22 Best Films of 2022

Counting down our 22 favorite films of 2022!
►More Films We Loved From 2022:
Ryan's List - bit.ly/3IJbuoL
Josh's List - bit.ly/3X8FwX9
►Films We Haven't Seen Yet:
Empire of Light
Confess, Fletch
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Armageddon Time
Blonde
Broker
Spoiler Alert
Women Talking
Till
Murina
Happening
BELLE
Hustle
Bergman Island
The Souvenir Part II
The Outfit
EO
The Quiet Girl
Argentina, 1985
Close
Boiling Point
BARDO, False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths
Athena
Fire of Love
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[@Charlie_lives]

Are we not gonna talk about you guys hitting 2 million? Congrats 🎉

[@cloud9comedy128]

I was just about to say that!! Congratulations Ryan and the gang!!!

[@yeahna]

No. Sh

[@timmarshall2178]

Everything, Everywhere, All at Once - 95 The Batman - 94 RRR - 93 Top Gun: Maverick - 92 Decision to Leave - 92 TAR - 92 The Banshees of Inisherin - 92 All Quiet on the Western Front - 89 The Northman - 89 C'mon C'mon - 90 Parallel Mother's - 89 Nightmare Alley - 88 Fire of Love - 88 Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio - 87 Red Rocket - 87 Elvis - 87 On the Count of Three - 87 Bones and All - 86 Flee - 84 Barbarian - 84 The Quiet Girl - 84 Cha Cha Real Smooth - 84

[@WickedMo13]

Top Gun: Maverick didn't make the list...hmm

[@bhuvanraj9276]

5:41 so happy to know you guys watched RRR and also included in your top picks of 2022 😍😍 being a long time viewer of your channel from India, i never expected to see an Indian movie feature in your videos ❤️❤️❤️

[@XaviSanrat]

How the hell is Top Gun: Maverick NOT on the list?!

[@DialloMoore503]

I demand an explanation, dang it! LOL!!

[@iankaranja7765]

Watched the whole video waiting to hear his thoughts on how good Top Gun: Maverick was. Imagine my surprise!

[@delauder]

I’m so happy that this is the top comment.

[@visalaakso]

Tom Cruise is joke. BAD JOKE.he dont fly airplanes.too short to super human

[@whipsmartchris]

My guess; he’s aware that, like Top Gun, “Maverick” is a thinly veiled recruitment film subsidized by the Department of Defense to sell the romanticized, jingoistic love affair with war and weaponry that keeps our economy humming and our boys & girls online for the military wood chipper and/or stockpiled for our shoot-first, rationalize second cop factories, our suicide hotlines and PTSD Clinics. Go see All Quiet on The Western Front if you need a bang up war movie that delivers truth.

[@pizzatime7167]

Did you get a chance to watch Puss in Boots The Last Wish? It really blew me away, it truly lives up to its hype. Definitely in my top 10 of the year

[@henrymwakajumba]

Wow did they made another one?? 😍😍😍

[@yeahna]

Wtf

[@hpa2361]

Ikr, Idk why they didn't include it

[@donovanwiebe2495]

I didn't get to all of those but that's a pretty good list. Here's mine: Top Gun: Maverick - Avatar 2 - The Batman - Glass Onion - NOPE - The Bad Guys - Everything Everywhere - Puss in Boots 2 - AmbuLAnce - RRR - Elvis - The Fablemans - Prey - Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio - Barbarian - The Northman - Werewolf by Night - See How They Run - The Menu - Night of the Coconut - Bullet Train - Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Those last 2 will easily get bumped off soon I think

[@thefynn]

I'm sad "The Batman" is not on there, after "Fury road" the best cinematography I've ever seen.

[@GrandHighGamer]

The Batman did feel derivative of both Se7en and Zodiac, albeit with the camera tech to refine the bleach-bypass look even further. It's not to the level of Joker's "What if Martin Scorsese but comic books?", but definitely sitting in the shadow of another body of work. I really enjoyed it, and I think it looked great (the few times it pushed CGI spectacle a little too far aside), but I'm hugely surprised it might get overlooked in favour of more original films.

[@hotglassfilms]

SO GLAD TO SEE BABYLON LOVE HERE.

