Best Movies of 2023, Ranked

56 films, ranked on my own star ratings by Arwin Edward Bagaslao. Updated 2026-10-12.

The films that defined my 2023. The ones that shook me, entertained me, stressed me out, surprised me, or straight-up swallowed me whole. This list isn’t about critics, hype, or “important cinema.” This is about vibe, immersion, clarity, an

1. 1
   NYAD (2023)

   ★★★★★

   The person who succeeeds is the person willing to endure the most pain for the most amount of hours.

2. 2
   Poor Things (2023)

   ★★★★½

   Emma Stone completely disappears into the role.

3. 3
   Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

   ★★★★½

   Mindblown 🤯 First time in a very long time na mabitin sa isang movie!

4. 4
   Past Lives (2023)

   ★★★★½

   A quiet, intimate film that leans heavily on silence, pauses, and unspoken emotion.

5. 5
   The Iron Claw (2023)

   ★★★★½

   Iron Claw opens with explosive energy, a full on wrestling spectacle where Zac Efron appears on screen massively ripped!

6. 6
   The Marvels (2023)

   ★★★★½
7. 7
   Nowhere (2023)

   ★★★★½

   Shocking. I care most about her because she’s pregnant.

8. 8
   BlackBerry (2023)

   ★★★★½

   Adapt or die. I love the pitch, product development, and sales aspects in the first act, especially during the company’s infancy when everything still feels like fun and…

9. 9
   Oppenheimer (2023)

   ★★★★

   I forgot how haunting the score is right from the start.

10. 10
    John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

    ★★★★
11. 11
    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning (2023)

    ★★★★
12. 12
    Bird Box Barcelona (2023)

    ★★★★
13. 13
    Leave the World Behind (2023)

    ★★★★
14. 14
    Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

    ★★★★

    Detective style mystery, may pagka Knives Out with the world vibe of Sherlock Holmes and the grit of Peaky Blinders.

15. 15
    Saw X (2023)

    ★★★★
16. 16
    Once Upon a Studio (2023)

    ★★★★
17. 17
    Kandahar (2023)

    ★★★½

    This movie is a solid cat and mouse war thriller elevated by strong cinematography and tension driven action.

18. 18
    Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

    ★★★½
19. 19
    Air (2023)

    ★★★½
20. 20
    Pain Hustlers (2023)

    ★★★½
21. 21
    Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

    ★★★½
22. 22
    Gran Turismo (2023)

    ★★★½
23. 23
    Heart of Stone (2023)

    ★★★½
24. 24
    Ferrari (2023)

    ★★★½
25. 25
    The Out-Laws (2023)

    ★★★½

    Fun heist and a funny B movie. I laughed so hard.

26. 26
    The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

    ★★★½

    It feels adventurous, but in a more grounded way.

27. 27
    Magazine Dreams (2023)

    ★★★½

    The film opens with a slow motion stage posing scene.

28. 28
    GomBurZa (2023)

    ★★★½

    The cinematography is nice. It has this warm and nostalgic touch, but at the same time, it still feels like it was shot with modern lenses.

29. 29
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

    ★★★
30. 30
    The Flash (2023)

    ★★★
31. 31
    Extraction 2 (2023)

    ★★★
32. 32
    The Creator (2023)

    ★★★
33. 33
    Napoleon (2023)

    ★★★
34. 34
    Blue Beetle (2023)

    ★★★
35. 35
    Godzilla Minus One (2023)

    ★★★

    There’s something elegant about watching a film in black and white.

36. 36
    Priscilla (2023)

    ★★★

    What I appreciate most is how grounded the film feels.

37. 37
    The Equalizer 3 (2023)

    ★★★

    Best opening scene in the series. It immediately feels more cinematic, and the darker, old school brown color grading gives the film a different identity from the first…

38. 38
    Nothing Like Paris (2023)

    ★★★

    Storytelling wise, this has almost the same structure as Kita Kita (2017).

39. 39
    Barbie (2023)

    ★★½
40. 40
    Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

    ★★½
41. 41
    Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

    ★★½
42. 42
    65 (2023)

    ★★½
43. 43
    Mama Susan's Friends (2023)

    ★★½
44. 44
    The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

    ★★½

    The boy’s acting is great. He really sells the possession.

45. 45
    Tetris (2023)

    ★★½

    The bank loan and mortgage scene hooked me.

46. 46
    The Killer (2023)

    ★★½

    Whatever it takes, make sure you are one of the few.

47. 47
    Soulmate (2023)

    ★★

    Visually it reminds me of a nicely lit and colored K-drama, but with touches of A24 style in certain scenes.

48. 48
    Hit Man (2023)

    ★★

    Richard Linklater is really great at creating a complicated yet very attractive woman.

49. 49
    Poison (2023)

    ★★

    Thrilling. Theatrical.

50. 50
    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

    ★★

    Watched on Wednesday February 15, 2023.

51. 51
    Late Night with the Devil (2023)

    ★★

    Good yung prologue. It clearly sets the backstory and prepares you for what kind of world and tone the film is going for.

52. 52
    Maestro (2023)

    ★½

    I suffered again from detaching from it because of the black and white.

53. 53
    Asteroid City (2023)

    ★½

    The visual style reminds me of the opening of Toy Story 3 mixed with those old Instagram filters that turn lips orange, layered with Wes Anderson’s pastel palette.

54. 54
    Saltburn (2023)

    ★½

    The cinematography does a huge amount of heavy lifting for me here.

55. 55
    Hunger (2023)

    ½
56. 56
    The Zone of Interest (2023)

    ½

    Zone of Interest opens with almost four minutes of pure black paired only with a haunting synth sound.