| Rank | Movie | Author(s) | Distributor |
| 1 | “TÁR” | Todd Discipline | Focus Options |
| Set within the worldwide world of classical music, the movie facilities on Lydia Tár. broadly thought-about one of many best dwelling composer/conductors and first-ever feminine chief conductor of a significant German orchestra. |
| 2 | “Every little thing In all places All at As soon as” | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert | A24 |
| An getting older Chinese language immigrant is swept up in an insane journey, the place she alone can save the world by exploring different universes connecting with the lives she may have led. |
| 3 | “The Banshees of Inisherin” | Martin McDonagh | Searchlight Photos |
| Two lifelong buddies discover themselves at an deadlock when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming penalties for each of them. |
| 4 | “The Fabelmans” | Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg | Common Photos |
| A semi-autobiography primarily based on Spielberg’s personal childhood rising up in post-war Arizona, from age seven to eighteen. |
| 3 | “Triangle of Disappointment” | Ruben Östlund | Neon |
| A cruise for the super-rich sinks thus leaving survivors, together with a style mannequin movie star couple, trapped on an island. |
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| 6 | “Armageddon Time” | James Grey | Focus Options |
| A deeply private coming-of-age story in regards to the energy of household and the generational pursuit of the American Dream. |
| 7 | “Empire of Mild” | Sam Mendes | Searchlight Photos |
| “Empire of Mild” is a love story set in and round a ravishing outdated cinema on the South Coast of England within the Eighties. |
| 8 | “The Inspection” | Class Bratton | A24 |
| Primarily based on the lifetime of filmmaker and Marine Corps veteran Class Bratton. |
| 9 | “Babylon” | Damien Chazelle | Paramount Photos |
| Set in Hollywood throughout the transition from silent movies to talkies, specializing in a mix of historic & fictional characters. |
| 10 | “Until” | Keith Beauchamp, Chinonye Chukwu, Michael Reilly | Orion/United Artists Releasing |
| The story of Emmett Louis Until and the legacy of his mom who pursued justice for her lynched son. |
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| 11 | “Shut” | Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens | A24 |
| 12 | “Bardo (or False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths)” | Nicolás Giacobone, Alejandro González Iñárritu | Netflix |
| 13 | “Elvis” | Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | “Bros” | Billy Eichner, Nicholas Stoller | Common Photos |
| 15 | “Cha Cha Actual Easy” | Cooper Raiff | Apple Unique Movies |
| 16 | “The Girl King” | Maria Bello, Dana Stevens | TriStar Photos |
| 17 | “Holy Spider” | Ali Abbasi, Afshin Kamran Bahrami | Utopia |
| 18 | “Aftersun” | Charlotte Wells | A24 |
| 19 | “RRR” | S.S. Rajamouli, V. Vijayendra Prasad | Variance Movies |
| 20 | “Choice to Depart” | Park Chan-wook, Search engine marketing-kyeong Jeong | Mubi |
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| 21 | “The Misplaced King” | Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope | IFC Movies |
| 22 | “Amsterdam” | David O. Russell | twentieth Century Studios |
| 23 | “Dealer” | Hirokazu Koreeda | Neon |
| 24 | “Argentina, 1985” | Mariano Llinás, Santiago Mitre | Amazon Studios |
| 25 | “The Menu” | Seth Reiss, Will Tracy | Searchlight Photos |
| 26 | “The Swimmers” | Sally El Hosaini, Jack Thorne | Netflix |
| 27 | “Wendell & Wild” | Clay McLeod Chapman, Jordan Peele, Henry Selick | Netflix |
| 28 | “A Jazzman’s Blues” | Tyler Perry | Netflix |
| 29 | “Turning Pink” | Domee Shi, Julia Cho, Sarah Streicher | Pixar |
| 30 | “I Wanna Dance With Anyone” | Anthony McCarten | Sony Photos |
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| — | “A Jazzman’s Blues” | Tyler Perry | Netflix |
| — | “About My Father” | Austen Earl, Sebastian Maniscalco | Lionsgate |
| — | “Aftersun” | Charlotte Wells | A24 |
| — | “Alice, Darling” | Alanna Francis | Lionsgate |
| — | “Am I OK?” | Lauren Pomerantz | HBO Max |
| — | “Amsterdam” | David O. Russell | twentieth Century Studios |
| — | “Argentina, 1985” | Mariano Llinás, Santiago Mitre | Amazon Studios |
| — | “Armageddon Time” | James Grey | Focus Options |
| — | “As They Made Us” | Mayim Bialik | Quiver |
| — | “Athena” | Elias Belkeddar, Romain Gavras, Ladj Ly | Netflix |
| — | “Babylon” | Damien Chazelle | Paramount Photos |
