Movies were actually back in 2021,
we even saw a few
! But 2022 is definitely an even more hectic year for films.
Between superhero movies, video game-to-movie adaptations and Oscar-worthy hits, it looks like there’ll barely be a week without
a new movie worth watching
in 2022. Here are some of the movies you should keep an eye out for this year.
Major Movie Release Dates in 2022
The Black Phone
Fans of horror have a truly nightmarish experience on their hands with Blumhouse’s new horror
The Black Phone
. When a 13-year-old boy is abducted by a serial killer and trapped in a soundproof basement he discovers he can connect to the killer’s previous victims via a disconnected telephone.
Australian movie release date:
July 21, 2022
The Gray Man
If you’re still thirsting after Thor you’ll be glad to know that the trio of Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Regé-Jean Page will be together on one screen in
The Gray Man
. The action thriller will release on Netflix, so you’re welcome to rewatch it as many times as you need.
Australian movie release date:
July 14 (in cinemas), July 22 (on Netflix).
Bullet Train
Brad Pitt’s latest blockbuster adventure
Bullet Train
sees the Hollywood star as an unlucky assassin who is put on a collision course with lethal adversaries while on the world’s fastest train.
Australian movie release date:
August 4, 2022
NOPE
The latest mysterious film from
Get Out
director Jordan Peele already looks like a banger.
NOPE
stars Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun in a new horror epic that will no doubt have us all cowering in our seats at the cinemas.
Australian movie release date:
August 11, 2022
Don’t Worry Darling
Olivia Wilde is becoming quite the proficient director in Hollywood and her next foray is a psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles. In
Don’t Worry Darling
, the duo star as a couple in the 1950s where Pugh’s housewife begins to unravel as she learns a disturbing truth about her life.
Australian movie release date:
October 6, 2022
Black Adam
After many years in the making, Dwayne Johnson is finally stepping into the superhero realm for DC’s
Black Adam
. The notorious antihero will be unleashed into the modern world, thousands of years after his imprisonment, and bring his own form of justice onto Earth.
Australian movie release date:
October 20, 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Image: Marvel
The world tragically lost
Black Panther
star Chadwick Boseman in 2020, but the legacy of his character lives on in
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
. Not much is known about the Marvel sequel but we do know that Dominique Thorne’s Riri Williams (aka Ironheart) will make her first appearance in this film.
Australian movie release date:
November 10, 2022
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
has gathered possibly the most A-listers you’ll see in one movie together. The lineup includes Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washinton, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Michael Shannon, Mike Myers, Tayla Swift, Zoe Saldana, Rami Malek and Robert De Niro.
What are they all doing in such a film? According to the synopsis, three friends will find themselves at the centre of one of the most shocking plots in American history. Intriguing.
Australian movie release date:
November 3, 2022
Avatar: The Way of the Water
Over a decade after the original was released, the first of James Cameron’s many
Avatar
sequels
is hitting screens. The time between films has given the technology a boost and it will fling us into the glorious 3D underwater worlds of Pandora, where Jake Sully and Neytiri must face a new challenge that threatens their family.
Australian movie release date:
December 15, 2022.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Image: Netflix
Knives Out
is making the jump over to streaming for the sequel with
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
releasing on Netflix later this year. The second movie will see Daniel Craig’s detective Benoit Blanc inspect a new crop of suspects in the lavish landscape of Greece.
Australian movie release date:
Holiday 2022 on Netflix
Top 2022 Movies You Can Watch Now
House of Gucci
Father, son and
House of Gucci
. This biographical look at the family behind one of the world’s largest designer fashion brands stars some absolute icons in Lady Gaga and Adam Driver.
The film is directed by Ridley Scott and also stars an unrecognisable Jared Leto.
Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.
Scream
Same title, different
Scream
.
The classic horror franchise is back with some old and new faces.
David Arquette, Courteney Cox and Neve Campbell are back as their original characters alongside a new bunch of young adult stars as they try to uncover the new killer behind the Ghostface mask.
Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.
Nightmare Alley
The latest film from Guillermo del Toro stars Bradley Cooper as a manipulative carnival worker who hooks up with Cate Blanchett’s equally dangerous psychiatrist. If you know the mind of del Toro you know what to expect from
Nightmare Alley.
Stream it on
Disney+
now.
Spencer
Yes, it’s another film about Princess Diana, but this time we’re taking an in-depth look at that fateful weekend that essentially ends Diana and Charles’ marriage.
Kristen Stewart is taking on the role of Diana in
Spencer
and critics are already raving about her performance. The movie picks up almost where the fourth season of
The Crown
left off so it’s the perfect thing to watch while you wait for the next season.
Watch it on
Amazon Prime Video
now.
Death on the Nile
Murder mystery fans rejoice because the classic detective Poirot is back on big screens this year. Kenneth Branagh returns as the sleuth to uncover the culprit behind a new murder on a glamorous river steamer in
Death on the Nile
.
As usual, the suspects are an array of all-stars including Gal Gadot, Rose Leslie, Letitia Wright, Tom Batemen, Annette Bening and Jennifer Saunders.
