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Best New Movies of 2023 Ranked

Welcome to the best new movies of 2023, where you can discover the latest films championed by the critics community! Every movie on the list is Certified Fresh, meaning they held on to a Tomatometer score of at least 75% after a minimum number of critics review — 40 for limited or streaming releases, 80 for wide theatrical releases, with five of those reviews coming from Top Critics.

The year started off strong with successive surprise genre hits in January, like M3GAN (from Blumhouse), Plane (starring Gerard Butler), Missing, and Infinity Pool (see the best horror movies of 2023). Notably, no wide release in February went Certified Fresh, plus we saw misfires from the normally reliable Steven Soderbergh (Magic Mike’s Last Dance) and Marvel Studios (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania).

Check back every week for the latest best new movies of 2023! —Alex Vo

Recently added: John Wick: Chapter 4 (see John Wick movies ranked), Rye Lane, & Joyland.

#1
#1
Adjusted Score: 103354%
Critics Consensus: A bone-chilling body horror, Huesera offers genre fans a twisted take on What to Expect When You're Expecting.
Synopsis: Valeria's joy at becoming a first-time mother is quickly taken away when she's cursed by a sinister entity. As danger... [More]
Starring: Natalia Solián, Alfonso Dosal, Mayra Batalla, Mercedes Hernández
Directed By: Michelle Garza

#2

Rye Lane (2023)
99%

#2
Adjusted Score: 104548%
Critics Consensus: Good news, rom-com fans: Anyone looking for a smart, funny, and heartwarming new addition to the canon can find it waiting on Rye Lane.
Synopsis: Yas (Vivian Oparah) and Dom (David Jonsson), two twenty-somethings both reeling from bad break-ups, connect over the course of an... [More]
Starring: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, Charlie Knight, Simon Manyonda
Directed By: Raine Allen Miller

#3

Joyland (2022)
98%

#3
Adjusted Score: 100619%
Critics Consensus: With stunning honesty that's achingly bittersweet, Joyland tackles gender and sexual fluidity in a repressed patriarchal society with wisps of hopefulness.
Synopsis: The Ranas--a happily patriarchal joint family--yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line. Their youngest... [More]
Starring: Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani
Directed By: Saim Sadiq

#4

Full Time (2021)
98%

#4
Adjusted Score: 100329%
Critics Consensus: Led by Laure Calamy's gripping performance, Full Time serves as a sobering reminder that just staying financially afloat can sometimes feel like a white-knuckle thriller.
Synopsis: Single mother Julie (César award-winning actress Laure Calamy) works a grueling job as a head chambermaid in a five-star Parisian... [More]
Starring: Laure Calamy, Anne Suarez, Geneviève Mnich, Cyril Gueï
Directed By: Eric Gravel

#5

Return to Seoul (2022)
96%

#5
Adjusted Score: 99490%
Critics Consensus: Sensitively attuned to its protagonist's quest, Return to Seoul uses one woman's story to explore universal truths about the human condition.
Synopsis: On an impulse to reconnect with her origins, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she... [More]
Starring: Oh Kwang-rok, Kim Sun-young, Yoann Zimmer, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Directed By: Davy Chou

#6
#6
Adjusted Score: 113447%
Critics Consensus: John Wick: Chapter 4 piles on more of everything -- and suggests that when it comes to a well-dressed Keanu Reeves dispatching his enemies in lethally balletic style, there can never be too much.
Synopsis: John Wick (Keanu Reeves) uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick... [More]
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen Ji-Dan, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne
Directed By: Chad Stahelski

#7

Saint Omer (2022)
94%

#7
Adjusted Score: 101571%
Critics Consensus: A gut-punching contemplation of a woman's immigrant experience, Saint Omer puts a mother on the stand and the audience in the jury box to find humanity in the inhumane.
Synopsis: Saint-Omer court of law. Young novelist Rama attends the trial of Laurence Coly, a young woman accused of killing her... [More]
Starring: Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanga, Valérie Dréville, Aurélia Petit
Directed By: Alice Diop

