Best Mystery & Thriller Movies 2022
Rian Johnson assembled another all-star whodunit, and critics were living for every bit of delicious, hilarious drama. Glass Onion proved that Johnson is one of this generation’s most brilliant mystery storytellers and that the Knives Out franchise is a bona fide winner. It’s no wonder that the hilarious combinations of Leslie Odom, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, and the incomparable dramatic talents of Edward Norton and Janelle Monae were enough to woo critics. But the film did beat out several beloved titles, including Aubrey Plaza’s Emily the Criminal, which was an Independent Spirit nominee, and Park Chan-wook’s Palme d’Or winner Decision to Leave, which is a shoo-in for this year’s Academy Award as an International Feature. Be sure to catch The Innocents, the Norwegian film that premiered at Sundance and received quite a bit of buzz; if not for too few reviews, it could have topped our list.
The order reflects Tomatometer scores (as of December 31, 2022) after adjustment from our ranking formula, which compensates for variation in the number of reviews when comparing movies or TV shows.
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