The 30 best movies of 2021

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 362 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Liga da Justiça de Zack Snyder leads, rated 8.0 (2021). The average release year on the list is 2021. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

directed by Zack Snyder · 242 min · 8.1 11,099 votes
2

Cruella (2021)

directed by Craig Gillespie · 134 min · 8.0 10,279 votes
3

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

directed by Jon Watts · 149 min · 7.9 23,033 votes
4

Nobody (2021)

directed by Ilya Naishuller · 92 min · 7.9 8,655 votes
5

Palmer (2021)

directed by Fisher Stevens · 110 min · 8.1 1,965 votes
6

Dune (2021)

directed by Denis Villeneuve · 155 min · 7.8 15,484 votes
7

Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021)

directed by Sunghoo Park · 105 min · 8.1 1,833 votes
8

Luca (2021)

directed by Enrico Casarosa · 101 min · 7.8 9,113 votes
9

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

directed by Don Hall · 107 min · 7.8 7,425 votes
10

Sing 2 (2021)

directed by Garth Jennings · 110 min · 7.8 4,891 votes
11

CODA (2021)

directed by Sian Heder · 111 min · 7.9 2,687 votes
12

Finch (2021)

directed by Miguel Sapochnik · 115 min · 7.8 4,176 votes
13

The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)

directed by Mike Rianda · 90 min · 7.8 3,479 votes
14

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)

directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki · 155 min · 8.2 989 votes
15

Wish Dragon (2021)

directed by Chris Appelhans · 98 min · 7.9 1,555 votes
16

Encanto (2021)

directed by Byron Howard · 102 min · 7.6 10,381 votes
17

Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)

directed by Sarah Smith · 107 min · 7.8 2,066 votes
18

Wrath of Man (2021)

directed by Guy Ritchie · 119 min · 7.6 6,279 votes
19

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

directed by Adam Wingard · 114 min · 7.5 10,804 votes
20

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

directed by Destin Daniel Cretton · 132 min · 7.5 10,704 votes
21

Friends: The Reunion (2021)

directed by Ben Winston · 104 min · 7.8 1,374 votes
22

King Richard (2021)

directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · 144 min · 7.6 2,933 votes
23

tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)

directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda · 115 min · 7.6 2,367 votes
24

The Tomorrow War (2021)

directed by Chris McKay · 138 min · 7.5 4,439 votes
25

Impossible Things (2021)

directed by Ernesto Contreras · 88 min · 8.4 434 votes
26

Free Guy (2021)

directed by Shawn Levy · 114 min · 7.4 10,128 votes
27

The Suicide Squad (2021)

directed by James Gunn · 132 min · 7.4 9,861 votes
28

A Quiet Place Part II (2021)

directed by John Krasinski · 97 min · 7.4 7,612 votes
29

Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)

directed by Bo Burnham · 88 min · 8.0 640 votes
30

New Gods: Nezha Reborn (2021)

directed by Zhao Ji · 116 min · 8.1 529 votes