Warning: This list contains spoilers for several 2022 films.
It's only four months into 2022, but that's a long enough time ed for Redditors to debate what the best movie of the year is so far. In fairness, the year has been chock-full of huge releases. Whether it's an epic multiversal trip, an even more epic superhero noir, or a yet even more epic Viking revenge flick, cinephiles have been treated to no end this year.
Redditors' favorite movies of the year so far include hugely unpopular opinions, ones that are in line with the general consensus, and everything in between. Either way, the first quarter and change of the year is going to be a hard act to follow. But if the next eight months have half as many great films as the first four months, film buffs are in for a great 2022.
The Northman
Coming off the heels of the 2019 psychological horror The Northman, a hauntingly beautiful supernatural Viking movie. BiggDope puts it best by explaining that "the final shot of the Valkyrie carrying Amleth into Valhalla is one of the most gorgeous frames I've ever seen. The entire movie was colossal."
The Northman is a typical revenge movie, but the unique way it's shot and its ambitious scope make it stand out from even Gladiator.
Everything Everywhere All At Once
In Hollywood, once one unique movie is successful, that movie's originality becomes a trend that's run into the ground by Tinseltown, and that originality is quickly lost. However, while multiverses have become rampant across movie studios over the past few years, the newly released Everything Everywhere All At Once puts them all to shame.
And it did so for a relatively small $25 million, which is almost one-tenth of Spider-Man: No Way Home's budget. Gr33nman460 loves the indie movie, explaining, "I laughed, I balled my eyes out, I had an all-around excellent time."
Jackass Forever
Redditor Jackass Forever as the gold standard of movies in 2022. The Redditor claims, "being in a full theater, laughing along to a movie, is such a rare experience these days that I'm going to and appreciate it for a long time."
It's a massive win for MTV when it manages to make audiences teary-eyed over a Jackass movie. Along with all of the laughs and grotesque stunts, Jackass Forever is surprisingly emotional, as all these old friends are back on screen together for the first time in 12 years. And the swan song hasn't ended yet, as Jackass 4.5, which features all of the bonus footage that didn't make it into the movie, will be released on Netflix on May 20th.
Boiling Point
Movies that look like they were 1917, inventive filmmakers are continuously finding ways to fool audiences that their movies look like one shot. However, Boiling Point actually was filmed in one take.
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, the movie is a surprising visual spectacle as well as thrilling.
Ambulance
Director Michael Bay's movies don't often make it into top 10 lists, but 2022's Ambulance is arguably his best work since the 1990s. It might still be typically full of shots of helicopters, huge guns, and machoism, but it's also very much a return to form.
Redditor Nicolas Cage's most uncaged movies.
The Batman
So many Redditors referred to Dark Knight trilogy.
the darkest Batman movie ever, and it's the first movie to actually depict the vigilante as "the world's greatest detective," and fans can't get enough of Batman and Catwoman together.
Uncharted
The after finally escaping development hell and being ed around by directors for 12 years, it was finally released this year.
Unfortunately, it went down like a lead balloon amongst fans, and it wasn't exactly a critical hit either. However, in what is something of an unpopular opinion, Content_Pool_1391 thinks it's the best movie of 2022. The Redditor defends it by explaining, "Uncharted was a really fun movie. Very unexpected that it was so good."
The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent as the best 2022 movie so far. The Redditor ecstatically explains, "I knew it was going to be good but that film is full-on glorious. It’s as close to perfect as one could hope for."
The movie follows Nicolas Cage playing an exaggerated version of himself, and he must what he learned from his wildest movies to overcome the outrageous situations he finds himself in. Of all the movies that have been released this year, whether it's The Batman or The Northman, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent hilariously has a higher Rotten Tomatoes score than most of them.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
It's only four months into the year so far, but there have already been two video game movies. But while Uncharted was hated by fans, Avengers: Endgame.
Between the introduction of fan-favorite characters, the return of Dr. Robotnik, and all of Mario.
Turning Red
Pixar has the best batting average of any movie studio, animated or otherwise, as almost all of their films are rated "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes and loved by fans young and old. Turning Red is not just the best film of 2022 so far, but they also think Pixar will struggle to top it.
The Redditor argues, "I don't even expect Lightyear to trump it." However, given how Lightyear is based on one of the most beloved animated characters of all time and its trailers are hiding what the movie is even about, the Redditor could be eating their words.
