Best Movies of 2023 So Far

From festivals, theatrical releases and streaming services, we list the best films of 2023. Keep this list handy throughout 2023.

We want to try something different Ready Steady Cut this year. Rather than wait until the end of the year to name the best films, we decided to keep a rolling list of the very best films of 2023 throughout the year. This way we can keep the progress of movies not only around the awards blitz but also during the lonely cold months.

There are some exceptions to the list we curate. Films that have received a limited release or are eligible for the 2022 awards season — but will appear in wide release in 2023 — will not be included in this list. Also, any film released at a film festival without finding distribution, such as at Sundance or SXSW, will be banned until a release date is found.

Please scroll down and read the list of The best films of 2023 so far! Be sure to check back at the end of each month for news such as what’s been added, removed, and bug fixes to cultivate the best movies of the year! If you want to dig into more top movie lists, check out ours Best movies on Netflix 2023 article too.

Last updated: February 10, 2023

The best films of 2023 so far

Pamela, a love story

Pamela, a love story may be the first film in which feminists and male chauvinists unite to defend the most famous blonde bombshell since Marylyn Monroe. The documentary is now available to stream on Netflix.

Official premise:

“Follows the life of pop culture icon Pamela Anderson, including never-before-seen archive footage and personal diaries.”

Directors: Ryan White

Pour: Pamela Anderson

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% (10 reviews)

IMDB rating: 7.2/10

infinity pool

infinity pool, according to the Rotten Tomatoes consensus, is turbulent water even for strong swimmers. Infinity Pool offers an all-inclusive visceral retreat of Cronenbergian perversion for those looking to escape the commercial minutiae.

Official premise:

“While staying at a secluded island resort, James (Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (Cleopatra Coleman) enjoy the perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi (Mia Goth), they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture steeped in violence, hedonism and unspeakable horror. A tragic accident forces them to adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards a crime: either you are executed or, if you can afford it, you can watch yourself die.”

Director: Brandon Kronenberg

Pour: Alexander skarsgard. Mia Goth and Cleopatra Coleman

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 88% (120 reviews)

IMDB rating: 6.9/10

You guys

You guys is a fun attitude Guess who’s coming to dinner that’s timely, relevant and uncomfortable for all reasons. This comedy is refreshingly blunt. By letting thoughtful thoughts simmer, it can be incredibly funny. Therefore, Barris’ screenplay works to deconstruct the social construct argument of race.

Official premise:

“Families and cultures collide as two Los Angeles millennials from very different backgrounds fall in love and face the ultimate relationship test: meeting their parents.”

Director: Kenya Barris

Pour: Eddie Murphy, Jonah Hill

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 45% (84 reviews)

IMDB rating: 5.6/10

Noise

Noise is a stunningly relevant Mexican Netflix crime thriller that delves into the astounding themes of lack of managerial oversight that are directly related to how women are treated.

Official premise:

“The search for her missing daughter leads a mother to a support network where she connects with other women whose lives have been devastated by violence.”

Director: Natalia Beristain

Pour: Julieta Egurrola, Teresa Ruiz, and Erick Israel Consuelo

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% (11 reviews)

IMDB rating: 6.6/10

level

There’s nothing more mainstream critics like more than this: an action spectacle directed by Gerard Butler. With Greenland (78%) and Cop Shop (80%) rattling the permit cords since the pandemic, his most recent film is level got the same praise.

Official premise:

“In the lurid action film PLANE, pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) saves his passengers from a lightning strike by making a perilous landing on a war-torn island – only to find that surviving the landing was only the beginning.”

Directors: Jean Francois Richet

Pour: Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Yoson An and Tony Goldwyn

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95% (143 ratings)

IMDB rating: 6.9/10

M3GAN

The first big hit of 2023, M3GAN made $146 million in the first month of the year alone on a budget of just $12 million.

Official premise:

“M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a lifelike doll programmed to be a child’s best companion and a parent’s best ally. Designed by Gemma, a brilliant roboticist, M3GAN can listen, watch and learn while playing the role of friend, teacher, playmate and protector. When Gemma becomes her 8-year-old niece’s unexpected caretaker, she decides to give the girl a prototype M3GAN, a decision that has unimaginable consequences.”

Director: Gerald Johnstone

Pour: Allison Williams, Jenna Davis and Violet McGraw

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% (283 reviews)

IMDB rating: 6.4/10

forced marriage

forced marriage is an undeniably entertaining blast of dynamic, friction-filled chemistry between the leads and the reliably hilarious supporting role of Jennifer Coolidge.

Official premise:

“Darcy and Tom gather their families for a destination wedding, but the ceremony is interrupted when gunmen take everyone hostage. Now they must do whatever it takes to save their loved ones – if they don’t kill each other first.”

Director: Jason Moore

Pour: Jennifer Lopez, Joshua Duhamel and Jennifer Coolidge

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 48% (79 reviews)

IMDB rating: 5.5/10

Young

Yeon Sang-hos Young struggles at times to meld its dystopian themes with a melodramatic tale of mothers and daughters. However, the action scenes culminate in a heated sci-fi movie with rapid bursts of pure adrenaline.

Official premise:

“In a post-apocalyptic near future, a researcher at an AI lab leads an effort to end a civil war by cloning the brain of a heroic soldier – her mother.”

Director: Yeon Sangho

Pour: Kang Soo Yeon, Kim Hyun Joo and Ryu Kyung Soo

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 50% (24 reviews)

IMDB rating: 5.4/10

Narvik

Erik Skjoldbjaergs Narvik is a gorgeous-looking war film that’s inherently gripping and above average at playing up the moral dilemmas, though it’s frustratingly sluggish at times.

Official premise:

“By April 1940, Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, was routinely transporting from its port 85% of the iron ore consumed by Nazi Germany’s war machine. Attempts to disrupt this process during a two-month bitter winter war resulted in Hitler suffering his first major defeat.”

Director: Erik Skjoldbjaerg

Pour: Kristine Hartgen, Carl Martin Eggsbo, Christopher Gelfert Mathiesen and Henrik Mestad

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% (4 ratings)

IMDB rating: 6.6/10

Missing (2022)

This standalone sequel to the surprise hit Seek. Miss is a person plagued by anxiety and reaching for armrests. This is the kind of old-fashioned thriller that trades star power for a good story that audiences crave.

Official premise:

“After her mother goes missing, a young woman tries to find her from home using tools available to her online.”

Director: Will Merrick and Nick Johnson

Pour: Storm Reid, Joaquim de Almeida, Ken Leung, Amy Landecker, Daniel Henney and Nia Long

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 84% (92 reviews)

IMDB rating: 7.4/10

And that completes our list of the best movies of 2023. What’s your favorite movie so far? Comment below.

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