2021 was much different than 2020 in regards to film. 2020 had barely any movies released in theaters, while 2021 saw the return of theaters. However, what was born out of 2020 in movie streaming stayed with us. Platforms like HBO Max, Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Disney+, and more revolutionized what it meant to watch a movie. Films like Dune, Godzilla vs. Kong, Red Notice, The Power of the Dog, and more were exclusive to streaming services or also released in theaters. Don’t forget the Disney+ Premiere Access for films like Black Widow and Jungle Cruise.
These types of release formats and schedules made it so that we had great films in our homes all year round, in addition to the ones that were released in theaters. For this year, instead of one list, the THS staff are putting together all of our Top 10 lists for 2021 and trying to make some sense of what the movie of the year would be. So without further ado, let’s get to the lists. Included with the lists are the reviews THS did for each movie!
Hunter Bolding’s Top 10 Movies For 2021
10. Free Guy (Disney+)
9. Werewolves Within (Available To Rent)
8. The Matrix Resurrections (HBO Max And Theaters)
7. Swan Song (Hulu)
6. No Sudden Move (HBO Max)
5. Halloween Kills (Peacock)
4. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Disney+)
3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (In Theaters)
2. The Suicide Squad (HBO Max)
1. Nobody (Available To Rent)
Jessica Lancaster’s Top 10 For 2021
10. Army of the Dead (Netflix)
9. Ron’s Gone Wrong (Disney+)
8. A Quiet Place Part II (Paramount+)
7. Cruella (Disney+)
6. The Suicide Squad (HBO Max)
5. Nightmare Alley (Theaters)
4. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Disney+)
3. Last Night In Soho (Theaters)
2. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Theaters)
1. Free Guy (Disney+)
Shawn Jackson’s Top 10 For 2021
10. Vicious Fun (Shudder)
9. Blue Bayou (Prime Video To Rent)
8. The Suicide Squad (HBO Max)
7. The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
6. The Mitchells Vs. The Machines (Netflix)
5. Pig (Hulu)
4. I Care A Lot (Netflix)
3. In The Heights (HBO Max)
2. Mass (Available To Rent)
1. Nine Days (Available To Rent)
Greg Evans’s Top 10 For 2021
10. Sing 2 (In Theaters)
9. The Matrix Resurrections (HBO Max/Theaters)
8. Eternals (Disney+)
7. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Available To Rent)
6. Free Guy (Disney+)
5. Godzilla Vs. Kong (HBO Max)
4. Dune (HBO Max)
3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Disney+)
2. Spider-Man: No Way Home (In Theaters)
1. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Available To Rent January 4th)
Junior Felix’s Top 10 For 2021
10. A Quiet Place Part 2 (Paramount+)
9. The Green Knight (Available To Rent)
8. Free Guy (Disney+)
7. The French Dispatch (Available To Rent)
6. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Available To Rent January 4th)
5. Suicide Squad (HBO Max)
4. The Harder They Fall (Netflix)
3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (In Theaters)
2. Dune (HBO Max)
1. Licorice Pizza (In Theaters)
Sarah Carey’s Top 10 For 2021
10. West Side Story (HBO Max)
9. In The Heights (HBO Max)
8. Wolf (In Theaters)
7. Love Hard (Netflix)
6. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Prime Video)
5. Malignant (HBO Max)
4. Black Widow (Disney+)
3. Blue Bayou (Available To Rent)
2. Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney+)
1. Spider-Man: No Way Home (In Theaters)
Kurtis Smejkal’s Top 10 For 2021
10. The Forever Purge (Available To Rent)
9. Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street (HBO Max)
8. Malignant (HBO Max)
7. The Suicide Squad (HBO Max)
6. Petite Maman (Mubi)
5. Judas and the Black Messiah (HBO Max)
4. The Green Knight (Available To Rent)
3. Spider-Man: No Way Home (In Theaters)
2. Halloween Kills (Peacock)
1. Belfast (Available To Rent)
Spider-Man: No Way Home Is The Movie Of The Year
It was a close battle between The Suicide Squad and Spider-Man: No Way Home, with both showing up on a majority of lists. However, Spider-Man was on 6/7 lists, showing up in the top 3 all six times. This was a fantastic year for movies of all kinds, though. So, what’s your list? Let us know in the comments!
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