Rank |
Film |
Writers) |
Distributer |
1 |
“The Banshees of Inisherin” |
Martin McDonagh |
Projector images |
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one of them abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. |
2 |
“TAR” |
Todd Field |
Focus characteristics |
Set in the international world of classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár. widely regarded as one of the greatest living female composers/conductors and the first-ever female conductor of a major German orchestra. |
3 |
“Everything, everywhere, all at once” |
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert |
A24 |
An aging Chinese immigrant is drawn into a crazy adventure, where only she can save the world by exploring other universes related to the lives she could have led. |
4 |
“The Fabelmans” |
Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg |
Universal images |
A semi-autobiography based on Spielberg’s own childhood in postwar Arizona, aged seven to eighteen. |
3 |
“Triangle of Sadness” |
Ruben Ostlund |
Neon |
A cruise for the super-rich sinks leaving survivors, including a supermodel celebrity couple, trapped on an island. |
Next in line |
6 |
“The Time of Armageddon” |
James Gray |
Focus characteristics |
A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream. |
seven |
“Babylon” |
Damien Chazelle |
Paramount Pictures |
Set in Hollywood during the transition from silent films to talkies, focusing on a mix of historical and fictional characters. |
8 |
“The Inspection” |
Bratton Elegance |
A24 |
Based on the life of filmmaker and Marine Corps veteran Elegance Bratton. |
9 |
“Until” |
Keith Beauchamp, Chinonye Chukwu, Michael Reilly |
Release of Orion/United Artists |
The story of Emmett Louis Till and the legacy of his mother who sought justice for her lynched son. |
ten |
“Empire of Light” |
Sam Mendes |
Projector images |
“Empire of Light” is a love story set in and around a beautiful old cinema on the south coast of England in the 1980s. |
Other top contenders |
11 |
“Elvis” |
Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce |
Warner Bros. |
12 |
“The Woman King” |
Maria Bello, Dana Stevens |
Tri Star Pictures |
13 |
“Close” |
Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens |
A24 |
14 |
“Bardo (or false chronicle of a handful of truths)” |
Nicolás Giacobone, Alejandro González Iñárritu |
netflix |
15 |
“Really Smooth Cha Cha” |
Cooper Raiff |
Apple Original Movies |
16 |
“Nanny” |
Nikyatu Jusu |
Amazon Studios |
17 |
“Holy Spider” |
Ali Abbasi, Afshin Kamran Bahrami |
Utopia |
18 |
“Revenge” |
BJ Novak |
Focus characteristics |
19 |
“Saint-Omer” |
Alice Diop, Amrita Davis, Zoé Galeron, Marie N’Diaye |
Neon/Super |
20 |
“RRR” |
SS Rajamouli, V. Vijayendra Prasad |
Variance Movies |
Also in the running |
21 |
“After Sun” |
Charlotte Wells |
A24 |
22 |
“Broker” |
Hirokazu Koreeda |
Neon |
23 |
“Going Red” |
Domee Shi, Julia Cho, Sarah Streicher |
Pixar |
24 |
“Brothers” |
Billy Eichner, Nicholas Stoller |
Universal images |
25 |
“The Lost King” |
Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope |
IFC Films |
26 |
“Departure Decision” |
Park Chan-wook, Seo-kyeong Jeong |
Mubi |
27 |
“Argentina, 1985” |
Mariano Llinás, Santiago Miter |
Amazon Studios |
28 |
“I want to dance with someone” |
Anthony McCarten |
Sony Pictures |
29 |
“The Swimmers” |
Sally El Hosaini, Jack Thorne |
netflix |
30 |
“The menu” |
Seth ReissWill Tracy |
Projector images |
List of all contenders (without alphabetical order) |
— |
“The Blues of a Jazzman” |
Tyler Perry |
netflix |
— |
“Revenge” |
BJ Novak |
Focus characteristics |
— |
“Saint-Omer” |
Alice Diop, Amrita Davis, Zoé Galeron, Marie N’Diaye |
Neon/Super |
— |
“After Sun” |
Charlotte Wells |
A24 |
— |
“Alice, darling” |
Alanna Francois |
Lions Gate |
— |
“Am I okay? » |
Lauren Pomerantz |
HBO Max |
— |
Amsterdam |
David O. Russell |
20th century workshops |
— |
“Argentina, 1985” |
Mariano Llinás, Santiago Miter |
Amazon Studios |
— |
“The Time of Armageddon” |
James Gray |
Focus characteristics |
— |
“As They Made Us” |
Maim Bialik |
To shiver |
— |
“Athena” |
Elias Belkeddar, Romain Gavras, Ladj Ly |
netflix |
— |
