The 61 Worst Movies of 2021
by gibboanx | created - 15 Jan 2021 | updated - 03 Nov 2021 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Music (I) (2021)
PG-13 | 107 min | Drama, Musical
Zu is newly sober when she receives news that she is to become the sole guardian of her half-sister named Music, a young girl on the autism spectrum. The film explores two of Sia's favorite themes: finding your voice and creating family.
Director: Sia | Stars: Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., Maddie Ziegler, Mary Kay Place
Votes: 9,050
2. Thunder Force (2021)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.
Director: Ben Falcone | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Jason Bateman, Bobby Cannavale
Votes: 45,485
3. A Week Away (2021)
TV-PG | 94 min | Drama, Family, Musical
With nowhere left to go, Will Hawkins finds himself at camp for the first time. His instinct is to run, but he finds a friend, a father figure, and even a girl who awakens his heart. Most of all, he finally finds a home.
Director: Roman White | Stars: Kevin Quinn, Bailee Madison, Jahbril Cook, Kat Conner Sterling
Votes: 5,413
4. Vanquish (2021)
R | 94 min | Action, Thriller
A mother, Victoria, is trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage.
Director: George Gallo | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ruby Rose, Patrick Muldoon, Nick Vallelonga
Votes: 5,351
5. Earwig and the Witch (2020 TV Movie)
PG | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
An orphan girl, Earwig, is adopted by a witch and comes home to a spooky house filled with mystery and magic.
Director: Gorô Miyazaki | Stars: Taylor Henderson, Jazmín Abuín, JB Blanc, Tom Bromhead
Votes: 5,796
6. The Virtuoso (2021)
R | 110 min | Action, Thriller
Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.
Director: Nick Stagliano | Stars: Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish, Anthony Hopkins, David Morse
Votes: 9,246
7. Spiral (2021)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | Stars: Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols
Votes: 68,154
8. The Misfits (2021)
R | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caught up in an elaborate gold heist that promises to have far-reaching implications on his life and the lives of countless others.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Tim Roth, Nick Cannon, Rami Jaber
Votes: 13,371
9. Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The bodyguard, Michael Bryce, continues his friendship with assassin, Darius Kincaid, as they try to save Darius' wife Sonia.
Director: Patrick Hughes | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas
Votes: 107,451
10. Redemption Day (2021)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When the love of his life is kidnapped and held for ransom by terrorists, a war hero Brad Paxton races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operation that pits him against the most powerful and shadowy forces.
Director: Hicham Hajji | Stars: Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, Andy Garcia, Brice Bexter
Votes: 24,243
11. Infinite (2021)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man discovers that his hallucinations are actually visions from past lives.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson, Dylan O'Brien
Votes: 60,808
12. Tom and Jerry (II) (2021)
PG | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A chaotic battle ensues between Jerry Mouse, who has taken refuge in the Royal Gate Hotel, and Tom Cat, who is hired to drive him away before the day of a big wedding arrives.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Colin Jost, Tom
Votes: 39,815 | Gross: $46.54M
13. American Skin (2019)
R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing trial, he takes matters into his own hands.
Director: Nate Parker | Stars: Nate Parker, Omari Hardwick, Beau Knapp, Theo Rossi
Votes: 3,890
Released here in 2021
14. Blithe Spirit (2020)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writer's block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife, which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.
Director: Edward Hall | Stars: Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Michele Dotrice
Votes: 8,546
Released here in 2021
15. The Marksman (2021)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A rancher on the Arizona border becomes the unlikely defender of a young Mexican boy desperately fleeing the cartel assassins who've pursued him into the U.S.
Director: Robert Lorenz | Stars: Katheryn Winnick, Liam Neeson, Teresa Ruiz, Juan Pablo Raba
Votes: 43,189
16. Coming 2 America (2021)
PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Music
The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son.
Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley, Jermaine Fowler
Votes: 75,375
17. Held (2020)
94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A couple's ailing marriage is put to the test when they are held hostage in an isolated vacation rental by an unseen Voice that commands their every move.
