Top 10 Movies of 2022

Dave’s Movie Database: Top 10 Movies of 2022 These are the top 10 movies of the year based on their overall status in Dave’s Movie Database.

#1. Avatar: The Way of Water The original 2009 Avatar grossed $3.8 billion and became the biggest movie of all time. 17 years later, this sequel arrived and took in $2.3 billion. IMDB.com: “Jake 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.” 4 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

#2. Everything Everywhere All at Once IMDB.com: “A 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.” Won 7 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert), Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), and Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis). Also won Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, Producers Guild of America – Best Picture, Screen Actors Guild – Outstanding Cast, Writers Guild of America – Best Original Screenplay. See DMDB page.

#3. Top Gun: Maverick The long-awaited sequel to Tom Cruise’s 1986 blockbuster Top Gun. IMDB.com: “The story involves Maverick confronting his past while training a group of younger Top Gun graduates, including the son of his deceased best friend, for a dangerous mission.” 2022 box office champ. Winner: National Board of Review. 6 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

#4. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever After the success of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther in 2018, plans were immediately made for a sequel. Unfortunately, the death of Chadwick Boseman (the title character/T’Challa) shuttered the original ideas. In this eventual sequel, Shuri (T’Challa’s sister) steps into the role of Black Panther. IMDB.com: “The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T’Challa.” 5 Oscar nominations.

#5. The Batman Robert Pattison steps into the role of Batman alongside Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Paul Dano as the Riddler, and Colin Farrell as the Penguin in yet another reboot of the famed superhero franchise. IMDB.com: “When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, the Batman is forced to investigate the city’s hidden corruption and question his family’s involvement.” 3 Oscar nominations.

#6. Jurassic World: Dominion Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are back in the sixth installment of the Jurassic Park series. Original Jurassic Park actors Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill also appear. IMDB.com: “Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, Biosyn operatives attempt to track down Maisie Lockwood, while Dr Ellie Sattler investigates a genetically engineered swarm of giant insects.”

#7. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Benedict Cumberbatch returns as Doctor Strange in this sequel to the 2016 Marvel Studios movie. He’s joined by Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch. IMDB.com: “Doctor Strange teams up with a mysterious teenage girl who can travel across multiverses, to battle other-universe versions of himself which threaten to wipe out the multiverse. They seek help from the Scarlet Witch, Wong and others.” People’s Choice Award for Movie of the Year.

#8. The Fabelmans Steve Spielberg directed and co-wrote this story loosely based on his early life and beginnings as a filmmaker. IMDB.com: “Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.” Winner of Golden Globe for Best Drama. 7 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

#9. Elvis Austin Butler delivers a star-making turn as Elvis and Tom Hanks portrays his controlling manager, Colonel Tom Parker, in this musical biopic from director Baz Luhrmann. 8 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

#10. All Quiet on the Western Front This is the third adaptation of the 1929 novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque. This epic war drama follows “a young German soldier’s terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I” (IMDB.com). Winner of the British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) for Best Picture. 9 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Movies of the Year Dave’s Movie Database: Awards Page Originally posted 2/28/2025.