So sad Suzume dint make the list and also super surprised Godzilla minus 1 is that low, however this was my first full time year watching you Dan and honestly it’s been a huge breath of fresh air finding your channel, there’s hardly anyone making good movie content out there anymore, most film content on KZread is made to anger you and tell you why the film industry is ruined and what not, so seeing you being very genuine of both the positive and negative issues is something I really really enjoy, cheers to another year Dan

@DanMurrellMovies

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much - tell your friends! It’s harder and harder to cut through the noise.

@theseferalkids7750

4 ай бұрын

Suzume was such a nice surprise. Watched it in a one night only showing in Canada, loved it.

Extra props for recognizing how good Alden Ehrenreich has been this year.

@Keykatriz

5 ай бұрын

I'm so happy he's finally coming back after Solo! He was totally thrown under the bus on it when he was one of the best parts...he just didn't have anything to work with.

@BryanCostner

5 ай бұрын

@@Keykatriz Fair Play, one of this year's most underrated movie had a career best performance from him. And it was one of biggest deal that Netflix had in buying the rights from any film festival this year. I recommend you check that out

Love you Dan! Been a fan since screen junkies- I was in sixth grade then, now I'm a screenwriting major at a film school! You guys did so much to fuel my passion for film, I miss it like crazy. Glad you're still doing stuff!

I have a similar list but my top film of the year is The Iron Claw. I was really shocked by how good that film was and how good Zac Efron was in it. My wife and I actually cried in the film. Not just a tear or two I'm talking cried like a baby and I have really never had a movie effect me quite like it did in a long time.

Dungeons and Dragons, was a shockingly good movie. Perhaps a "Most Re-watchable" Award in future?

My top 10 of the year: 10. Polite Society 9. The Holdovers 8. The Boy and The Heron 7. Bottoms 6. Suzume 5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 4. Killers of the Flower Moon 3. Oppenheimer 2. Godzilla Minus One 1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Shout out to Dan for starting his Top 10 with Honourable Mentions, most Top 10 lists save them for just before number 1, which really doesn't make a lot of sense

@michaeldonaldson6923

5 ай бұрын

They do it that way so that you don't know what is on the top ten. If you list honorable mentions first, you now know a bunch of movies that didn't make his top ten, but maybe you thought they should have been.

@joelanthonyalvarado6947

5 ай бұрын

I like how you spell honorable

@BryanCostner

4 ай бұрын

I always do honorable mention first

@sense6552

4 ай бұрын

Watch mojos fault

@MadMaxFuryRose

4 ай бұрын

You have it backwards. Putting honorable mentions at the beginning makes no sense because it kills suspense.

Godzilla Minus One was the most impactful movie to me this year, I cried like a baby for it.

Just wanna shout out a performance that I unironically loved from this year, Messi the dog as Snoop, from Anatomy of a Fall

@DanMurrellMovies

5 ай бұрын

If there were Dog Academy Awards, Messi would take home the acting prize easily. Not even close.

@XanderWhat

5 ай бұрын

@@DanMurrellMovies Well, at least he won the Palm Dog!

@DanMurrellMovies

4 ай бұрын

Take my thumbs-up and get out

@XanderWhat

4 ай бұрын

@@DanMurrellMovies Oh, I will! But it is a real thing that happens alongside Cannes 😂

Ayo Edebiri not being even mentioned for Actor MVP for the year is a borderline crime Dan. Theater Camp, The Bear, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Bottoms. Everything she touched this year was gold.

@BryanCostner

5 ай бұрын

I didn't expect her to be the best part of season 2, heck even better than Jeremy Allen White? Wow that's impressive

@fojemo1661

5 ай бұрын

​@@BryanCostneryes her and Ebon were better than J.A.W. this season.

@Karin-fj3eu

5 ай бұрын

Oooh I still haven't watched any of these, really really wanna watch The Bear tho

@Karin-fj3eu

5 ай бұрын

Oh and teenage mutant ninja turtles but I missed it at the cinema cause someone I was going with doesn't like watching animation on the big screen smh

@closeben

4 ай бұрын

@@Karin-fj3euyou’re allowed to go to movies without other people too.

