The best movies of 2023 will have barbies, transformers, mermaids, superheroes, princesses, serial killers, Willy Wonka, Indiana Jones, Ethan Hunt, John Wick... A lot ! This year's film harvest is exciting, with numerous nostalgic proposals and other more original ones, for the whole family and for a more adult audience, sequels and new installments of successful franchises and also jewels that will leave us amazed, some that covet the box office and others rather a position among the best films in the history of cinema . Will they get it? After reviewing the most anticipated series of 2023 (and also, for streaming fans , the most anticipated Netflix series of 2023), it's time to immerse yourself in the cinema: we have gathered the productions that will be released during this 2023, which we already have listed on the calendar and which will leave the best films of 2022 at the height of the bitumen.
Among the new premieres we expect everything . Some will be candidates for the 2023 Oscars, with long-awaited proposals such as 'Barbie' by Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, and also Christopher Nolan's new work, 'Oppenheimer'. Originality will shine in these proposals by well-known authors and we hope they will surprise us in movie theaters. Or in the living room at home, of course, because we also included in this list some great exclusive streaming premieres that will try to raise the level of the best Netflix movies in 2022 .
There will also be contenders for the highest-grossing films in history , such as, of course, Marvel films with releases like 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' and other highly anticipated titles of the franchise (for which, as always, you will have to have Of course, the chronological order of Marvel movies and series ), but we also take into account the upcoming DC Comics movies , which continues to expand its catalog with movies like 'Aquaman 2. Now, will the Marvel house continue to eat the toast?
Without moving too much into the domains of Hollywood we will arrive at Walt Disney Studios , where we hope to see the next animated Disney movies , but especially the next live action Disney movies like the much talked about 'The Little Mermaid'. Knowing that it is based on one of the best Disney animated films in its entire history, and the one that began its golden age at the dawn of the 90s, the pressure is high. Among other proposals for next year we find new installments of successful sagas such as 'Mission Impossible', which is among the most anticipated action films of 2023 , and also nostalgic pills like the fifth installment of 'Indiana Jones' with Harrison Ford or the belated sequel to 'The Exorcist' with Ellen Burstyn (which, in turn, we count among the most anticipated horror movies of 2023 ). And surely throughout this year we will be incorporating other titles that are added to the calendar.
If you've already got your hands on the best recent movies on Amazon Prime Video and also our list of good and current movies on HBO Max to fill you up for the rest of the year, here's what movies will dominate the conversation in 2023 . Which one do you like the most?
Operation Fortune: The Great Hoax Release date : January 4, 2023
After being postponed for all of 2022, we can finally enjoy the new action thriller by Guy Ritchie. In 'Operation Fortune: The Big Hoax' we will meet Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) and his team of agents working on a covert mission with Danny Franscesco (Josh Hartnett), one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood. Together, they will try to prevent the sale of deadly new weapons technology by billionaire arms dealer Greg Simmonds (Hugh Grant, in a new collaboration with Ritchie).
Read our review of 'Operation Fortune: The Great Hoax' .
Release date : January 4, 2023
The year starts strong with the horror genre: with its first trailers and images, 'M3gan' has become one of the most anticipated films of the genre, and who is not going to like a new devilish doll. The director of 'Housebound', Gerard Johnstone, adapts an original idea by James Wan (master of horror) in which a robotic doll comes to life and decides to protect its owner at all costs.
Holy Spider
Release date : January 13, 2023
Ali Abbasi's new film after the great 'Border' has once again received praise from critics. Set in Iran in 2001, the story follows a Tehran journalist who dives into the slums of the holy city of Mashhad to investigate a series of femicides . When she realizes that the local authorities are in no hurry to find the culprits, the protagonist sets out to find this man who is attacking prostitutes. Zar Amir-Ebrahimi won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Read our 'Holy Spider' review .
