Welcome to our curated list of the 30 Best Films of 2021, part of our ongoing series that celebrates the year’s most exceptional cinematic achievements. In 2021, the film industry continued to adapt and innovate amidst the ongoing pandemic, presenting a diverse range of captivating stories that resonated with audiences around the globe.
This year saw the release of Dune, a visually spectacular adaptation that redefined epic sci-fi with its grand scale and intricate world-building. Spider-Man: No Way Home captivated audiences with its exhilarating crossover event, blending nostalgia and new thrills in a way that reinvigorated the superhero genre. Meanwhile, The Worst Person in the World offered a fresh and insightful take on modern life and relationships, blending humor and drama to create a deeply affecting narrative.
Our rankings blend average ratings, critical acclaim, and audience reception to offer a comprehensive overview of the year’s top films. As we count down, you’ll find movies that stand out for their storytelling prowess, technical innovation, and cultural impact. Join us in celebrating the 30 Best Films of 2021, and stay tuned for future editions as we continue to explore the best of each year’s cinematic offerings.
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Top10nerScore69.986 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Enrico Casarosa
WRITERS: Jesse Andrews, Mike Jones
CINEMATOGRAPHY: David Juan Bianchi, Kim White
STARRING: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo, Maya Rudolph, Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan
GENRE: Animation, Fantasy, Comedy
SUB-GENRE: Computer Animation, Low Fantasy
THEME: Coming-of-Age, Family
Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
Luca dives deep into childhood wonder, sunlit friendship, and seaside self-discovery. With shades of Fellini and Hayao Miyazaki, Pixar crafts a coming-of-age tale filled with gelato, gills, and growing pains. It’s a heartfelt tribute to the magical summers that shape us and the secrets we learn to celebrate with pride.
Top10nerScore70.024 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Juho Kuosmanen
WRITERS: Lyubov Mulmenko, Juho Kuosmanen, Livia Ulman, Andris Feldmanis
CINEMATOGRAPHY: J-P Passi
STARRING: Seidi Haarla, Yuriy Borisov, Dinara Drukarova
GENRE: Drama
THEME: Road Movie, Train Movie
A young Finnish woman escapes an enigmatic love affair in Moscow by boarding a train to the arctic port of Murmansk. Forced to share the long ride and a tiny sleeping car with a larger than life Russian miner, the unexpected encounter leads the occupants of Compartment No. 6 to face major truths about human connection.
Compartment No. 6 travels through icy Russian landscapes but melts hearts with its unlikely bond between strangers. Juho Kuosmanen crafts a raw, melancholic road movie where silence speaks volumes and the claustrophobic train carriage becomes a vessel for emotional thaw, echoing Kaurismäki’s humane minimalism.
Top10nerScore70.083 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Sean Baker
WRITERS: Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Drew Daniels
STARRING: Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Bree Elrod, Ethan Darbone, Brenda Deiss, Judy Hill
GENRE: Drama, Black Comedy
Finding himself down and out in Los Angeles, former porn star Mikey Saber decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where his estranged wife and mother-in-law are living. Just as this dysfunctional family seems to be making things work, Mikey meets a young woman named Strawberry working the cash register at a local doughnut shop.
Red Rocket rockets past indie norms with Simon Rex’s magnetic, unhinged turn as a washed-up porn star oozing charm and chaos. Sean Baker paints Texas with sunbaked sleaze and pop flair, crafting a darkly hilarious, razor-sharp character study of ego, delusion, and the wreckage of American ambition.
Top10nerScore70.152 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg
WRITERS: Tony Kushner, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Janusz Kamiński
STARRING: Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Rita Moreno
GENRE: Musical, Romance, Drama
SUB-GENRE: Tragedy, Period Drama
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
West Side Story isn’t just a revival—it’s a reinvention. Spielberg reanimates Sondheim and Bernstein’s classic with kinetic camerawork, richer character arcs, and deeper cultural nuance. Every pirouette, glance, and note feels urgent, turning this timeless tragedy into a fiercely modern tale of love, loss, and belonging.
Top10nerScore70.181 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Panah Panahi
WRITERS: Panah Panahi
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Amin Jafari
STARRING: Hasan Ma’juni, Pantea Panahiha, Rayan Sarlak, Amin Simiar
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Family Drama
THEME: Road Movie
Driving across wide landscapes, a family navigates a road trip full of conflicting emotions. Dad has a broken leg and a mood to match while Mum fusses over her two children and the dog. As the destination draws closer, the claustrophobia in the car grows alongside the love they have for each other.
