2022 Film Rankings and Discussions

[DanTheMan]

2021 is the past, 2022 is the new.
Which films are YOU most looking forward to?



The Playlist’s 100 Most Anticipated of 2022

[Show spoiler]The Killer (David Fincher)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Martin Scorsese)
Nope (Jordan Peele)
Women Talking (Sarah Polley)
Bones and All (Luca Guadagnino)
Bardo (or False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths) (Alejandro G. Iñárritu)
Blonde (Andrew Dominik)
The Northman (Robert Eggers)
Disappointment Blvd. (Ari Aster)
Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos)
White Noise (Noah Baumbach)
Knives Out 2 (Rian Johnson)
The Eternal Daughter (Joanna Hogg)
Armageddon Time (James Gray)
Tár (Todd Field)
Showing Up (Kelly Reichardt)
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Part One (Joaquim Dos Santos, +1)
She Said (Maria Schrader)
Three Thousand Years Of Longing (George Miller)
Don’t Worry Darling (Olivia Wilde)
Decision to Leave (Park Chan-wook)
Babylon (Damien Chazelle)
Untitled Eddie Murphy/Jonah Hill Comedy (Kenya Barris)
The Batman (Matt Reeves)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Ryan Coogler)
Canterbury Glass (David O. Russell)
Creed III (Michael B. Jordan)
Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg)
KIMI (Steven Soderbergh)
Red, White and Water (Lila Neugebauer)

IMDB 10 Most Anticipated of 2022:

[Show spoiler]The Batman
Scream
Thor: Love and Thunder
Top Gun: Maverick
Killers of the Flower Moon
Jurassic World: Dominion
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Mission: Impossible 7
Uncharted
The Flash

[DanTheMan]

Latest entries in Red. Order is most recently watched to earliest watched (for now).

The Fabelmans - B+ ()
White Noise - B (½)
RRR - A (½)
The Whale - B+ ()
Women Talking - C+ ()
Corsage - B (½)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery - B+ ()
Strange World - C (½)
Resurrection - B (½)
Marry Me - C+ ()
Babylon - A+ ()
Kimi - B (½)
Falling for Christmas - C+ ()
Violent Night - B (½)
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths - C (½)
Avatar: The Way of Water - A (½)
Bones and All - B (½)
Three Thousand Years of Longing - C (½)
Clerks III - C+ ()
Emily the Criminal - B (½)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio - B+ ()
Bros - C+ ()
The Bad Guys - C+ ()
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - D ()
Dog - C+ ()
She Said - B+ ()
The Wonder - C+ ()
The Lost City - C (½)
Disenchanted - C (½)
The Menu - A (½)
Decision to Leave - A (½)
Triangle of Sadness - B+ ()
Aftersun - C (½)
Smile - B (½)
Morbius - F (½)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - B (½)
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - B (½)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On - B (½)
See How They Run - C+ ()
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story - B (½)
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - C+ ()
Enola Holmes 2 - B (½)
Causeway - B+ ()
Armageddon Time - B (½)
The Banshees of Inisherin - B+ ()
Bullet Train - C+ ()
Halloween Ends - C (½)
TÁR - A (½)
Ticket to Paradise - C+ ()
Black Adam - B (½)
Amsterdam - B (½)
Hocus Pocus 2 - C (½)
DC League of Super-Pets - B (½)
The Woman King - B+ ()
Blonde - D ()
Don't Worry Darling - B+ ()
Pearl - B+ ()
Barbarian - B (½)
Men - B (½)
Pinocchio - C (½)
Do Revenge - B (½)
Mad God - B+ ()
Bodies Bodies Bodies - B+ ()
Orphan: First Kill - C+ ()
Honor Society - B (½)
The Black Phone - B (½)
Prey - B+ ()
Nope - C+ ()
After Yang - C+ ()
Thor: Love and Thunder - C+ ()
Minions: The Rise of Gru - B (½)
Elvis - B+ ()
Crimes of the Future - B (½)
Father of the Bride - B (½)
Cha Cha Real Smooth - B+ ()
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande - B+ ()
Lightyear - B+ ()
Watcher - B (½)
Jurassic World: Dominion - C (½)
Top Gun: Maverick - A (½)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - B+ ()
Ambulance - A (½)
Death on the Nile - C+ ()
The Northman - A (½)
X - B (½)
Everything Everywhere All at Once - A+ ()
The Worst Person in the World - A (½)
Scream - B (½)
Turning Red - B+ ()
The Batman - A (½)

