Welcome to our curated list of the 30 Best Films of 2023, part of an ongoing series celebrating the finest achievements in cinema each year. In 2023, the film industry delivered an eclectic mix of groundbreaking stories that captivated audiences worldwide. This year saw a remarkable blend of inventive blockbusters and bold indie films, with filmmakers pushing the boundaries of both storytelling and visual artistry.
A defining moment of the year was ‘Barbenheimer,’ the simultaneous release of Barbie and Oppenheimer, which not only dominated the box office but also redefined what mainstream cinema could achieve. Meanwhile, films like Poor Things captivated with their imaginative narratives and striking visuals, and Past Lives quietly resonated with audiences through its delicate exploration of love, memory, and the passage of time. Together, these works embodied the bold creative risks that marked 2023.
Our rankings combine average ratings, critical acclaim, and audience reception to present a comprehensive view of the year’s best. As we count down, you’ll discover films that excelled in storytelling, technical achievement, and cultural impact. Join us in celebrating the 30 Best Films of 2023, and stay tuned for future installments as we continue to explore each year’s finest cinematic offerings.
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Top10nerScore71.196 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Tran Anh Hung
WRITERS: Tran Anh Hung
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jonathan Ricquebourg
STARRING: Benoît Magimel, Juliette Binoche, Patrick d’Assumçao
GENRE: Drama, Romance
SUB-GENRE: Period Drama
THEME: Food
Set in France in 1889, the film follows the life of Dodin Bouffant as a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie. They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.
The Taste of Things elevates culinary art into a profound metaphor for life and relationships. Through its intimate pacing and evocative imagery, the film immerses viewers in a world where flavors and emotions intertwine, capturing the quiet beauty of human connection and the simple act of sharing a meal.
Top10nerScore71.257 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Matt Johnson
WRITERS: Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jared Raab
STARRING: Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Cary Elwes
GENRE: Drama, Comedy
SUB-GENRE: Biopic, Period Drama
Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone.
BlackBerry is a blisteringly funny and surprisingly emotional rise-and-fall tale that fuses tech nostalgia with boardroom chaos. Matt Johnson’s sharp direction and Glenn Howerton’s unhinged, magnetic performance turn the story of a doomed smartphone into a biting satire of ambition, ego, and Canada’s great almost-was.
Top10nerScore71.352 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Kelly Fremon Craig
WRITERS: Kelly Fremon Craig
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Tim Ives
STARRING: Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Batese, Elle Graham, Benny Safdi
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Family Drama
THEME: Coming-of-Age
When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. adapts Blume’s classic with sensitivity, warmth, and emotional precision, channeling adolescent doubt into cinematic poetry. With gentle humor, rich performances, and an empathetic gaze, it transforms one girl’s quiet coming-of-age into a deeply resonant meditation on belief, identity, and growing up.
Top10nerScore71.557 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Cord Jefferson
WRITERS: Cord Jefferson
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Cristina Dunlap
STARRING: Jeffrey Wright, Erika Alexander, Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Leslie Uggams, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross
GENRE: Satire, Drama, Comedy
SUB-GENRE: Family Drama
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
American Fiction skewers cultural commodification with razor wit and a soulful undercurrent. Jeffrey Wright delivers a career-best turn as Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, whose literary hoax hilariously and heartbreakingly exposes the absurdities of racial expectation. Bold, brainy, and bitingly funny, it’s satire with serious staying power.
Top10nerScore71.735 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Greta Gerwig
WRITERS: Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Rodrigo Prieto
STARRING: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Will Ferrell
GENRE: Satire, Comedy, Fantasy
SUB-GENRE: Absurdist Comedy, Portal Fantasy, Low Fantasy
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
Barbie is a dazzling pop fantasia that blends bubblegum aesthetics with existential bite. Greta Gerwig reimagines the iconic doll as a vessel for feminist inquiry, identity crisis, and laugh-out-loud satire, wrapping radical ideas in sparkly heels and a perfectly pink dreamhouse of cinematic subversion and self-discovery.
Top10nerScore72.149 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Christopher McQuarrie
WRITERS: Christopher McQuarrie, Erik Jendresen
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Fraser Taggart
STARRING: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny
GENRE: Action, Thriller
THEME: Spy
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: to track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands.
