2022 was the most exciting year for cinema since 2019. We saw theaters filled with audiences to witness the spectacle of the big screen once again. From Everything from Everything Everywhere All at Once’s magical word-of-mouth run to Tom Cruise cracking one billion at the box office for the first time to James Cameron bringing us back to Pandora after a 13-year hiatus helped to define a truly special year of movies. To celebrate, The Rolling Tape team selects their top 15 films of the year in the first annual “Best of 2022.”

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Katie Mann

15. Jackass Forever (Dir. Jeff Tremaine)

14. Don’t Worry Darling (Dir. Olivia Wilde)

13. Where the Crawdads Sing (Dir. Olivia Newman)

12. Elvis (Dir. Baz Luhrmann)

11. The Menu (Dir. Mark Mylod)

10. Bones and All (Dir. Luca Guadagnino)

9. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Dir. Rian Johnson)

8. Emily the Criminal (Dir. John Patton Ford)

7. Barbarian (Dir. Zach Cregger)

6. Nope (Dir. Jordan Peele)

5. Babylon (Dir. Damien Chazelle)

4. The Batman (Dir. Matt Reeves)

3. Uncharted (Dir. Ruben Fleischer)

2. Bullet Train (Dir. David Leitch)

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (Dir. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert)

Becca Johnson

15. Causeway (Dir. Lila Neugebauer)

14. Everything Everywhere All at Once (Dir. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert)

13. Avatar: The Way of Water (Dir. James Cameron)

12. Fresh (Dir. Mimi Cave)

11. On the Count of Three (Dir. Jerrod Carmichael)

10. X (Dir. Ti West)

9. Aftersun (Dir. Charlotte Wells)

8. Scream (Dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett)

7. Nope (Dir. Jordan Peele)

6. Cha Cha Real Smooth (Dir. Cooper Raiff)

5. The Fabelmans (Dir. Steven Spielberg)

4. TÁR (Dir. Todd Field)

3. The Northman (Dir. Robert Eggers)

2. Top Gun: Maverick (Dir. Joseph Kosinski)

1. Bones and All (Dir. Luca Guadagnino)l

Bryan Sudfield

15. All Quiet on the Western Front (Dir. Edward Berger)

14. Women Talking (Dir. Sarah Polley)

13. Top Gun: Maverick (Dir. Joseph Kosinski)

12. The Northman (Dir. Robert Eggers)

11. The Eternal Daughter (Dir. Joanna Hogg)

10. The Banshees of Inisherin (Dir. Martin McDonagh)

9. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Dir. Joel Crawford)

8. The Whale (Dir. Darren Aronofsky)

7. Babylon (Dir. Damien Chazelle)

6. Bones and All (Dir. Luca Guadagnino)

5. The Batman (Dir. Matt Reeves)

4. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

3. The Menu (Dir. Mark Mylod)

2. Everything Everywhere All at Once (Dir. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert)

1. TÁR (Dir. Todd Field)

Eugene Rocco Utley

15. Mad God (Dir. Phil Tippett)

14. The Banshees of Inisherin (Dir. Martin McDonagh)

13. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Dir. Rian Johnson)

12. The Batman (Dir. Matt Reeves)

11. RRR (Dir. S. S. Rajamouli)

10. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Dir. Joel Crawford)

9. Bones and All (Dir. Luca Guadagnino)

8. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (Dir. Dean Fleischer Camp)

7. TÁR (Dir. Todd Field)

6. Aftersun (Dir. Charlotte Wells)

5. After Yang (Dir. Kogonada)

4. Nope (Dir. Jordan Peele)

3. Everything Everywhere All at Once (Dir. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert)

2. Babylon (Dir. Damien Chazelle)

1. Decision to Leave (Dir. Park Chan-wook)

Anjani Chadha

7. The Elephant Whisperers (Dir. Kartiki Gonsalves)

6. Bergman Island (Dir. Mia Hansen-Løve)

5. The Worst Person in the World (Dir. Joachim Trier)

4. Licorice Pizza (Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)

3. Decision to Leave (Dir. Park Chan-wook)

2. Aftersun (Dir. Charlotte Wells)

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (Dir. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert)

Matthew Soto

15. The Banshees of Inisherin (Dir. Martin McDonagh)

14. Downton Abbey: A New Era (Dir. Simon Curtis)

13. Don’t Worry Darling (Dir. Olivia Wilde)

12. Bros (Dir. Nicholas Stoller)

11. The Menu (Dir. Mark Mylod)

10. Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (Dir. Sophie Hyde)

9. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Dir. Rian Johnson)

8. TÁR (Dir. Todd Field)

7. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson)

6. Elvis (Dir. Baz Luhrmann)

5. All Quiet on the Western Front (Dir. Edward Berger)

4. After Yang (Dir. Kogonada)

3. The Whale (Dir. Darren Aronofsky)

2. The Fabelmans (Dir. Steven Spielberg)

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (Dir. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert)

Sara Ciplickas

15. Don’t Worry Darling (Dir. Olivia Wilde)

14. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Dir. Ryan Coogler)

13. Bardo: False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths (Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu) 

12. Elvis (Dir. Baz Luhrmann)

11. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson)

10. Fresh (Dir. Mimi Cave)

9. Sr. (Dir. Chris Smith)

8. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Dir. Rian Johnson)

7. Till (Dir. Chinonye Chukwu)

6. Avatar: The Way of Water (Dir. James Cameron)

5. Everything Everywhere All at Once (Dir. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert)

4. Women Talking (Dir. Sarah Polley)

3. The Batman (Dir. Matt Reeves)

2. All Quiet on the Western Front (Dir. Edward Berger)

1. RRR (Dir. S. S. Rajamouli)

Danny Jarabek

15. Armageddon Time (Dir. James Gray)

14. The Batman (Dir. Matt Reeves)

13. Bardo: False Chronicles of a Handful of Truths (Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu)

12. Aftersun (Dir. Charlotte Wells)

11. Bones and All (Dir. Luca Guadagnino)

10. Mad God (Dir. Phil Tippett)

9. RRR (Dir. S. S. Rajamouli)

8. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (Dir. Dean Fleischer Camp)

7. Nope (Dir. Jordan Peele)

6. Everything Everywhere All at Once (Dir. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert)

5. Women Talking (Dir. Sarah Polley)

4. After Yang (Dir. Kogonada)

3. Decision to Leave (Dir. Park Chan-wook)

2. The Whale (Dir. Darren Aronofsky)

1. Babylon (Dir. Damien Chazelle)

Be sure to comment below on how our lists stack up to yours! Happy New Year!