[slumcat]

Our Apprenticeship by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi.

[Foggy]

Bring it on, mother****ers!!!

[Abdrewes]

Let's (try to) do this!

[Damon1281]

Recommended:
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Death on the Nile
Nitram
Dog
Moonfall
Morbius
The 355

Not Recommended:

Jackass Forever
Scream
Blacklight


Certified Awful
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Fallen
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
The Bubble

[Show spoiler]
plan to see
Fantastic Beasts 3: The Secrets of Dumbledore [Cinemas] – April 15
John Wick: Chapter 4 [Cinemas] – May 27
Thor: Love and Thunder – July 8
Salem's Lot [Cinemas] – September 9
Mission Impossible 7 [Cinemas] – September 30

[Damon1281]

Recommended:
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Death on the Nile
Nitram
The Cursed
Dog
Moonfall
Morbius
The 355

Not Recommended:

Jackass Forever
Scream
Blacklight


Certified Awful
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Fallen
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
The Bubble

[Show spoiler]
plan to see
Fantastic Beasts 3: The Secrets of Dumbledore [Cinemas] – April 15
John Wick: Chapter 4 [Cinemas] – May 27
Thor: Love and Thunder – July 8
Salem's Lot [Cinemas] – September 9
Mission Impossible 7 [Cinemas] – September 30

[Damon1281]

Recommended:
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Death on the Nile
The Cursed
Nitram
Dog
Moonfall
Morbius
The 355

Not Recommended:

The Batman
Jackass Forever
Scream
Blacklight
Fire Starter

Certified Awful
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Fallen
Lightyear
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
The Bubble


plan to see

[Show spoiler]
Fantastic Beasts 3: The Secrets of Dumbledore [Cinemas] – April 15
John Wick: Chapter 4 [Cinemas] – May 27
Thor: Love and Thunder – July 8
Salem's Lot [Cinemas] – September 9
Mission Impossible 7 [Cinemas] – September 30

[Damon1281]

Recommended:
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Death on the Nile
The Cursed
Nitram
Dog
Moonfall
Everything, Everywhere, all at Once
Morbius
The 355

Not Recommended:

The Batman
Jackass Forever
Scream
Studio 666
Blacklight
Fire Starter

Certified Awful
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Fallen
Lightyear
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
The Bubble

[Damon1281]

From best to worst, subject to revision.

Recommended:
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Death on the Nile
The Cursed
Nitram
Dog
Moonfall
Everything, Everywhere, all at Once
Morbius
The 355

Not Recommended:

Prey
The Batman
Jackass Forever
Scream
Studio 666
Blacklight
Fire Starter

Certified Awful
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Fallen
Lightyear
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
The Bubble

[Damon1281]

From best to worst, subject to revision.


Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness


Death on the Nile
The Cursed


Dog
Nitram
Moonfall
Everything, Everywhere, all at Once
Morbius
The 355


Prey
The Batman
Arctic Void
Jackass Forever
Scream
Studio 666
Blacklight
Men
Fire Starter


Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Fallen
Shark Side of the Moon
Lightyear
Dracula: The Original Living Vampire
The Bubble

[benbess]

reserved

[jacobsever]

[Zoland2020]

5/5:
The Batman (2022)
The Northman
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Till

