The best films of 2022 according to your ratings – nobody expected second place

In addition to the favorite films of the Moviepilot and FILMSTARTS editors, we also looked at the ratings of all Moviepilot users in the film year 2022 to find out which films you liked best.

What are the best movies of 2022? That’s what you say…

The prerequisites for placement in the community list of the best films of 2022 were at least 100 ratings and a German cinema, streaming, DVD or TV start in 2022. You can now see the result of your favorites here. In the case of a tie, we looked at the decimal places. (Status of data: 27.12.2022)

The best films of 2022: 25th to 14th place 13th place for the best films of 2022: Nothing new in the west

Even though Erich Maria Remarque’s anti-war novel had already been filmed several times, Edward Berger was able to do his nothing new in the West gain new facets. Focusing entirely on the battlefield, with young soldier Paul (Felix Kammerer) we increasingly felt the futility and horror of World War I. The film is also the German Oscar hope.

12th place in the best films of 2022: King Richard

Earlier this year, Will Smith (before the infamous Oscar slap) wowed many viewers with his award-winning performance as KingRichardi.e. as the father of Venus and Serena Williams, who helped his daughters to global success as an unusual tennis coach.

11th place in the best films of 2022: The Harry Potter Anniversary

While Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore failed to live up to many’s expectations in 2022, at least the nostalgic birthday special was able to celebrate on the first day of the new year Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: ​​Return to Hogwarts convince many fans. With the returning stars around Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter dreams came true and the reunion also provided amazing new background information on the eight films in interviews.

10th place in the best films of 2022: The Menu

Found as a bitter black comedy The Menu the right amount of humor and horror to turn out to be a real insider tip. The Feinschmecker Insel excursion not only educated its stars, who had little culinary experience up to that point, but also made our mouths water in the audience before the mood turned happily.

9th place in the best films of 2022: Avatar 2

with Avatar 2: The Way of Water James Cameron once again took us into an absolute cinematic experience in 3D. In the long-awaited sequel, he indulged in underwater worlds as well as action spectacles, which combined made the film one of the best sci-fi films of 2022.

8th place in the best films of 2022: The Batman

Robert Pattinson’s first appearance in the bat costume was narratively somber, which is why his TheBatman into a compelling reimagining of the DC Avengers set in Gotham City. His serial killer antagonist, Riddler, even made us forget the Joker and pulled us into an abyss of mysteries that got the adrenaline pounding through our veins.

7th place in the best films of 2022: Thirteen Lives

Anyone who thought they had seen everything about the true rescue operation of a young football team in a flooded cave system in Thailand in 2018 was in Thirteen Lives disabused by Ron Howard. The gripping story with stars like Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell captivated us as a breathless thriller and didn’t let us go until the last minute.

6th place in the best films of 2022: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once convinced critics and audiences as “mind-melting masterpiece” full of twists and wacky ideas. The sci-fi film about a multiverse traveling laundromat owner was also voted best film of 2022 by the Moviepilot and FILMSTARTS editors.

5th place in the best films of 2022: Bones and All

Bones and All has it all as a cannibal romance. Not only when it comes to the unusual love story, but also when we look at the scariest horror character of the year. Luca Guadagnino captures all of this in the disturbing beauty of his images.

4th place in the best films of 2022: Triangle of Sadness

Triangle of Sadness won the Palme d’Or for Best Film in Cannes in 2022. In addition, the satire, with its mixture of disgusting scenes and social commentary on the current beauty craze, was able to convince some viewers that the journey of a model couple on a luxury yacht had to be witnessed.

3rd place in the best films of 2022: The worst person in the world

Joachim Trier’s Norwegian tragic comedy The worst person in the world was already making waves before the love story in 12 chapters was released in Germany with a considerable delay. The ups and downs in the life of the main character Julie, embodied by Renate Reinsve, made the world stand still for a moment and gave us tangible cinematic magic.

2nd place for the best films in 2022: Gladbeck – The hostage drama

Second place goes to a Netflix documentary that was tough for many of you: Gladbeck: The hostage drama. The documentary, which was only compiled from original recordings, reappraises the events of 1988, when a 54-hour hostage-taking between two bank robbers and the German/Dutch police escalated.

#1 Best Movies of 2022: Top Gun Maverick

What was last year Dune managed this year Top Gun: Maverick: a cinema experience that lured even those who don’t like cinema in front of the big screen, quite simply because that’s where it belonged. Tom Cruise’s breathtaking flight maneuvers quickly captured the hearts of the audience and so the sequel, delivered 36 years after Top Gun, will probably be remembered beyond 2022 as an action spectacle with unexpected emotionality.

Podcast: The 11 best streaming films of 2022 on Netflix, Amazon and Co.

The streaming services released numerous film originals again in 2022. You can find out which of these are the best of the year in the new episode of Streamgegefuehl.

In the podcast we go through the favorites and justify our choice – of course without spoilers. At the end we also give our top 5 lists again if you want to reserve a title.

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Where do the best films of 2022 from the Moviepilot community agree with your top list and where do you disagree?