21. Licorice Pizza
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors: Cooper Hoffman, Alana Haim, Sean Penn, Bradley Cooper, Maya Rudolph, Tom Waits
Plot: Set in the 1970s in the San Fernando Valley, a high school student and child actor learns lessons about life, love and everything between.
22. Raya and the Last Dragon
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Paul Briggs, Dean Wellins
Actors: Awkwafina, Kelly Marie Tran, Izaac Wang, Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae Kim, Benedict Wong
Plot: In the land of Lumandra, a place like Earth but far removed, an ancient civilization has thrived. A warrior named Raya is determined to track down the last dragon, Sisu after an ancient evil returns.
23. The French Dispatch
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wes Anderson
Actors: Tilda Swinton, Benicio Del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Timothée Chalamet, Mathieu Amalric
Plot: A love-letter to journalists, The French Dispatch follows an American newspaper set in a fictional 20th-century French town. The films plays out a series of vignettes reflecting the stories in the final issue.
24. The Tragedy of Macbeth
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
Director: Joel Coen
Actors: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Brendan Gleeson, Harry Melling, Corey Hawkins, Ralph Ineson
25. Titane
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Julia Ducournau
Actors: Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh, Mara Cisse, Marin Judas
Plot: After a car accident leaves her with a titanium plate, Alexia becomes obsessed with cars, eventually becoming a top model for shows - and attracting men and women with her sexual desire. But in a sudden turn of events, she seeks to hide her identity and even gender, becoming Adrien, a long-lost son of fire-fighter Vincent Legrand, who is more than happy to welcome back his son - even as both know the relationship is bound to fall apart.
26. King Richard
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Actors: Will Smith, Jon Bernthal, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn
Plot: From an unlikely neighborhood in Compton, two tennis superstars will rise thanks to the determination and unwavering commitment of Richard Williams - father of Venus and Serena.
27. Shiva Baby
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Emma Seligman
Actors: Rachel Sennott, Danny Deferrari, Fred Melamed, Polly Draper, Molly Gordon, Glynis Bell
28. Nightmare Alley
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Actors: Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Paul Anderson, Bradley Cooper, Mary Steenburgen, Toni Collette
Plot: A carney with a talent for manipulation leaves the sideshow behind for the big city - but not before leaving a wake of chaos behind. Using the talents he's learned to swindle millionaires - he finds his match in a brilliant, devious psychologist - who becomes his greatest challenge and ultimate downfall.
29. Nobody
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ilya Naishuller
Actors: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, J.P. Manoux, Humberly González, Gage Munroe
Plot: Hutch Mansell is the perfectly typical father and husband, in a perfectly overlooked life - your average nobody. But things change when he thwarts a home invasion and something inside of him, a simmering rage, finally snaps and causes him to push back. Now in the sights of a drug kingpin he will uncover long-buried secrets and dangerous skills in order to protect his family - and remind everyone he will be a nobody no more.
30. Free Guy
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Shawn Levy
Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Lil Rel Howery, Joe Keery, Jodie Comer, Utkarsh Ambudkar
Plot: When an ordinary bank teller finds out he is actually just a background character in a massive open-world video game, he decides to write his own story and becomes the hero, not just any guy.
