When I moved to Seattle in 2008, I began keeping track of all the movies I managed to see which came out that year. I track whether I watched them in the theater (and how many times) or on the small screen (in italics). I also indicate which ones I’ve purchased [Blu-ray]. Movies that were exclusive to specific streaming services are also indicated with [Netflix], [Amazon], [Hulu], [Disney+], [HBO Max], or [AppleTV].
Below are the movies that debuted in 2021 and at the bottom of this post, you can find links to my rankings from 2008-2020.
Grand Total: 97 In Theater: 20 At Home/Streaming: 77 In 2022: 4
The Beyond Awesome/Fun (A+ for Everything):
- Nobody [Blu-ray]
- Raya and the Last Dragon [Disney+]
- Pixar’s Luca [Disney+]
- The Suicide Squad
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- No Time to Die
- The Harder They Fall [Netflix]
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Award Season Awesome (A):
- A Quiet Place 2 [Paramount]
- Respect
- The Father
- Last Night in Soho
- Belfast
- CODA [AppleTV]
The Highly Enjoyable (Solid A):
- One Night in Miami [Amazon]
- The Map of Tiny Perfect Things [Amazon]
- Black Widow
- I Care A Lot [Netflix]
- Concrete Cowboy [Netflix]
- The Tomorrow War [Amazon]
- Everybody’s Talking About Jaime [Amazon]
- Cruella
- The Starling [Netflix]
- Dune [HBO Max]
- Dream Horse
- Encanto
- Nightmare Alley
- The King’s Man
The Award Season Good (A-/B+):
- Judas and the Black Messiah [HBO Max]
- Malcolm & Marie [Netflix]
- Supernova [Hulu]
- The United States vs Billie Holiday [Hulu]
- Wrath of Man
- Here Today
- King Richard
- Tick Tick Boom! [Netflix]
- West Side Story
The Guilty Pleasures (A for Effort):
- Yes Day [Netflix]
- The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
- Free Guy
- Army of Thieves [Netflix]
- 8-Bit Christmas [HBO Max]
The Good (Solid B):
- The Dig [Netflix]
- Bliss [Amazon]
- Coming to America 2 [Amazon]
- To All the Boys: Always and Forever [Netflix]
- In the Heights [HBO Max]
- Stowaway [Netflix]
- Locked Down [HBO Max]
- Moxie [Netflix]
- Things Heard and Seen [Netflix]
- The Protege
- Army of the Dead [Netflix]
- The Courier
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- Finch [AppleTV]
- House of Gucci
- Passing [Netflix]
- Worth [Netflix]
- The Unforgivable [Netflix]
- Pig
- The Lost Daughter [Netflix]
The Just Okay (B-/C+):
- The Little Things [HBO Max]
- Infinite [Paramount]
- Fatherhood [Netflix]
- Jolt [Amazon]
- Those Who Wish Me Dead
- Kate [Netflix]
- Eternals
- Love Hard [Netflix]
- Joe Bell
- The Matrix 4
- Together
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye
The Neither Good Nor Bad (C):
- Pieces of a Woman [Netflix]
- Boss Level [Hulu]
- Godzilla vs Kong [HBO Max]
- Jungle Cruise
- Ice Road [Netflix]
- The Last Letter From Your Lover [Netflix]
- Red Notice [Netflix]
- Father Christmas is Back [Netflix]
- A Boy Called Christmas [Netflix]
- A Castle for Christmas [Netflix]
- The Power of Dog [Netflix]
- Copshop
- Don’t Look Up [Netflix]
- Reminiscence
- The Last Duel
The Bad (D):
- Outside the Wire [Netflix]
- The Woman in the Window [Netflix]
- Cinderella [Amazon]
- Twas the Fight Before Christmas [AppleTV]
- Awake [Netflix]
Deeply Disappointing:
- Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse [Amazon]
- Vivo [Netflix]
- The Many Saints of Newark [HBO Max]
- Being the Ricardos [Amazon]
So Bad I Stopped Before The End:
- Cosmic Sin [Netflix]
- Gunpowder Milkshake [Netflix]
- The Guilty [Netflix]
Want to See, but Haven’t Come Out Yet (Leftovers From 2020):
Death on the Nile, Fantastic Beasts 3, Minions 2: The Rise of Gru, Top Gun: Maverick
Want to See, but Haven’t Yet:
Card Counter, Dear Evan Hansen, The French Dispatch, The Green Knight, Language Lessons, Licorice Pizza, Old, Small Engine Repair, Snake Eyes, Spencer, Stillwater, The Tragedy of MacBeth
Past Rankings from old blog:
Which movies this you see this year? Anything not on my list that you recommend? Let us know in the comments section.
