Poll: Col Needham's Best Movies of 2023

Results of 200 votes:

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   Oppenheimer (2023)

    

   #1 First seen in IMAX at 7am on Barbenheimer weekend and then subsequently rewatched as the director intended on 70MM IMAX film at The BFI IMAX Cinema a few weeks later. The film pulled me into a wor…
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   Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

    

   #8 I saw this twice at the cinema during its opening week, once with my wife here in the UK and the second time with the IMDb Seattle team. What an amazing ride both times. The M:I team once again rai…
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   Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

    

   #10 First seen at its world premiere in Cannes and then rewatched at an industry screening during The BFI London Film Festival, so I have spent around 7 hours this year watching the film. The time goe…
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   Barbie (2023)

    

   #6 First seen in the afternoon of opening day for Barbenheimer weekend in a packed cinema which added to the fun as we laughed along at the jokes and were engaged by the more serious points. What a tr…
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   Past Lives (2023)

    

   #5 First seen at The Sundance London Festival, having missed it due to scheduling in Park City. Celine Song’s debut feature is a deeply moving story about love and loss.
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   Saltburn (2023)

    

   #4 First seen as the opening night film of The BFI London Film Festival with great support from the home audience. Emerald Fennell has crafted another deliciously wicked script and directed it into li…
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   A Thousand and One (2023)

    

   #9 This is a very special film by writer/director A.V. Rockwell and we saw it at its world premiere at The Sundance Film Festival where it received a much-deserved rave response. It has much to say ab…
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   The Taste of Things (2023)

    

   #2 Seen at its world premiere at The Cannes Film Festival. The film tells a magical story of dedication and love, all set around food. You will laugh, you will cry, you will feel hungry by the end.
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   All of Us Strangers (2023)

    

   #7 We were at the UK premiere for this film at The BFI London Film Festival. Kristy Matheson, director of the festival, introduced the film with a bold declaration that it would change our lives and …
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    Rye Lane (2023)

     

    #3 First seen at its world premiere at The Sundance Film Festival in January where the crowd went wild with appreciation for this engaging and funny love story from director Raine Allen-Miller, brough…