
49. The Silent Twins
    Agnieszka Smoczynska
50. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
    Guillermo del Toro

Keith Phipps: The Best Movies of 2022, as posted at The Reveal where it appears alongside fun selections like "Reason for Hope," "Reason for Despair," "Most Annoying Discourse," and "Most Anticipated Film" of next year

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2014 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
2. Tár
   Todd Field
3. The Fabelmans
   Steven Spielberg
4. After Yang
   Kogonada
5. Nope
   Jordan Peele
6. Decision to Leave
   Park Chan-wook
7. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
   Laura Poitras
8. The Banshees of Inisherin
   Martin McDonagh
9. Saint Omer
   Alice Diop
10. Turning Red
    Domee Shi
11. EO
    Jerzy Skolimowski
12. Everything Everywhere All at Once
    Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
13. Descendant
    Margaret Brown
14. Hit the Road
    Panah Panahi
15. Happening
    Audrey Diwan

Traci Thomas: Best Books of 2022, as aired on The Stacks Podcast

• South to America

  A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
  Imani Perry
• His Name Is George Floyd

  One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice
  Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa
• Shine Bright

  A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop
  Danyel Smith
• Alive at the End of the World
  Saeed Jones
• The Swimmers
  Julie Otsuka

Andrew Limbong: Best Books of 2022, as aired on The Stacks Podcast

• Lapvona
  Ottessa Moshfegh
• Elite Capture

  How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
  Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
• Luda
  Grant Morrison
• Diary of a Void
  Emi Yagi
• Ducks

  Two Years in the Oil Sands
  Kate Beaton

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Best Films of 2022, as submitted to La Internacional Cinéfila Poll

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

• The Banshees of Inisherin
  Martin McDonagh
• Memoria
  Apichatpong Weerasethakul
• Men
  Alex Garland
• Potemkinistii
  Radu Jude
• Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
  Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Debut Film

• American: An Odyssey to 1947
  Danny Wu

This list contributes to:

• La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Movies of 2022

Nicole Brenez: Best Films of 2022, as submitted to La Internacional Cinéfila Poll

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2012]

• Anhell69
  Theo Montoya
• El Chinero
  Bani Khoshnoudi
• Film annonce du film « Drôles de Guerres » (1er tournage)
  Jean-Luc Godard
• Jeune Cinéma
  Yves-Marie Mahé
• Our Movie
  Diana Bustamante

This list contributes to:

• La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Movies of 2022

La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Movies of 2022, a survey of programmers, critics, and filmmakers from around the world, posted with entries and notes from each participant

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015]

1. Pacifiction
   Albert Serra
2. Dry Ground Burning
   Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós
3. Crimes of the Future
   David Cronenberg
4. The Novelist's Film
   Hong Sang-soo
5. Trenque Lauquen
   Laura Citarella

Honorable Mentions

• Unrest
  Cyril Schäublin
• Licorice Pizza
  Paul Thomas Anderson
• See You Friday, Robinson
  Mitra Farahani
• Will-o'-the-Wisp
  João Pedro Rodrigues
• Saint Omer
  Alice Diop
• Nope
  Jordan Peele

Debut Film

• Aftersun
  Charlotte Wells
• Anhell69
  Theo Montoya

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum: Best Films of 2022
• La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Nicole Brenez: Best Films of 2022

Sean Fennessey: My Favorite Movies of 2022

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2010s]

