10 Talking Movies Of 2022 That We Couldn't Stop Discussing

Moonfall is a science fiction disaster movie from 2022 that was co-written, directed, and produced by Roland Emmerich. 

Two former astronauts and a conspiracy theorist are central to the story as they learn the Moon's real history after it abruptly departs from its orbit. It had a $138–146 million budget, making it one of the most expensive produced movies.

It was filmed in Montreal. On February 4, 2022, the same day it was released in theaters in the US by Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment, the movie was distributed in the UK by Entertainment Film Distributors. 

With a worldwide total of under $67 million, it was one of the worst box office flops ever and garnered neutral to unfavorable reviews from critics. In the movie, on a Space Shuttle mission to fix a satellite in 2011, astronauts Brian Harper, Jocinda "Jo" Fowler, and Marcus are participating.

An odd swarm of extraterrestrial technology strikes the orbiter before it digs into the Moon's surface, killing Marcus and putting Jo into a coma. Brian returns with the damaged shuttle to Earth, but NASA ignores his account and fires him.

The American superhero film Black Adam will feature Dwayne Johnson as the titular DC Comics character in 2022. The movie is a Shazam! Spinoff and the eleventh in the DC Extended Universe (2019). (DCEU).

Adam, an ancient superhuman released from a magical prison by a group of archaeologists to rid the nation of Kahndaq of the nefarious Intergang, serves as the story's protagonist.

Black Adam brought in $167.9 million in revenue in the US and Canada, $223.4 million abroad, and $391.3 million globally. 

According to Rotten Tomatoes and Deseret News, the movie earned mixed to negative reviews, whereas Variety, Yahoo! News, and Common Sense Media asserted the opposite.

The movie has a 5.1/10 overall rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 39% approval rating based on 288 reviews. The movie had an average grade of "B+" from viewers surveyed by CinemaScore during opening weekend, while PostTrak rated it "4 out of 5 stars."

Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a 2022 American slasher film, was written and directed by Chris Thomas Devlin and is based on a screenplay by Fede lvarez and Rodo Sayagues. David Blue Garcia is a featured actor in work by Fede Lvarez and Rodo Sayagues.

The tale, set decades after the last movie's events has the serial killer Leatherface killing a group of kids and fighting with the enraged victim. Exurbia Films, Bad Hombre, and Legendary Pictures produced the film.

The movie was slated to hit theaters in October 2020 or early 2021. The film will only be available on Netflix, it was confirmed in August 2021, and there won't be a theatrical release. 

According to Wikipedia, in its first week of availability, the movie received 29.2 million hours of viewing time and debuted at number two on Netflix's global charts. 

It rose to its most significant position in the following week's global ranking third. The movie remained at the top of the top 10 Netflix lists in the US, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and other countries five days after its debut.

The American science fiction action movie Jurassic World Dominion, which Colin Trevorrow also co-wrote with Emily Carmichael in 2022, is directed by Colin Trevorrow.

The third and final installment of the Jurassic World trilogy and the sixth overall in the Jurassic Park film series Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2 wraps up the plot of the first three Jurassic Park movies.

On May 23, 2022, in Mexico City, Jurassic World Dominion had its world debut. On June 1, the movie opened in theaters in Mexico and South Korea. Universal Pictures debuted Jurassic World Dominion in theaters in the US on June 10.

The global income from Jurassic World Dominion was $1.004 billion, of which $376.9 million came from the US and Canada and $627.1 million from other nations.

Overall, the fourth Jurassic Park film, the third-highest-grossing movie of 2022, and the fifty-first film to gross over $1 billion after Spider-Man: No Way Home and Top Gun: Maverick.

The fantasy movie Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, scripted by J. K. Rowling and Steve Kloves, is directed by David Yates. 

It is the eleventh overall Wizarding World film and the third Fantastic Beasts film in the Fantastic Beasts series. It is Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald's sequel (2018).

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore made its debut worldwide on 29 March 2022 in London's Royal Festival Hall.

It made its debut in theaters in Belgium and the Netherlands on 6 April 2022. Australia, China, and Japan were the next set of countries, followed by several European countries through 8 April, the United States, Argentina on 15 April, and the Philippines on 16 April.

In the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Lebanon, the movie was released on 28 April 2022. The Secrets of Dumbledore started to stream on HBO Max on 30 May 2022.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore earned $405.2 million worldwide as of 2 July 2022, of which $95.9 million came from the US and Canada, $309.3 million from other countries, and $95.9 million from other regions.

