Best Movies of 2022
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Best Movies of 2022
TOP Movies: Top Gun: Maverick (2022), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), The Batman (2022), The Adam Project (2022), Prey (2022), Uncharted (2022), The Lost City (2022), Death on the Nile (2022), Ambulance (2022), Bullet Train (2022), Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), Hustle (2022), The Outfit (2022), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), Where the Crawdads Sing (2022), All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), Enola Holmes 2 (2022), Father Stu (2022), Redeeming Love (2022), The Contractor (2022).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Set in the world of drone technology and fifth generation fighters, this sequel will explore the end of the era of dogfighting.
Style:
realistic, saga, entertaining, emotional, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
fighter pilot, fighter plane, warplane, aircraft carrier, u.s. military, u.s. navy, aerial combat, fighter jet, test pilot, aviation, desert, leadership ...
Time:
2020s, 60s, year 1986, 80s, year 1969 ...
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, mojave desert, san diego california
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
Style:
cerebral, surreal, psychedelic, philosophical, mind bending ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
female protagonist, multiverse, fight, alternate universe, surrealism, chinese immigrant, lgbt, immigrant, parallel world, midlife crisis, kung fu, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
2020s, future
Place:
brighton
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
Twelve years after exploring Pandora and joining the Na’vi, Jake Sully has since raised a family with Neytiri and established himself within the clans of the new world. Of course, peace can only last so long. Especially when the military ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, breathtaking, epic, saga ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, date night, adult
Plot:
fantasy world, fight, underwater, hopes, ocean, alien, mother son relationship, escapades, good versus evil, planet, alien civilization, native ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 2020s, distant future, 22nd century
Place:
space western
Is relevant?
915K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
Style:
neo noir, gothic, tense, cult classic, action adventure ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
superhero, vigilante, organized crime, corruption, gotham city, dark hero, batman, masked superhero, vengeance, psychopath, killing spree, villain ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
Style:
enigmatic, mysterious, funny, disturbing, motivational ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
time travel, time, father, suv, child, female warrior, time traveler, travel, space, time paradox, death of father, astronaut ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Is relevant?
268K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the Comanche Nation in 1717, a fierce and highly skilled warrior named Naru learns the prey she is stalking is a highly evolved alien with a technologically advanced arsenal.
Style:
suspense, scary, slasher, period piece, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
alien, creature, female warrior, warrior, native american tribe, predator, alien invasion, strong female lead, monster, heroine, one woman army, alien monster ...
Time:
2020s, 18th century
Place:
north america, america
Is relevant?
296K
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A descendent of explorer Sir Francis Drake uncovers the location of the legendary El Dorado. With the help of his mentor and an ambitious journalist he works to uncover its secrets while surviving on an island filled with pirates, mercenaries, and a ...
Style:
suspense, psychotronic, visually appealing, action adventure, epic ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure, archaeology, lost treasure, danger, treasure hunter, treasure map, jungle, adventurer, artifact, escape, deception ...
Time:
2020s, future, 2000s, year 2006
Place:
new york, the philippines, boston, barcelona, spain
Is relevant?
175K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Follows a reclusive romance novelist who was sure nothing could be worse than getting stuck on a book tour with her cover model, until a kidnapping attempt sweeps them both into a cutthroat jungle adventure, proving life can be so much stranger, and ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, funny, cute, rom com, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
kidnapping, treasure, treasure hunt, novelist, jungle, snake, bodyguard, cargo plane, model, woman in jeopardy, volcano, agoraphobia ...
Time:
2020s, future
Place:
canary islands, fictional island
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Almost everyone on the S.S.Karnak, cruising the Nile, has a reason to want heiress Linnet Ridgeway dead. Her jewels are coveted by elderly Mrs. van Schuyler, her maid is upset because Linnet won't give her a promised dowry, writer Salome ...
Style:
detective, captivating, costume drama, non-linear, surprise ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder mystery, whodunit, investigator, murder, honeymoon, murder investigation, private detective, boat, police inspector, justice, investigation, unrequited love ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two, year 1937, 1910s, 2020s ...
Place:
egypt, belgium, london
Is relevant?
112K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, asks for help from his adoptive brother Danny. A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: ...
Style:
suspense, perverse, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
hospital, hostage, heist gone wrong, ambulance, police, fear, paramedic, bank robbery, homosexual, male male relationship, car chase, betrayal ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Is relevant?
524K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the ...
Style:
funny, suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
train, assassin, hitman, mission, tough guy, runaway train, luck, revenge, husband and wife, crew, assignment, killer ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
japan, bolivia, tokyo, asia, mexico ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a ...
Style:
suspense, saga, psychotronic, anamorphic, retro ...
Plot:
dinosaur, animal attack, creature, prehistoric creature, tyrannosaurus rex, monster, genetics, creature feature, jurassic park, giant creature, teenage girl, disaster ...
Time:
jurassic, 2020s, future
Place:
malta, italy, texas, washington d.c., san francisco ...
Is relevant?
162K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, a down on his luck basketball scout takes it upon himself to bring the phenom to the States without his team's approval. Against the odds, they have one final shot to prove ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
basketball player, basketball, coping, basketball coach, opportunity, training, sport team, teenage pregnancy, career, manager, ambition, athlete's life ...
