50 Most Anticipated Movies Of 2022

The most exciting and anticipated movies due for release this year.

By Jack Pooley /

Warner Bros.

2021 was certainly a more fruitful year for the film industry than 2020, but it wasn't quite the surging return to business-as-usual that many were hoping for.

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Clearly the recovery of the theatrical side of the 'biz is going to take several years, though 2022 does look set to bring major event cinema back to the masses in a huge way.

The next 12 months will see countless blockbusters, both those endlessly delayed and not, hit the big screen, alongside the usual offering of more modest art-house films.

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Streaming has of course blown up big time since the pandemic started, and that's unlikely to slow much over the coming year, especially with the number of big-name auteurs whose projects are set to debut on the likes of Netflix and Apple TV+ in particular.

Assuming the global situation doesn't change much, 2022 will be a totally stacked year for movies both big and small, and so picking "only" 50 films for this list was actually pretty tricky.

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These are the ones that, across demographics and delivery systems, are getting film fans the most excited...