1. Nope
   Jordan Peele
2. Tár
   Todd Field
3. Top Gun: Maverick
   Joseph Kosinski
4. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
   Laura Poitras
5. Babylon
   Damien Chazelle
6. Armageddon Time
   James Gray
7. The Fabelmans
   Steven Spielberg
8. Barbarian
   Zach Cregger
9. The Banshees of Inisherin
   Martin McDonagh
10. Decision to Leave
    Park Chan-wook
11. Crimes of the Future
    David Cronenberg
12. Turning Red
    Domee Shi
13. Pearl
    Ti West
13. X
    Ti West
14. Everything Everywhere All at Once
    Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
15. The Northman
    Robert Eggers
16. Avatar: The Way of Water
    James Cameron
17. Ambulance
    Michael Bay
18. RRR
    S.S. Rajamouli
19. Sr.
    Chris Smith
20. The Batman
    Matt Reeves
21. Jackass Forever
    Jeff Tremaine
22. Women Talking
    Sarah Polley
23. White Noise
    Noah Baumbach
24. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
    Guillermo del Toro
25. Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood
    Richard Linklater
26. After Yang
    Kogonada
27. The Woman King
    Gina Prince-Bythewood
28. Navalny
    Daniel Roher
29. Stars at Noon
    Claire Denis
30. The Cathedral
    Ricky D'Ambrose
31. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
    Rian Johnson
32. Bones and All
    Luca Guadagnino
33. Funny Pages
    Owen Kline
34. Close
    Lukas Dhont
35. Vortex
    Gaspar Noé
36. Prey
    Dan Trachtenberg
37. Return to Seoul
    Davy Chou
38. Speak No Evil
    Christian Tafdrup
39. Something in the Dirt
    Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
40. Kimi
    Steven Soderbergh
41. Men
    Alex Garland
42. Fire of Love
    Sara Dosa
43. Nanny
    Nikyatu Jusu
44. The Menu
    Mark Mylod
45. EO
    Jerzy Skolimowski
46. All Quiet on the Western Front
    Edward Berger
47. Aftersun
    Charlotte Wells
48. Riotsville, U.S.A.
    Sierra Pettengill
49. Resurrection
    Andrew Semans
50. Happening
    Audrey Diwan
51. Emily the Criminal
    John Patton Ford
52. Both Sides of the Blade
    Claire Denis
53. Sundown
    Michel Franco
54. The Wonder
    Sebastián Lelio
55. Is That Black Enough for You?!?
    Elvis Mitchell
56. Causeway
    Lila Neugebauer
57. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
    Dean Fleischer Camp
58. Scream
    Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
59. We're All Going to the World's Fair
    Jane Schoenbrun
60. Belle
    Mamoru Hosoda
61. Bodies Bodies Bodies
    Halina Reijn
62. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
    Sam Raimi
63. The Stranger
    Thomas M. Wright
64. Confess, Fletch
    Greg Mottola
65. Murina
    Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
66. One Fine Morning
    Mia Hansen-Løve
67. Descendant
    Margaret Brown
68. Living
    Oliver Hermanus
69. Athena
    Romain Gavras
70. All That Breathes
    Shaunak Sen
71. God's Country
    Julian Higgins
72. Fresh
    Mimi Cave
73. Terrifier 2
    Damien Leone
74. Moonage Daydream
    Brett Morgen
75. Fire Island
    Andrew Ahn
76. Windfall
    Charlie McDowell
77. No Exit
    Damien Power
78. Hustle
    Jeremiah Zagar
79. Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
    Akiva Schaffer
80. The Sea Beast
    Chris Williams
81. Violent Night
    Tommy Wirkola
82. A Love Song
    Max Walker-Silverman
83. Till
    Chinonye Chukwu
84. Jurassic Punk
    Scott Leberecht
85. Benediction
    Terence Davies
86. Strange World
    Don Hall
87. She Said
    Maria Schrader
88. The Inspection
    Elegance Bratton
89. Deep Water
    Adrian Lyne
90. Munich – The Edge of War
    Christian Schwochow
91. Triangle of Sadness
    Ruben Östlund
92. Smile
    Parker Finn
93. Bros
    Nicholas Stoller
94. Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song
    Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine
95. Watcher
    Chloe Okuno
96. Emergency
    Carey Williams
97. Pleasure
    Ninja Thyberg
98. Dual
    Riley Stearns
99. A Wounded Fawn
    Travis Stevens
100. Nitram
     Justin Kurzel

Mike D’Angelo: Top Ten Films of 2022 as posted to Patreon where it's accompanied by a few bonus selections like "most overrated" and "most pleasant surprise"

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012]

1. The Banshees of Inisherin
   Martin McDonagh
2. In Front of Your Face
   Hong Sang-soo
3. Decision to Leave
   Park Chan-wook
4. Benediction
   Terence Davies
5. White Noise
   Noah Baumbach
6. Ahed's Knee
   Nadav Lapid
7. Hit the Road
   Panah Panahi
8. Tár
   Todd Field
9. Paris, 13th District
   Jacques Audiard
10. RRR
    S.S. Rajamouli

Nictate: Top 5 Films of 2022, as posted to Letterboxd

[see also 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015]

1. Stars at Noon
   Claire Denis
2. Decision to Leave
   Park Chan-wook
3. Tár
   Todd Field
4. Kimi
   Steven Soderbergh
5. Both Sides of the Blade
   Claire Denis