The 23 films of 2023 that make you want to return to the cinema

• 2023 promises to be a year in beauty from the point of view of cinema.

• The most complicated will be to choose between all the proposed works.

• All genres of films offer great promise.

2023 will be the year when admissions should once again soar in cinemas.

We want to believe it all the more because the works announced make us want to and we will also discover new and exciting things.

1. "Babylon": Journey to the time of the silent

Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie directed by Damien Chazelle, the director of

, the year starts strong.

promises to take you into a sulfurous Hollywood on the eve of the advent of talkies and the first images are breathtaking.

Released January 18.

2. “Tàr”: A wand for Cate Blanchett

Tàr

is the name of a gifted but not easy conductor.

Todd Field confronts her with accusations of abuse in this reflection on power carried by Cate Blanchett, rewarded in Venice for her performance.

Released January 25.

3. “Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdom”: A completely kung-fu film

Guillaume Canet did not choose the easy way by heading alongside Gilles Lellouche as the Gallic hero of

.

In addition, this unique adventure takes place in China.

Gags, Marian arts and stars come together here.

Released February 1.

4. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”: Real painstaking work

Will you take a little bit of Marvel again?

(aka Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly) set out to discover a new dimension in

, the third installment of their adventures by Peyton Reed.

Released February 15.

5. “The Fabelmans”: Spielberg returns to childhood

Few movies are as tempting as

Steven Spielberg evokes his early years by telling the story of a kid who dreams of becoming a filmmaker.

An intense buzz buzzes around the film: it would be one of the filmmaker's best.

Released February 22.

6. “Creed 3”: Third cover for Michael B. Jordan

For

in which he directs himself, Michael B. Jordan returns to the role of the fearless boxer.

He will face a childhood friend determined to do battle with him in the ring.

More Sylvester Stallone in this new opus but full of action.

Released March 1.

7. “The Whale”: Brendan Fraser in a weighty role

Darren Aronofsky had revived Mickey Rourke's career for

.

He does the same for Brendan Fraser (

) whom he directs in

trying to reconnect with his daughter.

The actor's metamorphosis is mind-boggling.

Released March 8

8. “John Wick 4”: Keanu Reeves never gives up

Chad Stahelski had left the hero in a very bad position in the previous opus, but John Wick (aka Keanu Reeves) is not one to let it go.

Director and actor will continue to wield weapons and black humor.

Released March 22

9. “Super Mario”: Who is it?

It's the plumber!

Gamers are a little scared and yet Super Mario, an animated film where Chris Pratt lends his voice to the brave plumber seems quite promising.

Anyway, let's hope it's better than the 1993 live-action adaptation. Released March 29.

10. "The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan": All for a first part (while waiting for the second)

Martin Bourboulon (

) revisits

in two blockbuster films with François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris and Pio Marmaï.

This is what really makes you want to cloak and dagger.

Released on April 5 and December 13.

11. “Suzume”: Very “anime” adventures

This is something to make anime fans stampede with impatience.

Makoto Shinkai (the director of

) has already conquered Japan with

.

This journey of a young girl in parallel universes is most tempting.

Released April 12.

12. “Fast X”: Ever Faster and Furious

Tenth part of the

saga ,

allows you to find the usual small band (Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Charlize Theron) embellished with Jason Momoa and Brie Lason.

We make it “vroom” in advance.

Release May 17.

13. "Spider-man: Alone against all": A cartoon called to reign at the box office

This sequel to the Oscar-winning

is one of the most anticipated animated films of the year.

The first images shown at the Annecy Festival were breathtaking, revealing dizzying action scenes.

Release May 31.

14. "Indiana Jones and the dial of destiny": Indy is not over

We had stopped believing it but this time, it seems to be off to a good start.

will allow us to find the legendary adventurer embodied by Harrison Ford.

With Mads Mikkelsen as a bonus.

Released June 28.

15. “Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning”: Tom Cruise on the reconquest of the box office

At the top of the box office in 2022 with

, Tom Cruise could repeat this achievement with the new

.

Agent Ethan Hunt and his pals have everything they need to pull it off.

Released July 12.

16. "Oppenheimer": This is the bomb!

Christopher Nolan paints the portrait of Oppenheimer, creator of the atomic bomb.

It is difficult to do more intriguing than this biopic signed by the director of Tenet.

He would even have reproduced an atomic explosion in computer-generated images.

Released July 19.

17. “Barbie”: A doll to which we say “yes”

A film about Barbie sent into the real world is a bit scary.

But when you know that it's Margot Robbie who embodies the doll opposite Ryan Gosling in Ken and that Greta Gerwig signs the staging, you want to play more!

Released July 19.

18. “Acid”: A Rain of Disasters

Just Philippot had shaken up French genre cinema with the excellent

.

This is a good reason to expect a lot of

on a family facing destructive rains that are falling on France.

Released September 20.

19. “A difficult year”: A constant sense of celebration

The duo Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (

) is unparalleled in delivering clever comedies.

There is no reason for

to be an exception, especially since Pio Marmaï, Jonathan Cohen and Noémie Merlant are in the credits.

Released October 18.

20. “Second Round”: We vote in both rounds for Albert Dupontel

Second round

involves a journalist in an investigation on a crooked candidate.

Seeing Albert Dupontel tackle the world of politics and its hypocrisy with Cécile de France makes you lick your chops.

Happiness in perspective.

Released October 25.

21. “Dune part 2”: Timothée Chalamet in full science fiction

We can no longer wait for the sequel to

directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Paul Atreides played by Timothé Chalamet joins forces with the Fremen to save his people and avenge his family.

It can only be beautiful and exciting.

Released November 1.

22. “Migration”: Flight with the ducks

He's back and we're happy about it.

Benjamin Renner (

) directed

in the USA.

The story of a family of ducks who take an eventful journey could well be THE animated Christmas film of 2023. Released on December 6.

23. "How do you live?"

“: The new Miyazaki (it says it all)

We do not yet know when it will be released in France, but it will be on Japanese screens on July 14.

(working title) is the new film by Hayao Miyazaki who gave up his retirement to direct it.

It would be a “great fantasy film”.

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