Thirty Top-Notch Movies From 2022 That You Should Definitely Catch Up on Over Summer

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Sarah Ward
December 22, 2022
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    Spencer

    Thursday, January 20 - Wednesday, February 9, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Kristen Stewart turns in a career-best performance as the People's Princess in this bold and enthralling slice-of-life biopic.

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    Parallel Mothers

    Thursday, January 27 - Wednesday, February 16, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Penélope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvar’s latest collaboration is one of their best so far, unearthing a moving must-see about motherhood.

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    Nightmare Alley

    Thursday, January 20 - Wednesday, February 9, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Starring Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett, this mesmerisingly dark carnival noir is one of filmmaker Guillermo del Toro's very best features.

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    Jackass Forever

    Thursday, February 3 - Wednesday, February 23, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Filled with lewd and puerile stunts and pranks, the latest 'Jackass' film is exactly what it promises to be — and also surprisingly sweet.

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    Hive

    Thursday, February 24 - Wednesday, March 16, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Boasting a phenomenal lead performance, this Sundance-winning Kosovan drama tells a blistering true tale about female resilience in the face of patriarchal oppression.

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    The Batman

    Thursday, March 3 - Wednesday, March 30, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Robert Pattinson’s turn in the cape and cowl is dark, weighty and entrancing, in a sublimely shot blockbuster that makes all things 'Batman' feel new.

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    Bergman Island

    Thursday, March 10 - Thursday, March 31, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Love, life, work, creativity and cinephilia combine in this playful and perceptive Sweden-set drama starring the exceptional Vicky Krieps and Mia Wasikowska.

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    Wash My Soul in the River's Flow

    Thursday, March 10 - Wednesday, March 30, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Focusing on Australian icons Ruby Hunter and Archie Roach, this moving and masterful concert film and documentary explores their love, music, history and connection to Country.

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    X

    Thursday, March 24 - Wednesday, April 13, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Set during a 70s porn shoot on a remote Texas property, this gleefully gory and playful retro-styled slasher from horror filmmaker Ti West is a savvy must-see.

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    Ambulance

    Thursday, April 7 - Wednesday, May 4, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    OTT car chases, constantly zipping camerawork, a villainous Jake Gyllenhaal — when Michael Bay's latest high-intensity action flick works, it's a wildly entertaining ride.

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    River

    Thursday, March 24 - Wednesday, April 13, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Willem Dafoe narrates this entrancing documentary about the planet's waterways and their role in human history, as directed by Australian 'Sherpa' and 'Mountain' filmmaker Jennifer Peedom.

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    The Northman

    Thursday, April 21 - Wednesday, May 11, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Directed by 'The Witch' and 'The Lighthouse' filmmaker Robert Eggers, this Alexander Skarsgård-starring Viking epic is bold, bloody, brutal and brilliant.

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    To Chiara

    Thursday, May 12 - Wednesday, June 1, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    This Italian award-winner is a gripping mafia movie and a stunning coming-of-age drama all in one.

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    The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson

    Thursday, May 5 - Wednesday, May 25, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    After reimagining Henry Lawson's short story for the stage and page, Leah Purcell brings her First Nations, feminist and anti-colonial take on the tale to cinemas.

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    The Innocents

    Thursday, May 19 - Wednesday, June 8, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    This exceptional Norwegian horror film is one of the most disturbing movies about childhood — and superpowers — to reach screens in recent years.

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    Top Gun: Maverick

    Thursday, May 26 - Wednesday, June 15, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    When it takes to the sky in astonishing aerial sequences, this Tom Cruise-starring, 36-years-later sequel will take your breath away.

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    Nude Tuesday

    Thursday, June 23 - Wednesday, July 13, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Spoken only in gibberish, and unafraid to bare all, this New Zealand sex comedy starring Jackie van Beek, Jemaine Clement and Damon Herriman is revelatory several times over.

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    Elvis

    Thursday, June 23 - Wednesday, July 20, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Baz Luhrmann's take on the king of rock 'n' roll is a sprawling, exhilarating spectacle, as led by an exceptional Austin Butler in the pompadour and jumpsuits.

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    The Black Phone

    Thursday, July 21 - Wednesday, August 10, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Reteaming with his 'Sinister' director Scott Derrickson, Ethan Hawke is unnervingly excellent in this tense and eerie 70s-set horror film.

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    Official Competition

    Thursday, July 21 - Wednesday, August 10, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas are fantastic in this sharp and witty Spanish Argentine comedy about filmmaking.

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    Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

    Thursday, August 18 - Wednesday, September 7, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Emma Thompson is magnificent in this wonderfully candid, intimate, generous and joyous sex comedy, which follows a fiftysomething woman finally trying to explore her desires with a charming sex worker.

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    Three Thousand Years of Longing

    Thursday, September 1 - Wednesday, September 21, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    After 'Mad Max: Fury Road', Australian director George Miller spirits up an enchanting and affecting tale about stories and wishes starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba.

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    The Quiet Girl

    Thursday, September 8 - Wednesday, September 28, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Tender, affecting and resonant, and filled with wonderful performances, this Gaelic-language coming-of-age drama tells a small tale with a big impact.

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    Flux Gourmet

    Thursday, September 8 - Wednesday, September 28, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Set within a sonic catering institute, the latest film by 'In Fabric' director Peter Strickland serves up another wild, witty and wonderfully weird concoction.

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    Bodies Bodies Bodies

    Thursday, September 15 - Wednesday, October 5, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    A getaway-gone-bad slasher flick, a savvy dark comedy and a twisty whodunnit, this Amandla Stenberg-, Maria Bakalova- and Pete Davidson-starring horror gem slays.

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    Clean

    Thursday, September 15 - Wednesday, October 5, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    This absorbing and inspirational documentary focuses on Melbourne trauma cleaner Sandra Pankhurst, unfurling the stories behind her varied life and her messy-but-crucial line of work.

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    Don't Worry Darling

    Thursday, October 6 - Wednesday, October 26, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Stunning to look at and featuring a phenomenal performance by Florence Pugh, Olivia Wilde's second film as a director always demands attention.

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    Muru

    Thursday, October 13 - Wednesday, November 2, 2022

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Cliff Curtis turns in a weighty performance opposite Tāme Iti as himself in this bold, tense and potent response to the Tūhoe raids.

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    The Woman King

    Thursday, October 27 - Wednesday, November 16, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Viola Davis is fierce, formidable and fantastic in this rousing historical epic, which brings the tale of the Agojie, the all-female west African warrior troupe, to the screen.

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    Bros

    Thursday, October 27 - Wednesday, November 16, 2022

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane shine in the first romantic comedy about two gay men to be released by a major Hollywood studio.

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