Rotten Tomatoes Best of 2023, a list by SiskoUrso

8.5

/502955/

86

/22453/

83

/8162/

4.4

/3205074/

95

/397/

95

/4558/

86

/60/

4.0

age 9+

After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse's very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.

87

IMDb 87

8.2

/990833/

80

/33409/

80

/11204/

4.2

/3811657/

93

/513/

91

/6024/

90

/69/

4.0

age 15+

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

87

7.8

/166962/

77

/7002/

77

/2142/

4.2

/1606142/

95

/321/

93

/211/

94

/52/

4.0

age 13+

After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.

86

7.9

/98073/

79

/4036/

77

/1742/

4.3

/718618/

96

/186/

93

/34/

80

/38/

4.0

age 12+

Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.

84

8.1

/17699/

80

/1363/

77

/212/

4.0

/31730/

99

/156/

95

/98/

78

/35/

3.5

age 15+

A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease?

84

7.8

/39704/

79

/1965/

79

/804/

4.3

/383200/

97

/173/

90

/88/

79

/40/

3.5

After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.

84

7.9

/241398/

78

/9640/

76

/2326/

4.2

/1484217/

97

/366/

92

/536/

82

/61/

3.5

age 15+

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.

83

7.6

/76884/

74

/2949/

74

/956/

3.9

/659470/

96

/275/

91

/67/

90

/53/

3.5

age 15+

One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life.

83

7.7

/38832/

76

/1511/

76

/513/

4.0

/66135/

97

/131/

95

/103/

77

/29/

3.5

Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?

83

7.7

/198649/

77

/11738/

75

/2942/

4.1

/827072/

99

/213/

98

/1981/

81

/34/

3.0

age 11+

In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.

83

7.6

/203902/

75

/8092/

75

/3074/

4.1

/1385550/

96

/287/

91

/63/

86

/44/

3.5

age 14+

A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.

83

7.8

/382027/

75

/14374/

76

/5194/

4.0

/2385486/

92

/383/

80

/661/

88

/62/

4.0

age 17+

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

83

7.3

/122426/

74

/5795/

74

/2468/

3.9

/1151461/

96

/275/

88

/474/

91

/55/

MAL

7.6

/89484/

4.0

age 10+

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."

83

7.5

/299937/

73

/12251/

74

/3917/

4.0

/1143376/

93

/473/

84

/1570/

89

/63/

4.0

age 16+

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.

82

7.6

/23807/

77

/1869/

79

/743/

4.1

/218087/

98

/140/

88

/144/

87

/30/

3.0

age 8+

A lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again?

82

7.3

/36919/

72

/2058/

71

/473/

3.8

/283157/

99

/232/

94

/146/

84

/49/

3.5

age 11+

When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.

82

7.6

/402669/

76

/22657/

77

/7593/

3.9

/945084/

94

/386/

93

/4041/

78

/58/

3.5

age 17+

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick 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.

82

7.6

/320836/

76

/17284/

75

/4834/

3.7

/800447/

96

/439/

94

/3435/

81

/66/

3.5

age 13+

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the world's fate at stake and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan must consider that nothing can matter more than his mission—not even the lives of those he cares about most.

81

7.3

/66657/

73

/4534/

71

/795/

3.8

/226913/

97

/212/

94

/49/

78

/46/

3.5

age 15+

Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.

81

7.3

/161521/

69

/6210/

70

/2421/

3.9

/899395/

93

/357/

79

/114/

92

/59/

4.0

age 13+

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

80

7.4

/1914/

71

/126/

66

/28/

3.6

/4872/

94

/101/

98

/25/

81

/19/

3.5

The story of the black, gay origins of rock n' roll. It explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard's complicated inner world, the film unspools the icon's life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions.

80

7.2

/15705/

73

/953/

71

/231/

3.9

/164434/

98

/138/

85

/72/

82

/31/

3.5

age 15+

Two twenty-somethings, both reeling from bad break-ups, connect over the course of an eventful day in South London – helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance.

80

7.0

/6583/

69

/310/

69

/111/

3.8

/45054/

96

/115/

91

/17/

87

/18/

3.5

age 15+

Jean, a PE teacher, is forced to live a double life. When a new student arrives and threatens to expose her sexuality, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to keep her job and her integrity.

80

7.4

/191384/

74

/7718/

72

/2229/

3.6

/509509/

93

/348/

97

/1341/

73

/59/

3.5

age 15+

Discover 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.