Directors: Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing | Stars: Jill Awbrey, Bart Johnson, Travis Cluff, Zack Gold
Votes: 2,905
18. Here Today (2021)
PG-13 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
When veteran comedy writer Charlie Burnz meets New York street singer Emma Payge, they form an unlikely yet hilarious and touching friendship that kicks the generation gap aside and redefines the meaning of love and trust.
Director: Billy Crystal | Stars: Billy Crystal, Chad Jennings, Dierdre Friel, Alex Brightman
Votes: 5,885
19. Voyagers (2021)
PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A crew of astronauts on a multi-generational mission descend into paranoia and madness, not knowing what is real or not.
Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Colin Farrell, Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead
Votes: 26,637
20. The Woman in the Window (2021)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors; only to witness a disturbing act of violence.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Anthony Mackie, Fred Hechinger
Votes: 82,906
21. No Man's Land (IV) (2020)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
When a vigilante border patrol turns fatal, a man flees on horseback to Mexico, seeking forgiveness from the victim's father.
Director: Conor Allyn | Stars: Jake Allyn, Frank Grillo, Jorge A. Jimenez, Andie MacDowell
Votes: 1,364
22. Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
R | 242 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Determined to ensure that Superman's ultimate sacrifice wasn't in vain, Bruce Wayne recruits a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams
Votes: 437,740
23. The Affair (2019)
104 min | Drama
Liesel Landauer and her friend Hana are linked by a lifelong relationship and an exceptional house built by the architect Von Abt for Liesel and her husband Viktor in Czechoslovakia in the ... See full summary »
Director: Julius Sevcík | Stars: Carice van Houten, Hanna Alström, Claes Bang, Alexandra Borbély
Votes: 1,058
Released here in 2021
24. Awake (III) (2021)
TV-MA | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After a devastating global event wiped out all electronics and eliminated people's ability to sleep, a former soldier may have found a solution with her daughter.
Director: Mark Raso | Stars: Gina Rodriguez, Ariana Greenblatt, Lucius Hoyos, Shamier Anderson
Votes: 26,150
25. The Unholy (2021)
PG-13 | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A hearing-impaired girl is visited by the Virgin Mary and can suddenly hear, speak, and heal the sick. As people flock to witness her miracles, terrifying events unfold. Are they the work of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister?
Director: Evan Spiliotopoulos | Stars: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cricket Brown, William Sadler, Katie Aselton
Votes: 27,626
26. Wrong Turn (2021)
R | 109 min | Horror, Thriller
Friends hiking the Appalachian Trail are confronted by 'The Foundation', a community of people who have lived in the mountains for hundreds of years.
Director: Mike P. Nelson | Stars: Charlotte Vega, Adain Bradley, Bill Sage, Emma Dumont
Votes: 36,415
27. Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A woman takes advantage of her growing celebrity status when the police and the public think her dead husband is just missing.
Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Allison Janney, Mila Kunis, Regina Hall, Awkwafina
Votes: 7,139
28. The Reckoning (2020)
Not Rated | 110 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
Grace, a young widow haunted by the recent suicide of her husband Joseph, is falsely accused of being a witch by her Landlord after she rejects his advances.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee, Steven Waddington, Joe Anderson
Votes: 3,752
29. Night Shift (2020)
PG-13 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Three officers are tasked with escorting an illegal immigrant to Charles de Gaulle airport, where he will be forced onto a plane and sent back to his homeland. But when they find out about the truth, they have to make a difficult choice.
Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Virginie Efira, Omar Sy, Grégory Gadebois, Payman Maadi
Votes: 2,029
30. Locked Down (I) (2021)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A couple attempts a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist at a department store.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anne Hathaway, Sonic, Dulé Hill
Votes: 13,586
31. The Forever Purge (2021)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Horror
All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end.
Director: Everardo Gout | Stars: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Leven Rambin
Votes: 43,367 | Gross: $44.54M
32. The Ice Road (2021)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, a 'big-rig' ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen lake to save the trapped miners.
