Now is time for the disclaimer that I note every time I make a list like this. These lists of my favorites, the “best”, my most disappointing, the “worst” are all subjective, and they are only from the movies I have seen. I watched over 250 movies last year, but a mix-mosh of old and new. It is a delicate thing to blend wanting to catch up on old classics and wanting to stay current.

Below are my five FAVORITE movies released in the calendar year of 2022.


Fire Island

Director: Andrew Ahn
Writer: Joel Kim Booster
Staring: Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Margaret Cho, Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, Tomas Matos
Release Date: June 3, 2022
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Nope

Director: Jordan Peele
Writer: Jordan Peele
Staring: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea, Michael Wincott, Steven Yeun, Keith David
Release Date: July 22, 2022
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The Northman

Director: Robert Eggers
Writers: Sjón, Robert Eggers
Staring: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor-Joy
Release Date: April 22, 2022
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Prey

Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Writers: Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg, Jim Thomas
Staring: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro
Release Date: August 5, 2022
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Top Gun: Maverick

Director: Joseph Kosinski
Writers: Jim Cast, Jack Epps Jr., Peter Craig, Justin Marks, Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie
Staring: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer, Jon Hamm, Charles Parnell, Ed Harris, Lewis Pullman, Jay Ellis
Release Date: May 27, 2022
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