Dead Reckoning is a high-octane ballet of espionage and entropy, where Tom Cruise defies gravity and logic with balletic precision across land, sea, and sky. Christopher McQuarrie orchestrates a tech-paranoia thriller steeped in old-school spycraft, sharpening every chase, twist, and whisper for a finale that promises fallout-level fireworks.
Top10nerScore72.567 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Aki Kaurismäki
WRITERS: Aki Kaurismäki
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Timo Salminen
STARRING: Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen
GENRE: Drama, Romance, Comedy
SUB-GENRE: Romantic Comedy
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
Fallen Leaves is Kaurismäki distilled at its finest: laconic dialogue, painterly static frames, and wistful rock ballads shape a melancholic dream of modern alienation. As love flickers between two weathered hearts, the film finds understated poetry in repetition, resilience in routine, and quiet beauty in the smallest acts of kindness.
Top10nerScore72.676 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Troy Quane, Nick Bruno
WRITERS: Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor, Troy Quane, Pamela Ribon, Keith Bunin, Marc Haimes, Nick Bruno
STARRING: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, RuPaul, Indya Moore
GENRE: Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction, Comedy
SUB-GENRE: Sword and Sorcery, Computer Animation, High Fantasy
THEME: Buddy, LGBTQ+, Family
When a knight in a futuristic medieval world is framed for a crime he didn’t commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona — a mischievous teen who happens to be a shapeshifting creature he’s sworn to destroy.
Nimona is a genre-smashing firecracker of a film, pairing punk rock flair with heartfelt storytelling. With its bold animation style, razor-sharp humor, and a shape-shifting heroine who shatters binaries, it flips the script on fairy tale tropes while championing identity, love, and defiance in a world that fears difference.
Top10nerScore72.860 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Paola Cortellesi
WRITERS: Furio Andreotti, Paola Cortellesi, Giulia Calenda
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Davide Leone
STARRING: Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Emanuela Fanelli, Giorgio Colangeli
GENRE: Drama, Comedy
SUB-GENRE: Period Drama, Family Drama
Delia is a typical housewife in post-war Italy, whose family is in turmoil over the impending engagement of beloved first-born Marcella. The arrival of a mysterious letter, however, will ignite Delia’s courage to face her abusive husband and imagine a better future.
There’s Still Tomorrow reclaims postwar Italian cinema with fresh urgency, blending neorealist grit and biting humor. Paola Cortellesi directs and stars in a feminist triumph that channels black-and-white nostalgia into a stirring call for liberation, as one woman dares to imagine a different future amid silence and tradition.
Top10nerScore73.209 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Alice Rohrwacher
WRITERS: Alice Rohrwacher
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Hélène Louvart
STARRING: Josh O’Connor, Carol Duarte, Alba Rohrwacher, Isabella Rossellini, Vincenzo Nemolato
GENRE: Drama, Fantasy, Crime
SUB-GENRE: Magical Realism
Set in the 1980s in rural Italy, Arthur is mourning the loss of his love. A local group of graverobbers make use of his archaeological skills to find ancient tombs filled with artefacts, but Arthur uses the digs to search for the afterlife, of which myths speak, where he imagines reuniting with her.
La Chimera drifts between the living and the lost, a haunting excavation of memory, desire, and the sacred buried beneath the surface. Alice Rohrwacher conjures a world where tomb raiders chase more than treasure, and Josh O’Connor anchors it with soulful fragility in a film that feels like ancient myth whispered through modern dust.
Top10nerScore73.607 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
WRITERS: Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan, Akın Aksu
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Cevahir Şahin, Kürşat Üresin
STARRING: Deniz Celiloğlu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici, Ece Bağcı,
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Psychological Drama
A young art teacher hopes to be transfered to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of innapropriate contact with a student surface, his hopes of escape fade and he descends further into an existential crisis.
About Dry Grasses pairs Ceylan’s painterly visuals with a simmering character study, where snow-laden stillness hides storms of cynicism and doubt. With razor-sharp dialogue and psychological nuance, it interrogates the contradictions of self-perception, moral inertia, and the quietly brutal nature of rural life.
Top10nerScore74.708 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Pablo Berger
WRITERS: Pablo Berger
STARRING: Ivan Labanda, Tito Trifol
GENRE: Animation, Drama
THEME: Slice of Life, Fable
Dog lives in Manhattan and he’s tired of being alone. One day he decides to build himself a robot, a companion. Their friendship blossoms, until they become inseparable, to the rhythm of 80’s NYC. One summer night, Dog, with great sadness, is forced to abandon Robot at the beach. Will they ever meet again?