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh | Stars: Liam Neeson, Marcus Thomas, Laurence Fishburne, Amber Midthunder
Votes: 47,588
33. Every Breath You Take (2021)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A psychiatrist whose client commits suicide finds his family life disrupted after introducing her surviving brother to his wife and daughter.
Director: Vaughn Stein | Stars: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Claflin, Veronica Ferres
Votes: 6,964
34. Chaos Walking (2021)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality where all thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Demián Bichir, David Oyelowo
Votes: 56,060 | Gross: $13.29M
35. Above Suspicion (2019)
R | 104 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The true-crime story leading to the first-ever conviction of an F.B.I. Agent for murder.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Sophie Lowe, Johnny Knoxville
Votes: 8,589
Released here in 2021
36. The Tomorrow War (2021)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A family man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront the past.
Director: Chris McKay | Stars: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin
Votes: 227,418
37. Honeydew (2020)
106 min | Horror
Strange cravings and hallucinations befall a young couple after seeking shelter in the home of an aging farmer and her peculiar son.
Director: Devereux Milburn | Stars: Barbara Kingsley, Stephen D'Ambrose, William Aydelott, Rachel Alexandria Arnold
Votes: 2,549
Released here in 2021
38. Without Remorse (II) (2021)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An elite Navy SEAL goes on a path to avenge his wife's murder only to find himself inside of a larger conspiracy.
Director: Stefano Sollima | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Jamie Bell, Guy Pearce
Votes: 64,459
39. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
R | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Arne Cheyenne Johnson stabs and murders his landlord, claiming to be under demonic possession while Ed and Lorraine Warren investigate the case and try to prove his innocence.
Director: Michael Chaves | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ruairi O'Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook
Votes: 138,651 | Gross: $65.63M
40. Bliss (I) (2021)
R | 103 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is a computer simulation.
Director: Mike Cahill | Stars: Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek, Nesta Cooper, Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
Votes: 20,160
41. Sator (2019)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror
Secluded in a desolate forest, a broken family is observed by Sator, a supernatural entity who is attempting to claim them.
Director: Jordan Graham | Stars: Michael Daniel, Rachel Johnson, Aurora Lowe, Gabriel Nicholson
Votes: 2,712
42. Silk Road (2021)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Philosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht creates Silk Road, a dark net website that sells drugs, while DEA agent Rick Bowden goes undercover to bring him down.
Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: Nick Robinson, Jennifer Yun, Jimmi Simpson, Jason Clarke
Votes: 6,690
43. Willy's Wonderland (2021)
TV-MA | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash -- and only one side will make it out alive.
Director: Kevin Lewis | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Emily Tosta, Beth Grant, Ric Reitz
Votes: 38,476
44. Mainstream (2020)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
In this cautionary tale, three people struggle to preserve their identities as they form an eccentric love triangle within the fast-moving internet age.
Director: Gia Coppola | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolff, Kalena Yiaueki
Votes: 5,316
Released here in 2021
45. The Vigil (2019)
PG-13 | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas' electrifying feature debut.
Director: Keith Thomas | Stars: Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman, Lynn Cohen
Votes: 9,782
46. Let Them All Talk (2020)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
A famous author goes on a cruise trip with her friends and nephew in an effort to find fun and happiness while she comes to terms with her troubled past.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Meryl Streep, Gemma Chan, Dianne Wiest, Christopher Fitzgerald
Votes: 12,947
47. Outside the Wire (2021)
R | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In the near future, a drone pilot sent into a war zone finds himself paired with a top-secret android officer on a mission to stop a nuclear attack.
Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: Anthony Mackie, Damson Idris, Enzo Cilenti, Emily Beecham
Votes: 45,438
48. America: The Motion Picture (2021)
TV-MA | 98 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A chainsaw-wielding George Washington teams with beer-loving bro Sam Adams to take down the Brits in a tongue-in-cheek riff on the American Revolution.