#8

Attachment (2022)
95%

#8
Adjusted Score: 97776%
Critics Consensus: A possession thriller that knows the devil's in the details, Attachment scares some fresh angles out of a well-worn horror subgenre.
Synopsis: ATTACHMENT is a horror romance about Maja, a has-been actress in Denmark, who falls in love with Leah, a young,... [More]
Starring: Sofie Gråbøl, Josephine Park, Ellie Kendrick, David Dencik
Directed By: Gabriel Bier Gislason

#9

M3GAN (2022)
93%

#9
Adjusted Score: 112795%
Critics Consensus: Unapologetically silly and all the more entertaining for it, M3GAN is the rare horror-comedy that delivers chuckles as effortlessly as chills.
Synopsis: M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a life-like doll programmed to be a child's greatest companion and a parent's... [More]
Starring: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Brian Jordan Alvarez
Directed By: Gerard Johnstone

#10

After Love (2020)
93%

#10
Adjusted Score: 95158%
Critics Consensus: After Love marks an impressively nuanced feature debut for writer-director Aleem Khan -- and a brilliant showcase for Joanna Scanlan's dramatic chops.
Synopsis: Set in the port town of Dover, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her... [More]
Starring: Joanna Scanlan, Nathalie Richard, Talid Ariss, Nasser Memarzia
Directed By: Aleem Khan

#11

Juniper (2021)
92%

#11
Adjusted Score: 94470%
Critics Consensus: Juniper's story offers few surprises -- and it doesn't need any, with Charlotte Rampling holding the viewer rapt from start to finish.
Synopsis: Ruth (Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling) is a worldly former war correspondent now bored in retirement with a drinking problem and... [More]
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Marton Csokas, George Ferrier, Edith Poor
Directed By: Matthew J. Saville

#12

Alcarràs (2022)
92%

#12
Adjusted Score: 94295%
Critics Consensus: While it may lack a narrative punch, Alcarràs captures this rural world and its heritage with a gripping sense of nostalgia for things forever gone.
Synopsis: In a small village in Catalonia, the peach farmers of the Solé family spend every summer together picking fruit from... [More]
Starring: Berta Pipó, Jordi Pujol Dolcet, Anna Otin, Xènia Roset
Directed By: Carla Simón

#13

Jethica (2022)
91%

#13
Adjusted Score: 93206%
Critics Consensus: Packing a lot into its brief runtime, Jethica anchors its supernatural thrills with the serious story of a truly terrifying stalker.
Synopsis: Hiding out in New Mexico after a freak accident, Elena runs into Jessica, an old friend from high school. When... [More]
Starring: Callie Hernandez, Ashley Denise Robinson, Andy Faulkner, Will Madden
Directed By: Pete Ohs

#14

Creed III (2023)
89%

#14
Adjusted Score: 109539%
Critics Consensus: Stepping out from Rocky Balboa's iconic shadow at last, the Creed franchise reasserts its champion status thanks to star Michael B. Jordan's punchy direction and a nuanced heel turn by Jonathan Majors.
Synopsis: After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) has been thriving in both his career and family life.... [More]
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris
Directed By: Michael B. Jordan

#15

Emily (2022)
88%

#15
Adjusted Score: 95610%
Critics Consensus: With a bracingly irreverent approach to its story and Emma Mackey bringing Brontë vibrantly to life, Emily is a biopic that manages to feel true while taking entertaining creative liberties.
Synopsis: EMILY imagines Emily Brontë’s own Gothic story that inspired her seminal novel, "Wuthering Heights." Haunted by the death of her... [More]
Starring: Emma Mackey, Fionn Whitehead, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Alexandra Dowling
Directed By: Frances O'Connor

#16

Tori and Lokita (2022)
87%

#16
Adjusted Score: 90656%
Critics Consensus: Another humanistic gem from the Dardennes, Tori and Lokita puts its characters in heartbreaking circumstances while insisting on their intrinsic dignity.
Synopsis: A friendship develops between two young people after they are exiled in Belgium.... [More]
Starring: Pablo Schils, Joely Mbundu, Alban Ukaj, Tijmen Govaerts
Directed By: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

