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FALL 2022 TV SURVEY: 20 MOST ANTICIPATED TV & STREAMING MOVIES
For Rotten Tomatoes’ annual Fall TV Survey, we asked our users what they’re most looking forward to in the coming TV season and to reflect on the best shows from seasons past. Over 1,000 of them got back to us with their picks for fall.
We’re back to highlighting only 20 film titles on our this year since the streaming film segment isn’t flooded with would-be theatrical releases like last year’s Dune-fest.
Is there a more anticipated 2022 movie — streaming or not — than Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Rian Johnson’s follow up to his hit 2019 film Knives Out? Audiences can’t wait for more whodunit fun with Daniel Craig and our survey takers were no different. What we didn’t know when we distributed our survey was that the new film won’t be released until December 23, making Glass Onion more of a holiday film than fall — still we’ll leave it at its No. 1 spot on this list out of deference to your enthusiasm for it.
The Halloween fun of Hocus Pocus 2 coming soon to Disney+ and Daniel Radcliffe’s take on Weird Al in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story on Roku also appeared in the top 5. Disney+ rounds out the list with a live-action version of Pinocchio starring Tom Hanks — not to be confused with stop-motion film Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, whose December 9 release date was announced, along with those of a number of other Netflix films, after this survey was conducted — and Disenchanted, which brings back Enchanted stars Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey.
The top five picks for women also included the second installment of Enola Holmes on Netflix, and Hocus Pocus 2 took the top spot, with Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery bumped to third and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story at seventh. Among men, the Weird Al film moved into second place, with Hocus Pocus at fifth and Enola Holmes at sixth for the group.
Read on to find out all of Rotten Tomatoes users’ most anticipated movies on TV and streaming.
Disagree with the survey results? Tell us in the comments who you think should have made the list or have been ranked higher.
#20
Adjusted Score: 73120%
Critics Consensus: Tis the season for romantic misfortune, and there's still time to get Something from Tiffany's -- a little box of derivative fun that bolsters a low-carat hand of comedy and good chemistry.
Synopsis: Nothing compares to the magic and excitement of the holidays in New York City, where the streets blaze with lights,...
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#19
Adjusted Score: 76179%
Critics Consensus: Like most anthologies, V/H/S/99 has its ups and downs -- but more often than not, this collection of shorts continues the franchise's recent creative rebound.
Synopsis: V/H/S/99 harkens back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the...
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#18
Adjusted Score: 78768%
Critics Consensus: Rosaline covers well-trod territory, but Kaitlyn Dever's engaging performance in the title role makes this period romance easy to love.
Synopsis: "Rosaline" is a fresh and comedic twist on Shakespeare's classic love story "Romeo & Juliet," told from the perspective of...
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#17
Adjusted Score: 67060%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Autumn, 1830. West Point military Cadet Edgar Allan Poe and four other cadets on a training exercise in upstate New...
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#16
Adjusted Score: 94653%
Critics Consensus: Bringing a beloved book brilliantly to life, Catherine Called Birdy proves a well-told coming-of-age story can feel fresh regardless of the period setting.
Synopsis: The year? 1290. In the Medieval English village of Stonebridge, Lady Catherine (known as Birdy) is the youngest child of...
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#15
Adjusted Score: 81477%
Critics Consensus: Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. has some broad targets but refuses to take cheap shots at them, instead offering a pointed, well-acted satire of organized religion.
Synopsis: Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. is a satirical comedy starring Regina Hall as Trinitie Childs -- the proud first...
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#14
Adjusted Score: 49299%
Critics Consensus: Far from intoxicating, The Greatest Beer Run Ever reduces its fun fact-based story to a flat, flavorless brew.
Synopsis: To show support for his neighborhood friends serving in Vietnam, Chickie Donohue (Zac Efron) decides to do something totally outrageous:...
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#13
Adjusted Score: 51770%
Critics Consensus: Mildly arresting in its best moments, My Policeman tends toward the tedious despite the respectable efforts of a capable cast.
Synopsis: A beautifully crafted story of forbidden love and changing social conventions, My Policeman follows three young people -- policeman Tom...
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#12
Adjusted Score: 71005%
Critics Consensus: From a storyline or set piece perspective, Lou doesn't add much to the action genre -- but it does serve as a generally entertaining reminder that Allison Janney is not to be trifled with.
Synopsis: Thinking she'd put her dangerous past behind her, Lou (Allison Janney) finds her quiet life interrupted when a desperate mother...
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#11
Adjusted Score: 51770%
Critics Consensus: Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor are almost -- but not quite -- compelling enough to make up for Raymond & Ray's listless narrative.
Synopsis: “Raymond & Ray” follows half-brothers Raymond and Ray who have lived in the shadow of a terrible father. Somehow, they...
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#10
Adjusted Score: 89946%
Critics Consensus: Do Revenge could have used a bit more bite, but Maya Hawke and Camila Mendes make this a sweet dish best served to viewers who understand that high school can be hell.
Synopsis: Drea (Camila Mendes) is at the peak of her high school powers as the Alpha it-girl on campus when her...
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#9
Adjusted Score: 32472%
Critics Consensus: An intriguingly cast but largely laugh-free comedy, The People We Hate at the Wedding will leave most viewers saying "I don't."
Synopsis: The film follows struggling American siblings Alice (Kristen Bell) and Paul (Ben Platt), who reluctantly agree to attend the wedding...
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#8
Adjusted Score: 40885%
Critics Consensus: The cast is game and the visuals are dazzling, but a deeply derivative narrative means The School for Good and Evil flunks on the storytelling front.
Synopsis: In the village of Gavaldon, two misfits and best friends, Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie), share the...
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#7
Adjusted Score: 98187%
Critics Consensus: Building on its predecessor with boisterously entertaining flair, Enola Holmes 2 solves the mystery of how to make a satisfying sequel -- and makes it look positively elementary.
Synopsis: Fresh off the triumph of solving her first case, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) follows in the footsteps of her...
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#6
Adjusted Score: 59720%
Critics Consensus: Ana de Armas' luminous performance makes it difficult to look away, but Blonde can be hard to watch as it teeters between commenting on exploitation and contributing to it.
Synopsis: Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood's most enduring...
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#5
Adjusted Score: 36536%
Critics Consensus: Visually dazzling but soulless, the largely inert Pinocchio reaffirms that you should always let your conscience be your guide… away from unnecessary remakes.
Synopsis: Academy Award® winner Robert Zemeckis directs this live action and CGI retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet...
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#4
Adjusted Score: 92484%
Critics Consensus: Suitably silly, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story spoofs the standard biopic formula with all the good-natured abandon fans will expect.
Synopsis: Daniel Radcliffe is "Weird Al" Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician and sex symbol of our...
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#3
Adjusted Score: 42886%
Critics Consensus: Although Amy Adams remains just as engaging as ever, Disenchanted lacks the magic that made its predecessor a modern fairytale classic.
Synopsis: It's been fifteen years since Giselle and Robert wed, but Giselle has grown disillusioned with life in the city. They...
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#2
Adjusted Score: 73182%
Critics Consensus: Hocus Pocus 2 is basically a boiling cauldron of nostalgia, but that's just enough for this belated sequel to cast a reasonably effective spell.
Synopsis: It's been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking...
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#1
Adjusted Score: 115549%
Critics Consensus: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery brings back Benoit Blanc for another wildly entertaining mystery rounded out by an outstanding ensemble cast.
Synopsis: Benoit Blanc returns to peel back the layers in a new Rian Johnson whodunit. This fresh adventure finds the intrepid...
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