Everything Everywhere All At Once held an impressive and unique IMDb record in 2022, even though it's no longer on IMDb's Top 250 Movies list. Written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert — Everything Everywhere All At Once is a characteristically strange A24 comedic drama that is equal parts high-concept sci-fi, martial arts film, and weekend movie night fare for the family. Alongside the Daniels, the movie's core cast — Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis — have received the very first Oscar nominations of their respective careers for their work in the film, which is nominated for a total of 11 Oscars in 2023. Here's the Everything Everywhere All At Once IMDb score, and how it's made its Awards success unsurprising, explained.
The crew and Top Gun: Maverick, rated at 8.2, while Everything Everywhere All At Once's IMDb score has dropped to a flat 8.0. This means, as of February 2023, it's off the Top 250. Despite losing its unique place in IMDb's Top 250 list, Everything Everywhere All At Once's history on the website remains an important touchstone in the evolution of the runaway blockbuster.
IMDb Top 250: Everything Everywhere All At Once Vs Top Gun: Maverick
Arguably the two best action movies of 2022, Everything Everywhere All At Once and Top Gun: Maverick are currently the only two 2022 releases to make it into the IMDb Top 250 Movies list — and one being a sequel to Top Gun further underscores just how impressive the Everything Everywhere All At Once IMDb score was. With the great Tom Cruise reprising the most popular role of his career, it came as no surprise that Top Gun: Maverick has made over $1.44 billion globally, more than eight times its $170 million budget. In contrast, the absurdist, genre-subverting, and multiverse-spanning Everything Everywhere All At Once cost A24 just around $25 million to produce, and has since made $106 million worldwide.
This isn't to say that Paramount Pictures' Top Gun: Maverick is undeserving of its leviathan status just because it was produced by a major studio. However, Top Gun: Maverick's 6 Oscar nominations, its 8.2 rating, its unique place in IMDb's Top 250 Movies list, and the timing of its release mean that it directly competes with Everything Everywhere All At Once. While Top Gun: Maverick is the 12th highest-grossing film of all time, and might be the greatest modern dramatic Hollywood action movie, but the fact is that Everything Everywhere All At Once — which received the most Oscar nominations in 2023 — is the 2022 film that is much more likely to actually take home awards from its multiple nominations.
Everything Everywhere All At Once's IMDb Record Is Still Important
This independently-produced movie was not only the first 2022 feature to be included in IMDb's Top 250 Movies list, Everything Everywhere All At Once initially made it to 44th place and later climbed to 9th place at a rating of 8.8 — before dropping to 8.0 and getting replaced by Top Gun: Maverick, currently the 104th movie on the list. Apart from comparing Top Gun: Maverick and Everything Everywhere All At Once's box office success and IMDb rankings, it's also important to consider that they're far from being the only movies on the list with a historic amount of Oscar nominations.
Also on the list are movies like Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and Ben-Hur, both of which won 11 Oscar Awards. There's also Amadeus, which was nominated for 11 and won 8 Oscars. While both movies from 2022 are clearly in good company, there's no guarantee that Everything Everywhere All At Once will fare just as well as these classic films. However, its former place in the very top echelons of IMDb's Top 250 movies does heavily reflect the obvious correlation between the infamous list and Oscar potential.
A24 is known for its daring films, and Everything Everywhere All At Once's multiverse-driven sci-fi family adventure is no exception. Beyond the movie's ability to draw people in with its unique blend of cinematography, effects, fight scenes, absurd humor, and heartfelt storytelling, Everything Everywhere All At Once also represents the historic success of Asian film actors and producers in Hollywood. With all signs pointing to Everything Everywhere All At Once's IMDb record preceding a historic run at the 2023 Oscars, it would be no surprise if the movie eventually reclaims its rightful place in the IMDb Top 250 Movies list.