“Babylon” |
Damien Chazelle |
Paramount Pictures |
— |
“Bardo (or false chronicle of a handful of truths)” |
Nicolás Giacobone, Alejandro González Iñárritu |
netflix |
— |
“Beyond the Wall” |
Vahid Jalilvand |
No distribution in the United States |
— |
“Body Body Body” |
Sarah DeLappe, Kristen Roupenian |
A24 |
— |
“Broker” |
Hirokazu Kore-eda |
Neon |
— |
“Brothers” |
Billy Eichner, Nicholas Stoller |
Universal images |
— |
“Call Joan” |
Hayley Schore, Roshan Sethi |
Roadside attractions |
— |
“Pavement” |
Luke Goebel, Ottessa Moshfegh |
A24/Apple Original Films |
— |
“Really Smooth Cha Cha” |
Cooper Raiff |
Apple Original Movies |
— |
” Knight “ |
Stefani Robinson |
Projector images |
— |
“Close” |
Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens |
A24 |
— |
“Bodice” |
Marie Kreutzer |
IFC Films |
— |
“Future Crimes” |
David Cronenberg |
Neon |
— |
“Departure Decision” |
Jeong Seo-kyeong, Park Chan-wook |
Mubi |
— |
“Dog” |
Reid Carolin, Brett Rodriguez |
MGM/United Artists release |
— |
“Don’t Worry Honey” |
Katie Silberman, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke |
Warner Bros. |
— |
“Elvis” |
Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce |
Warner Bros. |
— |
“Emancipation” |
Bonding Bill |
Apple Original Movies |
— |
“Emily the Criminal” |
John Patton Ford |
Roadside attractions |
— |
“Empire of Light” |
Sam Mendes |
Projector images |
— |
“Everything, everywhere, all at once” |
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert |
A24 |
— |
“God’s Country” |
Julian Higgins, Shaye Ogbonna |
IFC Films |
— |
“Good luck to you, Leo Grande” |
Brand Katy |
Projector images |
— |
“Holy Spider” |
Ali Abbasi, Afshin Kamran Bahrami |
Utopia |
— |
“Hustle” |
Taylor Materne, Will Fetters |
netflix |
— |
“I love my father” |
James Morosini |
Magnolia Pictures |
— |
“I want to dance with someone” |
Anthony McCarten |
Sony Pictures |
— |
“Master Gardener” |
Paul Schrader |
No distribution in the United States |
— |
“Monique” |
Andrea Pallaoro, Orlando Tirado |
No distribution in the United States |
— |
“The History of Montana” |
Scott McGehee, David Siegel, Mike Spreter |
Bleecker Street |
— |
“Move on” |
Paul Weitz |
No distribution in the United States |
— |
“Nitram” |
be added |
IFC Films |
— |
“Nope” |
Jordan Pele |
Universal images |
— |
” A nice morning “ |
Mia Hansen – Love |
Sony Pictures Classics |
— |
“NMR” |
be added |
IFC Films |
— |
“Raymond & Ray” |
be added |
Apple Original Movies |
— |
“Resurrection” |
Andrew Semans |
IFC Films |
— |
“RRR” |
Vijayendra Prasad, SS Rajamouli |
Variance Movies |
— |
“TAR” |
Todd Field |
Focus characteristics |
— |
“The Fabelmans” |
Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg |
Universal images |
— |
“The Greatest Beer Race Ever” |
Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly, Pete Jones |
Apple Original Movies |
— |
“The Inspection” |
Bratton Elegance |
A24 |
— |
“The Listener” |
Alexandre Camon |
No distribution in the United States |
— |
“The Lost King” |
Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope |
Warner Bros. |
— |
“The menu” |
Seth ReissWill Tracy |
Projector images |
— |
“The Nordic” |
Robert Eggers, Sjon |
Focus characteristics |
— |
“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” |
Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten |
Lions Gate |
— |
“The Woman King” |
Maria Bello, Dana Stevens |
Tri Star Pictures |
— |
“The worst” |
be added |
No distribution in the United States |
— |
“Thirteen Lives” |
William Nicholson, Don MacPherson |
MGM/Amazon Studios |
— |
“Ticket to Paradise” |
Ol Prker, Daniel Pipski |
Universal images |
— |
“Until” |
Keith Beauchamp, Chinonye Chukwu, Michael Reilly |
Release of Orion/United Artists |
— |
“Tori and Lokita” |
The Dardenne brothers |
Janus Movies |
— |
“Triangle of Sadness” |
Ruben Ostlund |
Neon |
— |
“Going Red” |
Domee Shi, Julia Cho, Sarah Streicher |
Pixar |
— |
“Wendell and Savage” |
Clay McLeod Chapman, Jordan Peele, Henry Selick |
netflix |
— |
“What’s love got to do with it?” |
Jemima Khan |
No distribution in the United States |
— |
“The Swimmers” |
Sally El Hosaini, Jack Thorne |
netflix |
— |
“X” |
be added |
A24 |