Alden Ehrenreich stole my heart in Hail, Caesar! I really thought he had a shot at being a big star. Disney did him dirty with everything that happened on Solo. I'm glad that he's finally breaking through in solid supporting roles. I hope he keeps that momentum going.

@martinludwig384

5 ай бұрын

Same! Hail, Caesar! has some seriously underappreciated acting and craft.

I love everything you said about Oppenheimer which is why it’s my Number 1 too for 2023. And now one of my favourite films of all time. It was a cinematic experience I’ll never forget. Hope it wins everything this awards season🏆

@mgariepy42

4 ай бұрын

Ditto. This is going to be one of my very selective films ever made. We saw it 3 times in IMAX. Wow. Just wow.

I think Dan has my favorite top movie list of 2023, very unique especially with the early "special awards". Jeremy Jahns' list my runner-up.

@willb1794

5 ай бұрын

The Top Ten Top Tens of 2023. make it now. im invested

Great list Dan! For MVP actors that had a versatile body of work in 2023, I'd also give a shoutout to Colman Domingo for The Color Purple, Rustin, Sing Sing (premiered at TIFF)

It's been approx. 1 min since upload, I definitely watched this entire 32 minute video. Great choices Dan. ;)

@friedoysterskins2942

5 ай бұрын

u still watching?

@ShaneRob93

5 ай бұрын

@@friedoysterskins2942 Of course!

@friedoysterskins2942

5 ай бұрын

@@ShaneRob93 lol

@heirrose1606

5 ай бұрын

your knees must hurt

Thanks for the list, some great recs here. I was expecting you to review Dream Scenario at some point as that film seems like something you would enjoy dissecting. Anyway, have Happy New Year Dan looking forward to more reviews in 2024.

1:07 and that's a big reason I watch and rewatch your videos. Thanks for all your hard work and thought this year. (I assume every year, but I'm new). My buddy and I consistently come back when we are curious about a film. Thanks for keeping me company while I was homeless from coming out of jail and all sorts of fun times.

Dan, thank you for consistently providing quality content throughout the year. You are easily one of my favorite content creators, congratulations to you and Mara and I hope your New Years is fun and safe, man 👍🏻 thank you for

Always love seeing your year-end list. I still have a few movies to catch up on before I make my list. My favorites so far are Across the Spider-Verse, Oppenheimer, Blackberry, and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Thanks Dan for these awesome lists / mentions, and thank you for really rocking it in 2023. You’ve made the best film critique content on KZread and that’s saying something. And I don’t say that because I always agree with you. I’m saying it because you’ve done it.

You’re not alone on Creator island, Dan. It’s easily the best sci-fi movie this year and hopefully we get to see Gareth Edwards build more incredible and unique worlds in the future. Thanks for all the great content this year, Dan! Happy New Year to you and Mara! 🥳🎉

@drewmcgill5290

5 ай бұрын

Same! The Creator rules hard.

@HarrisaSports

5 ай бұрын

Saw it by myself and loved it, was able to convince my family to go and see it and all of them loved it too. I think it just didn't get the marketing it needed. So far nobody I know that saw it has said they didnt' like it. It just lacked the hype to succeed at the Box office sadly.

@gantz0949

5 ай бұрын

Nah he's on an island. It was too long and acting bad

@laartwork

4 ай бұрын

It wasn't long enough as there was quick flashback edits. It gets the same criticism as Bade Runner did when it was released. Modern classic. Guaranteed.

Thanks for your hard work this year, Dan! I'll continue to enjoy my weekly routine of listening to Charts and your reviews while I'm at work. Thanks especially for your breadowns on the writers and actors strikes! They were very helpful.

My Top 11 (Includes Die Hard) 1. Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part One 2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 3. John Wick: Chapter 4 4. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 5. Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 6. Die Hard 7. The Holdovers 8. Past Lives 9. The Outlaw Johnny Black 10. Poor Things 11. Godzilla Minus One

My top 5 were Asteroid City, Guardians 3, The Boy and the Heron, Godzilla Minus one, and Oppenheimer, I think in that order.

