 | Dave’s Movie Database:Top 10 Movies of 2023These are the top 10 movies of the year based on their overall status in Dave’s Movie Database. |
| #1: OppenheimerIMDB.com: “A dramatization of the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who had a large hand in the development of the atomic bombs that brought an end to World War II.” Won 7 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), and Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.). Winner of the British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) for Best Picture, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, Golden Globe for Best Drama, Producers Guild of America – Best Picture, Screen Actors Guild – Outstanding Cast. See DMDB page. |
| #2: BarbieIMDB.com: “Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.” Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling portray the famous dolls. Directed by Greta Gerwig. 2023 box office champ. Oscar-nominated for Best Picture. |
| #3: The Super Mario Bros. MovieAnimated movie based on the classic video game. IMDB.com: “Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi are warped to the magical Mushroom Kingdom, and Mario must team up with Princess Peach, Toad, and Donkey Kong to save Luigi from the evil Bowser.” Voice work from Chris Pratt and Anya Taylor-Joy. |
| #4: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseIMDB.com: “Traveling across the multiverse, Miles Morales meets a new team of Spider-People, made up of heroes from different dimensions. But when the heroes clash over how to deal with a new threat, Miles finds himself at a crossroads.” Sequel to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. |
| #5: Poor ThingsIMDB.com: “An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.” A reimagining of the classic Frankenstein tale. Golden Globe winner for Best Comedy or Musical. Oscar-nominated for Best Picture. Emma Stone won an Oscar for Best Actress. |
| #6: Killers of the Flower MoonIMDB.com: “When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one - until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.” Directed by Martin Scorese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro, and Lily Gladstone. Winner of National Board of Review – Best Picture. 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. |
| #7: The HoldoversIMDB.com: “A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England school remains on campus during Christmas break. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school's cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War.” Winner for Writers Guild of America – Best Original Screenplay. Oscar-nominated for Best Picture. Da'Vine Joy Randolph won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. |
| #8: WonkaIMDB.com: “With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.” Timothée Chalamet plays a young Willy Wonka in this prequel to the movies Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, based on the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. |
| #9: Guardians of the Galaxy 3IMDB.com: “Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own – a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful.” |
| #10: Past LivesIMDB.com: “Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.” Oscar-nominated for Best Picture. |
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