The 2022 American superhero film Morbius is based on the same-named Marvel Comics character and was produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel.

The third entry in Sony Pictures' Spider-Man Universe will be published by Sony Pictures Releasing (SSU). Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless wrote the film's script, and Daniel Espinosa served as the director.

The teaser trailer for the movie debuted on January 13, 2020. According to the teaser, Matt Goldberg at Collider and Julia Alexander at The Verge called the movie's premise "silly."

According to Wikipedia, Goldberg said the film reminded him of Venom, a box office smash he had heard of. According to Forbes reporter Scott Mendelson, the Venom connection seemed apt considering the popularity of Sony's most recent Spider-Man films. 

Morbius made its world debut in the Plaza Carso in Mexico City on March 10, 2022. It became accessible in IMAX and other premium large formats in the US on April 1, 2022.

Morbius generated sales of $73.9 million in the US and Canada, $93.6 million in other nations, and $167.5 million worldwide.

The thriller Death on the Nile, with a script by Michael Green, will be helmed by Kenneth Branagh in 2022. It is based on Agatha Christie's 1937 novel of the same name. 

Ridley Scott, Kevin J. Walsh, Kenneth Branagh, Judy Hofflund, and others worked on its creation. Death on the Nile was finally released on February 9, 2022, in various international countries, and on February 11, 2022, in the UK and the US, following numerous COVID-19 pandemic-related delays. 

Critics gave the movie various ratings; some thought it was better than the previous iterations, while others praised its retro style. The movie's $137.3 million ticket sales exceeded its $90 million production budget.

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 284 critics gave the film 62% good reviews with an average score of 5.9/10. 

Death on the Nile had made $45.6 million in revenue in the United States and Canada as of May 8, 2022, and $91.6 million in other countries, for a total worldwide revenue of $137.3 million.

The Northman is a 2022 American historical epic action thriller film written and directed by Robert Eggers and Sjón. The movie is based on the narrative of Amleth. 

The Northman had its world debut at Stockholm's Rigoletto Cinema on March 28, 2022. On April 13, 2022, it was shown in theaters in several countries; on April 22, it was shown in the US.

The movie enjoyed financial success in VOD and other post-theatrical markets despite having a weak opening weekend globally. Sales of The Northman totaled $69.6 million globally, $34.2 million in the US and Canada, $35.4 million elsewhere, and $36 million.

An 89% approval rating was given by review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 368 reviews with an average rating of 7.7/10.

The review synopsis on the website claims that "Director Robert Eggers expands his boundaries with The Northman without compromising any of his distinctive aesthetic. It is a gory revenge epic and a beautiful visual masterpiece."

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is an American film written and directed by Ryan Coogler. Black Panther from Marvel Comics serves as the inspiration for the film.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures produced the thirty-first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a follow-up to Black Panther (2018) by Marvel Studios (MCU).

On October 26, 2022, Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre and Dolby Theatre hosted the world premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the concluding movie of Phase Four of the MCU.

On November 11, 2022, it was made available in the US. Action scenes, direction, acting (especially by Wright, Huerta, and Bassett), and Jason Boseman tribute received high marks from critics.

According to Wikipedia, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever had made $820 million worldwide as of January 2, 2023, including $439.6 million from the US and Canada and $380.5 million from other countries. It generated the sixth-highest box office revenue for 2022.

The screenplay for Joseph Kosinski's 2022 American action drama Top Gun: Maverick was written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, and Christopher McQuarrie and was based on a scenario by Peter Craig and Justin Marks. 

The movie follows the Top Gun film from 1986. Tom Cruise is back in the lead role as Maverick, a naval aviator. On April 28, Top Gun: Maverick made its world premiere at CinemaCon.

Paramount Pictures then released the film in IMAX, 4DX, ScreenX, and Dolby Cinema theaters in the US on May 27.

The film received positive reviews from critics, who thought it was better than the original due to its direction, acting, action and aerial sequences, and emotional impact. 

It was ranked among the top 10 movies of 2022 by the American Film Institute and won Best Film from the National Board of Review.

Top Gun: Maverick earned $1.489 billion worldwide, of which $718.7 million came from the United States and Canada and $770 million from other nations. 

The film became Cruise's highest-grossing film on June 17, 2022, when its worldwide box office receipts reached the $800 million threshold.