The twenty best movies of 2022
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- DirectorDomee ShiStarsRosalie ChiangSandra OhAva MorseA thirteen-year-old girl named Mei Lee is torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the changes of adolescence. And as if the challenges were not enough, whenever she gets overly excited Mei transforms into a giant red panda.9/10 - Creative, entertaining and touching movie that wonderfully combines Canadian and Chinese cultures
- DirectorIl-Hyeong LeeStarsLee Sung-minNam Joo-hyukPark Geun-hyeongThe story of Pil-Joo, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man in his 20s who helps him.9/10 - Gripping South Korean thriller about a survivor of the Second World War who decides to assassinate all those he knew who collaborated with the Japanese imperialists
- DirectorJae-Hoon ChoiStarsJang HyukSeo-young LeeBang Eun-JungA retired hitman agrees to take care of a teen aged girl, but when she becomes involved with unsavory people, he has to rescue her.9/10 - Brutal South Korean action flick about a former mercenary fighting against a child prostitution ring
- DirectorLee Jung-jaeStarsLee Jung-jaeJu Ji-hoonHeo Sung-taeThe International Unit and The Domestic Unit of the Korean Spy Agency are tasked with the mission of uncovering a North Korean Spy known as Donglim who is deeply embedded within their agency.9/10 - Excellent action-thriller with great character development and multiple exciting twists
- DirectorParker FinnStarsSosie BaconJessie T. UsherKyle GallnerAfter witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a psychiatrist becomes increasingly convinced she is being threatened by an uncanny entity.8,5/10 - Efficient, entertaining and tense horror movie with a low budget but many great ideas
- DirectorBJ McDonnellStarsDave GrohlNate MendelPat SmearLegendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album.8/10 - Quirky horror movie with comedic elements starring the members of alternative rock band Foo Fighters
- DirectorRakesh DhawanStarsAmmy VirkNasir ChinyotiYasaman MohsaniPamma is an ambitious youngster from Punjab who wants to go abroad. But this one dream turns his life around as he becomes caught in dangerous situations. Will Pamma be able to make it out of the jungles of Mexico?8/10 - Excellent mixture of comedy, drama and tragedy about a group of illegal immigrants who try to travel from Ecuador to the United States of America
- DirectorDong-hoon ChoiStarsRyu Jun-yeolKim Woo-binKim Tae-riThe door of time opens between the swordsman who wants to seize the legendary divine sword at the end of the Goryeo Dynasty and those who chase after an alien prisoner imprisoned in a human body in 2022.8/10 - Entertaining South Korean science-fiction movie with interesting characters and outstanding special effects that suffers from a few too many twists and turns and being split into two movies
- DirectorDavid LeitchStarsBrad PittJoey KingAaron Taylor-JohnsonFive assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train find out that their missions have something in common.8/10 - Highly entertaining action movie with comedic elements and quirky characters that is at times pushing things a little bit too far for its own sake
- DirectorTi WestStarsMia GothDavid CorenswetTandi WrightIn 1918, a young woman on the brink of madness pursues stardom in a desperate attempt to escape the drudgery, isolation, and lovelessness of life on her parents' farm.8/10 - Slow-paced but creepily efficient psychological horror movie with outstanding acting performances
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsTom HanksAustin ButlerOlivia DeJongeThe life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.8/10 - Dramatic biopic with emotional depth
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsTom BatemanAnnette BeningKenneth BranaghWhile on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.8/10 - Timeless thriller with lush settings, gripping plot and great acting
- DirectorSimon KinbergStarsJessica ChastainPenélope CruzBingbing FanWhen a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild-card C.I.A. agent joins forces with three international agents on a mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move.8/10 - Entertaining action thriller with an excellent international cast and stunning locations
- DirectorRuben FleischerStarsTom HollandMark WahlbergAntonio BanderasStreet-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan, and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada.8/10 - Entertaining action-adventure film that lives up to the quality of the video games
- DirectorsDaniel KwanDaniel ScheinertStarsMichelle YeohStephanie HsuJamie Lee CurtisA middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.8/10 - Imaginative comedy movie with numerous hilarious ideas and incredibly fast pace
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldañaSigourney WeaverJake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.8/10 - Colourful fantasy spectacle with some lengths
- DirectorMark MylodStarsRalph FiennesAnya Taylor-JoyNicholas HoultA young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.8/10 - Unpredictable satire somewhere between comedy and horror
- DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsBrad PittMargot RobbieJean SmartA 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.8/10 - Emotional abgesang of Hollywood's Golden Years
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsLiyabuya GongoMartin MunroDaniel HadebeA father and his two teenage daughters find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savanna has but one apex predator.8/10 - Entertaining mixture of survival action thriller and family drama
- DirectorJalmari HelanderStarsJorma TommilaAksel HennieJack DoolanWhen an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, German soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.7/10 - Brutal action movie set is beautiful Lapland somewhere between the styles of Nicolas Winding Refn and Quentin Tarantino