[@Lonezewolflonewolf]

Whenever I see movies being made, it inspires me to keep striving for I want to tell a story as well.

[@amadeusmalonje6948]

Same

[@masterdjmusic2523]

Film RRRiot's list is amazing!

[@howitworks2022]

RRR

[@thisguydan]

Pearl is one of the best horror films the year and one of the two films Scorsese listed as his favorites of the year (the other being Tar). When Ti West shot X and the cast/crew became stuck in lockdown on location, they thought "why not make another movie since we're all stuck here anyways?" So they wrote and shot Pearl on the spot. Great filmmaking spirit and the result, a fun horror with the style of the Hollywood Golden Age, was even better than the film they went there to shoot in the first place.

[@loucipher7782]

i thought Pearl was planned since they used the same actress for both characters in X which is quite unnecessary dealing with all the heavy make up change

[@TombiggbeeLife]

How in the WORLD is 'Top Gun: Maverick' (the highest grossing film of 2022) not on this list but 'Pinocchio' makes the cut? I've literally not seen a single bad review of this movie. All the movies on this list (of the ones I've seen) are all solid choices, but Maverick should have definately been on this list.

[@hpa2361]

No Puss in boots either, this list is ass

[@hex0578]

Damn you don't have to bring Pinocchio into this 😩 it was really good too

[@Kwijiboz]

Maybe cause this list is the subjective opinion of two individual people with their own ideas? And since when box office is an indicator of quality? Like he says at the beginning of the video, art is not competition people!!

[@TombiggbeeLife]

@@Kwijiboz wow. you really put me in my place

[@Kwijiboz]

@@TombiggbeeLife I should have known you were trolling, DAMNIT!

[@VictoryAviation]

We’re just gonna gloss over Top Gun Maverick?! The cinematography in that movie had never even been done before, not even in the original Top Gun.

[@TommyRosati]

I'm surprised Bullet Train didn't make your list. I LOVE that flick! I saw it 3 times in theaters, and once at home.

[@WhoTFVotedBiden]

That’s what I’m saying!

[@danielpalma9339]

top gun really needed to be on this list. it’s masterful

[@Jonah92008]

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[@lindybeige]

Based on your recommendations, I have added several of these titles to my rental list. It worried me to see The Northman here. The only thing I liked about it was that it did eventually end.

[@SuperMyckie]

Oh great... finally i get to see someone else who think same of Northman, i started to think why i am alone on my judgement of the movie... i couldnt even finish it after 3 attempts... the only good thing about it is the decent picure quality

[@CalebResponds]

I typically trust your opinion, but hopefully I'll enjoy it.

[@Ou8y2k2]

Yeah, heading to Hollywood Video, Blockbuster, then Video King to get all the movies, and I won't rewind.

[@ozonehephzibah6949]

Thank God I am not alone, that movie is dry.

[@harithsami843]

Same here, wasn't the biggest fan of it.

[@yowwn8614]

Thank you for this! A list curated by filmmakers for filmmakers...

[@JustinWilliams367]

TOP 22 BEST MOVIES OF 2022: 1. Top Gun: Maverick 2. Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio 3. The Fabelmans 4. Cha Cha Real Smooth 5. The Batman 6. Avatar: The Way Of Water 7. Puss In Boots: The Last Wish 8. Prey & Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 9. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 10. Scream 5 11. Marcel The Shell With Shoes On 12. Sr. 13. Moonage Daydream 14. Turning Red 15. The Northman 16. The Menu 17. The Sea Beast 18. My Father's Dragon 19. Wendell & Wild 20. Chip N Dale: Rescue Rangers 21. Lightyear 22. Elvis

[@Direct19681]

Top Gun Maverick!

[@akcshatyaduvanshi]

RRR!🤺♥️

[@amoscaul3264]

10:35, thank you for adding that, the movie set shot made me want to see that exact montage from the trailer, and you guys added it.

[@chris_sparrows]

I need to get on Letterboxd as I don't remember all the movies I watched, but one of my favs was Catherine, Called Birdy. Very well done coming of age film set in the middle ages and feeling both ancient and modern at the same time.

