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Discover the top, most popular movies available now! Across theaters, streaming, and on-demand, these are the movies Rotten Tomatoes users are checking out at this very moment, including Black Adam, Halloween Ends (see where they land on the best horror movies of 2022), and The Banshees of Inisherin.
New movies debuting this week: big name rom-com comeback Ticket to Paradise, three from Netflix (The Stranger, School for Good and Evil, The Good Nurse) My Policeman (right next to another Harry Styles movie, Don’t Worry Darling), and documentary Descendant.
Check back weekly for latest updates to the charts. (And also check out the most popular TV shows out right now!) —Alex Vo
#1
Black Adam (2022) 40%
92%
#1
Adjusted Score: 49152%
Critics Consensus: Black Adam may end up pointing the way to an exciting future for DC films, but as a standalone experience, it’s a wildly uneven letdown.
Synopsis: Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods–and imprisoned just as quickly–Black Adam… [More]
Directed By: Jaume Collet-Serra
#2
Halloween Ends (2022) 41%
39%
#2
Adjusted Score: 49803%
Critics Consensus: Halloween Ends — for now, anyway — with a frequently befuddling installment that’s stabbed, slashed, and beaten by a series of frustrating missed opportunities.
Synopsis: This is Laurie Strode’s last stand. After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its… [More]
Directed By: David Gordon Green
#3
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) 98%86%
#3
Adjusted Score: 103712%
Critics Consensus: Featuring some of Martin McDonagh’s finest work and a pair of outstanding lead performances, The Banshees of Inisherin is a finely crafted feel-bad treat.
Synopsis: Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN follows lifelong friends Pádraic and… [More]
Directed By: Martin McDonagh
#4
Ticket to Paradise (2022) 56%83%
#4
Adjusted Score: 62757%
Critics Consensus: Ticket to Paradise may not send viewers all the way to the promised land, but this reunion for a pair of megawatt stars is still an agreeably frothy good time.
Synopsis: Academy Award® winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite on the big screen as exes who find themselves on a shared mission… [More]
Directed By: Ol Parker
#5
The Stranger (2022) 94%62%
#5
Adjusted Score: 94382%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A friendship forms between two strangers. For Henry Teague (Sean Harris), worn down by a lifetime of physical labor, this… [More]
Directed By: Thomas Wright
#6
The School for Good and Evil (2022) 36%68%
#6
Adjusted Score: 37443%
Critics Consensus: The cast is game and the visuals are dazzling, but a deeply derivative narrative menas The School for Good and Evil flunks on the storytelling front.
Synopsis: In the village of Gavaldon, two misfits and best friends, Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie), share the… [More]
Directed By: Paul Feig
#7
Terrifier 2 (2022) 88%82%
#7
Adjusted Score: 88717%
Critics Consensus: Terrifier 2 outdoes the original in every way — which makes it bad news for the squeamish, but a bloody good time for genre enthusiasts.
Synopsis: After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to the timid town of Miles County where he… [More]
Directed By: Damien Leone
#8
Smile (2022) 79%75%
#8
Adjusted Score: 87775%
Critics Consensus: Deeply creepy visuals and a standout Sosie Bacon further elevate Smile‘s unsettling exploration of trauma, adding up to the rare feature that satisfyingly expands on a short.
Synopsis: After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she… [More]
Directed By: Parker Finn
#9
Werewolf by Night (2022) 91%90%
#9
Adjusted Score: 95611%
Critics Consensus: A spooky yarn told with taut economy, Werewolf by Night is a standout Marvel entry that proves Michael Giacchino as atmospheric and skilled a director as he is a composer.
Synopsis: On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding… [More]
Directed By: Michael Giacchino
#10
Amsterdam (2022) 33%58%
#10
Adjusted Score: 41427%
Critics Consensus: Amsterdam has a bunch of big stars and a very busy plot, all of which amounts to painfully less than the sum of its dazzling parts.
Synopsis: In 1933 three close friends find themselves at the center of one of the most shocking secret plots in American… [More]
Directed By: David O. Russell
#11
X (2022) 94%70%
#11
#12
Luckiest Girl Alive (2022) 43%74%
#12
Adjusted Score: 44836%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Luckiest Girl Alive centers on Ani FaNelli, a sharp-tongued New Yorker who appears to have it all: a sought-after position… [More]
Directed By: Mike Barker
#13
Don’t Worry Darling (2022) 38%68%
#13
Adjusted Score: 50238%
Critics Consensus: Despite an intriguing array of talent on either side of the camera, Don’t Worry Darling is a mostly muddled rehash of overly familiar themes.
Synopsis: Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the… [More]
Directed By: Olivia Wilde
#14
My Policeman (2022) 43%94%
#14
Adjusted Score: 45895%
Critics Consensus: Mildly arresting in its best moments, My Policeman tends toward the tedious despite the respectable efforts of a capable cast.