Hit the Road is a tender, slow-burning Iranian gem that transforms a family road trip into a soulful odyssey. Panah Panahi blends absurd humor with aching melancholy, crafting a poetic farewell laced with political undercurrents, haunting landscapes, and one of the most moving final shots in recent memory.
Top10nerScore70.625 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Michael Sarnoski
WRITERS: Michael Sarnoski
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Patrick Scola
STARRING: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin
GENRE: Drama
A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must visit Portland to find the mysterious person who stole his beloved foraging pig.
Pig isn’t about vengeance; it’s about grief, memory, and the quiet dignity of loss. Nicolas Cage delivers a haunting, soulful performance in this elegy to love and cuisine, where a truffle pig becomes the unlikely key to human connection. Sparse, meditative, and deeply human, Pig lingers like the scent of something once cherished and never truly gone.
Top10nerScore71.034 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Patrick Imbert
WRITERS: Magali Pouzol, Patrick Imbert
STARRING: Eric Herson-Macarel, Damien Boisseau, Elisabeth Ventura, Lazare Herson-Macarel
GENRE: Animation, Drama, Adventure
THEME: Sports
A photojournalist’s obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.
In The Summit of the Gods, myth meets muscle as the mystery of Mallory’s camera fuels a hypnotic climb. With hauntingly detailed animation, journalistic intrigue, and a reverent gaze toward the abyss, it’s a high-altitude adventure that meditates on risk, solitude, and the cost of chasing the impossible.
Top10nerScore71.093 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Audrey Diwan
WRITERS: Audrey Diwan, Marcia Romano
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Laurent Tangy
STARRING: Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein, Luàna Bajrami, Pio Marmaï, Sandrine Bonnaire
GENRE: Drama
THEME: Coming-of-Age
France, 1963, Anne is a bright student with a promising future. But when she falls pregnant, she sees her chance to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her exams approaching, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain.
Audrey Diwan’s Happening confronts the brutal realities of illegal abortion in 1963 France with stark, unflinching grace. Grounded by Anamaria Vartolomei’s haunting subtlety, the film reclaims Annie Ernaux’s memoir as a visceral testament to female agency in a world governed by silence and shame.
Top10nerScore71.224 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Lin-Manuel Miranda
WRITERS: Steven Levenson, Jonathan Larson
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Alice Brooks
STARRING: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Ben Levi Ross, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Vanessa Hudgens
GENRE: Musical, Drama
SUB-GENRE: Biopic
THEME: Music
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
tick, tick…BOOM! bursts with raw, melodic urgency, capturing Jonathan Larson’s artistic hunger through Lin-Manuel Miranda’s kinetic lens. Anchored by Andrew Garfield’s electric performance, it’s a musical love letter to creative obsession, rhythmic, aching, and alive with Broadway’s unstoppable pulse.
Top10nerScore71.424 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Asghar Farhadi
WRITERS: Asghar Farhadi
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ali Ghazi, Arash Ramezani
STARRING: Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee, Sahar Goldust, Maryam Shahdaie
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Legal Drama
Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don’t go as planned.
In A Hero, Asghar Farhadi turns a simple act of honesty into a maze of moral ambiguity. Set in Shiraz, the film peels back layers of public perception with haunting grace, asking: is virtue still virtue when the world is watching? A masterclass in ethical complexity and narrative restraint that lingers long after the credits.
Top10nerScore71.534 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Julia Ducournau
WRITERS: Julia Ducournau
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ruben Impens
STARRING: Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier, Lais Salameh, Mara Cissé
GENRE: Horror, Drama
SUB-GENRE: Body Horror, Psychological Drama
Alexia is a dancer who, after being injured in a car accident as a child, has a titanium plate fitted into her head. Amidst a series of brutal and unexplained murders, her path crosses with Vincent, a firefighter desperately searching for his long-missing son, changing their lives forever.
Titane crashes through genre lines like its chrome-plated heroine—part body horror, part family fable. Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or winner melds metal, flesh, and emotion into a fever dream of identity, grief, and transformation. Bold, brutal, and bizarre, it pulses with gasoline and tenderness in equal measure.