[@seancorbinmedia]

Honestly shocked that Puss in Boots 2 isn't on here

[@DarrenBaileyActor]

FYI, Jerrod is not pronounced like Jared. It's like Ja-rod. Anya is pronounced like Ahn-ya. Brendan Fraser's last name is not pronounced like Frasier. It rhymes with razor. Michelle Yeoh's last name is not pronounced like Yow. It's like Yo.

[@RonGee]

Good thing he didn't try to say Ke Huy Quan.

[@luisfrank8806]

Socialite is not into movies anymore. We live in instant gratification. Short clips, tik toks everything fast and quick

[@Devon_38]

Damn, that‘s an epic intro!

[@vegardyrnes1793]

Thank You! I just got into your channel. As a movie lover, I can't wait to check the rest of your videos. Really LOVED the one about Steven Spielberg. Ok, got the pizza, a beer,.. Let's go! 🤩

[@zongmuas]

From the list in the description, I've seen "Hustle". The Sandman gives an amazing, serious performance, which I love to see, especially knowing him as a comedic actor. The basketball stars did surprising well when it comes to acting, not oscar worthy but for someone who dribbles a ball for a living, it was pretty solid. Storywise, it's a very classic feel-good sports movie about motivation, family struggles, and trying to live the dream. I didn't expect to love this film as much as I did. I've seen it a few times now and it still hits the same. Highly recommend it.

[@ChrisandHisQ]

Brings back memories from the old trailer reviews. Honest and informative for the best entertainment out there 👏

[@nipungrover7058]

Ryan's favourites never disappoint. I just came back from watching Cha Cha real smooth and idk, I haven't felt like that in years. I'm just in love with Cooper Raif and his ability to drive the narrative of the movie. His acting was genuine and heartfelt. I'd love to see what he has next but I know he's gonna focus on one thing sooner or later bc of the stress and productions getting bigger with his advancement. Thanks just thanks for staying Film Riot. I wish channels like Indy Mogul did survive but I had a great time.

[@mupicap7927]

You guys should make this list every year

[@waffletube1107]

I second this

[@ikesterd8842]

Ayo did you say your favorite Damien Chazelle since *Whiplash*? I respect the favorite part but my personal preference is La La Land. I balled my eyes out at the end and I'm still captivated by the composition of Justin Hurwitz. Babylon is of course one of my favorites and can kind of see the polar divide of opinion (but not really). Great list! Going to check everything on the list everywhere... All at once (one monitor at a time on my massive Multimonitor display I built for watching mass amounts of film at a time lol)

[@LaneCarter]

Triangle of Sadness and Barbarian were some of my favorites from this year that I think aren't making many people's lists.

[@CyrionWillems]

They're both making my top 10 for sure!

[@besknighter]

CONGRATS ON THE 2M! Btw, thank you for giving me my 2023 Watchlist! 😂

[@tshidisomotaung6515]

I must say your list makes sense. Your remarks on the movies is on point. 👌

[@piyushrramchandani]

Have you seen RRR?

[@akcshatyaduvanshi]

Yup!

[@Devon_38]

Does anyone know what movie the shot at 0:25 with the Revolver sliding over the arm is from?

[@meditationsforthesleepdepr887]

Can you do a video about Baz Lurhmann or the Elvis movie? Color grading, style, anything like that?

[@ejtoon]

Nice list, I will surely watch some films mention here. For me Emancipation was my best of all movies in 2022.

[@Smaalerbedwarswet]

Congrats on 2 million!

[@MallettMotion]

That outro was legitness

[@Nathnael27]

you should also do the best series of 2022 as well

[@mahimudiraj972]

REALLY IM PROUD FOR RRR 🙏

[@Josephjohn385]

Love from Pakistan, Congrats for hitting 02.0 M subscribers, plz do an interview series with famous directors and also about indie films distribution

[@hermasadrianfttf9986]

opening and closing in this video are incredible

[@MrShoe321]

Sorry I just woke up. What happened to Film State?

[@loucipher7782]

how did you pronounce 'yeoh' as 'yao' is beyond me

[@bumjilet2290]

Is there any way for me to get that intro theme's link by any chance? Not planning to use it in anywhere but to listen myself. Rythim kicks really good.

[@eyesonren]

The batman?

