Best Films of 2021 [Poll][Closed]

[CA Dreamin]

I like this movie a lot:

No Time to Die - I'm only a casual 007 fan, and TBH I haven't really cared for Craig's comparatively charmless, nonchalant portrayal of Bond. NTtD, however, added a new dimension to the series/character that I appreciated. Add in some fun action scenes and a solid script, and this was easily the best popcorn movie of 2021, and arguably one the top 5 films in the series.

Did not like this movie at all:

Dune - Not a terrible movie, but one I found very disappointing considering the talent involved. Between the robotic characters, sluggish pacing, and fanlore only readers of the book would understand, this movie was lifeless to me. The only parts I enjoyed were Jason Mamoa's comic relief.

And I had mixed feelings on this movie:

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn - A Romanian satire on Cancel Culture against the backdrop of the pandemic, a very topical movie indeed. The trailer made it look like a complete farce, but that wasn't the case. The first third was mostly b-roll of our main character walking around. The middle third felt like a video essay in the vein of late-60s Godard, about Romanian history and censorship. Then finally the last third was where the bulk of the humor was, when our main character faces the consequences of her mishap. The very ending was great.
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[hereforashortime]

(Sneaks in nonchalantly)
1. Licorice Pizza
2. CODA
3. Belfast
4. The Last Duel
5. Being the Ricardos
6. Tick TIck Boom
7. The Worst Person in the World
8. The Mitchells vs the Machines
9. Cmon Cmon
10. The Harder They Fall
11. Encanto
12. The Suicide Squad
13. No Time To Die
14. No Way Home
15. Last Night in Soho
16. In the Heights
17. Cyrano
18. The Tragedy of Macbeth
19. Shiva Baby
20. West Side Story
21. Mass
22. The French Dispatch
23. The Humans
24. Pig
25. Judas and the Black Messiah
26. The Sparks Brothers
27 . Ghostbusters Afterlife
28. Red Rocket
29. Drive My Car
30. Nightmare Alley
31. Spencer
32.Cruella
33. Dune
34. The Power of the Dog
35. No Sudden Move
36. Free Guy
37. Shang Chi
38. Raya and the Last Dragon
39. The Green Knight
40. A Quiet Place Part 2
41. The Jesus Music
42. The King's Man
43. Luca
44. The Card Counter
45. The Eyes of Tammy Faye
46. Shadow of the Cloud
47. The Lost Daughter
48. King Richard
49. Nobody
50. I Care A Lot

I'll have performances and scores later on
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[Hayden]

Awesome, thanks Hereforashortime Tallied.

If things hold, we actually have a really interesting top 5.
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[Hayden]

Hey everyone—

Due to other commitments, I'm going to have to postpone the deadline for this (most likely 2 weeks). Hopefully this works in everyone's favour.

Bit more time to squeeze in some films
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[BozoTyrannus]

Hereforashorttime's post reminded me I completely forgot to include The Humans on my list, so that's now been added at #19 (as well as Yeun getting added to the Performances post)
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[Tha1ChiefRocka]

I'll have a few more to add, but here's a list of 20.

20 Miracle Valley
19 Candyman
18 Censor
17 Mitchells vs The Machines
16 The Advent Calendar
15 The Beta Test
14 Malignant
13 Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar
12 Suicide Squad
11 Val
10 Sparks Brothers
9 Bad Trip
8 The Night House
7 Dune
6 Spiderman: No Way Home
5 Jackass Forever
4 Green Knight
3 Red Rocket
2 Pig
1 Summer of Soul

[Hayden]

Awesome, thanks Chief. Will tally in a sec.

Need to let you know I’m not going to accept Jackass Forever though (as it’s a 2022 release). Sorry. Give me a head’s up for any updates/additions, etc.
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[RockyRaccoon]

My movie-watching in 2021 was way down from years past, but here's a top 30:

1. Dune
2. Spider-Man: No Way Home
3. Nightmare Alley
4. The Green Knight
5. Our Friend
6. Pig
7. CODA
8. Judas and the Black Messiah
9. Licorice Pizza
10. tick tick...BOOM!
11. No Time to Die
12. Belfast
13. Nobody
14. The French Dispatch
15. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
16. The Power of the Dog
17. Candyman
18. Last Night in Soho
19. In the Heights
20. Malcolm & Marie
21. The Eyes of Tammy Faye
22. Malignant
23. The Suicide Squad
24. Black Widow
25. Encanto
26. Don't Look Up
27. Reminiscence
28. Eternals
29. Luca
30. I Care a Lot
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[EyeKanFly]

FYI Hayden, I edited my chart, caught 3 more movies to round out my list to 25. No change in order other than the 3 added. Unfortunately I wasn't a fan of The French Dispatch :/ wanted to like it but I found it a little dull. Dune was good but quite frankly underwhelming (maybe I'll change my mind on that after Part 2), and The King's Man was fun and silly but bad.

Bolded the new films, as well as a new entry into top scores. Hans Zimmer is hit or miss for me, but Dune hit and hit good. Acting selections are unchanged. I was tempted to nominate Rhys Ifans for that batshit performance as Rasputin, but... no.
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