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Oscar Movies to Watch for in 2023

by AlexHartsell • Created 2 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
Rows 1-26: Best Picture to Screenplay
Rows 27-36: Animation
Rows 37-50: Visual & Annual
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  • Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

    1. Killers of the Flower Moon

    20233h 26mR89Metascore
    7.6 (282K)
    When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one - until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioRobert De NiroLily Gladstone
  • Michael Fassbender in The Killer (2023)

    2. The Killer

    20231h 58mR73Metascore
    6.7 (211K)
    Solitary, cold, methodical and unencumbered by scruples or regrets, a killer waits in the shadows, watching for his next target. Yet, the longer he waits, the more he thinks he's losing his mind, if not his cool.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsMichael FassbenderTilda SwintonCharles Parnell
  • Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers (2023)

    3. The Holdovers

    20232h 13mR82Metascore
    7.9 (200K)
    In 1970, a curmudgeonly history teacher at a New England boarding school remains on campus during Christmas break to supervise held over students, and ends up forming an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker.
    DirectorAlexander PayneStarsPaul GiamattiDa'Vine Joy RandolphDominic Sessa
  • Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, and Viola Davis in Air (2023)

    4. Air

    20231h 51mR73Metascore
    7.4 (184K)
    The history of the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.
    DirectorBen AffleckStarsMatt DamonJason BatemanBen Affleck
  • Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino, and Danielle Brooks in The Color Purple (2023)

    5. The Color Purple

    20232h 21mPG-1372Metascore
    6.8 (19K)
    A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
    DirectorBlitz BazawuleStarsFantasia BarrinoTaraji P. HensonDanielle Brooks
  • Erika Alexander, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K. Brown, and Issa Rae in American Fiction (2023)

    6. American Fiction

    20231h 57mR81Metascore
    7.5 (111K)
    A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
    DirectorCord JeffersonStarsJeffrey WrightSkyler WrightJohn Ales
  • Taika Waititi, David Fane, Oscar Kightley, Michael Fassbender, Kaimana, Rachel House, Semu Filipo, Beulah Koale, Chris Alosio, and Lehi Makisi Falepapalangi in Next Goal Wins (2023)

    7. Next Goal Wins

    20231h 44mPG-1344Metascore
    6.5 (29K)
    The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0.
    DirectorTaika WaititiStarsMichael FassbenderOscar KightleyKaimana
  • Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan in Maestro (2023)

    8. Maestro

    20232h 9mR77Metascore
    6.5 (67K)
    This love story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.
    DirectorBradley CooperStarsCarey MulliganBradley CooperMatt Bomer
  • Michael Mann, Penélope Cruz, and Adam Driver in Ferrari (2023)

    9. Ferrari

    20232h 10mR73Metascore
    6.4 (63K)
    Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsAdam DriverShailene WoodleyGiuseppe Festinese
  • The Zone of Interest (2023)

    10. The Zone of Interest

    20231h 45mPG-1392Metascore
    7.3 (134K)
    Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.
    DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsChristian FriedelSandra HüllerJohann Karthaus
  • Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)

    11. Oppenheimer

    20233hR90Metascore
    8.3 (892K)
    A dramatization of the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who had a large hand in the development of the atomic bombs that brought an end to World War II.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsCillian MurphyEmily BluntMatt Damon
  • Sandra Hüller, Milo Machado-Graner, and Samuel Theis in Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

    12. Anatomy of a Fall

    20232h 31mR86Metascore
    7.6 (175K)
    A woman is suspected of murder after her husband's death; their half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.
    DirectorJustine TrietStarsSandra HüllerSwann ArlaudMilo Machado-Graner
  • Richard E. Grant, Rosamund Pike, Richie Cotterell, Alison Oliver, Barry Keoghan, Archie Madekwe, and Jacob Elordi in Saltburn (2023)

    13. Saltburn

    20232h 11mR61Metascore
    7.0 (245K)
    A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.
    DirectorEmerald FennellStarsBarry KeoghanJacob ElordiRosamund Pike
  • Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Alfre Woodard, James McAvoy, David Oyelowo, Omar Sy, Babs Olusanmokun, Anna Diop, LaKeith Stanfield, Teyana Taylor, and RJ Cyler in The Book of Clarence (2023)

