#1 of 876 Best-rated film of 2023
2023 Documentary 1h 37m English
92 Echo Score $151.2K worldwide
Directed by Sam Green
32 Sounds earned $151.2K worldwide; the year's biggest hit, Barbie, earned $1.4B.
About 32 Sounds Best of 2023
Best Movies of 2023, Ranked
8,942 films on the site were released in 2023, and 876 have enough critic or audience ratings to be ranked. 32 Sounds tops the list, ahead of Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour) and Return to Dust. The biggest hit was Barbie with $1.4B worldwide, and Oppenheimer won Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars.
- films released in 2023
- 8,942
- ranked by rating
- 876
- worldwide, top 10 hits
- $8.5B
- award wins
- 142
#1 of 2023
What Is the Best Movie of 2023?
32 Sounds is the best-rated film of 2023, with an Echo Score of 92, ahead of Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour) (91/100). Ranked by Echo Score; 1 of these 25 films has none and is ranked by a blend of its Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
#1 of 876 Ranked
Top 25 Movies of 2023, Ranked
Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour) and Return to Dust follow 32 Sounds. Drama is the most common genre in the top 25 (13 films). Ranked by Echo Score; 1 of these 25 films has none and is ranked by a blend of its Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
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2. Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour) 91 Metascore (Metascore 91 out of 100 (5 critic reviews))2023 · Drama, Romance · 1h 34m
Dir. Jean Grémillon No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences
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3. The Eternal Memory 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2023 · Documentary · 1h 25m
Dir. Maite Alberdi
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3. Bye Bye Barry 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2023 · Documentary, Sport · 1h 32m
Dir. Paul Monusky
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6. Trenque Lauquen Parte I 89 Echo (Echo Score 89 out of 100)2023 · Drama, Mystery · 2h 9m
Dir. Laura Citarella
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8. The Holdovers 88 Echo (Echo Score 88 out of 100)2023 · Comedy, Drama · 2h 13m
Dir. Alexander Payne
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8. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret 88 Echo (Echo Score 88 out of 100)2023 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 46m
Dir. Kelly Fremon Craig
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8. Robot Dreams 88 Echo (Echo Score 88 out of 100)2023 · Animation, Drama · 1h 42m
Dir. Pablo Berger
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8. The First Slam Dunk 88 Echo (Echo Score 88 out of 100)2023 · Drama, Sport · 2h 4m
Dir. Takehiko Inoue
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8. Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé 88 Echo (Echo Score 88 out of 100)2023 · Music · 2h 49m
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8. Menus Plaisirs - Les Troisgros 88 Echo (Echo Score 88 out of 100)2023 · Documentary · 4h
Dir. Frederick Wiseman
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8. King Coal 88 Echo (Echo Score 88 out of 100)2023 · Documentary · 1h 20m
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8. Sam Now 88 Echo (Echo Score 88 out of 100)2023 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 27m
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8. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie 88 Echo (Echo Score 88 out of 100)2023 · Documentary · 1h 35m
Dir. Davis Guggenheim
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21. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 87 Echo (Echo Score 87 out of 100)2023 · Action, Adventure · 2h 20m
Dir. Joaquim Dos Santos
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21. Waitress - The Musical: Cameri 87 Echo (Echo Score 87 out of 100)2023 · Music, Comedy · 2h 30m
Dir. Ido Rosenberg
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21. Spirited Away: Live on Stage 87 Echo (Echo Score 87 out of 100)2023 · Adventure, Fantasy · 2h 50m
Dir. John Caird
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Box office
What Were the Highest-Grossing Movies of 2023?
Barbie earned $1.4B worldwide, ahead of The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1.4B). The top 10 took $8.5B together; 1,721 films released in 2023 have a box office record here. Grosses that look like data errors are left out.
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#1 $1.4B worldwide Barbie $636.2M domestic · Adventure -
#2 $1.4B worldwide The Super Mario Bros. Movie $574.9M domestic · Adventure -
#3 $975.8M worldwide Oppenheimer $330.1M domestic · Biography -
#4 $845.6M worldwide Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 $359M domestic · Action -
#5 $704.9M worldwide Fast X $146.1M domestic · Action - #6 $690.8M worldwide Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse $381.6M domestic · Action
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#7 $670.5M worldwide Full River Red Drama, History -
#8 $634.5M worldwide Wonka $218.4M domestic · Adventure -
#9 $615M worldwide The Wandering Earth II $5M domestic · Action -
#10 $571.1M worldwide Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One $172.6M domestic · Action
Awards
Which 2023 Movies Won the Most Awards?