4.5/5:
X
Jackass Forever
Top Gun Maverick
Nope
Elvis
Barbarian
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Pearl: An X-Ordinary Origin Story
Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

4/5:
The Fallout
Kimi
After Yang
Fresh
Ambulance
The Sadness
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Cha Cha Real Smooth
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Trees of Peace
The Bob's Burgers Movie
The Black Phone
Prey
Bullet Train
Crimes of the Future
Sissy
Smile
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Violent Night

3.5/5:
The Wasteland (aka El páramo)
The Adam Project
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Emergency
Uncharted
Fire Island
Day Shift
Orphan: First Kill
Vengeance
The Woman King
Deadstream
Speak No Evil
Causeway
Wendell & Wild
The Wonder
Don’t Worry Darling
The Silent Twins
Bros
Emily the Criminal
Old People
Black Adam

3/5:
No Exit
Silverton Siege
Hellbender
Centauro
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
The Princess
Father Stu
The Gray Man
Samaritan
Valley of the Dead
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Three Thousand Years of Longing
A Christmas Story Christmas
Warriors of Future

2.5/5:
Restless
Scream 5
Windfall
Borrego
The Contractor
Last Seen Alive
Thor: Love and Thunder
Morbius
Beast
I Came By
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Goodnight Mommy
Hellraiser (2022)
Hellhole
Troll
Strange World

2/5:
Amandla
Moonfall
All The Old Knives
Choose or Die
The Turning Point
Hillwalkers
Interceptor
Spiderhead
Men
Rubikon
Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.
End of the Road
Memory
Amsterdam
Medieval (NEW)

1.5/5:
Brazen
The Privilege
The 355
Master
Blacklight
Firestarter
The Weekend Away
Halloween Ends
The Lair
Falling for Christmas
The Invitation (2022)

1/5:
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
Don't Kill Me
Cheaper by the Dozen (2022)
They/Them
Disney's Pinocchio
The Munsters
The Takeover
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned
Hollyblood

0/5:
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
Marmaduke
The Requin
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn

TOTAL: 122

[Cremildo]

A
-

A-
Private Desert (2021)

B+
The Worst Person in the World (2021)

B
A Hero (2021)

B-
Nitram (2021)

C+
Scream

C
-

C-
-

D+
-

D
-

D-
-

F
-

[acroyear2]

Reserved

[acroyear2]

Belle (4.5/5)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (3.5/5)

[filmbuffTX]

NEW in BLUE
*indicates theatrical viewing


Scream* (1/14/21)

[PopcornBandit]

Everything Everywhere All At Once

1/2


Ambulance
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The Northman
Prey
Bullet Train
Barbarian
Black Adam

1/2
Scream
The Batman
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Thor: Love and Thunder
Top Gun: Maverick
Nope
Pearl


Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
The Black Phone
Hellraiser
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Smile


1/2



Morbius

1/2

[Zivouhr]

I'd like to make a reservation please for this spot in this thread.

Blacklight with Liam Neeson: 6/10. It was okay.

Looking forward to The Batman in March.

Then a bunch more might be decent for the rest of 2022.


List of American films of 2022

[Show spoiler]
Not updated Copy/pasted list but gives some idea of what 2022 will entail:

