Ready to see a great movie? These are 2023's best films to date, ranked

30. "The Pope's Exorcist": Russell Crowe (right, with Daniel Zovatto) is a whiskey-drinking, scooter-riding Italian holy man with a penchant for saving souls in this nifty hell-raising franchise starter based on the true story of a real priest.

29."Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves": Lute-playing Edgin (Chris Pine) teams with barbarian Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) on an epic quest in the clever comedy adventure based on the popular role-playing fantasy game.

28: "Final Cut": A French director (Romain Duris), his wife (Bérénice Bejo) and their daughter (Simone Hazanavicius) all get caught up in the chaos of making a zombie show in the hilarious meta horror comedy.

27. "Evil Dead Rise": Alyssa Sutherland plays an LA mom possessed and stalking her children in their high-rise apartment complex in the joyously gory horror film and latest installment of the long-running "Evil Dead" franchise.

26. "Bruiser": A struggling teenager (Jalyn Hall, left) finds understanding and comfort via an enigmatic drifter (Trevante Rhodes) with past ties to the kid's parents in director Miles Warren's exploration of toxic masculinity.

25. "Nimona": In the lively and inclusive techno-medieval animated adventure, a knight (voiced by Riz Ahmed, left) is framed for a crime he didn't commit and the only person who can help him prove his innocence is a shape-shifting teen (Chloë Grace Moretz).

24. "Cherry": Alex Trewhitt dazzles in this refreshing dramedy as a roller-skating, directionless Los Angeles 20-something who learns she's 10 weeks pregnant and has a weekend to decide if she wants an abortion.

23."Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie: Davis Guggenheim's documentary is a humorous and moving chronicle of beloved actor Michael J. Fox's life, from rocketing to superstardom to dealing with his debilitating Parkinson's disease.

22. "Huesera: The Bone Woman": Natalia Solián stars as a young expecting Mexican woman who becomes cursed by a dark supernatural force and reaches out to a group of witches for help in an unnerving horror film with themes of motherhood and queer identity.

21. "Little Richard: I Am Everything": A celebration of the rock legend's career goes hand in hand with how the music industry whitewashed Richard Penniman's considerable influence in this honest and revelatory documentary.

20. "Knock at the Cabin": Wen (Kristen Cui, left) and her parents are held hostage and asked to make a terrible choice by a group of strangers in M. Night Shyamalan's well-crafted intimate thriller that's a return to form for the iconic filmmaker.

19. "M3GAN": The title cutting-edge robot with blond hair, caustic attitude and a killer protective streak reads a classic to her human girl pal (Violet McGraw) in a thriller that satisfies with slasher gusto, "Black Mirror"-esque satire and social media savvy.

18. "Past Lives": Celine Song's gripping directorial debut centers on Hae Sung (Teo Yoo) and Nora (Greta Lee), two childhood friends who reconnect over one fateful week in New York City – two decades after being torn apart when Nora's family emigrates from South Korea.

17. "L'immensità": Feeling like an alien from another galaxy, a young Italian girl (Luana Giuliani, left) struggles with her sexual identity and relationship with her loving mom (Penelope Cruz) in the inclusive coming-of-age tale.

16. "Theater Camp": Molly Gordon (who co-directs) and Ben Platt star as oddball teachers at an upstate New York summer camp in an enjoyable mockumentary that's like "Waiting for Guffman" meets "Abbott Elementary."

15. "The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster": After her brother is killed in a gang shooting, teen "mad scientist" Vicaria (Laya DeLeon Hayes) tries to bring him back to life in a timely modernization of the "Frankenstein" story.

14. "A Thousand and One": A.V. Rockwell's poetic drama about parenthood and inequity stars Teyana Taylor, who turns in a powerhouse portrayal of a Harlem ex-con in 1990s New York City who kidnaps her son from the foster care system.

13. "How to Blow Up a Pipeline": Ariela Barer plays a young envrionmentalist who hatches an audacious plan to blow up a West Texas pipeline with other like-minded activists in Daniel Goldhaber's ambitious and imaginative spin on the heist movie genre.

12: "The League": The Newark Eagles, seen here in their dugout during a 1936 game, is one of the Negro league teams chronicled in Sam Pollard's essential baseball documentary.

11. "Joy Ride": Deadeye (Sabrina Wu, far left) Audrey (Ashley Park), Lolo (Sherry Cola) and Kat (Stephanie Hsu) go to extremes to hide a whole bunch of cocaine in a wild road-trip comedy that explodes tropes and stereotypes and bursts with heart.

10. "Oppenheimer": Cillian Murphy stars as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, whose work on the Manhattan Project led to the atomic bomb, in Christopher Nolan's blistering, thought-provoking true-life thriller.

9. "John Wick: Chapter 4: Bullets meet balletic action sequences in one of the franchise's best outings, with retired hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) taking on a globetrotting quest to free himself from the clutches of the shadowy High Table.

8. "Talk to Me": Sophie Wilde plays an Aussie teen who has her body taken over by an unknown spirit in an unforgettable chiller that skillfully blends old-school frights with fears for the TikTok generation.

7. "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse": Spider-pals Gwen Stacy (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld) and Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) reunite for an interdimensional adventure in the animated sequel, featuring stunning visuals as well as a superb coming-of-age narrative.

6. "Creed III": Michael B. Jordan (left) stars in and also showcases his behind-the-scenes mettle as director of the latest "Rocky" universe spinoff, where Adonis Creed faces his old friend Damian Anderson (Jonathan Majors) in a wowing, anime-influenced bout.

5."Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3": Mantis (Pom Klementieff, from left), Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel), Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Drax (Dave Bautista) and Nebula (Karen Gillan) are on a mission to save a teammate in James Gunn's excellent and emotional Marvel threequel.

4. "The Eight Mountains": Bruno (Alessandro Borghi, left) and Pietro (Luca Marinelli) are childhood pals who rekindle their friendship building a house in an Italian drama with gorgeous scenery and a striking story of friendship.

3. "Air": Matthew Maher (from left), Matt Damon and Jason Bateman play 1980s Nike co-workers crafting the perfect shoe to sign Michael Jordan in director Ben Affleck's retro cool sports flick.

2. "Barbie": A pair of Barbies (Margot Robbie, far left, and Alexandra Shipp) go on a high-stakes mission with their doll pal Allan (Michael Cera) and a couple of humans, Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt) and Gloria (America Ferrera), in the enjoyably goofy and enormously insightful meta comedy.