The Top 50 Films of 2022 - Part Five

10 – Elvis (2022)

The Man. The Legend. The King of Rock & Roll.

IMDb:

7.4

RT Users:

9.4

Letterboxd:

7.10

7.97

Drama, History

Directed by:

Baz Luhrmann

Popularity Ranking:

15th

Top Billed Cast:

Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Richard Roxburgh, Helen Thomson, Olivia DeJonge, Dacre Montgomery

SYNOPSIS:

From his rise to fame to his unprecedented superstardom, rock ‘n’ roll icon Elvis Presley maintains a complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker, over the course of 20 years. Central to Presley’s journey and happiness is one of the most influential people in his life — Priscilla.

9 – Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)

A cinematic return.

IMDb:

7.4

RT Users:

9.7

Letterboxd:

7.06

8.05

Drama, Romance

Directed by:

Simon Curtis

Popularity Ranking:

91st

Top Billed Cast:

Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Imelda Staunton

SYNOPSIS:

The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess’s newly inherited villa.

8 – Entergalactic (2022)

Love will find us all.

IMDb:

7.4

RT Users:

9.4

Letterboxd:

7.54

8.11

Animation, Comedy, Romance

Directed by:

Fletcher Moules

Popularity Ranking:

150th

Top Billed Cast:

Kid Cudi, Jessica Williams, Laura Harrier, Ty Dolla Sign, Timothée Chalamet, Vanessa Hudgens

SYNOPSIS:

Ambitious artist Jabari attempts to balance success and love when he moves into his dream Manhattan apartment and falls for his next-door neighbor.

7 – The Woman King (2022)

Her reign begins.

IMDb:

6.7

RT Users:

9.9

Letterboxd:

7.76

8.12

Action, Drama, History

Directed by:

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Popularity Ranking:

68th

Top Billed Cast:

Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, Sheila Atim, Jordan Bolger

SYNOPSIS:

In the 1800s, a group of all-female warriors protects the African kingdom of Dahomey with skills and fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Faced with a new threat, Gen. Nanisca trains the next generation of recruits to fight against a foreign enemy that’s determined to destroy their way of life.

6 – Thirteen Lives (2022)

5000 people, 17 countries, 1 miracle that united the world.

IMDb:

7.8

RT Users:

9.5

Letterboxd:

7.34

8.21

Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Directed by:

Ron Howard

Popularity Ranking:

37th

Top Billed Cast:

Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman, Paul Gleeson, Teeradon Supapunpinyo

SYNOPSIS:

Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain. Entombed behind a maze of flooded cave tunnels, they face impossible odds. A team of world-class divers navigate through miles of dangerous cave networks to discover that finding the boys is only the beginning.

5 – The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Everything was fine yesterday.

IMDb:

8.2

RT Users:

8.1

Letterboxd:

8.38

8.23

Comedy, Drama

Directed by:

Martin McDonagh

Popularity Ranking:

129th

Top Billed Cast:

Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Gary Lydon, Pat Shortt

SYNOPSIS:

On a remote island off the coast of Ireland, Pádraic is devastated when his buddy Colm suddenly puts an end to their lifelong friendship. With help from his sister and a troubled young islander, Pádraic sets out to repair the damaged relationship by any means necessary. However, as Colm’s resolve only strengthens, he soon delivers an ultimatum that leads to shocking consequences.

4 – The Batman (2022)

Unmask the truth.

IMDb:

7.9

RT Users:

8.7

Letterboxd:

8.14

8.25

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Directed by:

Matt Reeves

Popularity Ranking:

1st

Top Billed Cast:

Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, John Turturro, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell

SYNOPSIS:

Batman ventures into Gotham City’s underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans become clear, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the metropolis.

3 – All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

The Horror of World War I.

IMDb:

7.9

RT Users:

8.9

Letterboxd:

8.02

8.27

Action, Drama, History, War

Directed by:

Edward Berger

Popularity Ranking:

44th

Top Billed Cast:

Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanović, Devid Striesow, Daniel Brühl

SYNOPSIS:

War breaks out in Germany in 1914. Paul Bäumer and his classmates quickly enlist in the army to serve their fatherland. No sooner are they drafted than the first images from the battlefield show them the reality of war.

2 – Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

The universe is so much bigger than you realize.

IMDb:

8.1

RT Users:

8.9

Letterboxd:

8.90

8.63

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Directed by:

Daniel Scheinert

Popularity Ranking:

5th

Top Billed Cast:

Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis

SYNOPSIS:

When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

1 – Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Feel the need… The need for speed.

IMDb:

8.4

RT Users:

9.9

Letterboxd:

8.26

8.85

Action, Drama

Directed by:

Joseph Kosinski

Popularity Ranking:

2nd

Top Billed Cast:

Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Val Kilmer

SYNOPSIS:

After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.

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