2021: A Year of Film

Back in January, I made my new year’s resolution to watch at least one film that I hadn’t see per week throughout 2021. While I prefer TV series over films, I have so many movies on my to-watch list that I thought this would be a great way to cut down my list. As you can see, I rated each movie out of 10 stars. The rating system is purely subjective and is based on what I like and don’t like, though I do take into account the storyline, acting, cinematography, music, etc.

Each bullet point is a full week of 2021 starting with Sunday.

• 01.03:

  • I Am Dragon [Russian: Он – дракон] (9/10 stars)

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 (4/10 stars)

• 01.10:

  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 2 (6/10 stars)

  • The Report (9/10 stars)

  • Stargate (4/10 stars)

• 01.17: Hitman: Agent 47 (5/10 stars)

• 01.24:

  • Parasite (9/10 stars)

  • Mary Shelley (1/10 stars)

  • The Lion King (2019) (6/10 stars)

• 01.31: Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (6/10 stars)

• 02.07: n/a

• 02.14:

  • Anastasia (10/10 stars)

  • A Simple Favor (8/10 stars)

  • Running with the Devil (1/10 stars)

• 02.21: The Booksellers (5/10 stars)

• 02.28: Love, Rosie (7/10 stars)

• 03.07: The Catcher Was a Spy (2/10 stars)

• 03.14:

  • Last Flag Flying (8/10 stars)

  • Night Hunter (4/10 stars)

• 03.21:

  • Happiest Season (4/10 stars)

  • Let It Snow (4/10 stars)

• 03.28: n/a

• 04.04: The Shape of Water (9/10 stars)

• 04.11: n/a

• 04.18: Knives Out (9/10 stars)

• 04.25: The Post (9/10 stars)

• 05.02:

  • Bit (1/10 stars)

  • Fallen (1/10 stars)

• 05.09: n/a

• 05.16: Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (8/10 stars)

• 05.23: n/a

• 05.30: The Panama Papers (7/10 stars)

• 06.06:

  • Wreck-It Ralph (9/10 stars)

  • Ralph Breaks the Internet (9/10 stars)

• 06.13: Kim Possible (1/10 stars)

• 06.20: n/a

• 06.27:

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (7/10 stars)

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (6/10 stars)

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (8/10 stars)

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (8/10 stars)

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (8/10 stars)

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (8/10 stars)

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 1 (9/10 stars)

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 2 (9/10 stars)

• 07.04:

  • Big Hero 6 (8/10 stars)

  • Love and Friendship (2/10 stars)

• 07.11: Twitches (1/10 stars)

• 07.18: Twitches Too (1/10 stars)

• 07.25:

  • The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (6/10 stars)

  • Black Widow (10/10 stars)

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (4/10 stars)

• 08.01:

  • The Prince and Me (8/10 stars)

  • The Greatest Showman (8/10 stars)

  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire (9/10 stars)

  • Pride and Prejudice (10/10 stars)

  • Treasure Island (9/10 stars)

• 08.08:

  • American Satan (2/10 stars)

  • A Quiet Place, Part II (10/10 stars)

• 08.15: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [Swedish: Män som hatar kvinnor] (9/10 stars)

• 08.22: American Assassin (2/10 stars)

• 08.29:

  • The Happiest Millionaire (3/10 stars)

  • Coraline (8/10 stars)

• 09.05: The Night of the Hunter (3/10 stars)

• 09.12: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (8/10 stars)

• 09.19: n/a

• 09.26: n/a

• 10.03: Smoke Signals (1/10 stars)

• 10.10: Cruella (9/10 stars)

• 10.17: The Big Short (8/10 stars)

• 10.24: Dorian Gray (1/10 stars)

• 10.31: Beauty and the Beast [French: La Belle et la Bête] (1946) (4/10 stars)

• 11.07:

  • Van Helsing (4/10 stars)

  • 21 Bridges (6/10 stars)

  • The Current War (5/10 stars)

• 11.14:

  • Venom (9/10 stars)

  • Deadpool (9/10 stars)

• 11.21:

  • Deadpool 2 (8/10 stars)

  • Christmas at the Plaza (7/10 stars)

  • Nine Lives of Holidays (7/10 stars)

• 11.28: Edward Scissorhands (7/10 stars)

• 12.05: n/a

• 12.12: A Castle for Christmas (7/10 stars)

• 12.19: A New York Christmas Wedding (4/10 stars)

• 12.26: Red Notice (7/10 stars)

In total, I watched 75 films this year that I had never seen before. And just like the Academy Awards, we have several categories to fill!

• The Movies That Made Me Cry [Total: 5]

  • Love, Rosie; Last Flag Flying; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 2; The Map of Tiny Perfect Things; The Current War

• The Movies I Wasted My Time On [Total: 13]

  • Mary Shelley; Running with the Devil; The Catcher Was a Spy; Kim Possible; Love and Friendship; Twitches; Twitches Too; American Satan; American Assassin; The Happiest Millionaire; Smoke Signals; Dorian Gray; A New York Christmas Wedding

• My Top 5 Movies I Watched This Year

  • 5. Anastasia

  • 4. Venom

  • 3. Black Widow

  • 2. Pride and Prejudice

  • 1. Cruella

• My #1 Movie of the Year that You Should Watch

  • A Quiet Place, Part II

To view the list on my IMDb account, click here.