While I didn't see many blockbuster films shine, it saw a number of alternatives take the limelight. That being said, we did see a cultural phenomenon take place which ended up involving two of the most financially successful films of the year.
Variety in films are still looking strong and it seems general audiences are starting to actively look for these gems, accept them and give them the box office they deserve.
I saw quite a lot of films this year and have encountered some all-time classics including one of the best films I have seen for a few years.
Below is my ranking of all 2023 films that I have seen along with a short review of each of my top 10:
187) Meg 2: The Trench
186) Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell
185) Peter Pan & Wendy
184) Orlando, A Political Biography
183) Ghosted
182) Sweet Dreams
181) Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre
180) I Used To Be Funny
179) Next Goal Wins
178) The Nun II
177) Samsara
176) Raging Grace
175) The Pope's Exorcist
174) Eileen
173) Foe
172) Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom
171) Cinema Laika
170) Jupiter
169) Wish
168) The Little Mermaid
167) Haunted Mansion
166) The Delinquents
165) Here
164) You Hurt My Feelings
163) Renfield
162) No Hard Feelings
161) 65
160) Shazam! Fury Of The Gods
159) Restore Point
158) Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child Of Fire
157) Evil Does Not Exist
156) The Marvels
155) La Chimera
154) Fantastic Machine
153) The Dead Don't Hurt
152) Pictures Of Ghosts
151) The Bikeriders
150) The Settlers
149) Birth/Rebirth
148) Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
147) Gran Turismo
146) Kiddo
145) Four Daughters
144) Kill
143) Bye Bye Tiberias
142) The Taste Of Things
141) The Three Musketeers: Milady
140) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
139) Kidnapped
138) The Super Mario Bros. Movie
137) Infinity Pool
136) You People
135) Champions
134) Scream VI
133) Big George Foreman
132) Blue Beetle
131) Elemental
130) Afire
129) Priscilla
128) The Peasants
127) The Beast
126) Wicked Little Letters
125) The Long Game
124) The Book Of Clarence
123) Asteroid City
122) The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
121) The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed
120) Chlorophyll
119) Rustin
118) Nyad
117) A Million Miles Away
116) Reality
115) The Hypnosis
114) Knock At The Cabin
113) Creed III
112) The Equalizer 3
111) May December
110) The Old Oak
109) The Boys In The Boat
108) The Breaking Ice
107) Totem
106) The Queen Of My Dreams
105) Another Body
104) Saw X
103) Beau Is Afraid
102) A Haunting In Venice
101) Society Of The Snow
100) They Cloned Tyrone
99) The Great Escaper
98) Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget
97) Wonka
96) Chang Can Dunk
95) Evil Dead Rise
94) Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
93) Polite Society
92) The Flash
91) Dance First
90) Boy Kills World
89) Remembering Gene Wilder
88) Scala!!!
87) Strange Darling
86) Late Night With The Devil
85) Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
84) The Zone Of Interest
83) Dream Scenario
82) The Covenant
81) Wham!
80) The Burial
79) Hoard
78) Tetris
77) The Killer
76) Passages
75) Memory
74) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
73) A Good Person
72) A Thousand And One
71) Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
70) Flora And Son
69) Anatomy Of A Fall
68) The Creator
67) Sound Of Freedom
66) How To Have Sex
65) Goodbye Julia
64) Mutiny In Heaven: The Birthday Party
63) The Monk And The Gun
62) The Hunger Games: A Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes
61) Saltburn
60) Napoleon
59) The Boy And The Heron
58) The Promised Land
57) The Goldman Case
56) Ferrari
55) Copa '71
54) Lee
53) The Teacher's Lounge
52) When Evil Lurks
51) Dumb Money
50) Bottoms
49) Rye Lane
48) Sharper
47) Celluloid Underground
46) Slow
45) Monster
44) John Wick: Chapter 4
43) Take Care Of Maya
42) Hit Man
41) Sing Sing
40) Godzilla Minus One
39) One Life
38) Perfect Days
37) BlackBerry
36) Fallen Leaves
35) A Samurai In Time
34) Daaaaaali!
33) Robot Dreams
32) Blue Giant
31) Angel Applicant
30) Tish
29) Chronicles Of A Wandering Saint
28) The Color Purple
27) Maestro
26) Scrapper
25) Theater Camp
24) Joy Ride
23) Little Richard: I Am Everything
22) Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
21) Nimona
20) The Iron Claw
19) Spy x Family Code: White
18) Origin
17) There's Still Tomorrow
16) Io Capitano
15) The Deepest Breath
14) All Of Us Strangers
13) Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
12) Past Lives
11) Killers Of The Flower Moon
The imagery of civilians and hospitals being destroyed is more than enough content to make this such a visceral viewing experience.
It gives a strange mixed vibe of it being a must-watch for its importance and yet you would not recommend this as the images are uncomfortable to watch.
It contains three incredible performances, strong direction and a story that builds perfectly to an emotional yet satisfying finale.
The performances lead by Jeffrey Wright are terrific, it's incredibly funny and it pokes witty jabs at white wokeness.
Along with some career best performances, Nolan's scale and style of storytelling continues to be the gold standard in current cinema. Like all of his films, this needs to be on the biggest screen with the best sound system.
It has that perfect balance of making fun of itself whilst also celebrating its legacy.
It goes places you never would expect and it is thanks to the commitment of the plots ideas and the top performances by this strong cast.
With some of the most gorgeous animation you will ever see, the follow to the first Spider-Verse is non-stop in terms of both action and its witty gags.
This has the makings of an animation and superhero genre for the ages.
The drama is very effective, the comedy is solid and the performances are very strong. All of those ingredients gives us a highly memorable watch that reminds of some of the successful drama of the 80's and 90's.
For something that doesn't sound like would work, the sharp writing, uplifting performances and fluid pacing gives us something extremely satisfying and surprisingly educational.
Surprisingly feel-good in its tone as well.
In what is a quirky version of the Frankenstein story in the style of Terry Gilliam, this is a bonkers story that manages to portrays its universal themes with amazingly effective results.
There are also career best performances by Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo. It's weird, it's wacky and if you embrace its ideas, you will love this.
When a history teacher at a boarding school is forced to remain on campus with kids that are unable to go home for Christmas, this begins a journey of discovery for everyone involved.
This is the type of film that I miss seeing on the big screen and it has ended up being the best film I've seen for some time.
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