Robot Dreams is a tender, wordless elegy to friendship, evoking profound emotion through expressive animation and sun-soaked 1980s New York nostalgia. With melancholic charm and quiet humor, it explores the impermanence of connection, crafting a heartbreakingly beautiful ode to the joy, loss, and quiet resilience of letting go.
Top10nerScore75.030 / 100
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DIRECTOR: James Gunn
WRITERS: James Gunn
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Henry Braham
STARRING: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Will Poulter, Chukwudi Iwuji, Sean Gunn, Maria Bakalova
GENRE: Science Fiction, Adventure, Action, Comedy
SUB-GENRE: Space Opera
THEME: Superhero
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 trades quips for catharsis, crafting a deeply personal chapter anchored by Rocket’s tragic past and the scars it left behind. James Gunn balances grotesque sci-fi imagery, kinetic action, and emotional sincerity, transforming the team’s last mission into a moving tribute to pain, growth, and the bonds we choose.
Top10nerScore75.151 / 100
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DIRECTOR: J. A. Bayona
WRITERS: Bernat Vilaplana, J. A. Bayona, Jaime Marques, Nicolás Casariego Córdoba
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Pedro Luque
STARRING: Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Biopic, Period Drama
THEME: Survival, Disaster
In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, crashed in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, they have to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.
Society of the Snow is a hauntingly immersive survival epic that captures the brutal beauty and quiet dignity of human resilience. With raw, understated performances, chilling realism, and J.A. Bayona’s intimate, reverent direction, it transcends disaster tropes to honor the brotherhood, faith, and sacrifice forged in the frozen heart of the Andes.
Top10nerScore75.189 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Chad Stahelski
WRITERS: Shay Hatten, Michael Finch
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Dan Laustsen
STARRING: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Clancy Brown, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rina Sawayama
GENRE: Action, Crime, Thriller
SUB-GENRE: Martial Arts
With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.
John Wick: Chapter 4 elevates action to pure cinematic opera, choreographing balletic violence across neon-lit battlegrounds from Osaka to Paris. With Keanu Reeves in mythic form and Chad Stahelski’s visionary direction, it’s a relentless, stylish elegy for a man at war with fate and the world’s deadliest code of honor.
Top10nerScore75.251 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Sean Durkin
WRITERS: Sean Durkin
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Mátyás Erdély
STARRING: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, Maura Tierney, Lily James
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Biopic, Family Drama, Period Drama
THEME: Sports
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.
The Iron Claw grapples with legacy, masculinity, and the devastating cost of greatness in the ring. Anchored by Zac Efron’s haunting performance and Sean Durkin’s raw direction, it transforms the Von Erich family’s true story into a bruising, elegiac portrait of love, pain, and the weight of impossible expectations.
Top10nerScore75.660 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Andrew Haigh
WRITERS: Andrew Haigh
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jamie D. Ramsay
STARRING: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, Jamie Bell
GENRE: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
SUB-GENRE: Psychological Drama, Magical Realism
THEME: LGBTQ+
One night in his near-empty tower block, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbour Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam becomes preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the home he grew up in.
All of Us Strangers is a haunting, emotionally charged ghost story where memory and longing blur the boundaries between reality and the metaphysical. Haigh crafts a meditative tale of queer love, unresolved grief, and reconciliation, with aching performances and dreamlike visuals that quietly devastate while lingering in the soul.
Top10nerScore76.679 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Jonathan Glazer
WRITERS: Jonathan Glazer, Lukas Feigelfeld
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Łukasz Żal
STARRING: Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Johann Karthaus, Luis Noah Witte, Nele Ahrensmeier
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Period Drama
THEME: Slice of Life, War
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife, Hedwig, strive to build a perfect life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp. When a promotion threatens to undo everything the family has built, Hedwig refuses to leave their dream home.
The Zone of Interest is an unsettling exploration of the banality of evil, juxtaposing the horrors of war with suburban normalcy. Glazer crafts a chilling atmosphere, using detached precision to highlight the terrifying disconnect between personal comfort and monstrous atrocities. Its haunting portrayal lingers long after the credits roll.