January–March
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Y 1 Amityville Karen SRS Cinema / FilmyDo Shawn C. Phillips (director); Julie Anne Prescott (screenplay); James Duval, Dawna Lee Heising, Niko El Santo Zavero, Lauren Franchesca, Shawn C. Phillips
[1]
7 The 355 Universal Pictures / Perfect World Pictures / FilmNation Entertainment Simon Kinberg (director/screenplay); Theresa Rebeck (screenplay); Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong'o, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Fan Bingbing, Sebastian Stan, Édgar Ramírez
[2]
14 Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Amazon Studios / Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation Jennifer Kluska, Derek Drymon (directors); Amos Vernon, Nunzio Randazzo, Genndy Tartakovsky (screenplay); Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kathryn Hahn, Jim Gaffigan, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, Keegan-Michael Key, Brian Hull, Fran Drescher, Brad Abrell, Asher Blinkoff
[3]
Scream Paramount Pictures / Spyglass Media Group Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett (director); James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick (screenplay); Melissa Barrera, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell
[4]
Deep Water 20th Century Studios / Regency Enterprises Adrian Lyne (director); Zach Helm, Sam Levinson (screenplay); Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts, Lil Rel Howery, Rachel Blanchard
[5]
21 Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre STXfilms / Miramax Guy Ritchie (director); Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies (screenplay); Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Bugzy Malone, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Hugh Grant
[6]
Cyrano Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Bron Creative / Working Title Films Joe Wright (director); Erica Schmidt (screenplay); Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bashir Salahuddin, Ben Mendelsohn
[7]
Redeeming Love Universal Pictures D.J. Caruso (director/screenplay); Francine Rivers (screenplay); Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Logan Marshall-Green, Ke-Xi Wu, Famke Janssen, Nina Dobrev, Eric Dane
[8]
The King's Daughter Gravitas Ventures / Bliss Media Sean McNamara (director); Berry Berman, James Schamus (screenplay); Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker, William Hurt, Rachel Griffiths, Fan Bingbing, Julie Andrews
28 Morbius Columbia Pictures / Marvel Entertainment Daniel Espinosa (director); Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (screenplay); Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, Tyrese Gibson, Michael Keaton
[9]
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild Disney+ / 20th Century Studios / Bardel Entertainment Simon Pegg, Vincent Tong, Josh Peck
[10]
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Y 4 Moonfall Lionsgate / AGC Studios / Centropolis Entertainment Roland Emmerich (director/screenplay); Harald Kloser, Spenser Cohen (screenplay); Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Donald Sutherland
[11]
The Black Phone Universal Pictures / Blumhouse Productions Scott Derrickson (director/screenplay); C. Robert Cargill (screenplay); Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone
[12]
Jackass Forever Paramount Pictures / MTV Entertainment Studios Jeff Tremaine (director); Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze (screenplay); Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Dave England, Wee Man, Danger Ehren, Preston Lacy
[13]
11 Death on the Nile 20th Century Studios / Scott Free Productions / TSG Entertainment Kenneth Branagh (director); Michael Green (screenplay); Kenneth Branagh, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Letitia Wright
[5]
Marry Me Universal Pictures / Perfect World Pictures Kat Coiro (director); John Rogers, Tami Sagher, Harper Dill (screenplay); Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley, Sarah Silverman
[14]
I Want You Back Amazon Studios Jason Orley (director); Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger (screenplay); Charlie Day, Jenny Slate, Gina Rodriguez, Scott Eastwood
The Devil's Light Lionsgate / Gold Circle Films Daniel Stamm (director); Robert Zappia (screenplay); Jacqueline Byers, Virginia Madsen, Ben Cross, Colin Salmon
18 Uncharted Columbia Pictures / PlayStation Productions / Atlas Entertainment Ruben Fleischer (director); Rafe Judkins, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (screenplay); Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, Antonio Banderas
[15]
Ambulance Universal Pictures / Bay Films Michael Bay (director); Chris Fedak (screenplay); Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González
[16]
Dog Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / FilmNation Entertainment Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin (director); Reid Carolin (screenplay); Channing Tatum, Jane Adams, Kevin Nash, Q'orianka Kilcher, Ethan Suplee, Emmy Raver-Lampman
[17]
Luck Apple TV+ / Paramount Pictures / Skydance Animation Peggy Holmes (director); Kiel Murray, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger (screenplay); Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg
