Year-End Lists

Sheri Linden: The Best Films of 2022, as published by The Hollywood Reporter

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019]

1. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
   Laura Poitras
2. EO
   Jerzy Skolimowski
3. Tár
   Todd Field
4. The Cathedral
   Ricky D'Ambrose
5. Murina
   Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
6. Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
   Sacha Jenkins
7. The Eternal Daughter
   Joanna Hogg
8. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
9. Armageddon Time
   James Gray
10. Dos estaciones
    Juan Pablo González

Honorable mentions (in alphabetical order)

• All That Breathes
  Shaunak Sen
• The Banshees of Inisherin
  Martin McDonagh
• Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
  Guillermo del Toro
• Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
  Sam Pollard & Geeta Gandbhir
• One Fine Morning
  Mia Hansen-Løve
• The Quiet Girl
  Colm Bairéad
• Return to Seoul
  Davy Chou
• Three Minutes: A Lengthening
  Bianca Stigter
• Till
  Chinonye Chukwu
• Women Talking
  Sarah Polley

Lovia Gyarkye: The Best Films of 2022, as published by The Hollywood Reporter

[see also 2023 • 2021]

1. Saint Omer
   Alice Diop
2. Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
   Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
3. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
4. Everything Everywhere All at Once
   Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
5. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
   Laura Poitras
6. The Eternal Daughter
   Joanna Hogg
7. Free Chol Soo Lee
   Julie Ha and Eugene Yi
8. Decision to Leave
   Park Chan-wook
9. Riotsville, U.S.A.
   Sierra Pettengill
10. Tár
    Todd Field

Honorable mentions (in alphabetical order)

• Anaïs in Love
  Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
• Descendant
  Margaret Brown
• Funny Pages
  Owen Kline
• The Inspection
  Elegance Bratton
• Katrina Babies
  Edward Buckles Jr.
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
  Dean Fleischer Camp
• The Menu
  Mark Mylod
• Return to Seoul
  Davy Chou
• Smile
  Parker Finn
• Soft & Quiet
  Beth de Araújo

Jon Frosch: The Best Films of 2022, as published by The Hollywood Reporter

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019]

1. Tár
   Todd Field
2. One Fine Morning
   Mia Hansen-Løve
3. Armageddon Time
   James Gray
4. The Cathedral
   Ricky D'Ambrose
5. Happening
   Audrey Diwan
6. Bones and All
   Luca Guadagnino
7. The Inspection
   Elegance Bratton
8. Saint Omer
   Alice Diop
9. Benediction
   Terence Davies
10. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
    Laura Poitras

Honorable mentions (in alphabetical order)

• Anaïs in Love
  Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
• The Banshees of Inisherin
  Martin McDonagh
• Descendant
  Margaret Brown
• Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
  Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
• A Love Song
  Max Walker-Silverman
• Mr. Bachmann and His Class
  Maria Speth
• Paris, 13th District
  Jacques Audiard
• Return to Seoul
  Davy Chou
• Top Gun: Maverick
  Joseph Kosinski
• Women Talking
  Sarah Polley

David Rooney: The Best Films of 2022, as published by The Hollywood Reporter

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019]

1. The Banshees of Inisherin
   Martin McDonagh
2. Decision to Leave
   Park Chan-wook
3. Tár
   Todd Field
4. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
5. Bones and All
   Luca Guadagnino
6. EO
   Jerzy Skolimowski
7. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
   Laura Poitras
8. Armageddon Time
   James Gray
9. The Inspection
   Elegance Bratton
10. The Quiet Girl
    Colm Bairéad

Honorable mentions (in alphabetical order)

• After Yang
  Kogonada
• Close
  Lukas Dhont
• Corsage
  Marie Kreutzer
• Great Freedom
  Sebastian Meise
• Happening
  Audrey Diwan
• Montana Story
  Scott McGehee and David Siegel
• No Bears
  Jafar Panahi
• Nope
  Jordan Peele
• Prey
  Dan Trachtenberg
• Saint Omer
  Alice Diop

A.A. Dowd: The Best Films of 2022, as published by Chron

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

1. We're All Going to the World's Fair
   Jane Schoenbrun
2. Tár
   Todd Field
3. Nope
   Jordan Peele
4. The Girl and the Spider
   Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher
5. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
6. The Banshees of Inisherin
   Martin McDonagh
7. Crimes of the Future
   David Cronenberg
8. Decision to Leave
   Park Chan-wook
9. Benediction
   Terence Davies
10. Speak No Evil
    Christian Tafdrup

Chloe Lizotte: Best Movies of 2022, as published by Screen Slate along with a list of best discoveries (first viewings and media experiences)

[see also 2021]

