Year-End Lists

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 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 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 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

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 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

Saige Walton: 2022 Top Film Picks, as posted to Twitter, "for those who list -- those who don't or those who are looking for great films to watch..."

[see also 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017]

1. EO
   Jerzy Skolimowski
2. The Banshees of Inisherin
   Martin McDonagh
3. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
4. Men
   Alex Garland
5. Talk to Me
   Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou
6. Holy Spider
   Ali Abbasi
7. Hustle
   Jeremiah Zagar
8. Top Gun: Maverick
   Joseph Kosinski
9. Crimes of the Future
   David Cronenberg
10. Both Sides of the Blade
    Claire Denis

Anna Bogutskaya: Top 13 Films of 2022, as posted to Twitter, hand-written

1. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
2. Tár
   Todd Field
3. Moonage Daydream
   Brett Morgen
4. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
   Laura Poitras
5. Everything Everywhere All at Once
   Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
6. The Banshees of Inisherin
   Martin McDonagh
7. Pleasure
   Ninja Thyberg
8. Nope
   Jordan Peele
9. Crimes of the Future
   David Cronenberg
10. Boiling Point
    Philip Barantini
11. Piggy
    Carlota Pereda
12. True Things
    Harry Wootliff
13. Huesera
    Michelle Garza Cervera