[18]
Sneakerella Disney+ / Disney Platform Distribution / Disney Channel Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum (director); David Light, Joseph Raso, Tamara Chestna, Mindy Stern, George Gore II (screenplay); Chosen Jacobs, Lexi Underwood, John Salley
[19]
25 The Outfit Focus Features / FilmNation Entertainment Graham Moore (director/screenplay); Johnathan McClain (screenplay); Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Dylan O'Brien, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Simon Russell Beale
[20]
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H 4 The Batman Warner Bros. Pictures / DC Films / 6th & Idaho Motion Picture Company Matt Reeves (director/screenplay); Peter Craig (screenplay); Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Jayme Lawson, Barry Keoghan, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell
[21]
11 Turning Red Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios Domee Shi (director/screenplay); Julia Cho (screenplay); Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, James Hong
[22]
18 Downton Abbey: A New Era Focus Features / Carnival Films Simon Curtis (director); Julian Fellowes (screenplay); Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Penelope Wilton, Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye, Dominic West
[23]
The Contractor STXfilms / Thunder Road Films Tarik Saleh (director); J. P. Davis (screenplay); Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan
[24]
The Unbreakable Boy Lionsgate Jon Gunn (director/screenplay); Zachary Levi, Meghann Fahy, Jacob Laval, Patricia Heaton
[25]
25 The Lost City Paramount Pictures Aaron and Adam Nee (directors); Seth Gordon, Dana Fox (screenplay); Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Patti Harrison, Oscar Nunez, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Daniel Radcliffe
[26]
April–June
Opening Title Production company Cast and crew Ref.
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L 1 Easter Sunday Universal Pictures Jay Chandrasekhar (director); Ken Cheng (screenplay); Jo Koy, Jimmy O. Yang, Tia Carrere, Brandon Wardell, Eva Noblezada, Tiffany Haddish
[27]
8 Bullet Train Columbia Pictures / 87North Productions David Leitch (director); Zak Olkewicz (screenplay); Brad Pitt, Joey King, Andrew Koji, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz, Masi Oka, Michael Shannon, Logan Lerman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Karen Fukuhara, Bad Bunny, Sandra Bullock
[28]
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Paramount Pictures / Sega Sammy Group / Original Film Jeff Fowler (director); Patrick Casey, Josh Miller, John Whittington (screenplay); Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Idris Elba, Jim Carrey
[29]
The Northman Focus Features / Regency Enterprises Robert Eggers (director/screenplay); Sjón (screenplay); Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Björk, Ralph Ineson, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe
[30]
15 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Warner Bros. Pictures / Heyday Films David Yates (director); J. K. Rowling, Steve Kloves (screenplay); Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Callum Turner, Jessica Williams, Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen
[31]
22 The Bad Guys Universal Pictures / DreamWorks Animation Pierre Perifel (director); Etan Cohen, Hilary Winston (screenplay); Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Anthony Ramos, Craig Robinson, Marc Maron, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, Richard Ayoade, Lilly Singh
[32]
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Lionsgate Tom Gormican (director/screenplay); Kevin Etten (screenplay); Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Tiffany Haddish, Neil Patrick Harris
[25]
65 Columbia Pictures Scott Beck, Bryan Woods (director/screenplay); Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman
[33]
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Y 6 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Marvel Studios Sam Raimi (director); Jade Bartlett, Michael Waldron (screenplay); Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Xochitl Gomez
[34]
20 DC League of Super-Pets Warner Bros. Pictures / Warner Animation Group / DC Films Jared Stern (director/screenplay); Sam Levine (co-director); Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Marc Maron, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz, Keanu Reeves
[35]
Legally Blonde 3 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Mindy Kaling, Dan Goor (screenplay); Reese Witherspoon
[36]
27 Top Gun: Maverick Paramount Pictures / Skydance Media / Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films / Tencent Pictures Joseph Kosinski (director); Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay); Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer
[13]
