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Best Movies of 2022: Best of the Genres
As we continue to look back at the best movies of 2022, we will now be looking at the best movies from each genre. I will be looking at the best foreign-language film, best comedy, and best action movie, along with other genres. Each category will have five “nominees” (a.k.a my personal top five) with my “winner” (my favorite) in bold, followed by short reasoning as to why I picked it the best. Here are my picks for the best movies from each genre in 2022.
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Decision to Leave
Hatching
RRR
- Yet another sensational year for foreign language films, led by Hirokazu Kore-eda’s tender and beautiful look at the meaning of family.
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood
The Bad Guys
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Mad God
Turning Red
- Though a relatively weak year for animation, I truly loved Richard Linklater’s soothing, rotoscope love letter to growing up and living in Texas.
BEST COMEDY
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Confess, Fletch
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
- I laughed the most in Jackass Forever, but Glass Onion offers a perfect mix of hilarious biting humor woven into a smart and twisty mystery.
BEST SCI-FI
After Yang
Dual
Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Everything Everywhere All at Once is several genres meshed into one great film, but the time-bending, sci-fi elements were the strongest aspects of the film.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
All That Breathes
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Fire of Love
The Killing of a Journalist
Sr.
- I loved so many documentaries this year and Sr., the beautiful love note about director Robert Downey Sr. and the father-son relationship, fascinated me and warmed my heart in ways few films did in 2022.
BEST HORROR/THRILLER
Nope
Pearl/X
Resurrection
Smile
- Jordan Peele continues to improve on his already impressive resume with his epic, chilling alien story.
BEST ACTION MOVIE
RRR
The Woman King
- Tough not to put choose Michael Bay’s adrenalin-fueled Ambulance at the top spot, but Top Gun: Maverick was the most exciting film of 2022 and the aerial scenes are unmatched.
BEST SEQUEL
Avatar: The Way of Water
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Jackass Forever
Top Gun: Maverick
Scream
- A surprisingly great year for sequels, led by Top Gun: Maverick, a sequel no one asked for that ended up being one of the best movies of 2022.
FIVE MOVIES I LIKED MORE THAN A LOT OF PEOPLE
The Bad Guys
Bullet Train
Death on the Nile
Don’t Worry Darling
Lightyear
- Whether it was low critics rating, bad buzz, or low hype, I felt like these five movies, all of which I think are good, deserved better.
UNDERRATED/UNDERSEEN
Dual
The Eternal Daughter
Kimi
The Outfit
- These movies listed right here are all really great films that more people should see. After you finish reading this list, make sure to check them out.
MOVIES A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKED MORE THAN ME
Close
She Said
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Weird: The Al Yankovich Story
The Whale
- I’m not saying these movies are bad, but I think the praise they got wasn’t necessarily deserved.
GREAT MOVIES RELEASED IN 2022 YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic
Brian and Charles
Dos Estaciones
Palm Trees and Power Lines
The Righteous
- Even though you may not have heard of any of these movies, you should try and seek them out because they deserved to be watched.
FIVE MOVIES THAT CAME OUT IN 2022 THAT DO NOT EXIST
The 355
Blacklight
The Contractor
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Pinocchio
- Apparently, these five movies came out in 2022 and I saw them all. I couldn’t tell you the plot of any of these.
FIVE MOVIES I STRAIGHT UP DID NOT LIKE
A Christmas Story Christmas
Black Adam
The Bubble
Jurassic World Dominion
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- I don’t do a “Worst of the Year” list, but these five movies were abysmal and it would be wise if nobody watches them.
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