23 Best Movies of 2023, Ranked!

2023 will probably go down in the books as the year of "Barbenheimer" at the cinema.

But in addition to 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.'

With the year quickly coming to a close, Moviefone has assembled its list of the 23 best movies of 2023.

Let's begin and Happy New Year!

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23. 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' (2023)

Directed by Zoe Saldaña), must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

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22. 'No Hard Feelings' (2023)

Directed by Andrew Barth Feldman), and bring him out of his shell before he leaves for college. But awkward Percy proves to be more of a challenge than she expected, and time is running out before she loses it all.

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21. 'Napoleon' (2023)

Directed by Vanessa Kirby).

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20. 'Killers of the Flower Moon' (2023)

Directed by Martin Scorsese, 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.

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19. 'Asteroid City' (2023)

Directed by Wes Anderson, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

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18. 'Wonka' (2023)

Directed by Timothée Chalamet) – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.

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17. 'May December' (2023)

Directed by Natalie Portman) arrives to do research for a film about their past.

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16. 'The Killer' (2023)

Directed by David Fincher, after a fateful near-miss, an assassin (Michael Fassbender) battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.

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15. 'Godzilla Minus One' (2023)

Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, in postwar Japan, a new terror rises. Will the devastated people be able to survive... let alone fight back?

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14. 'Polite Society' (2023)

Directed by Nida Manzoor, a merry mash up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment and bold action, 'Polite Society' follows martial artist-in-training Ria Khan (Ritu Arya) from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.

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13. 'Paint' (2023)

Directed by Brit McAdams, Carl Nargle (Owen Wilson), Vermont’s #1 public television painter, is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke… until a younger, better artist (Ciara Renée) steals everything (and everyone) Carl loves.

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12. 'John Wick: Chapter 4' (2023)

Directed by Keanu Reeves) uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

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11. 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' (2023)

Directed by Hailee Steinfeld), Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.

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10. 'Priscilla' (2023)

Directed by Jacob Elordi) at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.

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9. 'The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster' (2023)

Vicaria (Laya DeLeon Hayes) is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life. Inspired by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, 'The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster' thematically challenges our ideas of life and death. Bomani J. Story, the film's writer and director, crafts a thrilling tale about a family that, despite the terrors of systemic pressure, will survive and be reborn again.

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8. 'American Fiction' (2023)

'American Fiction' is Cord Jefferson's hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

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7. 'Saltburn' (2023)

Directed by Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

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6. 'Air' (2023)

From award-winning director Viola Davis) who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become

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5. 'The Iron Claw' (2023)

Directed by Sean Durkin, the true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers (Holt McCallany), the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

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4. 'Maestro' (2023)

Directed by Carey Mulligan).

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3. 'Barbie' (2023)

Directed by Ryan Gosling) are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

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2. 'Oppenheimer' (2023)

Directed by Cillian Murphy) role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

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1. 'The Holdovers' (2023)

From acclaimed director Da’Vine Joy Randolph).