Year-End Lists

Ben Kenigsberg: Top Ten Films of 2022, as published by RogerEbert.com, where he explains the rationale for stretching the list to twelve entries

[see also 2021 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. The Kingdom: Exodus
   Lars von Trier and Morten Arnfred
2. No Bears
   Jafar Panahi
3. The Girl and the Spider
   Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher
4. Decision to Leave
   Park Chan-wook
5. The Fabelmans
   Steven Spielberg
6. There There
   Andrew Bujalski
7. Reflection
   Valentyn Vasyanovych
8. Happening
   Audrey Diwan
9. Armageddon Time
   James Gray
10. Last Flight Home
    Ondi Timoner
11. EO
    Jerzy Skolimowski
12. Friends and Strangers
    James Vaughan

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• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2022

Marya E. Gates: Top Ten Films of 2022, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Babylon
   Damien Chazelle
2. The Banshees of Inisherin
   Martin McDonagh
3. Fire of Love
   Sara Dosa
4. Strawberry Mansion
   Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley
5. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
   Laura Poitras
6. The Eternal Daughter
   Joanna Hogg
7. Girl Picture
   Alli Haapasalo
8. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
   Guillermo del Toro
9. Nanny
   Nikyatu Jusu
10. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
    Dean Fleischer Camp

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• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2022

Nell Minow: Top Ten Films of 2022, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2019 • 2016]

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once
   Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Rest Alphabetical

• Aftersun
  Charlotte Wells
• The Banshees of Inisherin
  Martin McDonagh
• The Fabelmans
  Steven Spielberg
• Living
  Oliver Hermanus
• Nope
  Jordan Peele
• The Outfit
  Graham Moore
• Skies of Lebanon
  Chloé Mazlo
• Tár
  Todd Field
• Turning Red
  Domee Shi

Runners-up

• Avatar: The Way of Water
  James Cameron
• The Bad Guys
  Pierre Perifel
• Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
  Akiva Schaffer
• Devotion
  J.D. Dillard
• Fire Island
  Andrew Ahn
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
  Rian Johnson
• The Inspection
  Elegance Bratton
• The Legend of Molly Johnson
  Leah Purcell
• Spoiler Alert
  Michael Showalter
• Top Gun: Maverick
  Joseph Kosinski

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• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2022

Matt Zoller Seitz: Top Ten Films of 2022, as published by RogerEbert.com

[see also 2021 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. I Didn't See You There
   Reid Davenport
2. Three Minutes: A Lengthening
   Bianca Stigter
3. Everything Everywhere All at Once
   Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
4. Jackass Forever
   Jeff Tremaine
5. Triangle of Sadness
   Ruben Östlund
6. Elvis
   Baz Luhrmann
7. The Fabelmans
   Steven Spielberg
8. Ahed's Knee
   Nadav Lapid
9. Tár
   Todd Field
10. Fire of Love
    Sara Dosa

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• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2022

Peyton Robinson: Top Ten Films of 2022, as published by RogerEbert.com

1. Nope
   Jordan Peele
2. Pleasure
   Ninja Thyberg
3. X
   Ti West
4. Bones and All
   Luca Guadagnino
5. The African Desperate
   Martine Syms
6. Cha Cha Real Smooth
   Cooper Raiff
7. God's Country
   Julian Higgins
8. Causeway
   Lila Neugebauer
9. Resurrection
   Andrew Semans
10. Bodies Bodies Bodies
    Halina Reijn

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• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2022

Sheila O’Malley: Top Ten Films of 2022, as published by RogerEbert.com

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

• Aftersun
  Charlotte Wells
• Benediction
  Terence Davies
• Corsage
  Marie Kreutzer
• Dinner in America
  Adam Rehmeier
• Elvis
  Baz Luhrmann
• EO
  Jerzy Skolimowski
• Jackass Forever
  Jeff Tremaine
• Moonage Daydream
  Brett Morgen
• No Bears
  Jafar Panahi
• RRR
  S.S. Rajamouli

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• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2022

Katie Rife: Top Ten Films of 2022, as published by RogerEbert.com

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

1. Decision to Leave
   Park Chan-wook
2. Bones and All
   Luca Guadagnino
3. RRR
   S.S. Rajamouli
4. Corsage
   Marie Kreutzer
5. We're All Going to the World's Fair
   Jane Schoenbrun
6. Happening
   Audrey Diwan
7. After Yang
   Kogonada
8. The Banshees of Inisherin
   Martin McDonagh
9. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
10. Everything Everywhere All at Once
    Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

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• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2022

Brian Tallerico: Top Ten Films of 2022, as published by RogerEbert.com

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

1. Tár
   Todd Field
2. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
3. The Fabelmans
   Steven Spielberg
4. The Banshees of Inisherin
   Martin McDonagh
5. After Yang
   Kogonada
6. RRR
   S.S. Rajamouli
7. Hit the Road
   Panah Panahi
8. All That Breathes
   Shaunak Sen
9. Broker
   Hirokazu Kore-eda
10. EO
    Jerzy Skolimowski

Runners-up

• All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
  Laura Poitras
• Bad Axe
  David Siev
• Benediction
  Terence Davies
• Bones and All
  Luca Guadagnino
• Hold Me Tight
  Mathieu Amalric
• Kimi
  Steven Soderbergh
• Moonage Daydream
  Brett Morgen
• No Bears
  Jafar Panahi
• Three Minutes: A Lengthening
  Bianca Stigter
• Women Talking
  Sarah Polley

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• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2022

Sarah Knight Adamson: Top 10 Movies of 2022

[see also 2021]

1. The Fabelmans
   Steven Spielberg
2. The Woman King
   Gina Prince-Bythewood
3. Top Gun: Maverick
   Joseph Kosinski
4. She Said
   Maria Schrader
5. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
   Rian Johnson
6. Women Talking
   Sarah Polley
7. Elvis
   Baz Luhrmann
8. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
   Ryan Coogler
9. Corsage
   Marie Kreutzer
10. Avatar: The Way of Water
    James Cameron

Runners Up

• Turning Red
  Domee Shi
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
  Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
• Causeway
  Lila Neugebauer
• The Batman
  Matt Reeves
• Babylon
  Damien Chazelle
• Thor: Love and Thunder
  Taika Waititi
• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
  Tom Gormican
• DC League of Super-Pets
  Jared Stern
• The Inspection
  Elegance Bratton

This list contributes to:

• RogerEbert.com: The Ten Best Films of 2022

BBC Culture: The 20 Best Films of 2022, compiled by Nicholas Barber and Caryn James

[see also 2023]

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once
   Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
2. Top Gun: Maverick
   Joseph Kosinski
3. Turning Red
   Domee Shi
4. Happening
   Audrey Diwan
5. After Yang
   Kogonada
6. Moonage Daydream
   Brett Morgen
7. Triangle of Sadness
   Ruben Östlund
8. The Eternal Daughter
   Joanna Hogg
9. The Fabelmans
   Steven Spielberg
10. RRR
    S.S. Rajamouli
11. The Banshees of Inisherin
    Martin McDonagh
12. Babylon
    Damien Chazelle
13. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
    Rian Johnson
14. Decision to Leave
    Park Chan-wook
15. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
    Guillermo del Toro
16. Tár
    Todd Field
17. Aftersun
    Charlotte Wells
18. Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
    Arthur Harari
19. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
    Sam Raimi
20. Corsage
    Marie Kreutzer