Stream it on
Disney+
now.
Uncharted
One of the biggest video games of all time is getting the big-screen treatment with Sony’s
Uncharted
movie. Tom Holland is starring as the hero Nathan Drake alongside Mark Wahlberg as Sully. For any
Uncharted
newbies, the game (and presumedly movie) has vibes of
Indiana Jones
and
Tomb Raider
.
It’s definitely one action-packed film you don’t want to miss in 2022.
Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.
The Batman
Batman is back in possibly his darkest reboot yet for
The Batman
. Robert Pattinson is behind the cowl as the caped crusader in his early years of crime-fighting. He goes after The Riddler (Paul Dano), the Penguin (Colin Farrell) and Catwoman (Zoe Kravitz).
Read our review.
Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.
Turning Red
Pixar’s latest adorable film
Turning Red
follows the adventures of a teenage girl who turns into a giant red panda every time she experiences intense feelings – quite a problem for someone going through adolescence!
Stream it on
Disney+
now.
Morbius
Sony is expanding its superhero universe with an origin story for
Morbius
, the living vampire. Jared Leto is taking on the role of Dr Michael Morbius who is infected with a rare blood disease and goes to extreme lengths to cure himself, with vampiric results.
Rent or buy it on digital platforms now.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Harry Potter fans have a lot to look forward to this year with the
debut of the 20th-anniversary reunion
. After that, however, there’s also the third
Fantastic Beasts
movie.
Secrets of Dumbledore
builds on the revelations of the previous film and pits Newt Scamander and his friends against the rising power of dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald. Jule Law and Eddie Redmayne are back but Johnny Depp is not with Mads Mikkelsen taking on the role of Grindelwald for this film.
Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Daniels (
Swiss Army Man
) have brought one of the most incredibly original films to life in
Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Michelle Yeoh stars as a laundromat owner who goes from battling the IRS over tax claims to being flung into a battle with an eternal evil in the multiverse. This is one you cannot miss.
Read our review.
Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.
The Northman
If Viking films are your thing you can’t miss
The Northman
.
Director Robert Eggers
brings his signature style to the Viking era in a retelling of the brutally accurate revenge story that inspired Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
The movie also has a cast that could rival a Shakespearean epic including Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor Joy and Ethan Hawke.
Buy or rent it on digital platforms now.
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Downton Abbey
may have ended years ago but the series lives on in the period drama’s second feature film. The new movie, titled
Downton Abbey: A New Era
, sees Hollywood invade the Abbey pushing the Crawley family to escape to the south of France.
Your favourites are all back, including Maggie Smith, along with a handful of new members like Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock and Dominic West.
In cinemas now.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
One of
the many Marvel movies
we have to look forward to in 2022 is
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
.
After the events of
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Doctor Strange has had a fair bit of experience in the multiverse. Now he has to deal with a new multiversal threat in
Multiverse of Madness
. Elizabeth Olsen returns
as the Scarlet Witch
for the first time since
WandaVision
.
Read our review.
Watch it
on Disney+
now.
Top Gun Maverick
After 33 years, Tom Cruise is returning to (one of) the movies that made him famous,
Top Gun Maverick
. When training a group of graduates, Maverick finds that his old friend Goose’s son is part of his team and embarks on a mission that will force him to face his ghosts.
In cinemas now.
Jurassic World: Dominion
The third film in the trilogy of
Jurassic World
films,
Dominion
shows us what life looks like when dinosaurs reintegrate into our lives in the 21st century. To deal with this life-altering threat, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard will recruit the help of some experts with Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill and Laura Dern all returning to the franchise along with
newcomer DeWanda Wise.
Read our review.
In cinemas now.
Lightyear
Lightyear
is the
Toy Story
origin story you didn’t know you needed. Chris Evans is portraying the space ranger in the movie that the toy Buzz Lightyear became based on. You’ll see an all-new side to Buzz Lightyear in this film, including his hair!
If you’re curious we asked the
Lightyear
filmmakers
some burning questions.
In cinemas now.
Spiderhead
Chris Hemsworth stars in the Netflix sci-fi thriller
Spiderhead
as a visionary who runs a futuristic prison and experiments on the inmates in an attempt to fix human nature.
Watch it
on Netflix
now.
Elvis
Australian directing extraordinaire Baz Luhrmann’s next project is none other than an adaptation of Elvis Presley’s life. Austin Butler is stepping into the shoes of the famous singer for
Elvis
, a glossy new film about how Presley’s music changed the world.
In cinemas now.
Thor: Love and Thunder
It’s a big year for Chris Hemsworth who returns as Thor in another action-packed film helmed by Taika Waititi. This time in
Thor: Love and Thunder
, Thor will go up against Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher with the help of his friends Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) and Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), the latter of which will wield the legendary hammer, Mjolnir.
Read our review.
In cinemas now.
There are so many good movies to see in the cinema this year and this isn’t even all of them. Keep an eye on this post as we add more highly anticipated films coming your way in 2022.
You can also check out some of the
best TV shows coming out in 2022
if you prefer the small screen.
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