Top10nerScore77.317 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Hayao Miyazaki
WRITERS: Hayao Miyazaki
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Atsushi Okui
STARRING: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura, Shōhei Hino
STARRING (ENGLISH): Luca Padovan, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh, Karen Fukuhara, Gemma Chan, Christian Bale, Mark Hamill
GENRE: Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
SUB-GENRE: Portal Fantasy, Isekai, Anime
THEME: Coming-of-Age
A young boy named Mahito, yearning for his mother, ventures into a world shared by the living and the dead. There, death comes to an end, and life finds a new beginning.
The Boy and the Heron is a mesmerizing exploration of loss and resilience, brimming with Miyazaki’s signature visual brilliance. Through the eyes of a young boy and the enigmatic heron, the film delves into themes of healing and imagination, offering a deeply moving and visually spectacular meditation on life’s mysteries.
Top10nerScore77.371 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Greg Kwedar
WRITERS: Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Patrick Scola
STARRING: Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San Jose, Paul Raci, David “Dap” Giraudy, Patrick “Preme” Griffin, Mosi Eagle, James “Big E” Williams, Sean Dino Johnson
GENRE: Drama
THEME: Prison Film
Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.
In Sing Sing, the transformative power of art is put to the test inside a prison’s walls. The film weaves together themes of hope, redemption, and second chances, with compelling performances that elevate the story of individuals using theater to reclaim their humanity and build unexpected bonds in a place of confinement.
Top10nerScore78.700 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Takashi Yamazaki
WRITERS: Takashi Yamazaki
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Kōzō Shibazaki
STARRING: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Sakura Ando
GENRE: Action, Science Fiction, Drama
SUB-GENRE: Period Drama
THEME: Giant Monster, Kaiju
A kamikaze pilot faces a new threat on Ōdo Island. A colossal monster attacks, claiming the lives of warplane engineers. Burdened by guilt for failing to distract the creature and driven by personal redemption, he joins forces with veterans to confront the monstrous force, known as Godzilla.
Godzilla Minus One roars with apocalyptic might, grounding its spectacle in postwar trauma and human resilience. Takashi Yamazaki revives the kaiju as a force of reckoning, not just destruction, using breathtaking effects and poignant character arcs to deliver a monster movie with a soul and a searing antiwar message.
Top10nerScore80.796 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Hirokazu Kore-eda
WRITERS: Yuji Sakamoto
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ryūto Kondō
STARRING: Sōya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Sakura Andō, Eita Nagayama, Yūko Tanaka, Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Kakuta, Shido Nakamura
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Psychological Drama
When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what’s going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges.
Monster s a masterclass in narrative perspective, with Hirokazu Kore-eda unraveling truth through shifting viewpoints and quiet revelations. As haunting as it is humane, the film explores bullying, identity, and maternal love with emotional precision, turning a simple incident into a profound moral labyrinth.
Top10nerScore80.813 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese
WRITERS: Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Rodrigo Prieto
STARRING: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, Scott Shepherd
GENRE: Crime, Drama, Western
SUB-GENRE: Period Drama, Biopic, Revisionist Western
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Killers of the Flower Moon is a chilling elegy wrapped in Scorsese’s masterful lens, exposing the Osage murders with unflinching precision and moral clarity . Anchored by towering performances and a mournful score, it transforms true crime into an indictment of systemic betrayal, soaked in dread, sorrow, and cinematic grandeur.
Top10nerScore80.891 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Yorgos Lanthimos
WRITERS: Tony McNamara
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Robbie Ryan
STARRING: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Suzy Bemba, Jerrod Carmichael
GENRE: Science Fiction, Black Comedy, Drama
SUB-GENRE: Steampunk, Psychological Drama
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Poor Things is a deliriously inventive odyssey of rebirth, liberation, and unapologetic pleasure. Yorgos Lanthimos fuses Victorian surrealism with bawdy absurdity, and Emma Stone gives a tour-de-force performance as Bella Baxter, a Frankensteinian heroine who reclaims autonomy with every chaotic, sensual step forward.
Top10nerScore81.338 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Wim Wenders
WRITERS: Wim Wenders, Takuma Takasaki
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Franz Lustig
STARRING: Koji Yakusho, Arisa Nakano, Tokio Emoto
GENRE: Drama
THEME: Slice of Life
Hirayama lives a life of blissful contentment, spending his days balancing his job as a caretaker of Tokyo’s public toilets with his passion for music, literature, and photography. His structured routine is slowly interrupted by unexpected encounters that force him to reconnect with his past.