John Wick: Chapter 4 Lionsgate / Thunder Road Productions / 87North Productions Chad Stahelski (director); Shay Hatten, Michael Finch (screenplay); Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Lance Reddick, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Clancy Brown, Shamier Anderson, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ian McShane
[37]
The Bob's Burgers Movie 20th Century Studios / 20th Century Animation Loren Bouchard (director/screenplay); H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy, John Roberts
[38]
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[39]
17 Lightyear Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios Angus MacLane (director); Chris Evans
[22]
24 Elvis Warner Bros. Pictures / Roadshow Entertainment Baz Luhrmann (director/screenplay); Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce (screenplay); Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Yola Quartey, Luke Bracey, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Dacre Montgomery, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham
[40]
Where the Crawdads Sing Sony Pictures Releasing / Hello Sunshine / 3000 Pictures Olivia Newman (director); Lucy Alibar (screenplay); Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, David Strathairn, Jayson Warner Smith
29 Shotgun Wedding Lionsgate Jason Moore (director); Mark Hammer, Liz Meriwether (screenplay); Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Sônia Braga, Jennifer Coolidge, Lenny Kravitz, Cheech Marin
[41]
July–September
Opening Title Production company Cast and crew Ref.
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Y 1 Minions: The Rise of Gru Universal Pictures / Illumination Kyle Balda (director); Brian Lynch (screenplay); Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, RZA, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Alan Arkin
[42]
Oh Hell No Columbia Pictures Kitao Sakurai (director); Scot Armstrong, Tracy Oliver, Jessica Gao, Rodney Rothman (screenplay); Jack Black
[43]
8 Thor: Love and Thunder Marvel Studios Taika Waititi (director/screenplay); Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (screenplay); Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Christian Bale, Chris Pratt, Jaimie Alexander, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn, Vin Diesel, Jeff Goldblum
[34]
22 Nope Universal Pictures / Monkeypaw Productions Jordan Peele (director/screenplay); Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun
[44]
Under the Boardwalk Paramount Animation David Soren (director); Lorene Scafaria (screenplay);
[45]
29 Black Adam Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema / DC Films / Seven Bucks Productions Jaume Collet-Serra (director); Adam Sztykiel, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani (screenplay); Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Quintessa Swindell, Marwan Kenzari, Pierce Brosnan
[46]
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T 12 The Man from Toronto Columbia Pictures / Bron Creative / Escape Artists Patrick Hughes (director); Robbie Fox (screenplay); Kevin Hart, Woody Harrelson, Kaley Cuoco, Ellen Barkin
[47]
Secret Headquarters Paramount Pictures / Jerry Bruckheimer Films Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman (director/screenplay); Josh Koenigsberg (screenplay); Owen Wilson, Michael Peña, Jesse Williams
[48]
Bros Universal Pictures / Apatow Productions Nicholas Stoller (director/screenplay); Billy Eichner (screenplay); Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Jim Rash, Bowen Yang
[49]
19 Beast Universal Pictures / RVK Studios / Will Packer Productions Baltasar Kormákur (director); Ryan Engle, Jaime Primak (screenplay); Idris Elba, Sharlto Copley
[50]
26 Samaritan Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Balboa Productions Julius Avery (director); Bragi F. Schut (screenplay); Sylvester Stallone, Javon Walton, Martin Starr, Moisés Arias, Dascha Polanco, Pilou Asbæk
[51]
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R 9 Salem's Lot Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema Gary Dauberman (director/screenplay), Lewis Pullman, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Spencer Treat Clark, Alfre Woodard, William Sadler
[52]
Dark Harvest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer David Slade (director); Michael Gilio (screenplay); Casey Likes, E’myri Crutchfield, Jeremy Davies, Elizabeth Reaser, Luke Kirby
[53]
16 Distant Universal Pictures / DreamWorks Pictures / Amblin Entertainment Josh Gordon & Will Speck (directors); Spenser Cohen (screenplay); Anthony Ramos, Naomi Scott, Kristofer Hivju, Zachary Quinto
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White Bird: A Wonder Story Lionsgate / Mandeville Films / Participant Marc Forster (director); Mark Bomback (screenplay); Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren, Ariella Glesar, Bryce Gheisar
The Woman King TriStar Pictures Gina Prince-Bythewood (director); Dana Stevens (screenplay); Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega
[55]
23 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Universal Pictures / DreamWorks Animation Joel Crawford (director); Antonio Banderas
