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Cannes 2022 Movie Scorecard
Discover every movie that screened at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival that got enough reviews for a Tomatometer! Major highlights included Top Gun: Maverick, Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave, Kelly Reichardt’s Showing Up, Claire Denis’ The Stars at Noon, David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future, and James Gray’s Armageddon Time. —Alex Vo
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#1
Adjusted Score: 101922%
Critics Consensus: A poetic tribute to tenacity, All That Breathes uses two brothers' tireless efforts to make a broader point about finding triumph within tragedy.
Synopsis: In one of the world's most populated cities, cows, rats, monkeys, frogs, and hogs jostle cheek-by-jowl with people. Here, two...
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#2
Adjusted Score: 101760%
Critics Consensus: Bravely updating Bresson with brilliant results, EO is a donkey-driven drama that'll stubbornly stick with you long after the credits roll.
Synopsis: The world is a mysterious place when seen through the eyes of an animal. EO, a grey donkey with melancholic...
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#3
Adjusted Score: 88955%
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...
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#4
Adjusted Score: 91545%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Hélène and Mathieu have been happy together for many years. The bond between them is deep. Faced with an existential...
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#5
Adjusted Score: 86877%
Critics Consensus: It won't be for all tastes, but Funny Pages deserves credit for telling a coming-of-age story that leans heavier on cringe comedy than nostalgia.
Synopsis: A bitingly funny coming-of-age story of a teenage cartoonist who rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided...
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#6
Adjusted Score: -1%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Dreaming of a better life, Ali makes a precarious living selling contraband gas on the streets of Tunisia. Forced to...
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#7
Adjusted Score: -1%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A father enlists in the army to stick by his teenage son, and they must fight in the trenches of...
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#8
Adjusted Score: 117429%
Critics Consensus: Top Gun: Maverick pulls off a feat even trickier than a 4G inverted dive, delivering a long-belated sequel that surpasses its predecessor in wildly entertaining style.
Synopsis: After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is...
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#9
Adjusted Score: 95876%
Critics Consensus: Finely wrought to a fault, One Fine Morning presents a subtle, well-acted look at life and love.
Synopsis: Sandra, a young mother who raises her daughter alone, pays regular visits to her sick father. While she and her...
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#11
Adjusted Score: 96738%
Critics Consensus: R.M.N.'s spare, elegant approach lends a deceptively cool surface to its caustic take on cultural divisions.
Synopsis: A few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany, Matthias returns to his multi-ethnic Transylvanian village. He wishes...
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#12
Adjusted Score: 103028%
Critics Consensus: If Decision to Leave isn't quite on the same level as Park Chan-wook's masterpieces, this romantic thriller is still a remarkable achievement by any other metric.
Synopsis: From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed?...
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#13
Adjusted Score: 88360%
Critics Consensus: Holy Spider foregoes subtlety in favor of a viscerally outraged dramatization inspired by appalling actual events.
Synopsis: In HOLY SPIDER, we follow family man Saeed as he embarks on his own religious quest -- to "cleanse" the...
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#14
Adjusted Score: 89291%
Critics Consensus: Walking the tightrope between gangster drama and character study, Nostalgia takes us through the criminal underbelly of Naples in search of a past that may be better left behind.
Synopsis: After living 40 years abroad, Felice returns to Naples and discovers again places and codes of the city, facing a...
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#15
Adjusted Score: 96596%
Critics Consensus: So moving for a majority of its runtime that not even a manipulative ending can ruin the experience, Close is a tender and powerfully acted look at childhood innocence lost.
Synopsis: Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart. Winner of the...
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#16
Adjusted Score: 85565%
Critics Consensus: Armageddon Time finds writer-director James Gray excavating his own past and returning with a well-acted drama refreshingly free of nostalgia.
Synopsis: From acclaimed filmmaker James Gray, ARMAGEDDON TIME is a deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the...
