Best movies of 2022 you missed — and where to watch them

All-time movies of 2021 y'all missed — and where to watch them

A rendering of Don Cheadle and Benicio Del Toro in No Sudden Move

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Everyone agrees that there are a lot of movies you may have missed in 2021. No, that'south not a judgement on y'all, simply the way that the movies (and the conversation around them) are increasingly focused on the big blockbusters.

So, while y'all were trying to make up one's mind whether Marvel'south Eternals was theater-worthy (it's non), many movies came out that you might have missed. Just since the Tom's Guide team isn't but looking at the upcoming Marvel movies and series, nosotros've got a bunch of recommendations for the films you should watch now, especially since many are now available to watch online.

Our recommendations range from HBO Max films yous might accept written off to odd movies that expect a chip as well peculiar on newspaper. And with this list, you might only observe your side by side favorite star or director, too! So, fire up one of the best streaming devices and let us find your next favorite movie.

The Dark-green Knight

I'm not a fan of tales of knights and fantasy, only I went to a theater to run into The Greek Knight even so. The impetus for my sojourn was the reliable charisma of star Dev Pate as Gawain (nephew of Male monarch Arthur), who is something of a screw-up. His life gets even more nonsensical when his female parent summons The Green Knight, a human being who appears to be a living, animate tree. The wooden being makes a challenge, which Gawain accepts in what feels like a terrible mistake from the outset. As beautifully shot and disruptive equally any of the other films from distributor A24 (did yous understand Lamb, or merely claim to?). The Light-green Knight is a remarkably weird achievement in adaptations of classical writing.— Henry T. Casey

Purchase or hire on Amazon , Apple and other services

Nobody

Bob Odenkirk every bit a kick-donkey action hero? We didn't run across information technology coming, but we're still set up to recommend it. It would be easy to dismiss Nobody equally trivial more than than a shameless John Wick rip-off, but this raucously entertaining action thriller is far more than than that.

The film casts Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell, a seemingly everyday guy who'due south actually a sometime government assassinator in hiding. When he accidentally falls back into his old ways, he finds himself coming up against some pretty hateful Russian mobsters and must fully comprehend his by in order to protect his family. The premise is a little flimsy and the plot stretches believability across breaking point, but it'south hard to get hung up on these minor nitpicks when y'all're having so much darn fun. Plus, there are a few scenes with snow, so Nobody is technically a vacation moving picture!— Rory Mellon

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Passing

Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson deliver staggering performances as two lite-skinned Black women defenseless betwixt two worlds. Writer/managing director Rebecca Hall was inspired by her own grandfather, who passed equally white. Hall chose to film in blackness and white, which serves to highlight how life is all about shades of greyness. The story, set during the Harlem Renaissance, follows ii friends who reconnect later on many years. Irene (Thompson) is married to a Black dr. and has embraced her community, while Clare (Negga) is choosing to pass every bit the wife of a white man. Their reunion leads both to reflect on their choices and how color has shaped the class of their lives. - Kelly Woo

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The Final Duel

The TV ads for Ridley Scott'due south medieval drama mystified audiences with a parade of truly terrible haircuts and a lack of particular regarding what the movie was actually about. Information technology was an epic failure at the box office, which is truly a shame. The Terminal Duel is a nuanced, developed drama about how three dissimilar characters — played by Matt Damon, Adam Driver and most importantly Jodie Comer — perceive a fierce sexual assault, and how a woman manages to tell her story in a repressive, biased society. Sounds like a blast, correct? It ain't happy fare, only neither are a lot of the best movies. Requite The Last Duel a chance when it shows upwardly on streaming services, and make sure to sit through until the end. — Paul Wagenseil

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Oxygen

Oxygen debuted on Netflix in May and cruel, disappointingly, under the radar. Maybe this was due to its lack of bankable stars. Maybe it was that pesky "one-inch tall bulwark of subtitles." Whatever the reason, Oxygen deserved more attending.

The film is a unmarried location thriller centered on a woman who awakes to find herself in an airtight cryogenic sleeping room. She has a rapidly dwindling supply of oxygen and no memories of who she is or how she got into this state of affairs. It's all very reminiscent of the 2010 Ryan Reynolds lead film Buried, only Oxygen swaps a wooden coffin for a high-tech medical unit.