Great list, Dan. I wrote down a few movies I missed that you mentioned that I really want to see now!

Surprised to not see Bradley Cooper in the MVP category. The dude voiced Rocket one last time in GotG3, had a cameo in D&D, and even directed the crap out of Maestro.

@theotheoth

3 ай бұрын

For me he directed the crap INTO Maestro -- sorry!

Love to see you still crushing it, Dan! Happy New Year! Thanks for a great video!

Happy New Years to you and Mara, Dan. Thank you for higlighting two of my favorites of the year - The Creator and The Holdovers. I love Alexander Payne and I think this might be his best film, ditto Paul Giamatti's best performance. It's streaming now on Peacock, for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

Well done mate! Fantastic list and beautiful presentation!

Really interesting list, and I’d expect nothing less! You’re one of my favorites Dan, and keep up the fantastic work!

I trust Dans taste wholeheartedly, added so many movies to my watchlist now. It’s such a pleasant experience to listen to him talk about film

Thanks for all you do, Dan. I really enjoy watching and listening to your content. 👍🙂

Thank you for this year! And congrats! x

Always look forward to your end of year videos Dan! Appreciate your work, I always add your recommendations to my watchlist :)

Awesome reviews as always. Thank you!

For a young actor that would never heave a chance to be nominated for some award I would add a young girl (sorry, don't know her name) in Sound of Freedom. She spoke with her eyes. Amazing.

Thank you again for another great year of content Dan. Can't wait to see what the new year brings. Happy New Year y'all!

A Happy New Year to you Dan. Thanks for the quality content during the year!

Great video, Dan! Made me wonder if you were the one in charge of producing the Screenies Awards back in the good Screen Junkies’ days. You should play more into that campy format for next year’s Best & Worst. 😉

@DanMurrellMovies

5 ай бұрын

I edited the first couple of Screenies awards and moved on to helping with the writing and producing as the years went on. They became my baby in the later years, so it's hard to stop doing silly awards shows, haha.

Great list, Oppehiemer is my #1 too. Thank you for an amazing year of content.

Awesome picks, Dan! Your perspective is always a treat because it isn't totally by-the-numbers. It's honest and includes movies I haven't heard of or seen in other lists. Happy New Year!

Great list! You've pointed me at several movies that passed me by!

This is a tremendously well-put-together video Dan, exactly the sort of content that made me subscribe in the first place. I strongly hope that you don't skimp on the effort once you reach around 942k subscribers!

That was a great list, thank you :)

Wishing you more success in the years to come, bud. I'm not the biggest movie fan, mostly I enjoy the discussions and you're a wonderful spotlight to learn about flicks I might enjoy which is why I subbed and continue to enjoy the content when I get the time. Appreciate the effort.

Dan, you’re one of my favorite film critics yet we disagree massively on certain films. It’s baffling. It’s almost like we’re two different people! Thanks for all the great reviews this year, and congrats on your wedding!

@BryanCostner

5 ай бұрын

A film is subjective, is normal for people to agree to disagree with certain films. It happens all the time, I've disagree with Dan several times but I don't hold grudge against his take, if he likes it that's cool, if he doesn't that's okay

I loved the Screenees! Thanks for the throwback

Very cool ep, Dan Not what I expected Very cool categories

Any other year, I think Dominic Sessa would get several Supporting Actor nominations, including an Oscar nomination. I was happy you mentioned the other two main performances, Dan, but disappointed you didn’t mention Dominic Sessa. It was his first film role ever, and his acting was on the same level as his adult counterparts.

There are a lot of great movies I haven't seen yet, but here are my top 10 as of this moment: 1) Asteroid City 2) Killers of the Flower Moon 3) Godzilla Minus One 4) The Holdovers 5) Past Lives 6) No One Will Save You 7) The Creator 8) Oppenheimer 9) Dungeons and Dragons 10) Across the Spider-verse

Great list here is mine 1.The Holdovers 2.Oppenheimer 3.Killers of the Flower Moon 4.Godzilla Minus One 5.Across the Spiderverse 6.John Wick 4 7.When Evil Lurks 8.MI Dead Reckoning 9.The Iron Claw 10.Ferrari Have a happy new year!!!