Release date : January 20, 2023
Although it is still a mystery, and that it is released at the beginning of the year and may be a candidate for the 2023 Oscars, 'Babylon' will be one of the next great Hollywood releases . Damien Chazelle, the Oscar-winning director of 'La La Land: The City of Stars', returns with a trip to the past: the film is set in the origins of Hollywood to tell how the industry made the transition from silent to talkies, following the story of a star who is unable to adapt to new times. Starring Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt.
Read our double critique for and against 'Babylon' .
Entry date : January 20, 2023
Revered director Park Chan-wook, author of some of the best Korean films of all time, returns to the big screen with 'Decision to Leave,' which won Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival . The film follows Hae-Joon, a veteran detective who investigates the suspicious death of a man on top of a mountain. At the center of the conflict will be his relationship with the deceased's wife, which will shake the investigation. Unfortunately, it has not achieved a place among the nominees for Best International Film at the Oscars 2023 . An injustice!
The Whale
Release date : January 27, 2023
Brendan Fraser is one of the nominees for Best Leading Actor at the 2023 Oscars thanks to his fabulous performance in this new film by Darren Aronofsky, which promises to break our hearts . Based on the play by Samuel D. Hunter, the story follows a man weighing over 550 pounds who hides from the world in his small apartment as he grieves over the loss of a loved one and the lost opportunities he has left behind. in their life. The keys to the movie 'The Whale' show that it is one of the movies of the season.
Read our review of 'The Whale' .
Release date : January 27, 2023
Cate Blanchett is in the lead among the nominees for Best Leading Actress at the Oscars 2023 thanks to this role that already earned her the Volpi Cup at the Venice Festival . Directed by Todd Field, the film follows world-renowned conductor Lydia Tár, who is preparing to record the most important symphony of her career. With her adoptive daughter as her main support, the protagonist will have to face all the obstacles that come her way on her upward path to musical glory.
Read our review of 'TÁR' .
Release date : February 3, 2023
The director of the Oscar-winning 'Three Billboards Outside', Martin McDonagh, returns to the Oscars race with this film between comedy and drama set on an island in Ireland. And the director couldn't have asked for better leads than Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as they embody a showdown between friends turned enemies.
They knock on the door (Knock at the Cabin)
Release date : February 3, 2023
One of the few own, recognizable and risky authors in Hollywood today, M. Night Shyamalan will return in 2023 with a new original film that will seek to break through so many franchises . The director of 'The Sixth Sense' and the recent 'Time' plunges back into the thriller with a cast made up of Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abby Quinn and more. Will we count it among the best horror movies of 2023 ?
Read our review of 'A knock at the door' .
Release date : February 10, 2023
It is already one of the most anticipated films of the year: ' The Fabelmans ' is Steven Spielberg's new film, and one of the most personal of his career . The legendary director uses his youthful memories and his love of cinema to compose this story starring Michelle Williams and Paul Dano. The story follows a boy named Sammy Fabelman, who discovers a family secret and will have to deal with it through the art of cinema.
Read our review of 'The Fabelmans' .
The communion girl
Release date : February 10, 2023
To shelter from the cold, Ikiru Films and Atresmedia Cine will bring to the screens a Spanish-style horror film that refers to a fundamental religious tradition in our country: communion . Directed by Víctor García and written by Alberto Marini, 'La niña de la comunion' is set in a town in the 80s, where a young woman who has just arrived will experience a real nightmare starring the ghostly figure of a girl dressed for communion. One of the Spanish films of 2023 that will surprise.
Read our critique of 'The Communion Girl' .
They speak (Women Talking) Release date : February 17, 2023
Little is known about her yet, but we do know that she will give something to talk about as one of the Oscar nominees for Best Picture: 'Women Talking' is the new film by Sarah Polley and an interesting independent production that could surprise the Oscars 2023 . With a fabulous cast consisting of Frances McDormand, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Ben Whishaw, Jessie Buckley and more, this film follows a group of women subjected to all kinds of abuse in a religious colony isolated from the world