2022 American films

Avatar: The Way of Water is a 2022 American epic science fiction film directed by James Cameron and written by Cameron, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is the second installment in the Avatar film series and the sequel to Avatar (2009). Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña and Stephen Lang reprise their roles from the first film, with Sigourney Weaver returning in an additional role and Kate Winslet joining the cast. The plot follows Jake Sully, a human-Na'vi hybrid, and his family on the habitable moon Pandora. Hunted by RDA forces, they flee to an oceanic region to seek refuge with the Metkayina clan.

2022 superhero film by Matt Reeves

2022 film directed by Sam Raimi

2022 film by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

2022 film directed by Ryan Coogler

2022 film directed by Taika Waititi

2022 American film directed by Colin Trevorrow

2022 film directed by Joseph Kosinski

2022 film directed by David Leitch

2022 film directed by Ruben Fleischer

2022 film directed by David Yates

2022 film directed by Baz Luhrmann

2022 film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra

2022 film directed by Daniel Espinosa

2022 film directed by Darren Aronofsky

2022 film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson

2022 film directed by Damien Chazelle

2022 film by Martin McDonagh

2022 film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

2022 film directed by Steven Spielberg

2022 film by Kenneth Branagh

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is a 2022 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson, and produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman. It is a standalone sequel to the 2019 film Knives Out, and the second installment in the Knives Out film series. Glass Onion sees Daniel Craig return as master detective Benoit Blanc as he takes on a new case revolving around tech billionaire Miles Bron and his closest friends. The ensemble cast also includes Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista.

M3GAN (pronounced "Megan") is a 2022 American science fiction horror film with black comedy elements about an artificially intelligent doll who develops self-awareness and becomes hostile toward anyone who comes between her and her human companion. It was directed by Gerard Johnstone from a screenplay by Akela Cooper, based on a story by Cooper and James Wan. Allison Williams and Violet McGraw star, Amie Donald physically portrays M3GAN, and Jenna Davis voices the character. It is the first installment in the M3GAN franchise.

2022 film directed by Roland Emmerich

2022 film directed by Andrew Dominik

2022 film directed by Jordan Peele

2022 film directed by Parker Finn

2022 film directed by Scott Mann

Tár is a 2022 psychological drama film written and directed by Todd Field. Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tár, a world-renowned conductor, whose life unravels after she is accused of misconduct. The supporting cast includes Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, and Mark Strong.

2022 film directed by Mark Mylod

2022 film directed by Marc Forster

2022 film directed by Olivia Wilde

2022 film directed by Simon Kinberg

2022 film directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo

2022 film directed by David O. Russell

2022 film directed by Robert Eggers

2022 film directed by Robert Zemeckis

2022 film directed by David Gordon Green

Prey is a 2022 American science fiction action horror film directed by Dan Trachtenberg from a screenplay by Patrick Aison, based on a story by Aison and Trachtenberg. It is the fifth installment in the Predator franchise and a prequel to Predator (1987), set in the Northern Great Plains in 1719. It stars Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Michelle Thrush, Stormee Kipp, Julian Black Antelope, and Bennett Taylor. The story revolves around a young Comanche woman, Naru, who is striving to prove herself as a hunter. She finds herself having to protect her people from a vicious, humanoid alien that hunts humans for sport.

Barbarian is a 2022 American horror film written and directed by Zach Cregger in his solo screenwriting and directorial debut. It is produced by Arnon Milchan, Roy Lee, Raphael Margules, and J. D. Lifshitz. The film stars Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long. The story follows a woman who rents a house on Airbnb and discovers a dark secret inside.

Aftersun is a 2022 semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Charlotte Wells in her feature directorial debut. Starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, and Celia Rowlson-Hall, the film is loosely based on Wells' childhood and follows an 11-year-old Scottish girl on holiday with her father at a Turkish resort on the eve of his 31st birthday.

2022 film directed by Kat Coiro

2022 film directed by Ti West

2022 film directed by Simon Curtis

2022 film directed by Aaron Nee and Adam Nee

2022 film directed by Shawn Levy

2022 film directed by Reid Carolin and Channing Tatum

2022 film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood

2022 film directed by Michael Bay

2022 film directed by Scott Cooper

Sisu is a 2022 action thriller film written and directed by Jalmari Helander and produced by Petri Jokiranta. The film stars Jorma Tommila, alongside Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo and Onni Tommila. It is set during the Lapland War between Finland and Nazi Germany towards the end of World War II, where a legendary Finnish Army commando-turned-gold prospector attempts to defend himself from being robbed and murdered by a Waffen-SS platoon led by a brutal and corrupt officer.

2022 film directed by Ol Parker

2022 film directed by Baltasar Kormákur

2022 film directed by Olivia Newman

2022 film directed by Harry Bradbeer

2022 film directed by Tom Gormican

2022 film directed by William Brent Bell

2022 film directed by Adam Shankman

2022 film directed by Adrian Lyne

2022 film directed by Noah Baumbach