[@bryenolakproductions]

I totally agree with you guys. Just watched Avatar the way of water last night a whole 3 hours and 10 minutes in 3D and i must say I've watched 3D movies before but I felt like I had never until last night when I was watching Avatar. I think the realness feeling in the 3D environment and depth probably came from the the frame rates they decided to us and also the ground breaking technology James Cameron always manages to acquire. Best movie experience ever 🙌🏾

[@kworld7735]

Nahhh it was boring.

[@bryenolakproductions]

@@kworld7735 I'm sorry but I have to disagree on that.... If u remember very well the story from the first part then you would have enjoyed it.

[@Jagadeesh-mv9vm]

What is sequel and prequel?

[@beingcreative-aj]

why i have not subscribed for such a long time. 😢😢

[@mahimudiraj972]

Im from indian 🇮🇳 follows ur content since 2014 👌🙏

[@erikhiser6600]

Not necessarily in the 22 best -- but an honorable mention -- check "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris". A film totally out of place in anything that could have or should have been released to theaters in 2022 or even this century. Total Capra-corn, and if it had been by a lesser cast and crew (and even lower budget than it had) would have been a Hallmark movie -- but the acting, script adaptation, score, cinematography and just overall production was just a perfect little package.

[@Shimulahmed100]

What a great ride was it..Ive watched RRR more than 5 times..Still fun

[@MarioDarnadi]

Menu is on on the list ?

[@CopyAndConversations]

I wish the Americans knew about the politics of RRR. They don't know what they're supporting. The visuals are amazing, no doubts about it but there's to more to meet the eye. Read up, folks! :)

[@ryuukusensei]

Can someone tell me what song they used for the clip compilation? That hit fucking HARD

[@the.editing.knight]

Proud to see an Indian film as an Indian

[@scatmancrothers]

would have preferred EEAAO, if it was a hour shorter. was way way too long. found it pretty repetitive by the end.

[@TrigFX]

I agree with the vast majority of your list here - well, the ones I've seen so far, anyway (which is most of them)! But - where's "The Batman"...?? No "Amsterdam"?? Not even "Top Gun: Maverick"...?? I was little shocked by those omissions, to be honest!

[@yeahna]

tbh I think every single film you listed is generic holywood trash with the exception of Amsterdam since I havent watched it. There's not even a good performance, story, set, cinematography etc. So I am a little shocked that a few people keep wondering why they were left of a list of genuinely good movies. Any of those elements listed if not multiple combined were in every movie listed in this video. Like seriously Batman.. That was absolute crap.

[@TrigFX]

@@yeahna Well that's your opinion, and you're entitled to it. We don't have to agree with each other - the world would be a boring place if we all liked the same thing!! But being a long time fan of the original comics, this version of The Batman was the CLOSEST and most faithful version of those original comics put to celluloid to date. And if you despise Hollywood films so much, why watch them?? But then, that's even more reason for you to watch "Amsterdam" as it's a masterpiece in film making and acting, and is as far from a stereotypical blockbuster as you could ask for - but with a stellar Hollywood cast! Believe me, it's more than worth a view...

[@yeahna]

@@TrigFX nah I don't hate Hollywood films just generic trash from Hollywood which is a lot but not all. I guess I never look at it from a original comic book perspective. I almost feel like batman has been done great multiple times already just feels like we're in an era of no creativity and regurgitating crap and rebooting everything so I do get rather disappointed at "Hollywood" I will suss Amsterdam it looks pretty good. I was more just sharing my opinion which sometimes I feel strongly in hahahaha dunno how they came across to you but no hate to ya ❤️

[@QaggenStarnah]

Hi Film Riot family. I was on your website trying to contact you. I was wondering if you guys have a software to do timecode dialogue sheets or know any company that does.

[@welchworks]

Does Ryan make features ?

[@SuperFrandaman]

Respectfully disagree with your choices of Glass Onion and Babylon being some of the best films of 2022. Glass Onion had a predictable plot and had a ridiculous end result. Characters were poorly written and had no personality even if they were portrayed as rich idiots. Babylon is a realistic take on how modern Hollywood has gone downhill in recent years

[@jlyn7468]

Top gun

[@Voicedude]

No RRR? Then you, just like Hollywood, overlooked the Best Picture of the year!