I’m kinda surprised Barbie hasn’t really been on anyone’s list. Maybe I liked that more than most people? I took my 3.5 year old daughter to see it twice and she had an absolute blast. But she also loves Barbie’s to an extreme I’ve never witnessed lol

@BryanCostner

5 ай бұрын

Chris Stuckmann and Austin Burke had Barbie in their list. Although not top 10 necessarily but they still gave Barbie a shout out. Same goes to the popular WatchMojo. I also think that Barbie is my top 20 favourite movie of the year

@ktom5262

4 ай бұрын

The very fact that a 3,5 year old loved it should tell you that it's rubbish.

@tovolume

4 ай бұрын

Or Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3

@har5814

2 ай бұрын

Most of these vloggers are just afraid to put the highest grossing film of the year just because it's based on a girls toy IP. It's a great movie surprisingly and they can't even put it on their top 10. They rather put boring run of the mill indie films as their "best".

@tovolume

2 ай бұрын

Or it's anti patriachy that's why

Hey Dan. British fan of you and your channel - stumbled on it this year and you’re up there with Mark Kermode as my favourite reviewer. Have a great 2024 mate

I think my top 10 best goes like this: 10) creed 3 9) equaliser 3 8) Sisu 7) evil dead rise 6) Spider-Man across the spiderverse 5) killers of the flower moon 4) Godzilla minus one 3) Oppenheimer 2) John wick chapter 4 1) Mission impossible dead reckoning part 1

@charvolth

4 ай бұрын

speaking of islands, glad to see another person with Sisu on their list.

My top 5: 1- Barbie 2- Sound Of Freedom 3- Oppenheimer 4- The Hunger Games Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes 5- Wonka

Hey Dan, Happy New Year! Been watching ur channels for years...thanks for the video..always respect ur input and enjoyed ur video with Kristian and John too..For me i also loved 'Anatomy of A Fall' and 'Oppenheimer' i unfortunately didnt care for Asteroid City and im glad Barbie is not in ur top 10 as i detested the movie....

Tx Dan! Very enjoyable as always!

Happy One Year Anniversary to me Following Your Channel Dan!

My top 10 favorite movies 1) Dungeons & Dragons 2) Barbie 3) Joy Ride 4) Ninja Turtles 5) Oppenheimer 6) Wonka 7) A Million Miles Away 8) The Marvels 9) Godzilla Minus One 10) Radical

Thanks Dan I always love your videos especially these year end reviews 🎉

HAPPY NEW YEAR DAN🎉

I have only seen one of two films on your list but I'm so excited to see your recommendations!

Dan I'm with you on The Creator! I think it's an "original" sci-fi film that's sorely needed in today's movie landscape.

Thanks Dan. Enjoyed the Tube.

Dan, it’s been a pleasure watching your videos this year, looking forward to doing so in 2024. Will try and catch some of your recommendations from this video when I can.

Your work is much appreciated I respect and welcome your effort and commitment you put into your channel, greatly appreciated and thank you.

Feel free to judge me and tell me how I’m wrong. 1. Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 2. Oppenheimer 3. Tetris (Seriously, check this movie out) 4. Sound of Freedom 5. Creed 3 6. Spider-Man across the spiderverse 7. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 8. Wonka 9. The Haunted Mansion 10. Jesus Revolution

@kenstrumpf909

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I was surprised Sound Of Freedom went completely unmentioned.

YEAAAH baby!!! I’ve been looking forward to this!

Great list. My top 3 was Anatomy of a Fall, Past Lives and The Holdovers. Glad u also loved those movies as well :)

Only 3 of my Top 10 aren't in your Top 20 😅 I personally had Flora and Son, May December, and Asteroid City in there. However, my Top 2 movies are ones that I would never would have seen if it weren't for your recommendations in the channel. D&D was just a fun time and I've rewatched it so many times with my family who I have a campaign group with. I also would have never seen Are You There God? It's Me Margaret but man did I really connect with the movie once I gave it a shot after your summer recap. I personally found her spiritual journey aligning very close to my own and it goes to show how you can relate any story as long as the characters are at the center of it. Here's to 2024, Dan! 🎉