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Don't Worry Darling Warner Bros. Pictures / New Line Cinema Olivia Wilde (director); Katie Silberman, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke (screenplay); Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, Nick Kroll, Chris Pine
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30 Mission: Impossible 7 Paramount Pictures / Skydance Media / Bad Robot Productions Christopher McQuarrie (director/screenplay); Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson, Pom Klementieff, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Shea Whigham, Rob Delaney, Mark Gatiss, Henry Czerny, Cary Elwes
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R 7 Untitled Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel Columbia Pictures / Marvel Entertainment / Sony Pictures Animation Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson (directors); Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, David Callaham (screenplay); Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Issa Rae
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TÁR Universal Pictures / Focus Features Todd Field (director/screenplay); Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Mark Strong
14 Halloween Ends Universal Pictures / Miramax / Blumhouse Productions David Gordon Green (director/screenplay); Danny McBride, Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernier (screenplay); Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak
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21 Ticket to Paradise Universal Pictures / Working Title Films Ol Parker (director); Daniel Pipski (screenplay); Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Kaitlyn Dever, Billie Lourd
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R 4 The Flash Warner Bros. Pictures / DC Films Andy Muschietti (director); Christina Hodson (screenplay); Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Sasha Calle, Kiersey Clemons, Maribel Verdú, Ron Livingston, Ben Affleck
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Untitled David O. Russell project 20th Century Studios / Regency Enterprises David O. Russell (director/screenplay); Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rami Malek, Zoe Saldana, Chris Rock, Timothy Olyphant, Michael Shannon, Andrea Riseborough, Matthias Schoenaerts, Alessandro Nivola, Taylor Swift, Mike Myers, Robert De Niro
[61]
Untitled Bee Gees biopic Paramount Pictures / GK Films / Amblin Entertainment Kenneth Branagh (director)
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11 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Marvel Studios Ryan Coogler (director/screenplay); Joe Robert Cole (screenplay); Lupita Nyong'o, Letitia Wright, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Martin Freeman, Angela Bassett
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Spellbound Apple TV+ / Paramount Pictures / Skydance Animation Vicky Jenson (director), Lauren Hynek, Elizabeth Martin, Linda Woolverton (screenplay)
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18 She Said Universal Pictures / Annapurna Pictures / Plan B Entertainment Maria Schrader (director); Rebecca Lenkiewicz (screenplay); Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Samantha Morton
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation Will Speck and Josh Gordon (directors); William Davies (screenplay); Javier Bardem, Winslow Fegley, Constance Wu
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23 Creed III Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Balboa Productions Michael B. Jordan (director); Zach Baylin, Keenan Coogler (screenplay); Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad
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Searcher Clade Walt Disney Pictures / Walt Disney Animation Studios Don Hall (director); Qui Nguyen (screenplay)
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R 16 Avatar 2 20th Century Studios / Lightstorm Entertainment James Cameron (director/screenplay); Josh Friedman (screenplay); Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Edie Falco, Michelle Yeoh, Jemaine Clement, Cliff Curtis, Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Warner Bros. Pictures / DC Films / Atomic Monster Productions James Wan (director), David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (screenplay); Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Dolph Lundgren, Pilou Asbæk, Temuera Morrison
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21 Untitled Mario film Universal Pictures / Illumination / Nintendo Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic (directors); Matthew Fogel (screenplay); Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Sebastian Maniscalco, Charles Martinet
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23 I Wanna Dance with Somebody TriStar Pictures Kasi Lemmons (director); Anthony McCarten (screenplay); Naomi Ackie, Ashton Sanders, Stanley Tucci
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25 Babylon Paramount Pictures Damien Chazelle (director/screenplay); Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Katherine Waterston, Max Minghella, Flea, Samara Weaving, Lukas Haas, Olivia Wilde, Spike Jonze, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire