Yearly Movie Rankings – 2022

I’ll start with the obvious. I watched far fewer films in 2022 compared to 2021, and fewer films in general since maybe 2016. Which is odd because by my estimation, 2022 is probably the best overall year in film since maybe 2018.

Maybe I was just more selective, but the truth is that I took a sizable step back in how many streaming films I covered this year, particularly Netflix originals. Similarly, I was far more choosy in terms of original series, as well, spending more of my time than ever catching up on modern anime.

Add in the fact that I got married, went to Europe and Africa for the first time, and finished my latest novel…it was a busy year. But certainly a memorable one in terms of the films I did see. As for what I haven’t seen yet, there are certainly a few bound to hit this list eventually. Argentina 1985, Close, Empire of Light, The Inspection, Bardo, Broker, The Eternal Daughter, and Causeway are just a few. If there are any you believe I should prioritize sooner rather than later, be sure to sound off your recommendations in the comments.

All right. Here are all the movies I saw in 2022, ranked from best to worst.

JON NEGRONI’S TOP FILMS OF 2022

1. RRR
2. Aftersun
3. TÁR
4. The Banshees of Inisherin
5. Return to Seoul
6. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
7. Nope
8. Everything Everywhere All at Once
9. All Quiet On The Western Front
10. Happening
11. Turning Red
12. Decision to Leave
13. Dual
14. Fire of Love
15. After Yang
16. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
17. Benediction
18. Nanny
19. The Woman King
20. Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood
21. Top Gun: Maverick
22. Aftershock
23. Avatar: The Way of Water
24. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
25. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
26. Utama
27. Prey
28. Fire Island
29. Cha Cha Real Smooth
30. Funny Pages
31. Babylon
32. The Fabelmans
33. The Menu
34. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
35. The Northman
36. Mad God
37. The Pale Blue Eye
38. The Pink Cloud
39. The Exiles
40. Violent Night
41. Barbarian
42. Descendant
43. The Black Phone
44. EO
45. I Want You Back
46. Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
47. 7 Days
48. Chip’n Dale: Rescue Rangers
49. Girl Picture
50. Resurrection
51. Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
52. Kimi
53. You Won’t Be Alone
54. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
55. The Princess
56. Fresh
57. Three Thousand Years of Longing
58. Lady Chatterley’s Lover
59. Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
60. Halloween Ends
61. I Get Knocked Down
62. Till
63. The Bad Guys
64. The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales
65. One Piece Film Red
66. She Said
67. Scream
68. Emily the Criminal
69. Bones and All
70. Sea Beast
71. We Need to Talk about Cosby
72. The Batman
73. Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
74. Am I OK?
75. The House
76. Emancipation
77. Lucy and Desi
78. Moonfall
79. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
80. X
81. The Lost City
82. Thor: Love and Thunder
83. Devotion
84. Beanie Mania
85. Bullet Train
86. Spirited
87. White Noise
88. God’s Country
89. Women Talking
90. Hustle
91. The Tinder Swindler
92. Uncharted
93. Armageddon Time
94. Crimes of the Future
95. Call Jane
96. Master
97. A Man Called Otto
98. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
99. Watcher
100. The Bob’s Burgers Movie
101. Not Okay
102. Breaking
103. No Exit
104. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
105. When You Finish Saving the World
106. jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
107. The Wonder
108. Smile
109. Ambulance
110. Marry Me
111. Summering
112. Alice
113. Something in the Dirt
114. Spiderhead
115. Where the Crawdads Sing
116. Strange World
117. The Good Nurse
118. Bros
119. The Adam Project
120. Lightyear
121. Elvis
122. Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
123. Death on the Nile
124. Memory
125. Jurassic World Dominion
126. Don’t Worry Darling
127. The Whale
128. Black Adam
129. Blonde
130. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
131. Father Stu
132. The 355
133. Men
134. Morbius
135. Deep Water
136. Pinocchio