21. Red Rocket
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sean Baker
Actors: Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, Suzanna Son, Brenda Deiss, Ethan Darbone, Judy Hill
Plot: Far from his porn star prime, Mikey Saber returns to the tired Texas City where his ex and her mom is none to happy to receive him. Promising the help with rent, Mikey falls back into the local weed trade but sees an opportunity to return to the spotlight when a visit to a local donut shop reveals 17-year-old Strawberry and he begins a campaign to woo her into his business.
22. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Actors: Simu Liu, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Awkwafina, Fala Chen, Ben Kingsley, Meng'er Zhang
Plot: Having been raised to be a human weapon for the family business of high-profile assassination, instead Shang-Chi has left behind that life for some sense of normalcy on the streets of San Francisco. But an inevitable family reunion from his father means he will have to face his past and put his training to the ultimate test.
23. 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.
24. The Tragedy of Macbeth
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joel Coen
Actors: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Brendan Gleeson, Harry Melling, Corey Hawkins, Ralph Ineson
25. Pig
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Sarnoski
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin, Cassandra Violet, Julia Bray, Elijah Ungvary
Plot: After his truffle-hunting pig is kidnapped, a reclusive hunter leaves his the Oregonian wilderness behind and heads to Portland where he must find those responsible - as well as face his past.
26. Licorice Pizza
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.9 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.
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. Flee
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Animation/Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Actors: Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz, Elaha Faiz, Zahra Mehrwarz
30. Titane
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.9 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.
