10 Best-Reviewed Movies of 2018
A number of great movies were released in 2018, and now we know what the top 10 best reviewed ones [...]
10. Eighth Grade
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 99% Fresh
Number of reviews: 229
Starring: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, and Fred Hechinger.
Critics Consensus: "Eighth Grade takes a look at its titular time period that offers a rare and resounding ring of truth while heralding breakthroughs for writer-director Bo Burnham and captivating star Elsie Fisher."
prevnext9. Incredibles 2
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Fresh
Number of reviews: 330
Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Samuel L. Jackson, Huckleberry Milner, Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener and Jonathan Banks.
Critics Consensus: "Incredibles 2 reunites Pixar's family crimefighting team for a long-awaited follow-up that may not quite live up to the original, but comes close enough to earn its name."
prevnext8. Paddington 2
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% Fresh
Number of reviews: 215
Starring: Ben Whishaw (as the voice of Paddington), Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and Hugh Grant.
Critics Consensus: "Paddington 2 honors its star's rich legacy with a sweet-natured sequel whose adorable visuals are matched by a story perfectly balanced between heartwarming family fare and purely enjoyable all-ages adventure."
prevnext7. Roma
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% Fresh
Number of reviews: 302
Starring: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Marco Graf, Daniela Demesa, Enoc Leaño, and Daniel Valtierra.
Critics Consensus: "Roma finds writer-director Alfonso Cuarón in complete, enthralling command of his visual craft - and telling the most powerfully personal story of his career."
prevnext6. A Quiet Place
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95% Fresh
Number of reviews: 328
Starring: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe.
Critics Consensus: "A Quiet Place artfully plays on elemental fears with a ruthlessly intelligent creature feature that's as original as it is scary -- and establishes director John Krasinski as a rising talent."
prevnext5. A Star Is Born
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90% Fresh
Number of reviews: 440
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Chappelle, and Sam Elliott, with Michael Harney and Eddie Griffin.
Critics Consensus: "With appealing leads, deft direction, and an affecting love story, A Star Is Born is a remake done right -- and a reminder that some stories can be just as effective in the retelling."
prevnext4. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97% Fresh
Number of reviews: 309
Starring: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, John Mulaney, Nicolas Cage, and Liev Schreiber.
Critics Consensus: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse matches bold storytelling with striking animation for a purely enjoyable adventure with heart, humor, and plenty of superhero action."
prevnext3. BlacKkKlansman
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95% Fresh
Number of reviews: 365
Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Ryan Eggold, and Topher Grace, with Harry Belafonte and Alec Baldwin.
Critics Consensus: "BlacKkKlansman uses history to offer bitingly trenchant commentary on current events -- and brings out some of Spike Lee's hardest-hitting work in decades along the way."
prevnext2.Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97% Fresh
Number of reviews: 376
Starring: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Michelle Monaghan, and Alec Baldwin, Henry Cavill, Vanessa Kirby, and Angela Bassett.
Critics Consensus: "Fast, sleek, and fun, Mission: Impossible - Fallout lives up to the "impossible" part of its name by setting yet another high mark for insane set pieces in a franchise full of them."
prevnext1. Black Panther
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97% Fresh
Number of reviews: 440
Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis.
Critics Consensus: "Black Panther elevates superhero cinema to thrilling new heights while telling one of the MCU's most absorbing stories -- and introducing some of its most fully realized characters."
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