Director: Matt Thompson | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jason Mantzoukas, Olivia Munn, Bobby Moynihan
Votes: 7,397
49. Hunted (IV) (2020)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
"The company of wolves is better than that of man." Once upon a frenzied time, Woman meets Man. Woman dances with Man. Man kisses Woman. Man grips Woman. Woman escapes Man. Man chases Woman - nothing new. Or is there?
Director: Vincent Paronnaud | Stars: Lucie Debay, Arieh Worthalter, Ciaran O'Brien, Ryan Brodie
Votes: 2,605
Released here in 2021
50. City of Lies (2018)
R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G.
Director: Brad Furman | Stars: Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Toby Huss, Dayton Callie
Votes: 18,997 | Gross: $0.57M
Released here in 2021
51. Brothers by Blood (2020)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A tale of family, friendships and betrayal in the violent world of the Philadelphia mob.
Director: Jérémie Guez | Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Joel Kinnaman, Maika Monroe, Paul Schneider
Votes: 2,578
52. Eat Wheaties! (2020)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
A man who leads a dull life accidentally stalks an old college classmate, actress Elizabeth Banks, on social media. He rediscovers more of himself and the true meaning of friendship in his attempts to prove he knows her.
Director: Scott Abramovitch | Stars: Tony Hale, Elisha Cuthbert, Danielle Brooks, David Walton
Votes: 1,149
Released here in 2021
53. Yes Day (2021)
PG | 86 min | Comedy, Family
A mom and dad who usually say no decide to say yes to their kids' wildest requests with a few ground rules on a whirlwind day of fun and adventure.
Director: Miguel Arteta | Stars: Jennifer Garner, Edgar Ramírez, Jenna Ortega, Julian Lerner
Votes: 29,968
54. Silo (2019)
76 min | Drama, Thriller
Disaster strikes when teenage Cody becomes the victim of a grain entrapment accident.
Director: Marshall Burnette | Stars: Jeremy Holm, Jill Paice, Jack DiFalco, Jim Parrack
Votes: 435
Released here in 2021
55. Mortal Kombat (2021)
R | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
MMA fighter Cole Young seeks out Earth's greatest champions in order to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.
Director: Simon McQuoid | Stars: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim
Votes: 189,805 | Gross: $42.20M
56. Shoplifters of the World (2021)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
1987. Denver, Co. One crazy night in the life of four friends reeling from the sudden demise of iconic British band The Smiths, while the local airwaves are hijacked at gunpoint by an impassioned Smiths fan.
Director: Stephen Kijak | Stars: Helena Howard, Ellar Coltrane, Elena Kampouris, Nick Krause
Votes: 1,087
57. Seance (I) (2021)
R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Camille, a young woman who arrives at the Fairfield Academy following one of the student's untimely and violent death.
Director: Simon Barrett | Stars: Suki Waterhouse, Madisen Beaty, Inanna Sarkis, Ella-Rae Smith
Votes: 4,331
58. Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A teenage murder witness finds himself pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert tasked with protecting him -- and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.
Director: Taylor Sheridan | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Hoult, Finn Little, Jon Bernthal
Votes: 72,540
59. Palmer (2021)
R | 110 min | Drama
An ex-convict strikes up a friendship with a boy from a troubled home.
Director: Fisher Stevens | Stars: Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple, Alisha Wainwright, Ryder Allen
Votes: 43,685
60. The Block Island Sound (2020)
TV-MA | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Something lurks off the coast of Block Island, silently influencing the behavior of fisherman, Tom Lynch. After suffering a series of violent outbursts, he unknowingly puts his family in grave danger.
Directors: Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus | Stars: Chris Sheffield, Michaela McManus, Neville Archambault, Ryan O'Flanagan
Votes: 9,465
Released here in 2021
61. Cherry (I) (2021)
R | 142 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq - anchored only by his true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crime as he struggles to find his place in the world.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo, Jack Reynor, Forrest Goodluck
Votes: 37,240
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