Thanks for the list! I've got a list of stuff to watch which is great. Everything you said about Spiderverse were my thoughts exactly. I left wanting to watch it again immediately. It was such an amazing ride that it left me in awe. It was funny, it was sad, it was meta, it was everything that not only an animated movie could be but a Marvel movie could be. I think it's worth noting that over the course of the last two years...we've had movies about Classical Music! As a fan of the genre...it's just awesome. TAR was amazing and Cate throwing out names like MTT (Michael Tilson Thomas) was a great inside baseball kind of thing. Then we have a film about Lenny B! And NYC isn't NYC w/o Lenny B! AND they were two films oddly featuring Mahler! Finally...sorry about the 'Noles man. And that's from a 'Cane. I know y'all were 20 players down...but nobody wants to see that kind of a game much less have in the history books. (Also...kind of karmic perhaps it was in Miami!!)

Thank you for another great year, Dan! And when you said your " weird " perspective, I'd honestly never thought of it that way - informed, amusing, logical, fair...but I never once thought weird :-)

Best: 1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2. Oppenheimer 3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 4. John Wick: Chapter 4 5. The Holdovers 6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 7. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 8. The Creator 9. Scream VI 10. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 11. Killers of the Flower Moon Worst: 5. Napoleon 4. Meg 2: The Trench 3. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2. Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire 1. The Black Demon

thank you Dan. My top 5 5 Zone of Interest 4 the Holdovers 3 Asteroid City 2 The Creator (yes I will die on this hill) 1 Oppenheimer

Good stuff Dan. REALLY love those #1 and #2 picks!

Love your list, completely agree with you about Oppenheimer. That was one of the most complex movies I have ever seen, it was magnificent ART.

Great vid.

As always you open my eyes to new experiences.

Solid list my man. Hey look I’m glad you loved The Creator and you connected with it, I just wish I was on the same wavelength. Visually impressive, but I found the characters underwritten but that’s me. Maestro also I liked but didn’t love, just wish the narrative was more focused, it was little disjointed. But some of the other films (from what I’ve seen) I agree: Oppenheimer, Godzilla, Spiderverse, Past Lives, The Holdovers, those are on my best list. As far as the Worst, I didn’t see Blood and Honey and Knights of the Zodiac and I have zero interest to check them out, Rebel Moon I agree wholeheartedly, and The Marvels I definitely didn’t dislike it as much as you did, honestly in terms of the mid/bad comic book movies this year, I was entertained by it than Aquaman 2 (mostly because of the leads), I remember moments of it compared to Shazam 2, and I didn’t hate many elements of it compared to The Flash and Quantumania, but it is an average movie and could’ve been better if it didn’t feel rushed. Just doesn’t scream *Worst of the Year* for me. Honestly I’m surprised Meg 2 or Expendables 4 didn’t make your list unless you forgot them.

Thanks for another year of hard work Dan, appreciate it! Some good recommendations here I'd never heard of

So glad you acknowledged the wonderful Theater Camp! It's up for 3 Independent Spirit Awards (YAY! ) but am crossing my fingers also that the SAG Awards give it props for Best Ensemble and that there's the possible Oscar nod for the sweet "Camp Isn't Home" number. It is such a charmer.

Zone of interest is such a monumental achievement of art in its complexity and beauty… thanks for picking it!!

I'm so happy you share my love of THE CREATOR, I thought it was one of those surprising Sci Fi gems that initially I thought "I'll give it a shot" and ended up loving. I can't remember another sci fi movie in recent memory that made me a fan like this movie did. Perhaps some older examples I could cite over the last 10-15 years are Arrival and District 9 and I think The Creator belongs in their company and I hope it receives some of the acclaim and accolades those 2 examples enjoyed and it finds enough success to continue stories in that world.