Top10nerScore71.623 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Sunghoo Park
WRITERS: Hiroshi Seko
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Teppei Ito
STARRING: Megumi Ogata, Kana Hanazawa, Yuichi Nakamura, Takahiro Sakurai, Mikako Komatsu, Koki Uchiyama, Tomokazu Seki
GENRE: Animation, Fantasy, Action
SUB-GENRE: Anime, Low Fantasy, Martial Arts
Yuta Okkotsu is haunted by the spirit of his childhood friend Rika, who died in a traffic accident. Her spirit no longer appears as the sweet girl he called his beloved. Instead, her spirit has been cursed and she manifests as a monstrous entity who protects him against his will.
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 strikes with mythic force, an electrifying prequel pulsing with emotional weight, masterful sakuga, and a tragic hero in Yuta Okkotsu. With MAPPA’s dynamic animation, rich world-building, and darkly tender storytelling, it’s a curse-breaking spectacle that deepens the lore without losing its soul.
Top10nerScore72.302 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson
WRITERS: Paul Thomas Anderson
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Paul Thomas Anderson, Michael Bauman
STARRING: Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Bradley Cooper, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Benny Safdie
GENRE: Comedy
THEME: Coming-of-Age
The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
Licorice Pizza captures the hazy thrill of 1970s California with a sun-drenched coming-of-age story that feels both unpredictable and achingly true. Paul Thomas Anderson blends oddball romance, youthful aimlessness, and rich period detail into a tender, offbeat ode to growing up the hard, weird, and wonderful way.
Top10nerScore72.413 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Siân Heder
WRITERS: Siân Heder
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Paula Huidobro
STARRING: Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Daniel Durant, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Eugenio Derbez, Amy Forsyth
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Family Drama
THEME: Coming-of-Age
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family’s fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
CODA translates silence into resonance, telling a story of family, identity, and belonging with extraordinary nuance. Its authentic Deaf representation, heartfelt humor, and stirring musical arcs transform a familiar formula into something deeply humane, making cinema itself feel more inclusive and alive.
Top10nerScore72.474 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Fran Kranz
WRITERS: Fran Kranz
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ryan Jackson-Healy
STARRING: Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Ann Dowd, Reed Birney
GENRE: Drama
THEME: Chamber Film
Two couples meet for a painful and raw conversation in the aftermath of a violent tragedy.
Mass is a gripping exploration of grief and forgiveness, set in a single room where two sets of parents confront the unthinkable. With powerhouse performances from the cast, the film tackles complex emotions with quiet dignity and intense vulnerability, offering a deeply human reflection on tragedy and healing.
Top10nerScore72.556 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Gaspar Noé
WRITERS: Gaspar Noé
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Benoît Debie
STARRING: Dario Argento, Françoise Lebrun, Alex Lutz
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Psychological Drama
Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succumb to the effects of dementia.
Vortex is a haunting exploration of memory, decay, and existential weight. Gaspar Noé crafts a slow-burn narrative that immerses viewers in the painful deterioration of a couple’s lives. With an intimate, split-screen approach, it becomes a deeply personal meditation on aging, love, and loss that resonates long after the credits roll.
Top10nerScore72.796 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Philip Barantini
WRITERS: Philip Barantini, James Cummings
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Matthew Lewis
STARRING: Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Jason Flemyng, Alice May Feetham, Ray Panthaki, Hannah Walters
GENRE: Drama
THEME: Food, Chamber Film
On the busiest night of the year at one of the hottest restaurants in London, charismatic and commanding head chef Andy Jones balances along a knife’s edge as multiple personal and professional crises threaten to destroy everything he’s worked for.
Boiling Point simmers with relentless tension, capturing the chaos of a single night in a high-pressure kitchen through a bravura one-shot technique. Stephen Graham delivers a raw, nerve-fraying performance in a film that serves up class commentary, emotional unraveling, and culinary crisis with searing authenticity.
Top10nerScore73.085 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Mike Mills
WRITERS: Mike Mills
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Robbie Ryan
STARRING: Joaquin Phoenix, Woody Norman, Gaby Hoffmann, Scoot McNairy
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Family Drama
Johnny and his young nephew forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they embark on a cross-country trip to see life away from Los Angeles.