    14. The Book of Clarence

    20232h 9mPG-1357Metascore
    5.6 (7.4K)
    Struggling to find a better life, Clarence is captivated by the power of the rising Messiah and soon risks everything to carve a path to a divine existence.
    DirectorJeymes SamuelStarsLaKeith StanfieldOmar SyAnna Diop
  • Teo Yoo and Greta Lee in Past Lives (2023)

    15. Past Lives

    20231h 45mPG-1394Metascore
    7.8 (152K)
    Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.
    DirectorCeline SongStarsGreta LeeTeo YooJohn Magaro
  • Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Emma Stone, Christopher Abbott, Ramy Youssef, and Jerrod Carmichael in Poor Things (2023)

    16. Poor Things

    20232h 21mR88Metascore
    7.8 (342K)
    An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
    DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsEmma StoneMark RuffaloWillem Dafoe
  • Aaron Kingsley Adetola and Teyana Taylor in A Thousand and One (2023)

    17. A Thousand and One

    20231h 57mR81Metascore
    7.0 (8.2K)
    After unapologetic and fiercely loyal Inez kidnaps her son Terry from the foster care system, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.
    DirectorA.V. RockwellStarsTeyana TaylorAaron Kingsley AdetolaAven Courtney
  • Magazine Dreams (2023)

    18. Magazine Dreams

    20232h 3mR65Metascore
    6.9 (3.3K)
    An amateur bodybuilder battles both the limits of his physical body and his own inner demons to gain recognition.
    DirectorElijah BynumStarsJonathan MajorsHarrison PageHarriet Sansom Harris
  • Colman Domingo in Rustin (2023)

    19. Rustin

    20231h 46mPG-1368Metascore
    6.5 (14K)
    Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
    DirectorGeorge C. WolfeStarsColman DomingoChris RockGlynn Turman
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Nick Offerman, Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley, America Ferrera, Sebastian Stan, and Anthony Ramos in Dumb Money (2023)

    20. Dumb Money

    20231h 45mR66Metascore
    6.9 (57K)
    A regular guy sinks his life savings into the stock of videogame store GameStop and starts posting about it. When his social posts start blowing up and a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich, until the billionaires fight back.
    DirectorCraig GillespieStarsPaul DanoPete DavidsonVincent D'Onofrio
  • Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman in May December (2023)

    21. May December

    20231h 57mR86Metascore
    6.8 (69K)
    Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
    DirectorTodd HaynesStarsNatalie PortmanChris TenzisCharles Melton
  • Kathy Bates, Rachel McAdams, and Abby Ryder Fortson in Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

    22. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

    20231h 46mPG-1384Metascore
    7.3 (34K)
    Eleven-year-old Margaret moves from the city to the suburbs and starts to contemplate everything about life, friendship and adolescence. She relies on her mother, Barbara, who offers loving support, and her grandmother, Sylvia.
    DirectorKelly Fremon CraigStarsAbby Ryder FortsonRachel McAdamsKathy Bates
  • Tom Hanks, Liev Schreiber, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Park, Aristou Meehan, Maya Hawke, Rupert Friend, Jake Ryan, Ethan Josh Lee, and Sophia Lillis in Asteroid City (2023)

    23. Asteroid City

    20231h 45mPG-1376Metascore
    6.4 (132K)
    World-changing events spectacularly disrupt the annual Asteroid Day celebration in an American desert town.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsJason SchwartzmanScarlett JohanssonTom Hanks
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon (2023)

    24. Napoleon

    20232h 38mR64Metascore
    6.3 (173K)
    An epic that details the chequered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsJoaquin PhoenixVanessa KirbyTahar Rahim
  • The Boys in the Boat (2023)

    25. The Boys in the Boat

    20232h 3mPG-1354Metascore
    7.0 (28K)
    A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings.
    DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsJoel EdgertonCallum TurnerPeter Guinness

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