[@SENTl]

I will never understand why the critics hated Babylon it was one of the greatest of the year

[@SteveMacSticky]

"Best Films" and "2022" are mutually exclusive

[@SunSaiko]

10:15 the only movie I shed a tear as a result of watching it is everything everywhere all at once

[@joelsoh2144]

You NEED to watch Triangle of Sadness!!

[@tkfilms5286]

RRR FANS HIT LIKE

[@skinnersweet1263]

I have always thought “They” ought to orchestrate like heavyweight match in each a categories that definitely get the fans all over the world nuts over the match. Up til that line, there should be the names that get us go “wooo”, “ahhhh” , & “ehhh”.

[@AngryMunci5]

I think we got some pretty good films this year

[@Vlammyphotography]

Sir please can you create a tutorial on how to make a monster like the video pilot

[@ErikLucatero]

This gives me filmstate vibes…. I miss the weekly info

[@m_tth_w9647]

feel like there's a new genre of movies that is unnamed that has emerged i don't know if its a recent trend. stuff like: Amsterdam, the great Gatsby, knives out, the glass onion, Babylon etc. Jjust a lot of visual....stuff

[@sunnynaguri]

Ryan talking about RRR 🥹

[@noobgamer8827]

Where the Batman?

[@CreatorInstinxt]

They Forgot Black Adam😭😭

[@fedor3000]

Thank you for the video! really good movies!!❤ But unsub for Avatar 2... what can you do...

[@narayanasharma4671]

0:25 Happy to see our Indian Movie RRR. Unexpected to see this in ur Channel . Thanks Happy I am Following Yours Channel Very Long Back.

[@Reelunique]

If everything everywhere all at once doesn’t win best picture I’m probably never watching the Oscar’s again. They’ve been really weird the past few years. Give credit where it’s do.

[@JosephBaca813]

I miss FilmState 😞

[@SuperMyckie]

Now i believe art is truly Subjective!!... how in the world is it that TOPGUN is not on this list???!!.. a list that has Northman which i dont see anything in.. i couldn't see why anyone puts Northman on their list.. the ONLY decent thing i saw with Northman was the good picture quality

[@sunnynaguri]

Congratulations on 2 million subscribers!

[@vikramade5290]

RRR 🔥🔥🔥

[@mkroast]

I absolutely enjoyed the mome's revenge on avatar

[@ghazi2392]

Bring back Film State

[@RishiSharraf]

RRR Fans Assemble

[@AnimeBadBoi]

HEY RYAN !!! YAH YOUUU!! IM STARRING RIGHT INTO YOUR SOUL!!!!! LOOOK MEEE... ARE YOU LOOKING?? ...... OK "HAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPYYYYY 2 MILLION BOIISSSSS AND GALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[@sharathchandra1023]

❤ Naatu Naatu ❤

[@patbocchicchio]

I miss Flim Slate

[@bryenolakproductions]

I've also watched the glass Onion and I must say knowing that it's a sequel to Knives out, one of the best detective/ mystery movies ever, I wanted to see how they would give the audience something new since we already knew what to expect but I just loved they way they made it seem obvious to us and then later totally twisted the plot and it was a whole new movie all together. Better than Knives out in it's own way.... 👌🏾

[@thenerdster_]

decision to leave & banshees>>>

[@hobbylos36]

Thank you

[@FlyCinematic.]

make prey vfx in afterffects

[@henrymwakajumba]

Thanks for the list man I didn't know where to start, I always watch film from year after and most of this films got my attention. definitely I'm adding Black Panther 2 to the list @Filmriot🙏🙏🙏

[@chascaljarvis7221]

Not a bad list.👌🏿👌🏿

[@TheBoyjah]

Glass Onion??? Really??? The worst follow up film to one of the worst films ever. How on earth did this film make any list except for the worst films ever? It makes me wonder about all of the other films in this list!

[@thisguydan]

I think that movie does a good job distracting people away from the fact it's just a generic, basic mystery setup and the entire last half is just a long explanation of things we couldn't have known including faked shots. It cheats all the clever things that go into great mysteries and twists in an attempt to appear smarter than it is.

[@TheBoyjah]

@@thisguydan Your slightly confusing response seems to indicate that you agree that this film is complete garbage. This film does not belong on any list that is not The Worst Films of 2022. I have no idea what Film Concept was thinking, but I certainly will question the validity of content they post from this point forward.