The best movies and TV of 2022, picked for you by NPR critics

By Eric Deggans,

Aisha Harris, Linda Holmes, Bob Mondello, Bilal Qureshi, Glen Weldon

Published December 20, 2022 at 7:00 AM EST

Clockwise from top left: <em>The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Only Murders in the Building, Nope, This Is Going to Hurt</em> and <em>The Dropout</em> — Clockwise from top left: *The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Only Murders in the Building, Nope, This Is Going to Hurt* and *The Dropout*

Whether you plan to head out to the theater, or binge from the couch, our critics have gathered together their favorite films and TV shows of 2022. You can search by genre and where you can see it. Have at it!

Corrected: December 21, 2022 at 12:00 AM EST

An earlier version of this list incorrectly said A League of Their Own could be found on Paramount+. It is on Amazon Prime Video.

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Glen Weldon

Glen Weldon is a host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. He reviews books, movies, comics and more for the NPR Arts Desk.

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