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: 17
The Beyond Awesome/Fun (A+ for Everything):
- Nobody [Blu-ray]
- Raya and the Last Dragon [Disney+]
- Pixar’s Luca [Disney+]
- The Suicide Squad [Blu-ray]
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- No Time to Die [Blu-ray]
- The Harder They Fall [Netflix]
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife
- Spider-Man: No Way Home [Blu-ray]
- The Mitchells vs the Machines
The Award Season Awesome (A):
- A Quiet Place 2 [Paramount]
- Respect
- The Father
- Last Night in Soho [Blu-ray]
- Belfast [Blu-ray]
- 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 [Blu-ray]
- Here Today
- King Richard
- Tick Tick Boom! [Netflix]
- West Side Story
- Language Lessons
- Stillwater
The Guilty Pleasures (A for Effort):
- Yes Day [Netflix]
- The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
- Free Guy [Blu-ray]
- Army of Thieves [Netflix]
- 8-Bit Christmas [HBO Max]
- Sing 2
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]
- Small Engine Repair
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
- Old
- Silent Night
- Blithe Spirit
The Bad (D):
- Outside the Wire [Netflix]
- The Woman in the Window [Netflix]
- Cinderella [Amazon]
- Twas the Fight Before Christmas [AppleTV]
- Awake [Netflix]
- Snake Eyes
Deeply Disappointing:
- Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse [Amazon]
- Vivo [Netflix]
- The Many Saints of Newark [HBO Max]
- Being the Ricardos [Amazon]
- Spencer
- The Tragedy of MacBeth [AppleTV]
So Bad I Stopped Before The End:
- Cosmic Sin [Netflix]
- Gunpowder Milkshake [Netflix]
- The Guilty [Netflix]
- Dear Evan Hansen
- Card Counter
Want to See, but Haven’t Yet:
The French Dispatch, The Green Knight, Licorice Pizza, South of Heaven, Dangerous
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.