C’mon C’mon is a quiet triumph of emotional honesty, pairing Joaquin Phoenix’s gentle performance with Mike Mills’ documentary-like realism. Through intimate black-and-white frames and a child’s wisdom beyond his years, it captures the messy, beautiful rhythms of connection, parenting, and listening with rare, heartfelt grace.
Top10nerScore73.177 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Sebastian Meise
WRITERS: Sebastian Meise, Thomas Reider
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Crystel Fournier
STARRING: Franz Rogowski, Georg Friedrich, Anton von Lucke
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Period Drama
THEME: Prison Film, LGBTQ+
In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans Hoffmann is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Nevertheless, over the decades, he continues his quest for freedom and love, even if he finds it in the most unusual places.
Great Freedom confronts the criminalization of desire with piercing intimacy, following Hans through decades of incarceration under Paragraph 175. Rogowski’s raw magnetism and Meise’s restrained lens craft a love story shaped by history, where captivity cannot extinguish the quiet defiance of being seen.
Top10nerScore73.230 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Michael Rianda
WRITERS: Jeff Rowe, Mike Rianda
STARRING: Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Olivia Colman, Mike Rianda, Eric Andre
GENRE: Comedy, Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure
SUB-GENRE: Computer Animation
THEME: Family, Artificial Intelligence
A quirky, dysfunctional family’s road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity’s unlikeliest last hope.
The Mitchells vs. The Machines is a riotous, visually explosive blend of family dysfunction and robot apocalypse, powered by Lord & Miller’s anarchic humor and a heartfelt core. Its inventive animation, meme-laced madness, and timely satire of tech obsession make it a chaotic, candy-colored triumph.
Top10nerScore73.831 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Jane Campion
WRITERS: Jane Campion
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ari Wegner
STARRING: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Thomasin McKenzie, Geneviève Lemon
GENRE: Drama, Western
SUB-GENRE: Psychological Drama, Period Drama, Neo-Western, Revisionist Western
Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
The Power of the Dog simmers with psychological tension, unraveling masculinity through silence, stares, and Jonny Greenwood’s haunting score. Jane Campion crafts a masterfully slow-burn Western where every glance matters, turning the Montana frontier into a taut stage for repression, cruelty, and hidden desire.
Top10nerScore75.400 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Shaka King
WRITERS: Will Berson, Shaka King
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sean Bobbitt
STARRING: Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Algee Smith
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Biopic, Political Drama, Period Drama
Bill O’Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
Judas and the Black Messiah delivers a searing portrait of betrayal and revolution, grounded in the magnetic power of Kaluuya’s Fred Hampton. Shaka King’s urgent, unflinching direction, paired with a haunting score and razor-sharp writing, transforms history into a visceral tragedy of resistance, infiltration, and martyrdom.
Top10nerScore76.052 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Jon Watts
WRITERS: Erik Sommers, Chris McKenna
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Mauro Fiore
STARRING: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Jamie Foxx
GENRE: Action, Fantasy
SUB-GENRE: Portal Fantasy
THEME: Superhero
Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is not just fan service; it is a heartfelt tribute to legacy, identity, and redemption. With multiverse magic, emotional depth, and career-best work from Tom Holland, it weaves nostalgia into narrative gold, uniting three eras of Spidey lore with surprising grace and genuine stakes.
Top10nerScore76.067 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
WRITERS: Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Yukiko Iioka
STARRING: Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima, Hyunri, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Fusako Urabe, Aoba Kawai, Katsuki Mori, Shouma Kai
GENRE: Anthology Film, Drama
An unexpected love triangle, a seduction trap, and a random encounter are the three episodes, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy unfolds like a delicate triptych of chance, longing, and misconnection. Ryusuke Hamaguchi crafts each vignette with emotional precision, revealing how fate quietly shapes lives. Through sparse settings and rich dialogue, it becomes a tender meditation on the unexpected poetry of human encounters.
Top10nerScore76.316 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Hideaki Anno
WRITERS: Hideaki Anno
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Tooru Fukushi
STARRING: Megumi Ogata, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yuko Miyamura, Maaya Sakamoto, Megumi Hayashibara, Tomokazu Seki, Tetsuya Iwanaga, Junko Iwao, Miki Nagasawa, Akira Ishida, Fumihiko Tachiki
GENRE: Animation, Science Fiction, Drama, Action
SUB-GENRE: Anime, Mecha, Psychological Drama
THEME: Post-Apocalyptic, Coming-of-Age
In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth.
