2022 movies you have seen (and my Top 50 of 2022)

1. The Whale 

A depressed, reclusive and morbidly obese English teacher (Brendan Fraser) attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter (Sadie Sink). Also starring Hong Chau and Samantha Morton.



2. Triangle of Sandness 

Social satire about a fashion model celebrity couple who join an eventful cruise for the super-rich.



3. Nope 

A brother (Daniel Kaluuya) and Sister (Keke Palmer) who train horses for movies and TV start experiencing strange occurrences at their ranch in California. Also starring Brandon Perea, Steven Yeun, Keith David and Michael Wincott.



4. All Quiet on the Western Front

A young German soldier's terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I.



5. Babylon 

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood and the transition from the silent era to the talkies. Starring Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Olivia Wilde, Flea, Lukas Haas, Patrick Fugit, Eric Roberts, Max Minghella, Samara Weaving, Jeff Garlin and Tobey Maguire.



6. The Wonder

A nurse (Florence Pugh) is asked to a small village to observe a young religious girl who has been fasting for 4 weeks.



7. The Fabelmans 

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle) aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret that has a big impact on his life. Also starring Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, David Lynch and Judd Hirsch.



8. Official Competition 

A wealthy businessman hires a famous filmmaker (Penelope Cruz) to help make a smash hit film with 2 actors (Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martínez) who do not get along.



9. Top Gun: Maverick 

Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is called upon to train a a group of fighter pilots for a dangerous mission. Also starring Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Glen Powell, John Hamm, Ed Harris and Val Kiler.



10. The Menu 

A young couple (Anya Taylor-Joy & Nicholas Hoult) travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu, but what they get is shocking. Also starring Hong Chau, Janet McTeer and John Leguizamo.



11. She Said 

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) and Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) break one of the most important stories in a generation - a story that helped ignite a movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood. Also starring Andre Braugher, Patricia Clarkson, Samantha Morton and Jennifer Ehle.



12. The Fallout 

High schooler Vada (Jenna Ortega) navigates the emotional fallout she experiences in the wake of a school tragedy. Relationships with her family, friends and view of the world are forever altered. 



13. The Banshees of Inisherin

Two lifelong friends (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.



14. Decision to Leave 

A detective (Park Hae-il) investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife (Tang Wei) in the course of his dogged sleuthing.



15. The Outfit

An expert clothing cutter (Mark Rylance) must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night. Also starring Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn and Dylan O'Brien.



16. On the Count of Three 

Dark comedy about two best friends (Jerrod Carmichael and Christopher Abbott) who make a pact to kill eachother. Also starring Tiffany Haddish and Henry Winkler.



17. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - 7.5/10

Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) goes on a journey through the multiverse in an attempt to help a young girl (Xochitl Gomez) escape from evil forces, running into alternate versions of himself along the way. Also starring Elizabeth Olsen, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong and Chiwetel Ejiofor.



18. Crimes of the Future 

Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen) publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in a future world where surgery has become popular performance art. 



19. To Leslie 

A West Texas single mother (Andrea Riseborough) wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak. Years later, with her charm running out and nowhere to go, she fights to rebuild her life and find redemption. Also starring Marc Maron, Stephen Root and Allison Janney.



20. Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

An acclaimed journalist-turned-documentarian (Daniel Giménez Cacho) goes on an oneiric introspective journey to reconcile with the past, the present and his Mexican identity.



21. The Woman King

The story of a warrior woman (Viola Davis) in the The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. 



22. Elvis 

Focusing on the career of Elvis (Austin Butler), particularly the relationship between him and his manager (Tom Hanks).



23. The Northman

A Shakespearian tale of a young Viking prince (Alexander Skarsgard) on a quest to avenge his father's murder.



24. A Love Song 

At a campground in the rural West, a woman (Dale Dickey) waits alone for an old flame from her past (Wes Studi) to arrive, uncertain of his intentions while bashful about her own.



25. Thirteen Lives 

A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton.



26. Scream 

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's deadly past.


27. Operation Mincemeat 

During WWII, two intelligence officers (Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen) use a corpse and false papers to outwit German troops. Also starring 
Kelly Macdonald and Jason Isaacs.



28. Pearl 

Pearl is a deranged young farm girl who tries and fails to become famous.



29. X 

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives. Starring Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow Kid Cudi, Owen Campbell, Stephen Ure and Martin Henderson.



30. Men 

A young woman (Jessie Buckley) goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband and is followed by a strange man (Rory Kinnear).



31. Hatching

A young gymnast (Siiri Solalinna), who tries desperately to please her demanding mother (Sophia Heikkilä), discovers a strange egg. She hides it and keeps it warm, but when it hatches, something terrifying emerges.



32. Hustle 

A basketball scout (Adam Sandler) discovers a phenomenal street ball player while in Spain and sees the prospect as his opportunity to get back into the NBA.



33. The Quiet Girl 

In rural Ireland 1981 a quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.



34. Fresh 

A young women (Daisy Edgar-Jones) who has reservations about dating is kidnapped by her new boyfriend (Sebastian Stan), who has a bizarre secret business catering to specific desires of rich people.



35. Aftersun

A woman reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.




36. See How They Run 

In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. Starring 
Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, David Oyelowo, Ruth Wilson, Harris Dickinson, Shirley Henderson and Adrien Brody.



37. Till 

In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother (Danielle Deadwyler) vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.



38. The Batman 

When the Riddler (Paul Dano), a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman (Robert Pattinson) is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement. Also starring Zoe Kravitz, Colin Farrell, John Turturro, Jeffrey Wright, Peter Sarsgaard and Andy Serkis.



39. Emancipation 

A runaway slave (Will Smith) forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him. Also starring Ben Foster.



40. The Survivor 

After World War II, Harry Haft (Ben Foster, giving a remarkable performance) is a boxer who fought against his peers in concentration camps. Haunted by memories, he tries to use fighting legends as a way to cope. Also starring Vicky Krieps, Billy Magnussen, Danny DeVito, John Leguizamo and Peter Sarsgaard.



41. Ambulance 

Two robbers (Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry in an attempt to outrun the police and keep a critically injured cop alive. Also starring Eiza González and Garret Dillahunt.



42. Ted K 

An exploration of Ted Kaczynski's (Sharlto Copley) life in Lincoln, Montana in the years leading up to his arrest as The Unabomber.



43. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 

A spoof of Weird Al Yankovic's (Daniel Radcliff) real life rise to fame. Also starring Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Julianne Nicholson, Toby Huss, Thomas Lennon, Will Forte, Michael McKean, Jack Black and  'Weird Al' Yankovic.



44. Beavis & Butt-Head Do the Universe 

After a judge sentences them to space camp, a black hole sends our adolescent heroes 24 years into the modern future where the duo misuse Iphones, embark on a quest to score, and become targets of the Deep State.



45. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 

Meta comedy about Nicolas Cage being hired to attend an arms dealers' birthday party. 



46. Everything Everywhere All at Once 

An aging Chinese immigrant (Michelle Yeoh) is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led. Also starring Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis.



47. Bodies Bodies Bodies 

When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong. Starring Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Rachel Sennott, Chase Sui Wonders, Myha'la Herrold, Pete Davidson and Lee Pace.



48. Avatar: The Way of Water 

Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake and his family take refuge with the Metkayina reef people, a water tribe at Pandora's eastern seaboard. Also starring Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement and Kate Winslet.



49. Emily the Criminal 

Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily (Aubrey Plaza) gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences. 



50. Mad God 

A corroded diving bell descends amidst a nightmarish city and a man emerges to explore a labyrinth of bizarre landscapes inhabited by freakish denizens.