Most Anticipated Movies Of 2022

by Billy_Bloom | created - 24 Sep 2021 | updated - 24 Sep 2021 | Public

The movies I am most looking forward to seeing this year!

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1. Spaceman (I) (2024)

R | 107 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

55 Metascore

Half a year into his solo mission on the edge of the solar system, an astronaut concerned with the state of his life back on Earth is helped by an ancient creature he discovers in the bowels of his ship.

Director: Johan Renck | Stars: Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Paul Dano, Kunal Nayyar

Votes: 32,089

2. Spencer (2021)

R | 117 min | Biography, Drama

76 Metascore

Diana Spencer, struggling with mental-health problems during her Christmas holidays with the Royal Family at their Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Prince Charles.

Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, Jack Nielen

Votes: 76,611

3. Happening (2021)

R | 100 min | Drama

86 Metascore

An adaptation of Annie Ernaux's novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s.

Director: Audrey Diwan | Stars: Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein, Luàna Bajrami, Louise Orry-Diquéro

Votes: 11,566

4. The Power of the Dog (2021)

R | 126 min | Drama, Western

89 Metascore

Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.

Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee

Votes: 193,851

5. The Card Counter (2021)

R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

78 Metascore

William Tell is an ex-military interrogator living under the radar as a low-stakes gambler. When he encounters a young man looking to commit revenge against a mutual enemy, he takes him on the casino circuit to set him on a new path.

Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Willem Dafoe

Votes: 43,009

6. The Hand of God (2021)

R | 130 min | Drama

76 Metascore

In 1980s Naples, young Fabietto pursues his love for football as family tragedy strikes, shaping his uncertain but promising future as a filmmaker.

Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert

Votes: 49,589

7. Last Night in Soho (2021)

R | 116 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

65 Metascore

Aspiring fashion designer Eloise is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s, where she encounters dazzling wannabe singer Sandie. But the glamour is not as it seems, and the dreams of the past crack and splinter into something darker.

Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg

Votes: 177,044

8. The Last Duel (2021)

R | 152 min | Action, Drama, History

67 Metascore

The Knight Jean de Carrouges must settle the dispute over his wife Marguerite by challenging his former friend to a duel to the death.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Harriet Walter

Votes: 182,168 | Gross: $10.85M

9. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

PG-13 | 192 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

67 Metascore

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.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang

Votes: 494,490 | Gross: $659.68M

10. Oppenheimer (I) (2023)

R | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History

90 Metascore

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.

Votes: 728,512 | Gross: $326.11M

11. Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)

R | 114 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

51 Metascore

Special agent Orson Fortune and his team of operatives recruit one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars to help them on an undercover mission when the sale of a deadly new weapons technology threatens to disrupt the world order.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Hugh Grant

Votes: 85,539

12. Elvis (2022)

PG-13 | 159 min | Biography, Drama, Music

64 Metascore

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Tom Hanks, Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson

Votes: 234,677 | Gross: $151.04M

13. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

57 Metascore

Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.

Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson

Votes: 401,172 | Gross: $343.26M

14. The Lost City (2022)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

60 Metascore

A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure.

Directors: Aaron Nee, Adam Nee | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Votes: 158,774 | Gross: $105.34M

15. The Batman (2022)

PG-13 | 176 min | Action, Crime, Drama

72 Metascore

When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.

Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell

Votes: 787,215 | Gross: $369.35M

16. See How They Run (2022)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

60 Metascore

In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered.

Director: Tom George | Stars: Kieran Hodgson, Pearl Chanda, Gregory Cox, Harris Dickinson

Votes: 64,211

17. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Drama

78 Metascore

After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.

Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer

Votes: 697,138 | Gross: $718.73M

18. The Gray Man (2022)

PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Thriller

49 Metascore

When the CIA's most skilled operative, whose true identity is known to none, accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague puts a bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins.

Directors: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Billy Bob Thornton

Votes: 238,716

19. The Green Knight (2021)

R | 130 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

85 Metascore

A fantasy retelling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Director: David Lowery | Stars: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury

Votes: 118,044

20. Bullet Train (2022)

R | 127 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

49 Metascore

Five assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train find out that their missions have something in common.

Director: David Leitch | Stars: Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry

Votes: 427,792 | Gross: $103.37M

21. The Northman (2022)

R | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

82 Metascore

A young Viking prince is on a quest to avenge his father's murder.

Director: Robert Eggers | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke

Votes: 253,693 | Gross: $34.23M

22. Thirteen Lives (2022)

PG-13 | 147 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

66 Metascore

A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys and their soccer coach are trapped in a system of underground caves that are flooding.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman

Votes: 67,554

23. Next Goal Wins (2023)

PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

44 Metascore

The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0.

Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane

Votes: 21,933

24. The Killer (2023)

R | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

73 Metascore

After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard

Votes: 182,974

25. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

R | 206 min | Crime, Drama, History

89 Metascore

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.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons

Votes: 239,073

26. The Wild Bunch (I)

Western | Announced

A gang of American bandits try to elude bounty hunters during the waning days of the wild West. A remake of the 1969 film directed by Sam Peckinpah.

Stars: Jamie Foxx, Peter Dinklage

27. Bones and All (2022)

R | 131 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

74 Metascore

A young woman embarks on a 1000 mile odyssey through America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether love can survive their otherness.

Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell, Mark Rylance, Kendle Coffey

Votes: 58,009

28. Rothko (I) (2024)

Biography, Drama | Pre-production

Kate Rothko, the daughter of revered U.S. painter Mark Rothko, is drawn into a protracted legal battle with her father's estate executors and gallery directors, in a fight to honor his legacy.

Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jared Harris

29. She Said (2022)

R | 129 min | Drama, History

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's quest to break the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

Director: Maria Schrader | Stars: Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan, Patricia Clarkson, Lola Petticrew

Votes: 39,771

30. Maestro (2023)

R | 129 min | Biography, Drama, History

77 Metascore

This love story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.

Director: Bradley Cooper | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Vincenzo Amato

Votes: 60,777

31. The Beautiful Game (2024)

PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, Sport

60 Metascore

Advocates to end homelessness, organize an annual tournament for Homeless men to compete in a series of football matches known as The Homeless World Cup.

Director: Thea Sharrock | Stars: Micheal Ward, Beckett Handley, Tahvae Hunte, Daniel Attwell

Votes: 4,571

32. Amsterdam (2022)

R | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, History

48 Metascore

In the 1930s, three friends witness a murder, are framed for it, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.

Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Alessandro Nivola

Votes: 93,281

33. The Church of Living Dangerously

Drama, Thriller | Announced

How one of America's biggest pastors became a drug runner for a Mexican cartel.

Star: Christian Bale

34. Bear Season

Drama | Pre-production

A story about a boy, his inebriated Uncle who is always making up stories, and a bear that may or may not exist -- and the desperate need to believe in something.

Director: Simon Aboud | Star: Olga Kurylenko



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