French actress Melanie Laurent carries the entire movie in an impressively committed performance, and director Alexandre Aja plays with the claustrophobic nature of the film's setting in some surprisingly inventive means. With a zippy footstep and a well-written third act, Oxygen is destined to become a subconscious gem of Netflix's deep content library. - Rory Mellon

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No Sudden Motility

Steven Soderbergh is one of those directors, and Ed Solomon one of those screenwriters, who go every genre right. They combined to work on the stellar offense antic No Sudden Move, which features a top-notch cast including Benicio del Toro, Jon Hamm, David Harbour and a near unrecognizable Brendan Fraser. Oh, and you as well get Soderbergh regulars Don Cheadle and Matt Damon (the latter in an unforgettable and uncredited extended cameo). Amy Steinmetz, Bill Duke, Kieran Culkin and Ray Liotta all do their part too.

Anybody's double-crossing and triple-crossing each other, and while the whole affair can get pretty violent, Soderbergh and Solomon proceed the tone brisk and low-cal. No Sudden Move is nothing you haven't seen before, simply when it's done this well, you tin can't really complain. — Paul Wagenseil

Scout it on HBO Max

Benedetta

Director Paul Verhooven's latest work is a truly ambitious period piece that is salacious, sacrilegious and actually (somewhat) based on a true story. In 17th century Italy, young Benedetta (Elena Plonka) believes she can talk to God, and is sent by her parents to live at the Theatine Convent of the Female parent of God in the city of Pescia. We then wink forrad to a now-adult Benedetta (Virginie Efira), who spends her days piously and having visions where she meets a hunky Jesus, who saves her from all sorts of calamity. Things all become a chip wild then Benedetta strikes upwards a friendship with the newest member of the convent, the young Bartolomea (Daphne Patakia), who pursues her sexually. The 2 strike upwards a forbidden romance (making this a modern example of nunsploitation), that comes undone by accusations from Abbess Felicita (Charlotte Rampling) and the plague currently ravaging every city in the country. Full of energy and drama, Benedetta may leave some looking for the nearest confessional, to explicate how much they enjoyed information technology. — Henry T. Casey

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Titane

Body horror/trauma, thy proper noun is Titane. From Julia Ducournau, the director of Raw, comes perhaps the most shocking moving-picture show I've seen in cinemas. The story focuses on Alexia (Agathe Rousselle), an developed who is very angry, and lashing out at the globe after a car accident (which, let'south be frank, she's somewhat to blame for) left her with a metal plate in her head when she was only a child. Now, grown upwardly, performing hypnotic erotic dances on cars, Alexia is spending her complimentary time getting into a world of trouble. She may only detect peace when she meets Vincent (Vincent Lindon), a human whose life was torn autonomously when his son went missing. While Titane is not for everyone (heck, non for virtually people), this gory masterpiece is one of the best movies of 2021. — Henry T. Casey

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Stillwater

In many ways, it'southward surprising that Stillwater received a theatrical release this year. The Matt Damon-fronted crime drama feels ripe for release on a streaming platform. That's non a criticism of the film per se, just rather an admission that the landscape of cinematic distribution has irrevocably shifted over the past ii years. Regardless of where y'all watch it, Stillwater is an engaging film centered on an American man traveling to France to evidence his daughter'southward innocence subsequently she's convicted of a crime. This isn't Bourne does Taken: Damon's operation is extremely reserved and there are no bombastic action fix pieces to speak of. Instead, this is a restrained drama that places the focus on the emotional affect and personal toll of its protagonist'southward fight for justice. — Rory Mellon

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Henry is a senior editor at Tom's Guide covering streaming media, laptops and all things Apple, reviewing devices and services for the past six-plus years. Prior to joining Tom's Guide, he reviewed software and hardware for TechRadar Pro, and interviewed artists for Patek Philippe International Mag. He's also covered the wild world of professional wrestling for Cageside Seats, interviewing athletes and other industry veterans.