Perfect Days is a meditative ode to routine, solitude, and the quiet beauty in life’s smallest moments. Wenders crafts a Tokyo symphony of stillness and subtle rhythm, with Kōji Yakusho delivering a masterclass in restraint. Each frame unfolds like a cinematic haiku, simple yet profound, filled with a deep and achingly human grace.
Top10nerScore81.891 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Justine Triet
WRITERS: Justine Triet, Arthur Harari
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Simon Beaufils
STARRING: Sandra Hüller, Milo Machado-Graner, Swann Arlaud, Antoine Reinart
GENRE: Drama, Mystery
SUB-GENRE: Legal Drama, Family Drama
When her husband Samuel is mysteriously found dead in the snow below their secluded chalet, Sandra becomes the main suspect when the police begin to question whether he fell or was pushed. The trial soon becomes a psychological journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s complicated marriage.
Anatomy of a Fall dissects truth with scalpel-sharp precision, turning a courtroom drama into a haunting character study. Justine Triet crafts a taut, icy thriller where language, silence, and memory collide, anchored by Sandra Hüller’s riveting performance in a story that questions whether justice can ever be truly objective.
Top10nerScore82.051 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Alexander Payne
WRITERS: David Hemingson
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Eigil Bryld
STARRING: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph
GENRE: Comedy, Drama
THEME: Christmas
A grumpy prep school instructor must stay on campus over Christmas break to supervise a few stranded students. Over time, he bonds with a rebellious, intelligent teen and the school’s grieving head cook, who recently lost her son in Vietnam.
The Holdovers is a gently acerbic triumph, pairing Paul Giamatti’s curmudgeonly charm with Alexander Payne’s gift for melancholy comedy. Set against a snow-blanketed ‘70s backdrop, it crafts a soulful tale of unlikely kinship, where grief, wit, and humanity collide over one unforgettable holiday break.
Top10nerScore82.156 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Celine Song
WRITERS: Celine Song
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Shabier Kirchner
STARRING: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro
GENRE: Drama, Romance
Nora and Hae Sung, two childhood friends, are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
In Past Lives, Celine Song crafts a delicate, soul-searching narrative about love’s complexities and the passage of time. As characters reflect on the roads not taken and reconnect with long-lost moments, the film strikes a deeply emotional chord. It explores fate, regret, and the bittersweet beauty of relationships that never fully materialize.
Top10nerScore84.174 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Christopher Nolan
WRITERS: Christopher Nolan
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Hoyte van Hoytema
STARRING: Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Benny Safdie, Jason Clarke
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Biopic, Period Drama, Political Drama
THEME: War
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer delves into the mind of a man caught between scientific ambition and the devastating power of his creation. With Cillian Murphy’s gripping performance at its core, the film’s intricately woven narrative and immersive visuals build a haunting chronicle of humanity’s dark crossroads.
Top10nerScore86.972 / 100
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DIRECTORS: Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers
WRITERS: Dave Callaham, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
STARRING: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac, Jake Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Jason Schwartzman, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya
GENRE: Fantasy, Animation, Action, Comedy, Adventure
SUB-GENRE: Portal Fantasy, Computer Animation
THEME: Superhero, Family
Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When they clash on how to handle a threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero to save the people he loves.
Across the Spider-Verse is a tour de force of innovation, mixing jaw-dropping animation with an emotionally charged narrative. As Miles Morales confronts fate, identity, and the cost of choice, the film pulses with creativity, heart, and thematic depth. It’s a breathtaking achievement in animation and storytelling, rightfully celebrated as…
The Best Film of 2023
| 12th Fail | 2023 |
| Afire | 2023 |
| Air | 2023 |
| Bottoms | 2023 |
| Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | 2023 |
| Evil Does Not Exist | 2023 |
| His Three Daughters | 2023 |
| Io Capitano | 2023 |
| Late Night with the Devil | 2023 |
| Mars Express | 2023 |
| May December | 2023 |
| One Life | 2023 |
| Red Rooms | 2023 |
| Rye Lane | 2023 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | 2023 |
| The Peasants | 2023 |
| The Promised Land | 2023 |
| The Teachers’ Lounge | 2023 |
| Theater Camp | 2023 |
| When Evil Lurks | 2023 |
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