Oppenheimer leads with 30 wins from 65 nominations, then Poor Things and The Holdovers with 11 wins each. Oppenheimer won Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars. In all, 160 films released in 2023 have award nominations on the site, with 142 wins between them.
- Oppenheimer 30 / 652023 · Biography, Drama · 30 wins from 65 nominations
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Poor Things 11 / 472023 · Comedy, Drama · 11 wins from 47 nominations - The Holdovers 11 / 322023 · Comedy, Drama · 11 wins from 32 nominations
- Barbie 8 / 482023 · Adventure, Drama · 8 wins from 48 nominations
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American Fiction 5 / 222023 · Comedy, Drama · 5 wins from 22 nominations -
Anatomy of a Fall 5 / 202023 · Crime, Drama · 5 wins from 20 nominations -
The Zone of Interest 5 / 192023 · Drama, History · 5 wins from 19 nominations -
Alcarràs 5 / 172023 · Adventure, Drama · 5 wins from 17 nominations
By genre
What Is the Best 2023 Movie in Each Genre?
The highest-ranked 2023 film of 12 genres, from Documentary (32 Sounds) to Romance (Past Lives). Each film appears once, under its first genre that is still free.
- 32 Sounds 92 Echo Score
- Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour) 91 Metascore
- Bye Bye Barry 90 Echo Score
- Trenque Lauquen Parte I 89 Echo Score
- The Holdovers 88 Echo Score
- Robot Dreams 88 Echo Score
- Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé 88 Echo Score
- Sam Now 88 Echo Score
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 87 Echo Score
- Spirited Away: Live on Stage 87 Echo Score
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Past Lives 85 Echo Score
Release months
When Were 2023's Movies Released?
October was the busiest month of 2023 with 1,011 releases; its best-rated film is The Holdovers.
- January Best: Close653
- February Best: The Blue Caftan606
- March Best: Are You Lonesome Tonight?754
- April Best: 32 Sounds743
- May Best: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie669
- June Best: Blue Jean767
- July Best: Return to Dust557
- August Best: Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour)742
- September Best: Canary929
- October Best: The Holdovers1,011
- November Best: Bye Bye Barry846
- December Best: Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé665
- January (Best: Close): 653
- February (Best: The Blue Caftan): 606
- March (Best: Are You Lonesome Tonight?): 754
- April (Best: 32 Sounds): 743
- May (Best: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie): 669
- June (Best: Blue Jean): 767
- July (Best: Return to Dust): 557
- August (Best: Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour)): 742
- September (Best: Canary): 929
- October (Best: The Holdovers): 1,011
- November (Best: Bye Bye Barry): 846
- December (Best: Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé): 665
Languages
Which Languages Were 2023's Movies In?
46% of 2023's films with a known language are in English (4,045). Spanish comes next with 644 films, out of 95 languages in all.
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Spanish 
French 
Portuguese 
Japanese 
German 
Chinese 
Italian 
Tagalog 
Hindi 
Indonesian 
Russian 
Arabic Every year
Best Movies by Year
A best-of page for each of 55 years, from 1900 to 2026 (so far). Before 1980 there is one page per decade, for its first year (1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970); from 1980 every year has its own.
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FAQ
Best Movies of 2023: Questions & Answers
Quick answers about 2023's best-rated films, biggest hits and awards, from the lists above.
What is the best movie of 2023?
32 Sounds is the best-rated film of 2023 on What's After the Movie, with an Echo Score of 92. Lady Killer (Gueule d’Amour) is second and Return to Dust third. Ranked by Echo Score; 1 of these 25 films has none and is ranked by a blend of its Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
About 32 Sounds What was the highest-grossing movie of 2023?
Barbie earned $1.4B worldwide, the most of any 2023 release on the site. The Super Mario Bros. Movie follows with $1.4B.
2023 box office Which 2023 movie won the Oscar for Best Picture?
Oppenheimer (2023) won Best Picture at the 2024 Academy Awards.
Oppenheimer Which 2023 film won the most awards?
Oppenheimer has the best award record of the 2023 releases on the site: 30 wins from 65 nominations.
2024 awards season How many movies were released in 2023?
The site lists 8,942 films released in 2023. 876 of them are ranked, and October had the most releases with a known day (1,011).
How are the best movies of 2023 ranked?
Ranked by Echo Score; 1 of these 25 films has none and is ranked by a blend of its Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. Only feature films count (60 minutes or longer, no concert recordings), and a film needs enough ratings, box office or award attention to be ranked.