Most Anticipated 2023

by mjelliott9 | created - 04 Jan 2023 | updated - 04 Jan 2023 | Public

50 most anticipated movies of 2023.

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1. Dune: Part Two (2024)

PG-13 | 166 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

79 Metascore

Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem

Votes: 380,855

2. Django/Zorro

Adventure, Drama, Western | Pre-production

Several years after the events of Django Unchained (2012), Django meets Don Diego de la Vega, the famed Zorro, and agrees to become his bodyguard on a mission to free the local aboriginal population from slavery.

Star: Antônio Brayon Anchieta Travassos

3. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

R | 206 min | Crime, Drama, History

89 Metascore

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.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons

Votes: 239,468

4. Napoleon (2023)

R | 158 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

64 Metascore

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.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett

Votes: 139,515

5. Oppenheimer (I) (2023)

R | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History

90 Metascore

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.

Votes: 729,446 | Gross: $326.11M

6. The Killer (2023)

R | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

73 Metascore

After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard

Votes: 183,102

7. Asteroid City (2023)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

76 Metascore

Following a writer on his world famous fictional play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City to compete in a junior stargazing event, only to have his world view disrupted forever.

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright

Votes: 113,558

8. The Way of the Wind

Drama, History | Post-production

A retelling of several episodes in the life of Jesus.

Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Martin McCann, Ben Kingsley, John Rhys-Davies

9. Beau Is Afraid (2023)

R | 179 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

63 Metascore

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.

Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane

Votes: 60,662

10. The Holdovers (2023)

R | 133 min | Comedy, Drama

82 Metascore

A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.

Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston

Votes: 138,867

11. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)

PG | 40 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy

85 Metascore

Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole.

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley

Votes: 69,848

12. Ferrari (2023)

R | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History

73 Metascore

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.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Adam Driver, Shailene Woodley, Giuseppe Festinese, Alessandro Cremona

Votes: 42,589

13. Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)

R | 114 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

51 Metascore

Special agent Orson Fortune and his team of operatives recruit one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars to help them on an undercover mission when the sale of a deadly new weapons technology threatens to disrupt the world order.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Hugh Grant

Votes: 85,619

14. Close (I) (2022)

PG-13 | 104 min | Drama

81 Metascore

The intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Léo approaches Sophie, Rémi's mother. "Close" is a film about friendship and responsibility.

Director: Lukas Dhont | Stars: Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker

Votes: 34,837

15. Elemental (2023)

PG | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

58 Metascore

Follows Ember and Wade, in a city where fire-, water-, earth- and air-residents live together.

Director: Peter Sohn | Stars: Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie Del Carmen, Shila Ommi

Votes: 126,630 | Gross: $154.43M

16. Heart of Stone (I) (2023)

PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

44 Metascore

An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable and dangerous weapon.

Director: Tom Harper | Stars: Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Jing Lusi

Votes: 59,273

17. Brothers (IX)

R | Comedy | Completed

Plot kept under wraps.

Director: Max Barbakow | Stars: Josh Brolin, Brendan Fraser, Devyn Dalton, Peter Dinklage

18. Poor Things (2023)

R | 141 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

88 Metascore

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.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef

Votes: 252,087

19. The Bikeriders (2023)

R | 116 min | Crime, Drama

73 Metascore

After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a dangerous underworld of violence, Benny must choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club.

Director: Jeff Nichols | Stars: Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon

Votes: 1,219

20. Guy Ritchie's the Covenant (I) (2023)

R | 123 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

63 Metascore

During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Sean Sagar, Jason Wong

Votes: 162,793

21. The Boy and the Heron (2023)

PG-13 | 124 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

91 Metascore

In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki, Aimyon

Votes: 51,072

22. A Haunting in Venice (2023)

PG-13 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

63 Metascore

In post-World War II Venice, Poirot, now retired and living in his own exile, reluctantly attends a seance. But when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to the former detective to once again uncover the killer.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey

Votes: 112,333

23. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

PG | 140 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

86 Metascore

Miles Morales catapults across the multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.

Directors: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson | Stars: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez

Votes: 370,064 | Gross: $381.31M

24. Megalopolis (2024)

133 min | Drama, Sci-Fi | Completed

An architect wants to rebuild New York City as a utopia following a devastating disaster.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf

25. Big Shark (2023)

99 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

Three firefighters must save New Orleans from a shark attack.

Director: Tommy Wiseau | Stars: Isaiah LaBorde, Tommy Wiseau, Erica Mary Gillheeney, Ashton Leigh

Votes: 321 | Gross: $0.03M

26. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

PG-13 | 150 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

64 Metascore

Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own - a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful.

Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Chukwudi Iwuji, Bradley Cooper, Pom Klementieff

Votes: 380,823 | Gross: $359.00M

27. Road House (2024)

R | 121 min | Action, Thriller

57 Metascore

Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.

Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Conor McGregor, Billy Magnussen

Votes: 112,963

28. A Good Person (2023)

R | 128 min | Drama

50 Metascore

Follows Allison, whose life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident.

Director: Zach Braff | Stars: Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman, Celeste O'Connor, Molly Shannon

Votes: 22,038

29. Slingshot (2024)

R | Sci-Fi, Thriller | Completed

An astronaut struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn's moon, Titan.

Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Casey Affleck, David Morrissey, Emily Beecham

30. The Son (I) (2022)

PG-13 | 123 min | Drama

45 Metascore

Peter has his busy life with new partner Beth and their baby thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas.

Director: Florian Zeller | Stars: Vanessa Kirby, Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Shin-Fei Chen

Votes: 15,894

31. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

48 Metascore

Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne are dragged into the Quantum Realm, along with Hope's parents and Scott's daughter Cassie. Together they must find a way to escape, but what secrets is Hope's mother hiding? And who is the mysterious Kang?

Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer

Votes: 228,351 | Gross: $214.50M

32. The Marvels (2023)

PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

50 Metascore

Carol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe.

Director: Nia DaCosta | Stars: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Samuel L. Jackson

Votes: 124,744

33. Butcher's Crossing (2022)

R | 105 min | Drama, Western

55 Metascore

An Ivy League drop-out travels to the Colorado wilderness, where he joins a team of buffalo hunters on a journey that puts his life and sanity at risk. Based on the highly acclaimed novel by John Williams.

Director: Gabe Polsky | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Fred Hechinger, Jeremy Bobb, Paul Raci

Votes: 4,092

34. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

PG-13 | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

58 Metascore

Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history.

Director: James Mangold | Stars: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Karen Allen

Votes: 198,783

35. Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

47 Metascore

The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.

Director: David F. Sandberg | Stars: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler

Votes: 124,846

36. Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama

52 Metascore

Mike takes to the stage again, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida. Mike heads to London with a wealthy socialite who lures him with an offer he can't refuse.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek, Ayub Khan-Din, Jemelia George

Votes: 16,554

37. Renfield (2023)

R | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

53 Metascore

Renfield, Dracula's henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum for decades, longs for a life away from the Count, his various demands, and all of the bloodshed that comes with them.

Director: Chris McKay | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz

Votes: 95,671

38. You People (2023)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Romance

50 Metascore

Follows a new couple and their families, who find themselves examining modern love and family dynamics amidst clashing cultures, societal expectations and generational differences.

Director: Kenya Barris | Stars: Jonah Hill, Lauren London, Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Votes: 62,790

39. Kraven the Hunter (2024)

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Completed

Russian immigrant Sergei Kravinoff is on a mission to prove that he is the greatest hunter in the world.

Director: J.C. Chandor | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe, Ariana DeBose, Christopher Abbott

40. Argylle (2024)

PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

35 Metascore

A reclusive author who writes espionage novels about a secret agent and a global spy syndicate realizes the plot of the new book she's writing starts to mirror real-world events, in real time.

Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston

Votes: 65,272

41. Wish (II) (2023)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

47 Metascore

A young girl named Asha wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her.

Directors: Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn | Stars: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral

Votes: 34,273 | Gross: $0.00M

42. Cocaine Bear (2023)

R | 95 min | Comedy, Thriller

54 Metascore

An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.

Director: Elizabeth Banks | Stars: Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Ray Liotta

Votes: 107,428

43. Knock at the Cabin (2023)

R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

63 Metascore

While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird

Votes: 115,477

44. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

46 Metascore

A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother Luigi, trying to save a captured princess.

Directors: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc, Fabien Polack | Stars: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black

Votes: 236,963 | Gross: $574.93M

45. The Boys in the Boat (2023)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

54 Metascore

A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Director: George Clooney | Stars: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guinness, Sam Strike

Votes: 15,511

46. The Color Purple (2023)

PG-13 | 141 min | Drama, Musical

72 Metascore

A woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

Director: Blitz Bazawule | Stars: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo

Votes: 15,620

47. The Flash (I) (2023)

PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

55 Metascore

Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future.

Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon

Votes: 210,590

48. Wonka (2023)

PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

66 Metascore

With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.

Director: Paul King | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Gustave Die, Murray McArthur, Paul G. Raymond

Votes: 140,458



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