1. The Rehearsal
   Nathan Fielder
2. The Girl and the Spider
   Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher
3. Friends and Strangers
   James Vaughan
4. Crimes of the Future
   David Cronenberg
5. Petite Maman
   Céline Sciamma
6. Armageddon Time
   James Gray
7. The African Desperate
   Martine Syms
8. The Tsugua Diaries
   Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes
9. The Eternal Daughter
   Joanna Hogg
10. We Met in Virtual Reality
    Joe Hunting
11. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
    Eric Appel

This list contributes to:

• Screen Slate: Best Movies of 2022

Molly Haskell: Best Movies of 2022, as published by Screen Slate

[see also 2020]

1. Tár
   Todd Field
2. The Eternal Daughter
   Joanna Hogg
3. EO
   Jerzy Skolimowski
4. The Fabelmans
   Steven Spielberg
5. Saint Omer
   Alice Diop
6. One Fine Morning
   Mia Hansen-Løve
7. Decision to Leave
   Park Chan-wook
8. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
9. In Front of Your Face
   Hong Sang-soo
10. Broker
    Hirokazu Kore-eda

This list contributes to:

• Screen Slate: Best Movies of 2022

Beatrice Loayza: Best Films of 2022, as submitted to the Film Comment Poll

[see also 2023 • 2020 • 2019]

1. Crimes of the Future
   David Cronenberg
2. Hold Me Tight
   Mathieu Amalric
3. We
   Hamlet Dulyan
4. Kimi
   Steven Soderbergh
5. A Couple
   Frederick Wiseman
6. One Fine Morning
   Mia Hansen-Løve
7. Wood and Water
   Jonas Bak
8. Three Minutes: A Lengthening
   Bianca Stigter
9. Lux Æterna
   Gaspar Noé
10. The Great Movement
    Kiro Russo
11. Both Sides of the Blade
    Claire Denis
12. Tár
    Todd Field
13. EO
    Jerzy Skolimowski
14. The Banshees of Inisherin
    Martin McDonagh
15. Barbarian
    Zach Cregger
16. Saint Omer
    Alice Diop
17. Pleasure
    Ninja Thyberg
18. The African Desperate
    Martine Syms
19. Armageddon Time
    James Gray
20. Deep Water
    Adrian Lyne

This list contributes to:

• Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2022

Florence Almozini: Best Films of 2022, as submitted to the Film Comment Poll

[see also 2021 • 2017]

1. The Girl and the Spider
   Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher
2. The Eternal Daughter
   Joanna Hogg
3. Nope
   Jordan Peele
4. The Worst Person in the World
   Joachim Trier
5. Armageddon Time
   James Gray
6. In Front of Your Face
   Hong Sang-soo
7. The African Desperate
   Martine Syms
8. EO
   Jerzy Skolimowski
9. The Cathedral
   Ricky D'Ambrose
10. Stars at Noon
    Claire Denis
11. Friends and Strangers
    James Vaughan
12. Everything Everywhere All at Once
    Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
13. The Super 8 Years
    Annie Ernaux and David Ernaux-Briot
14. The Inspection
    Elegance Bratton
15. Corsage
    Marie Kreutzer
16. Aftersun
    Charlotte Wells
17. God's Creatures
    Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer
18. Neptune Frost
    Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman
19. The Novelist's Film
    Hong Sang-soo
20. Hold Me Tight
    Mathieu Amalric

This list contributes to:

• Film Comment Poll: Best Films of 2022

Film Comment: Best Films of 2022, a poll of the magazine's contributors

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

1. Crimes of the Future
   David Cronenberg
2. EO
   Jerzy Skolimowski
3. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
4. Saint Omer
   Alice Diop
5. The Eternal Daughter
   Joanna Hogg
6. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
   Laura Poitras
7. In Front of Your Face
   Hong Sang-soo
8. Nope
   Jordan Peele
9. The Novelist's Film
   Hong Sang-soo
10. The Cathedral
    Ricky D'Ambrose
11. Tár
    Todd Field
12. Decision to Leave
    Park Chan-wook
13. The Girl and the Spider
    Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher
14. The Fabelmans
    Steven Spielberg
15. One Fine Morning
    Mia Hansen-Løve
16. A Night of Knowing Nothing
    Payal Kapadia
17. Stars at Noon
    Claire Denis
18. Il Buco
    Michelangelo Frammartino
19. Armageddon Time
    James Gray
20. Benediction
    Terence Davies
20. We're All Going to the World's Fair
    Jane Schoenbrun

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• Film Comment Poll: Beatrice Loayza: Best Films of 2022
• Film Comment Poll: Florence Almozini: Best Films of 2022