11. Pearl
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ti West
Actors: Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Emma Jenkins-Purro, Matthew Sunderland, Alistair Sewell
Plot: Prequel to X in which we discover Pearl's origin - growing up isolated and dealing with an ailing father and overbearing mother, she only wants to capture some of the glamour like she's seen in the movies - no matter the cost.
12. Hustle
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Sport
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jeremiah Zagar
Actors: Adam Sandler, Ben Foster, Robert Duvall, Queen Latifah, María Botto, Juancho Hernangomez
Plot: Stanley Beren is a talent scout who has long left the dream behind. But while on a trip to Spain, he stumbles upon a phenomenal street baller and sees it as an opportunity to get back into good graces with the NBA.
13. Prey
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Actors: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Stormee Kipp, Michelle Thrush, Julian Black Antelope
Plot: The origin to the Predator series set 300 years in the past where the deadliest hunters in the universe face off against Naru, a highly skilled Comanche warrior who is put to the test to protect her people.
14. Bullet Train
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Leitch
Actors: Brad Pitt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Joey King, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada
Plot: Five assassins finds themselves aboard the same fast-moving train - and soon find out their missions all share something in common.
15. Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rory Kennedy
Actors: Kevin Carney, Chesley Sullenberger, Peter A. DeFazio, Zipporah Kuria, John Barnett, John Cox
Plot: An investigation into the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people, exploring both the root causes and the human cost.
16. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Dean Fleischer-Camp
Actors: Jenny Slate, Isabella Rossellini, Dean Fleischer-Camp, Thomas Mann, Rosa Salazar, Lesley Stahl
Plot: A heartwarming journey of connection as we get to know Marcel, a one-ince-tall shell and his grandmother Connie along with his pet lint, Alan. A documentary filmmaker discovers the colorful shells at his Airbnb and his short film touches millions - bringing both hope and new dangers.
17. Terrifier 2
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Damien Leone
Actors: Jenna Kanell, Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton, Catherine Corcoran, Griffin Santopietro, Felissa Rose
Plot: A sinister force resurrects Art the Clown, who once again spends Halloween tearing apart lives in Miles County.
18. Barbarian
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Zach Cregger
Actors: Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long, Kurt Braunohler, Jaymes Butler, Matthew Patrick Davis
Plot: After arriving in town for a job interview, a young woman discovers the
Airbnb she has reserved has been double-booked. Against her better
judgement, she decides to stay with the young man but discovers the house
holds a far deadlier secret down below than anything she might be afraid
of up above.
19. Tár
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Todd Field
Actors: Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, Julian Glover, Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Sydney Lemmon
20. Bones and All
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Actors: Michael Stuhlbarg, Timothée Chalamet, Mark Rylance, Chloë Sevigny, Taylor Russell, David Gordon Green
Plot: Maren is a young woman doing her best to survive on the margins of
society. Lee is an enchanting, disenfranchised drifter. When the two find
each other, it begins them down a 1000-mile odyssey through the backroads
and dark alleyways of Reagan's America - but the further they travel, the
more they realize they can never escape their past - and all roads lead
back to this one truth.
