Best Movies of 2021

1. 1
   Impossible Things 2021

   Directed by Ernesto Contreras
   8.1

   8.5 · 449 votes
2. 2
   Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021

   Directed by Hideaki Anno
   8.1

   8.2 · 1K votes
3. 3
   Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021

   Directed by Zack Snyder · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.1

   8.1 · 11K votes
4. 4
   Palmer 2021

   Directed by Fisher Stevens · Streaming on Apple TV
   8.0

   8.1 · 2K votes
5. 5
   Jujutsu Kaisen 0 2021

   Directed by Sunghoo Park · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu
   8.0

   8.1 · 1.9K votes
6. 6
   Cruella 2021

   Directed by Craig Gillespie · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.0

   8.0 · 10K votes
7. 7
   Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021

   Directed by Jon Watts · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV
   7.9

   7.9 · 23K votes
8. 8
   Las leyendas: El origen 2021

   Directed by Ricardo Arnaiz · Streaming on VIX , ViX Premium
   7.8

   8.4 · 289 votes
9. 9
   Nobody 2021

   Directed by Ilya Naishuller · Streaming on Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus
   7.8

   7.9 · 8.8K votes
10. 10
    CODA 2021

    Directed by Sian Heder · Streaming on Apple TV
    7.8

    7.9 · 2.8K votes
11. 11
    Sing 2 2021

    Directed by Garth Jennings · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
    7.8

    7.8 · 5K votes
12. 12
    Dune 2021

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
    7.8

    7.8 · 16K votes
13. 13
    Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry 2021

    Directed by R.J. Cutler · Streaming on Apple TV
    7.8

    8.2 · 351 votes
14. 14
    Finch 2021

    Directed by Miguel Sapochnik · Streaming on Apple TV
    7.8

    7.8 · 4.3K votes
15. 15
    The Mitchells vs. the Machines 2021

    Directed by Mike Rianda · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.8 · 3.5K votes
16. 16
    New Gods: Nezha Reborn 2021

    Directed by Zhao Ji · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    8.0 · 539 votes
17. 17
    Ron's Gone Wrong 2021

    Directed by Jean-Philippe Vine · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, FXNow
    7.8

    7.8 · 2.1K votes
18. 18
    Raya and the Last Dragon 2021

    Directed by Don Hall · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.8

    7.8 · 7.5K votes
19. 19
    Wish Dragon 2021

    Directed by Chris Appelhans · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.8 · 1.6K votes
20. 20
    Luca 2021

    Directed by Enrico Casarosa · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.8

    7.8 · 9.2K votes
21. 21
    Bo Burnham: Inside 2021

    Directed by Bo Burnham · Streaming on Netflix
    7.7

    8.0 · 658 votes
22. 22
    Far from the Tree 2021

    Directed by Natalie Nourigat · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.7

    8.1 · 395 votes
23. 23
    Green Snake 2021

    Directed by Amp Wong · Streaming on Netflix
    7.7

    8.1 · 398 votes
24. 24
    Friends: The Reunion 2021

    Directed by Ben Winston · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.4K votes
25. 25
    Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon 2021

    Directed by Thomas Astruc · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus
    7.7

    7.9 · 703 votes
26. 26
    Paper Lives 2021

    Directed by Can Ulkay · Streaming on Netflix
    7.7

    8.0 · 424 votes
27. 27
    El mesero 2021

    Directed by Raúl Martínez · Streaming on fuboTV
    7.6

    8.0 · 359 votes
28. 28
    An Egg Rescue 2021

    Directed by Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste
    7.6

    7.9 · 423 votes
29. 29
    All Too Well: The Short Film 2021

    Directed by Taylor Swift
    7.6

    8.0 · 301 votes
30. 30
    The Shadow in My Eye 2021

    Directed by Ole Bornedal · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.8 · 575 votes
31. 31
    The Rescue 2021

    Directed by Jimmy Chin · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    8.0 · 284 votes
32. 32
    Wrath of Man 2021

    Directed by Guy Ritchie · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.6

    7.6 · 6.4K votes
33. 33
    Encanto 2021

    Directed by Byron Howard · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.6 · 10K votes
34. 34
    King Richard 2021

    Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
    7.5

    7.6 · 3K votes
35. 35
    Seaspiracy 2021

    Directed by Ali Tabrizi · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.8 · 484 votes
36. 36
    tick, tick... BOOM! 2021

    Directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.6 · 2.4K votes
37. 37
    Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 2 2021

    Directed by Chiaki Kon
    7.5

    8.2 · 176 votes
38. 38
    Sword Art Online the Movie - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night 2021

    Directed by Ayako Kono · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.5

    7.8 · 359 votes
39. 39
    The Tomorrow War 2021

    Directed by Chris McKay · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
    7.5

    7.5 · 4.5K votes
40. 40
    Rurouni Kenshin: The Final 2021

    Directed by Keishi Otomo · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.7 · 569 votes
41. 41
    Godzilla vs. Kong 2021

    Directed by Adam Wingard · Streaming on TNT, TBS, tru TV
    7.5

    7.5 · 11K votes
42. 42
    Belle 2021

    Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo
    7.5

    7.6 · 927 votes
43. 43
    Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning 2021

    Directed by Keishi Otomo · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.7 · 572 votes
44. 44
    The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light 2021

    Directed by Takayuki Hamana · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.7 · 522 votes
45. 45
    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 2021

    Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.5 · 11K votes
46. 46
    Us Again 2021

    Directed by Zach Parrish · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.8 · 359 votes
47. 47
    A Dog Named Palma 2021

    Directed by Aleksandr Domogarov Jr.
    7.5

    8.1 · 186 votes
48. 48
    The Hand of God 2021

    Directed by Paolo Sorrentino · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.5 · 1.8K votes
49. 49
    Back to the Outback 2021

    Directed by Clare Knight · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.6 · 809 votes
50. 50
    Girl in the Basement 2021

    Directed by Elisabeth Röhm · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu, Hoopla
    7.5

    7.6 · 906 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Ghosts and the Afterlife 2021

   Directed by Steve Sayre · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free
   6.8

   9.6 · 23 votes
2. 2
   Luccas Neto em: Acampamento de Férias 3 2021

   Directed by Lucas Margutti
   6.6

   8.5 · 26 votes
3. 3
   Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story 2021

   Directed by Mary O'Leary · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free
   6.5

   9.4 · 13 votes
4. 4
   Sam Smith: Love Goes – Live at Abbey Road Studios 2021

   Directed by Paul Dugdale
   6.5

   8.4 · 22 votes
5. 5
   Legacy 2021

   Directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
   6.6

   8.2 · 27 votes
6. 6
   Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island 2021

   Directed by Craig Bartlett · Streaming on PBS Kids
   6.4

   9.2 · 12 votes
7. 7
   Godzilla vs. Hedorah 2021

   Directed by Kazuhiro Nakagawa
   6.4

   8.7 · 15 votes
8. 8
   Fuelled 2021

   Directed by Michelle Hao
   6.6

   8.0 · 30 votes
9. 9
   Nahuel and the Magic Book 2021

   Directed by Germán Acuña
   6.6

   7.9 · 32 votes
10. 10
    Kaguya-sama Final: Love Is War 2021

    Directed by Hayato Kawai
    6.4

    8.4 · 17 votes