Best Movies of 2022 Amid endless agonizing over the State of Cinema, the actual releases proved a bounty for film lovers, whether fans of the art house or the multiplex.

2022 was a year full of memorable movies like Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar: The Way of Water. These 10 films were the most popular with U.S. audiences.

Ranging from quiet meditative dramas to emotional science-fiction, the range of independent cinema from 2022 is severely underrated.