Place:
spain, new york, philadelphia, china, nigeria ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only ...
Style:
suspense, period piece, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
organized crime, tailor, murderer, gangster, englishman, gang, irish mob, mobster, mob hit, fighting crime, criminal gang, changing lives ...
Time:
1950s, year 1956, 50s
Place:
chicago, london
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.
Style:
3d animation, epic fantasy, fairy tale, anime, saga ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
shrek, anthropomorphic cat, cat, talking animal, talking cat, furry, animal, anthropomorphic animal, travel, wolf, wish fulfillment, excalibur ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
spain, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.
Style:
suspense, romantic drama, psychological, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
coming of age, murder mystery, swamp, secret relationship, lonely, woman, twists and turns, nature, outcast, abusive father, teenage girl, domestic abuse ...
Time:
1950s, year 1953, year 1968, year 1969, year 1962 ...
Place:
north carolina
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.
Style:
dark fantasy, saga, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
superhero, alternate universe, magical power, multiverse, fear, interdimensional travel, villain, giant snake, spell, sorcerer, parallel universe, magic ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees to help, though he's unaware of the dangers that lie ...
Style:
fairy tale, mysterious, breathtaking, exciting, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
magic, magical creature, wizard, fantasy world, magical, good versus evil, psychopath, animal cruelty, curse, witch, wizards and magicians, harry potter ...
Time:
2020s, year 1932, year 1939, 1930s
Place:
berlin germany, germany, new york, rio de janeiro, london ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, USA, UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the ...
Style:
visually stunning, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war one, trench warfare, battles, infantry, military, dying young, soldier, battlefield, german army, death of friend, german soldier, death ...
Time:
year 1917, year 1914, year 1918, 2020s, 1910s ...
Place:
germany, france
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Now a detective-for-hire like her infamous brother, Enola Holmes takes on her first official case to find a missing girl, as the sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery that requires the help of friends — and Sherlock himself — to ...
Style:
entertaining, detective, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
victorian england, sherlock holmes, female detective, heroine, teenage girl, teenage detective, love, teenager, brother sister relationship, missing girl, sister, journey ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
london, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The true-life story of boxer-turned-priest. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen, a Sunday school teacher who seems immune ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, inspirational, spiritual ...
Plot:
catholic, catholic priest, priest, redemption, christian, ex boxer, lifestyle change, changing lives, faith, new life, religion, inspiration ...
Place:
montana, tibet, los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A retelling of the biblical book of Hosea set against the backdrop of the California Gold Rush of 1850.
Style:
christian film, thrilling, captivating, romantic, psychological ...
Plot:
traumatic childhood, prostitution, prostitute, brother in law brother in law relationship, skinny dipping, brothel, abused woman, social problems, love story, couple relations, relationships, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1850s, 2020s, 19th century
Place:
california, san francisco, boston
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After being involuntarily discharged from the U.S. Special Forces, James Harper decides to support his family by joining a private contracting organization alongside his best friend and under the command of a fellow veteran. Overseas on a covert ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, thrilling ...
Plot:
mission, military, ex military, veteran, betrayal, fight, soldier, murder, wound, hunted, flashback, reconnaissance ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
berlin germany, germany, atlanta georgia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
Style:
romantic, disturbing, rom com, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens
Plot:
marriage of convenience, love story, romantic relationship, fall in love, in love, love, male female relationship, love affair, couple relations, dream, enemies to lovers, fake marriage ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Emily, who is saddled with student debt and locked out of the job market due to a minor criminal record, gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
Style:
thrilling, tense, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
credit card fraud, criminal, criminal underworld, female protagonist, fake identification, debt, con woman, gang, cons and scams, life is a bitch, caper, partners in crime ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
los angeles, persia, south america, mexico, portugal
Is relevant?
61K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the legendary vigilante Samaritan, who was reported dead 20 years ago. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his ...
Style:
intense, tense, captivating, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
superpower, superhero, villain, old man, epic battle, heroes, little boy, battles, bandit, uncover truth, young boy, single mother ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
301K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, New Zealand, Hungary
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
Style:
saga, captivating, tense, colorful, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
superhero, lightning, villain, superhero team, egyptian mythology, mythology, fight, teenage superheroine, comic book, super villain, supernatural power, power ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
middle east, louisiana
Is relevant?
254K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway, but ...
Style:
psychological horror, scary, suspense, spooky, slasher ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
basement, secret passageway, locked in a room, fear, kidnapping, secret room, locked in, psychopath, rape, serial rapist, terror, serial killer ...
Time:
2020s, 80s
Place:
detroit, brooklyn new york city, usa
Is relevant?
312K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Plot unknown.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, scary, psychological horror ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
massacre, alien, first contact, chimpanzee, alien monster, ufo, brother sister relationship, horse, childhood trauma, eaten alive, horse ranch, alien invasion ...
Time:
2020s, year 1998, future, 90s, year 1996
Place:
california, los angeles
Is relevant?
269K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic, UK, Canada, France, Denmark, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head.
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing, action thriller ...
Plot:
hitman, agent, cia, assassin, mission, gunfight, special agent, fight, female warrior, murder, killer, murderer ...
Time:
future, year 2003, 2020s, 2000s
Place:
prague, thailand, china, austria, berlin germany ...
Is relevant?
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