Cannes Critics’ Panel: Lukas Dhont’s Close Edges Out Crimes of the Future as Best Rated Film in 2022

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It will have been a nail-biting final vote that determined the official top film among our 2022 Cannes Critics’ Panel. Lukas Dhont’s Close finishes with a total average score of 3.5 (or 3.55 to be precise) with David Cronenberg placing second with a 3.4 average score (or 3.47 to be precise) for Crimes of the Future. Placing third we have a tie between Triangle of Sadness and R.M.N. (3.3). Placing in the top five, we find Armageddon Time (3.2).

Mubi Cannes 2022

In what will be called a very average line-up, the only other films to get a total score of 3 and above belong to Showing Up, Holy Spider and EO.

Mubi Cannes 2022

Falling under the 3 mark, we got a ton of films at 2.9 we have Boy From Heaven, Tori et Lokita, Decision to Leave, Tchaikovsky’s Wife, Leila’s Brothers, Broker, and Les Amandiers.

At 2.8 we have Nostalgia and Pacifiction, at 2.7 The Eight Mountains, at 2.6 Stars at Noon and finally the worst rated film among our panel ended up being Frère et soeur (2.2).

Click on the grid below for a larger version and final grades!

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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