Top Gun: Maverick Review (2022) — 87% Celluloid Score
Directed by Joseph Kosinski · 2022 ·
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) earns a 87% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
Five-source breakdown
Theatrical release Where to watch in the United Kingdom
Not yet streaming in the United Kingdom — check local listings.
Why this score?
- Strong critic approval (96% positive).
- Audiences widely enjoyed it (99%).
- Metascore is generally favorable (78/100).
- Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4/5).
- IMDb users score it 8.2/10.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded action, drama pick
Not ideal for
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Is Top Gun: Maverick worth watching?
Yes — Top Gun: Maverick earns a 87% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Tom Cruise’s triumphant sequel — pure theatrical velocity and the crowd-pleaser that reminded Hollywood how event movies work.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
What is Top Gun: Maverick about?
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.
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