#17

Infinity Pool (2023)
88%

#17
Adjusted Score: 100518%
Critics Consensus: Turbulent waters even for strong swimmers, Infinity Pool provides a visceral all-inclusive retreat of Cronenbergian perversion for those wanting to escape commercial sundries.
Synopsis: While staying at an isolated island resort, James (Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (Cleopatra Coleman) are enjoying a perfect vacation of... [More]
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Thomas Kretschmann
Directed By: Brandon Cronenberg

#18

Of an Age (2022)
87%

#18
Adjusted Score: 90245%
Critics Consensus: While it may not belong in the upper ranks of cinematic queer love stories, Of an Age is a moving romance elevated by powerhouse performances.
Synopsis: OF AN AGE is set in the summer of 1999 as a 17-year-old Serbian born, Australian amateur ballroom dancer experiences... [More]
Starring: Elias Anton, Thom Green, Hattie Hook, Jack Kenny
Directed By: Goran Stolevski

#19

Missing (2023)
87%

#19
Adjusted Score: 94668%
Critics Consensus: Missing can strain credulity in its efforts to keep the audience guessing, but a fast pace and relatable fears keep this twisty techno-thriller from completely losing its way.
Synopsis: When her mother (Nia Long) disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June's (Storm Reid) search for... [More]
Starring: Storm Reid, Joaquim de Almeida, Ken Leung, Amy Landecker
Directed By: Will Merrick, Nicholas D. Johnson

#20

Sick (2022)
86%

#20
Adjusted Score: 88988%
Critics Consensus: Smart, self-aware, and all too timely, this slasher co-written by Kevin Williamson is Sick in all the best ways.
Synopsis: As the pandemic steadily brings the world to a halt, Parker and her best friend Miri decide to quarantine at... [More]
Starring: Gideon Adlon, Dylan Sprayberry, Bethlehem Million, Jane Adams
Directed By: John Hyams

#21

Pacifiction (2022)
86%

#21
Adjusted Score: 88954%
Critics Consensus: Narratively sparse and visually vast, Pacifiction is a tsunami of a political thriller that philosophically rewards those willing to weather it.
Synopsis: On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official DE ROLLER is... [More]
Starring: Benoît Magimel, Pahoa Mahagafanau, Matahi Pambrun, Marc Susini
Directed By: Albert Serra

#22

Linoleum (2022)
79%

#22
Adjusted Score: 82560%
Critics Consensus: A solid showcase for Jim Gaffigan as well as a sneakily ambitious dramedy, Linoleum adds another impressive entry to writer-director Colin West's filmography.
Synopsis: Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan), the host of a failing children's science TV show called "Above & Beyond", has always had... [More]
Starring: Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Katelyn Nacon, Gabriel Rush
Directed By: Colin West

#23

Scream VI (2023)
77%

#23
Adjusted Score: 94801%
Critics Consensus: Certain aspects of horror's most murderously meta franchise may be going stale, but a change of setting and some inventive set pieces help keep Scream VI reasonably sharp.
Synopsis: Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.... [More]
Starring: Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Courteney Cox, Jasmin Savoy Brown
Directed By: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

#24

Plane (2023)
77%

#24
Adjusted Score: 87165%
Critics Consensus: Plane charts a standard action-adventure course with its cruising altitude just a few miles above Direct-to-Video -- but with Gerard Butler in the cockpit, thriller enthusiasts will still find this a fun flight.
Synopsis: In the white-knuckle action movie PLANE, pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) saves his passengers from a lightning strike by making... [More]
Starring: Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Yoson An, Daniella Pineda
Directed By: Jean-François Richet

#25

The Offering (2022)
77%

#25
Adjusted Score: 79005%
Critics Consensus: Within the outline of its fairly standard story, The Offering puts a unique -- and often genuinely scary -- spin on demonic possession horror tropes.
Synopsis: In the wake of a young Jewish girl's disappearance, the son of a Hasidic funeral director returns home with his... [More]
Starring: Nick Blood, Emm Wiseman, Allan Corduner, Paul Kaye
Directed By: Oliver Park

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