@gantz0949

5 ай бұрын

No way District 9 waaaaay better. Actually liked Rebel Moon better

Thanks for this year, Dan! I found out about Screen Junkies far too late so I was excited to follow you into your new channel this year. I appreciate watching your box office numbers and reviews, our tastes don't always line up but I always find your reviews and critiques coming from a place I can understand. Case in point, I found Creator to be just simply okay. But that comes from my own personal feelings of finding clear errors in the Japanese text that can only come from having zero native check, making me question the whole movie's aesthetic and why Edwards chose to use so much Asian culture when it's not truly reflected in the movie's themes and story, thus making it feel like it was just a dressing to make it ~*~foreign~*~ But that's just my personal feelings, and nothing to do with the movie from a technical standpoint. I still appreciated a wholy original sci-fi story with beautiful visuals and great acting! Anyway, thank you again for this year and I look forward to sticking with your channel next year!

Been waiting for this one 🫡🩷

My top 10 10 Leave the World Behind 9 John Wick 4 8 A Good Person 7 Barbie 6 Killers of The Flower Moon 5 Godzilla Minus One 4 Across The Spider-Verse 3 Anatomy of a Fall 2 Past Lives 1 The Holdovers No i didn’t forget Oppenheimer, that movie was fine lol

Hey Dan, if you get a chance watch two of my favourite movies of 2023: Fallen Leaves (small film from Finland) The Iron Claw

Love this ranking, Dan! Especially the shout-out for the Creator and Godzilla Minus One! Adored both those movies!

So cool that you had superlatives at the beginning before you started you best films of the year list. That was awesome! ❤😊❤😊

What?? Dog Gone didn't get the accurate title award?? 😂

My Top 10 Favs: 10. Bottoms 9. May December 8. The Holdovers 7. The Iron Claw 6. John Wick 4 5. Godzilla Minus One 4. Poor Things 3. Oppenheimer 2. Past Lives 1. Across the Spider-Verse

Great list ! Quite a few I haven't seen, so I couldn't quite talk about them, but I trust your judgement. I'm a bit surprised to not have seen The First Slam Dunk in the list, even in the honorable mentions, but maybe you missed it.

My Top 10 had more mainstream films than normal. It was still a tough list to compile. Honorable Mentions: the Blackening, the Covenant, Landscape By Invisible Hand, Suzumi, the Outlaw Johnny Black, the Holdovers Top: 10 10: Asteroid City 9: Slotherhouse 8: Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse 7: Beau Is Afraid 6: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 5: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 4: Renfield 3: Super Mario Bros.: the Movie 2: Sisu 1: Godzilla: Minus One

My pick for Best Performance That Never Had a Chance is Tobin Bell in SAW X And for 2022, Jessie Buckley for Men. One of the best performances I think I've ever seen, honestly.

@ieatgremlins

5 ай бұрын

Jessie Buckley is so underrated.

Yesterday, I went to see Dogman by Luc Besson and it immediately became my favorite movie of the year. Oppenheimer was great, but Dogman took me on an emotional journey that this year is only rivaled by The Boy and the Heron. I read that Dogman is scheduled for a 2024 release in the United States. Don`t listen to Rotten Tomatoes, it`s a great movie.

I love u Dan. Great video.

Top 10: 1. Saltburn 2. Poor Things 3. Godzilla Minus One 4. Across the Spiderverse 5. Killers of the Flower Moon 6. Leave the World Behind 7. When Evil Lurks 8. Infinity Pool 9. John Wick 4 10. The Creator

Hi Dan! I want to thank you for all your work; I think I started to watch your videos in 2022, but it was in 2023 that I really began to watch them all, without missing a single one. I'm a little sad, because I really didn't see many movies in theaters this year (just Godzilla Minus One, Oppenheimer, Barbie, Spiderman Across the Spiderverse and an italian movie that probably none of you has heard of 😅 ): my work allows me to survive pretty well, but I'm usually very tired in the evening and on the weekend, so I stay home taking care of my two cats, tidying up and then goingto bed early. I also have to budget my money, since I would like to be able to get a mortgage in the next two years to buy an apartment and I'm really trying to save most of my income... This year I experienced many movies through your reviews!! Thanks a lot and congratulations for your marriage!

great lists. good to see Creator here. I loved it at the movies and I loved it more at home.

Did you get a chance to see The Iron Claw yet? Really interested to hear your thoughts on it!