80

7.4

/20145/

72

/802/

71

/362/

4.0

/90314/

97

/198/

77

/168/

85

/43/

3.5

age 13+

Set in 1889 France, Dodin Bouffant is a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie. They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her.

80

7.8

/170084/

79

/8230/

79

/3354/

4.2

/1068237/

90

/160/

88

/374/

72

/33/

3.0

age 15+

On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.

79

7.3

/35558/

70

/1142/

71

/688/

3.8

/200620/

97

/169/

62

/73/

86

/30/

4.0

In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.

79

7.3

/20675/

72

/788/

73

/531/

4.1

/262875/

95

/152/

74

/44/

91

/31/

3.0

age 14+

Just out of jail, rumpled English archaeologist Arthur reconnects with his wayward crew of tombaroli accomplices – a happy-go-lucky collective of itinerant grave-robbers who survive by looting Etruscan tombs and fencing the ancient treasures they dig up.

79

7.5

/38383/

78

/2419/

78

/897/

3.8

/95310/

91

/150/

98

/224/

69

/30/

3.0

age 11+

British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.

79

7.2

/8012/

72

/418/

65

/67/

3.5

/22803/

82

/201/

97

/262/

75

/45/

4.0

age 13+

While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.

79

7.9

/459443/

79

/23263/

79

/7912/

4.0

/1945627/

82

/410/

94

/5747/

64

/63/

3.0

age 13+

Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, 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.

78

7.0

/12778/

68

/582/

67

/273/

3.8

/107134/

91

/165/

83

/8/

83

/40/

3.5

Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to nature.

78

7.5

/131420/

74

/5475/

72

/1237/

3.7

/525722/

93

/296/

95

/483/

81

/54/

2.5

age 15+

A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

78

7.4

/29039/

72

/1235/

72

/641/

3.8

/114485/

95

/147/

70

/79/

82

/21/

3.5

When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.

78

7.6

/17298/

75

/885/

78

/790/

3.9

/65075/

96

/113/

87

/44/

79

/25/

2.5

Longing for a brighter future, two Senegalese teenagers embark on a journey from West Africa to Italy. However, between their dreams and reality lies a labyrinth of checkpoints, the Sahara Desert, and the vast waters of the Mediterranean.

78

7.6

/115383/

75

/5403/

75

/1137/

4.1

/979384/

89

/277/

94

/459/

73

/55/

2.5

age 15+

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

80

77

7.4

/2855/

74

/438/

77

/226/

3.6

/4381/

93

/513/

91

/6024/

Explore how one man's relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed mass hysteria.

77

7.5

/60699/

80

/5049/

78

/1302/

4.0

/390418/

92

/104/

90

/502/

75

/17/

2.0

age 11+

A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.

77

6.9

/8086/

70

/446/

66

/165/

3.9

/67952/

94

/117/

80

/36/

74

/25/

3.5

age 11+

A resourceful 12-year-old, who secretly lives alone in her flat in a working-class suburb of London, makes money stealing bikes with her best friend Ali and keeps the social workers off her back by pretending to live with an uncle. But when her estranged father turns up out of the blue, she's forced to confront reality.

77

7.1

/10852/

69

/348/

68

/226/

3.7

/52075/

91

/126/

74

/13/

82

/28/

3.5

Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.

77

6.9

/9010/

68

/498/

66

/142/

3.8

/35117/

97

/129/

85

/141/

81

/30/

3.0

age 15+

Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.

77

6.7

/55972/

70

/3981/

67

/777/

3.8

/1338605/

91

/226/

89

/114/

74

/46/

3.5

age 16+

Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up in the name of self-defense.

77

6.7

/105191/

70

/5971/

70

/2778/

3.4

/391414/

89

/342/

95

/3098/

73

/62/

3.5

age 13+

After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian — a fighter with nothing to lose.

77

6.8

/654955/

69

/26936/

69

/10656/

3.7

/5116293/

88

/507/

83

/6747/

80

/67/

3.5

age 11+

Barbie and Ken 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.

76

7.1

/208446/

71

/9416/

71

/3547/

3.5

/1317884/

94

/302/

83

/397/

76

/44/

3.0

age 16+

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

76

6.7

/71912/

66

/2976/

65

/981/

3.6

/613221/

91

/332/

65

/365/

86

/53/

4.0

age 15+

Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.

76

6.8

/20164/

70

/1220/

70

/343/

3.6

/102617/

81

/256/

95

/2246/

72

/49/

3.5

age 14+

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

76

7.2

/76884/

73

/5320/

72

/1513/

3.8

/485274/

95

/253/

90

/1033/

74

/47/