Happening It depicts a teenage pregnancy in 1960s France, and is praised for Anamaria Vartolomei’s central performance and director Audrey Diwan’s restraint and tone on the subject. Iranian Jafar Panahi returns after four years with no bearsand Roger Michel (notting hill) had its swan song with The Duke. Movies about movies were on directors’ minds this awards season, and Official Competition may have been understated the best of them all. It was also a strong year for documentaries, with fire of love, Navalni, Descendant, everything that breathes, Gabby Giffords won’t back downY Nothing compares rounding out the rest of the top 10.
Rank reflects Tomatometer scores (as of December 31, 2022) after adjusting our ranking formula, which compensates for variance in the number of reviews when comparing movies or TV shows.
#one
Adjusted Score: 104621%
Critics Consensus: A hard but rewarding watch, Happening puts a personal face on an impossibly difficult choice and its heartbreaking consequences.
#2
Adjusted Score: 103779%
Critics Consensus: Whether as the story of a couple’s quixotic search or simply as a stunning collection of nature images, fire of love burns bright.
#3
Adjusted Score: 101709%
Critics Consensus: A sweet swan song for director Roger Michell, The Duke offers an engaging and well-acted dramatization of an entertaining and improbable true story.
#4
Adjusted Score: -one%
Critics Consensus: Navalni It’s a documentary that’s as gripping as any thriller, but the real-life struggle against authoritarianism it details is deadly serious.
#5
Adjusted Score: 101656%
Critics Consensus: Descendant it serves as a fantastically compelling example of how history can be brought back, and a moving tribute to a resilient community.
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#6
Adjusted Score: -one%
Critics Consensus: no bears bears witness to Jafar Panahi’s incisive cinema as he urges viewers to examine the complex layers of a deceptively simple story: a man oppressed and repressed by his country.
#7
Adjusted Score: -one%
Critics Consensus: A poetic tribute to tenacity, everything that breathes uses the tireless efforts of two brothers to make a larger point about finding triumph within tragedy.
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#8
Adjusted Score: -one%
Critics Consensus: Its premise may resonate more with movie fans, but Official CompetitionThe strict approach and sharp humor of have universal appeal.
#9
Adjusted Score: -one%
Critics Consensus: Inspiring and unabashedly political, Gabby Giffords won’t back down pays passionate homage to its rugged theme.
#10
Adjusted Score: 101291%
Critics Consensus: A moving look at the remarkable life and career of Sinéad O’Connor, Nothing compares it is enriching to see it whether or not you are a fan of his work.
#eleven
Adjusted Score: 101861%
Critics Consensus: Led by a tremendous performance by Frankie Corio, After the sun deftly leads audiences into the intersection between our memories of loved ones and who they really are.
#12
Adjusted Score: -one%
Critics Consensus: Yes decision to leave Not quite on the same level as Park Chan-wook’s masterpieces, this romantic thriller remains a remarkable achievement by any other metric.
#13
Adjusted Score: -one%
Critics Consensus: chol soo lee free powerfully tells a story of injustice while issuing a scathing indictment of the systemic racism that enabled it.
#14
Adjusted Score: 99443%
Critics Consensus: the inocents chillingly subverts the purity of youth in a powerfully acted thriller that lingers long after the credits roll.
#fifteen
Adjusted Score: -one%
Critics Consensus: Sensitively written and beautifully performed, photo of girl captures the whirlwind of adolescent emotions without sacrificing maturity and narrative depth.
#sixteen
Adjusted Score: 99063%
Critics Consensus: to leslieThe familiar framework of is given additional depth through a stellar Andrea Riseborough and a sensitive, nuanced approach to the addiction cycle.
#17
Adjusted Score: 99103%
Critics Consensus: Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie offers an exciting and beautifully animated treat for anime fans, and a story that stands as a standalone effort.
#18
Adjusted Score: 99181%
Critics Consensus: Justice is done in Argentina 1985a crusading courtroom drama that sheds light on historically bleak times with a refreshing levity.
#19
Adjusted Score: -one%
Critics Consensus: Lunana: a yak in the classroom it’s a simple story with a big heart, and a reminder of cinema’s ability to communicate universal truths across international borders.
#twenty
Adjusted Score: -one%
Critics Consensus: A documentary with an exciting narrative appeal, mermaids pays an exhilarating tribute to the transformative power of truth, friendship, and rock & roll.