Thrice Upon a Time closes Hideaki Anno’s magnum opus with staggering emotional catharsis, marrying apocalyptic spectacle with a tender meditation on healing. It’s a bold reimagining that rejects endless recursion in favor of human connection, drawing the curtain with grace and devastating beauty.
Top10nerScore77.401 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Dean Fleischer Camp
WRITERS: Jenny Slate, Elisabeth Holm, Dean Fleischer Camp, Nick Paley
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Eric Adkins, Bianca Cline
STARRING: Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer-Camp, Isabella Rossellini, Joe Gabler, Shari Finkelstein
GENRE: Mockumentary, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
SUB-GENRE: Stop-Motion, Live-Action Animation, Magical Realism
THEME: Family
Down-and-out documentary filmmaker Dean moves into an Airbnb and quickly discovers that he’s not alone. Marcel, an adorable one-inch-tall shell, already lives there with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a tiny triumph of tenderness, spinning stop-motion charm into a profound meditation on loss, resilience, and belonging. Marcel’s gentle voice, childlike wonder, and poetic gaze turn the mundane into magic, proving even the smallest shell can carry a universe of feeling and truth.
Top10nerScore79.393/ 100
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DIRECTOR: Céline Sciamma
WRITERS: Céline Sciamma
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Claire Mathon
STARRING: Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, Nina Meurisse
GENRE: Drama
SUB-GENRE: Family Drama
After the death of her beloved grandmother, eight-year-old Nelly meets a strangely familiar girl her own age in the woods. Instantly forming a connection with this mysterious new friend, Nelly embarks on a fantastical journey of discovery which helps her come to terms with this newfound loss.
In Petite Maman, Céline Sciamma crafts a luminous fable where childhood curiosity meets existential depth. Through subtle performances and poetic visuals, the film explores generational memory and maternal bonds with disarming grace, revealing that understanding can bloom even across time itself.
Top10nerScore79.477 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Denis Villeneuve
WRITERS: Eric Roth, Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Greig Fraser
STARRING: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, Dave Bautista
GENRE: Science Fiction, Adventure, Epic
SUB-GENRE: Space Opera
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people.
Dune: Part One is a staggering feat of sci-fi world-building, translating Herbert’s dense lore into a sensory epic of sound, scale, and spectacle. Denis Villeneuve conjures a desert opera of political prophecy and ecological awe, with Zimmer’s thunderous score and sand-swept visuals elevating the myth to cinematic legend.
Top10nerScore81.616 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Joachim Trier
WRITERS: Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Kasper Tuxen
STARRING: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum
GENRE: Drama, Romance
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
The Worst Person in the World defies romantic clichés with raw emotion and cinematic flair. Renate Reinsve delivers a career-defining performance as Julie, whose chaotic search for meaning unfolds through Trier’s lyrical direction, blending heartbreak, humor, and soul-searching into something unforgettable.
Top10nerScore84.249 / 100
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DIRECTOR: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
WRITERS: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Hidetoshi Shinomiya
STARRING: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Masaki Okada, Reika Kirishima, Park Yu-rim, Jin Dae-yeon
GENRE: Drama
Two years after his wife’s death, Yusuke Kafuku receives an offer to direct a play at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki, a reserved young woman assigned to be his chauffeur. As they spend time together, Kafuku starts to confront the mystery of his wife that quietly haunts him.
Drive My Car is a profound exploration of grief, communication, and human connection. With masterful direction from Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the film unfolds slowly, letting its characters breathe and evolve. Its quiet, yet powerful storytelling invites reflection on love, loss, and the roads we take to heal, cementing it as…
The Best Film of 2021
| After Yang | 2021 |
| Belfast | 2021 |
| Encanto | 2021 |
| Farha | 2021 |
| Full Time | 2021 |
| Help | 2021 |
| Kadaisi Vivasayi | 2021 |
| King Richard | 2021 |
| Mad God | 2021 |
| Nobody | 2021 |
| Parallel Mothers | 2021 |
| Sardar Udham | 2021 |
| Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | 2021 |
| The French Dispatch | 2021 |
| The Hand of God | 2021 |
| The Last Duel | 2021 |
| The Souvenir: Part II | 2021 |
| The Suicide Squad | 2021 |
| The Tragedy of Macbeth | 2021 |
| Zack Snyder’s Justice League | 2021 |
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