8 Best Movies of 2022

By Vlad Zakh · July 2, 2026

2022 mixed anime, sequels and strange small-scale dramas. Suzume has a teenager closing mysterious doors that unleash disasters, The Banshees of Inisherin has a man devastated when his best friend ends their friendship, and The Whale has a reclusive teacher trying to reconnect with his daughter. Avatar: The Way of Water, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Everything Everywhere All at Once and Top Gun: Maverick round out the eight.

Suzume (2022)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A teenage girl embarks on a journey to close mysterious doors unleashing disasters across Japan.

Directed by Makoto Shinkai · 2h 02m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A family fights to protect their home on Pandora as an old enemy returns with a personal mission.

Directed by James Cameron · 3h 12m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Whale (2022)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher tries to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.

Directed by Darren Aronofsky · 1h 57m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A man is devastated when his lifelong best friend abruptly ends their friendship on a remote Irish island.

Directed by Martin McDonagh · 1h 54m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A wooden puppet brought to life in fascist Italy struggles to understand what it means to be good.

Directed by Mark Gustafson & Guillermo del Toro · 1h 57m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

TMDB ★ 8.2

A swashbuckling cat down to his final life sets out on one last adventure to reclaim his lost lives.

Directed by Joel Crawford · 1h 43m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 93% Metacritic 81

Genre chaos plus one of the best portraits of a long marriage ever put on screen.

Directed by Daniel Scheinert & Daniel Kwan · 2h 20m · Rated R

Won 7 Oscars408 wins & 382 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 96% Metacritic 78

A legendary fighter pilot trains a new generation for a nearly impossible, dangerous mission.

Directed by Joseph Kosinski · 2h 11m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar114 wins & 237 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

8 Best Movies of 2022

Suzume (2022)

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

The Whale (2022)

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

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