Synopsis: A beautifully crafted story of forbidden love and changing social conventions, My Policeman follows three young people — policeman Tom… [More]
Directed By: Michael Grandage
#15
Tár (2022) 93%73%
#15
Adjusted Score: 99551%
Critics Consensus: Led by the soaring melody of Cate Blanchett’s note-perfect performance, Tár riffs brilliantly on the discordant side of fame-fueled power.
Synopsis: From writer-producer-director Todd Field comes TÁR, starring Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár, the groundbreaking conductor of a major German Orchestra…. [More]
Directed By: Todd Field
#16
The Good Nurse (2022) 78%80%
#16
Adjusted Score: 80647%
Critics Consensus: The Good Nurse is hobbled by stilted dialogue and unrealistic story elements, but those issues are offset by strong work from a pair of talented leads.
Synopsis: Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to… [More]
Directed By: Tobias Lindholm
#17
Barbarian (2022) 92%68%
#17
Adjusted Score: 97792%
Critics Consensus: Smart, darkly humorous, and above all scary, Barbarian offers a chilling and consistently unpredictable thrill ride for horror fans.
Synopsis: Traveling to Detroit for a job interview, a young woman books a rental home. But when she arrives late at… [More]
Directed By: Zach Cregger
#18
The Woman King (2022) 94%83%
#18
Adjusted Score: 102392%
Critics Consensus: All hail Viola Davis! The Woman King rules.
Synopsis: The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom… [More]
Directed By: Gina Prince-Bythewood
#19
Bullet Train (2022) 53%77%
#19
Adjusted Score: 69891%
Critics Consensus: Bullet Train‘s colorful cast and high-speed action are almost enough to keep things going after the story runs out of track.
Synopsis: In Bullet Train, Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too… [More]
Directed By: David Leitch
#20
Till (2022) 98%81%
#20
Adjusted Score: 101071%
Critics Consensus: Till reframes an historically horrific murder within a mother’s grief, brought heartwrenchingly to life by Danielle Deadwyler’s tremendous performance.
Synopsis: Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice… [More]
Directed By: Chinonye Chukwu
#21
Hellraiser (2022) 66%60%
#21
Adjusted Score: 70455%
Critics Consensus: A gift for long-suffering fans after numerous subpar sequels, David Bruckner’s Hellraiser unlocks the puzzle box for getting this franchise back on the right track.
Synopsis: A new take on Clive Barker’s 1987 horror classic in which a young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession… [More]
Directed By: David Bruckner
#22
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) 64%62%
#22
Adjusted Score: 80945%
Critics Consensus: In some ways, Thor: Love and Thunder feels like Ragnarok redux — but overall, it offers enough fast-paced fun to make this a worthy addition to the MCU.
Synopsis: “Thor: Love and Thunder” finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced — a quest for… [More]
Directed By: Taika Waititi
#23
Bros (2022) 88%60%
#23
Adjusted Score: 94595%
Critics Consensus: Bros marks a step forward in rom-com representation — and just as importantly, it’s a whole bunch of fun to watch.
Synopsis: From the ferocious comic mind of Billy Eichner (Billy on the Street, 2019’s The Lion King, Difficult People, Impeachment: American… [More]
Directed By: Nicholas Stoller
#24
Descendant (2022) 100%67%
#24
Adjusted Score: 100969%
Critics Consensus: Descendant serves as a fantastically compelling example of how history can be reclaimed — and a stirring tribute to a resilient community.
Synopsis: Documentary filmmaker Margaret Brown (“The Order of Myths”, “The Great Invisible”) returns to her hometown of Mobile, Alabama to document… [More]
Starring:
Directed By: Margaret Brown
#25
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) 94%
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#25
Adjusted Score: 95222%
Critics Consensus: Both timely and timeless, All Quiet on the Western Front retains the power of its classic source material by focusing on the futility of war.
Synopsis: All Quiet on the Western Front tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of… [More]
Directed By: Edward Berger
#26
Blonde (2022) 42%32%
#26
Adjusted Score: 53099%
Critics Consensus: Ana de Armas’ luminous performance makes it difficult to look away, but Blonde can be hard to watch as it teeters between commenting on exploitation and contributing to it.
Synopsis: Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood’s most enduring… [More]
Directed By: Andrew Dominik
#27
Decision to Leave (2022) 94%91%
#27
Adjusted Score: -1%
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?… [More]
Directed By: Park Chan-wook
#28
Terrifier (2017) 56%55%
#28
Adjusted Score: 56169%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A maniacal clown terrorizes three women on Halloween night…. [More]
Directed By: Damien Leone
#29
Triangle of Sadness (2022) 73%79%
#29
Adjusted Score: 78701%
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… [More]
Directed By: Ruben Östlund
#30
Hellbender (2021) 97%54%
#30
Adjusted Score: 99528%
Critics Consensus: Hellbender stirs a boiling cauldron of adolescent angst, serving up a coming-of-age story with dark horror overtones.
Synopsis: A teen and her mother live simply in a home in the woods, spending their time making metal music. A… [More]
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