| — | “Bardo (or False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths)” | Nicolás Giacobone, Alejandro González Iñárritu | Netflix |
| — | “Past the Wall” | Vahid Jalilvand | No U.S. Distribution |
| — | “Blueback” | Robert Connolly | No U.S. Distribution |
| — | “Our bodies Our bodies Our bodies” | Sarah DeLappe, Kristen Roupenian | A24 |
| — | “Dealer” | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Neon |
| — | “Bros” | Billy Eichner, Nicholas Stoller | Common Photos |
| — | “Name Jane” | Hayley Schore, Roshan Sethi | Roadside Points of interest |
| — | “Causeway” | Luke Goebel, Ottessa Moshfegh | A24/Apple Unique Movies |
| — | “Cha Cha Actual Easy” | Cooper Raiff | Apple Unique Movies |
| — | “Chevalier” | Stefani Robinson | Searchlight Photos |
| — | “Shut” | Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens | A24 |
| — | “Corsage” | Marie Kreutzer | IFC Movies |
| — | “Crimes of the Future” | David Cronenberg | Neon |
| — | “Choice to Depart” | Jeong Search engine marketing-kyeong, Park Chan-wook | Mubi |
| — | “Canine” | Reid Carolin, Brett Rodriguez | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
| — | “Don’t Fear Darling” | Katie Silberman, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke | Warner Bros |
| — | “Easter Sunday” | Kate Angelo, Ken Cheng | Common Photos |
| — | “Elvis” | Baz Luhrmann, Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce | Warner Bros. |
| — | “Emancipation” | Invoice Collage | Apple Unique Movies |
| — | “Emily the Prison” | John Patton Ford | Roadside Points of interest |
| — | “Empire of Mild” | Sam Mendes | Searchlight Photos |
| — | “Every little thing In all places All at As soon as” | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert | A24 |
| — | “God’s Nation” | Julian Higgins, Shaye Ogbonna | IFC Movies |
| — | “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” | Katy Model | Searchlight Photos |
| — | “Holy Spider” | Ali Abbasi, Afshin Kamran Bahrami | Utopia |
| — | “Hustle” | Taylor Materne, Will Fetters | Netflix |
| — | “I Love My Dad” | James Morosini | Magnolia Photos |
| — | “I Wanna Dance With Anyone” | Anthony McCarten | Sony Photos |
| — | “Grasp Gardener” | Paul Schrader | No U.S. Distribution |
| — | “Monica” | Andrea Pallaoro, Orlando Tirado | No U.S. Distribution |
| — | “Montana Story” | Scott McGehee, David Siegel, Mike Spreter | Bleecker Avenue |
| — | “Shifting On” | Paul Weitz | No U.S. Distribution |
| — | “Nitram” | To be added | IFC Movies |
| — | “Nope” | Jordan Peele | Common Photos |
| — | “One Superb Morning” | Mia Hansen-Løve | Sony Photos Classics |
| — | “Prisoner’s Daughter” | Mark Bacci | No U.S. Distribution |
| — | “R.M.N.” | To be added | IFC Movies |
| — | “Raymond & Ray” | To be added | Apple Unique Movies |
| — | “Resurrection” | Andrew Semans | IFC Movies |
| — | “RRR” | Vijayendra Prasad, S.S. Rajamouli | Variance Movies |
| — | “TÁR” | Todd Discipline | Focus Options |
| — | “The Fabelmans” | Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg | Common Photos |
| — | “The Best Beer Run Ever” | Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly, Pete Jones | Apple Unique Movies |
| — | “The Inspection” | Class Bratton | A24 |
| — | “The Listener” | Alessandro Camon | No U.S. Distribution |
| — | “The Misplaced King” | Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope | Warner Bros. |
| — | “The Menu” | Seth Reiss, Will Tracy | Searchlight Photos |
| — | “The Northman” | Robert Eggers, Sjón | Focus Options |
| — | “The Insufferable Weight of Huge Expertise” | Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten | Lionsgate |
| — | “The Girl King” | Maria Bello, Dana Stevens | TriStar Photos |
| — | “The Worst Ones” | To be added | No U.S. Distribution |
| — | “13 Lives” | William Nicholson, Don MacPherson | MGM/Amazon Studios |
| — | “Ticket to Paradise” | Ol Prker, Daniel Pipski | Common Photos |
| — | “Until” | Keith Beauchamp, Chinonye Chukwu, Michael Reilly | Orion/United Artists Releasing |
| — | “Tori and Lokita” | The Dardenne Brothers | Janus Movies |
| — | “Triangle of Disappointment” | Ruben Östlund | Neon |
| — | “Turning Pink” | Domee Shi, Julia Cho, Sarah Streicher | Pixar |
| — | “Wendell & Wild” | Clay McLeod Chapman, Jordan Peele, Henry Selick | Netflix |
| — | “What’s Love Bought to Do With It?” | Jemima Khan | No U.S. Distribution |
| — | “The Swimmers” | Sally El Hosaini, Jack Thorne | Netflix |
| — | “X” | To be added | A24 |
| — | “Il Signore Delle Formiche” | To be added | No U.S. Distribution |