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#17
Adjusted Score: 94699%
Critics Consensus: The standard rock biopic formula gets all shook up in Elvis, with Baz Luhrmann's dazzling energy and style perfectly complemented by Austin Butler's outstanding lead performance.
Synopsis: The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship...
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#18
Adjusted Score: 47867%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: At 40 years old, Leila has spent her whole life taking care of her parents and her four brothers. The...
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#19
Adjusted Score: 92195%
Critics Consensus: Quintessential if not classic Cronenberg, Crimes of the Future finds the director revisiting familiar themes with typically unsettling flair.
Synopsis: As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice...
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#20
Adjusted Score: 99406%
Critics Consensus: Broker skirts the edges of sentimentality, but is consistently grounded by Kore-eda Hirokazu's warm, tenderly melancholic approach.
Synopsis: The film follows two brokers who sell orphaned infants, circumventing the bureaucracy of legal adoption, to affluent couples who can't...
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#22
Adjusted Score: -1%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Tumultuous relationship between Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the most famous Russian composer of all time, and his wife Antonina Miliukova....
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#23
Adjusted Score: 66762%
Critics Consensus: Short on romantic sparks and frustratingly sedate, Stars at Noon is carried by a talented cast and Claire Denis' formidable control of her craft.
Synopsis: A young American journalist stranded in present-day Nicaragua (Margaret Qualley) falls for an enigmatic Englishman (Joe Alwyn) who seems like...
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#25
Adjusted Score: -1%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Two young Italian boys spend their childhoods together in a secluded alpine village roaming the surrounding peaks and valleys before...
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#26
Adjusted Score: 80481%
Critics Consensus: If its narrative and thematic reach sometimes exceeds its grasp, magnetic performances from a stellar cast help Men make the most of its horror provocations.
Synopsis: In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have...
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#27
Adjusted Score: 77828%
Critics Consensus: Although it may not fully unlock the promise of its tension-rich setting and premise, Cairo Conspiracy's strong performances and sophisticated script offer solidly satisfying compensation.
Synopsis: Adam, the son of a fisherman, is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the...
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#28
Adjusted Score: 82587%
Critics Consensus: Triangle of Sadness lacks the sharp edges of Östlund's earlier work, but this blackly humorous swipe at the obscenely affluent has its own rewards.
Synopsis: In Ruben Östlund's wickedly funny Palme d'Or winner, social hierarchy is turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power...
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#29
Adjusted Score: -1%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: The life and performances of Jerry Lee Lewis....
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#30
Adjusted Score: 72009%
Critics Consensus: Although it struggles to really get inside the true story that inspired it, The Silent Twins is still a well-acted and poignant dramatization of actual events.
Synopsis: THE SILENT TWINS is the astounding true story of twin sisters who only communicated with one another. As a result,...
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#31
Adjusted Score: 72280%
Critics Consensus: Its characters may be hard to take, but When You Finish Saving the World makes some cogent sociopolitical points.
Synopsis: Evelyn (Julianne Moore) has devoted herself to helping people in hard times, but she struggles to connect with her son...
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#32
Adjusted Score: 82098%
Critics Consensus: Although its story isn't as impressive as its visual marvels, it's hard not to admire Three Thousand Years of Longing's sheer ambition.
Synopsis: Dr. Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic -- content with life and a creature of reason. While in Istanbul...
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#33
Adjusted Score: 73960%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In a disused factory, a Z-grade horror film shoot is in full swing. Jaded technicians, uninvolved actors... only the director...
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#34
Adjusted Score: 71534%
Critics Consensus: Although it frequently forsakes action in favor of a needlessly knotty narrative, Hunt has enough thrills to satisfy more forgiving espionage fans.
Synopsis: After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho (LEE Jung Jae) and Domestic Unit...
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#35
Adjusted Score: -1%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
#36
Adjusted Score: -1%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Alice and Louis are brother and sister. She is an actress; he was a teacher and poet. For more than...
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#37
Adjusted Score: -1%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: At the end of the 1980's, Stella, Victor, Adèle and Etienne are 20 years old. They take the entrance exam...
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