Movies Set in 2021

50 movies found (page 1/2):

Fast X(2023)

PG-13

3.6/5 (with 2,153 votes)

Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who's fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything—and everyone—that Dom loves, forever.

Directed by Louis Leterrier - With Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Jordana Brewster, John Cena, ...

Black Adam(2022)

PG-13

| 2h 4min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy

3.5/5 (with 2,607 votes)

Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra - With Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Quintessa Swindell, Pierce Brosnan, ...

Ghostbusters: Afterlife(2021)

PG-13

| 2h 4min | Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure

3.7/5 (with 1,997 votes)

When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

Directed by Jason Reitman - With Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, ...

Your Name.(2016)

| 1h 46min | Romance / Love, Animation, Drama

4.3/5 (with 4,822 votes)

High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

Directed by Makoto Shinkai

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The Suicide Squad(2021)

| 2h 12min | Action, Comedy, Adventure

3.8/5 (with 3,737 votes)

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

Directed by James Gunn - With Idris Elba, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Michael Rooker, Sean Gunn, David Dastmalchian, ...

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Silent Night(2023)

| 1h 44min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A tormented father witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang's crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life's mission and embarks on a punishing training regimen in order to avenge his son's death.

Directed by John Woo - With Joel Kinnaman, Kid Cudi, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Harold Torres

Uncharted(2022)

PG-13

| 1h 56min | Action, Adventure

3.5/5 (with 2,339 votes)

A young street-smart, Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost brother.

Directed by Ruben Fleischer - With Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas, Sophia Taylor Ali, Tati Gabrielle, Patricia Meeden, ...

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A Quiet Place(2018)

PG-13

| 1h 31min | Horror, Drama, Science Fiction

3.7/5 (with 6,298 votes)

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

Directed by John Krasinski - With Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Leon Russom

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Moonfall(2022)

PG-13

| 2h 10min | Science Fiction, Adventure, Action

3.2/5 (with 1,204 votes)

A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.

Directed by Roland Emmerich - With Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley-West, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, ...

A Quiet Place Part II(2021)

PG-13

| 1h 37min | Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror

3.8/5 (with 2,901 votes)

Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.

Directed by John Krasinski - With Emily Blunt, Brian Tyree Henry, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cillian Murphy, Mohit Malik, ...

Space Jam: A New Legacy(2021)

| 1h 55min | Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

3.5/5 (with 1,766 votes)

When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.'s digitized champions on the court. It's Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life.

Directed by Malcolm D. Lee - With LeBron James, Sonequa Martin-Green, Don Cheadle, Cedric Joe, Ernie Johnson Jr., Lil Rel Howery, ...

Jeepers Creepers: Reborn(2022)

| 1h 28min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery

2.9/5 (with 387 votes)

Forced to travel with her boyfriend to a horror festival, Laine begins to experience disturbing visions associated with the urban legend of The Creeper. As the festival arrives and the blood-soaked entertainment builds to a frenzy, she becomes the center of it while something unearthly has been summoned.

Directed by Timo Vuorensola - With Dee Wallace, Gary Graham, Matt Barkley, Jodie McMullen

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F9(2021)

PG-13

| 2h 25min | Action, Adventure, Crime

3.6/5 (with 3,257 votes)

Dominic Toretto and his crew battle the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered: his forsaken brother.

Directed by Justin Lin - With Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, Jordana Brewster, John Cena, ...

Dumb Money(2023)

| 1h 44min | Comedy, Drama, History

3.3/5 (with 48 votes)

Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich—until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.

Directed by Craig Gillespie - With Paul Dano, Shailene Woodley, America Ferrera, Pete Davidson, Seth Rogen, Myha'la Herrold, ...

Purple Hearts(2022)

2h 2min | Romance / Love, Drama

4.1/5 (with 953 votes)

An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.

Directed by Elizabeth Allen - With Sofia Carson, Nicholas Galitzine, Chosen Jacobs, John Harlan Kim, Kat Cunning, Linden Ashby, ...

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Weathering with You(2019)

PG-13

| 1h 52min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance / Love

4.0/5 (with 915 votes)

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.

Directed by Makoto Shinkai

The Gray Man(2022)

PG-13

| 2h 2min | Action, Thriller

3.5/5 (with 1,592 votes)

When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head.

Directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo - With Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Regé-Jean Page, Alfre Woodard, Wagner Moura, ...

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Last Night in Soho(2021)

| 1h 56min | Mystery, Thriller, Horror

3.7/5 (with 1,458 votes)

A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.

Directed by Edgar Wright - With Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Terence Stamp, Diana Rigg, Rita Tushingham, ...

Mission to Mars(2000)

| 1h 54min | Science Fiction, Thriller

3.0/5 (with 600 votes)

When contact is lost with the crew of the first Mars expedition, a rescue mission is launched to discover their fate.

Directed by Brian De Palma - With Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell, Kim Delaney, ...

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Long Shot(2019)

| 2h 5min | Comedy, Romance / Love

3.4/5 (with 1,173 votes)

Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.

Directed by Jonathan Levine - With Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Alexander Skarsgård, Randall Park, Bob Odenkirk, ...

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Escape Room: Tournament of Champions(2021)

PG-13

| 1h 28min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery

3.3/5 (with 747 votes)

Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive as they discover all the games that they've played before.

Directed by Adam Robitel - With Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Holland Roden, Indya Moore, Thomas Cocquerel, ...

Cherry(2021)

| 2h 20min | Drama, Crime

3.7/5 (with 530 votes)

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.

Directed by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo - With Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo

Death Race(2008)

| 1h 45min | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

3.1/5 (with 1,668 votes)

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.

Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson - With Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane, Natalie Martinez, Jacob Vargas, ...

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Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin(2021)

2h | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

3.1/5 (with 249 votes)

Margot, a documentary filmmaker, heads to a secluded Amish community in the hopes of learning about her long-lost mother and extended family. Following a string of strange occurrences and discoveries, she comes to realize this community may not be what it seems.

Directed by William Eubank - With Emily Bader, Roland Buck III

You People(2023)

| 1h 57min | Romance / Love, Comedy

2.9/5 (with 291 votes)

A new couple and their families reckon with modern love amid culture clashes, societal expectations and generational differences.

Directed by Kenya Barris - With Jonah Hill, Lauren London, David Duchovny, Nia Long, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eddie Murphy, ...

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About Fate(2022)

| 1h 40min | Romance / Love, Comedy

3.7/5 (with 135 votes)

Two strangers believe in love but never seem to be able to find its true meaning. In a wild twist of events, fate puts each in the other's path on one stormy New Year's Eve.

Directed by Maryus Vaysberg - With Emma Roberts, Thomas Mann, Lewis Tan, Anna Akana, Madelaine Petsch

Johnny Mnemonic(1995)

| 1h 37min | Science Fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Action

2.9/5 (with 592 votes)

In a dystopian 2021, Johnny is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks. On one delivery run, he accepts a package that not only exceeds the implant's safety limits—and will kill him if the data is not removed in time—but also contains information far more important and valuable than he had ever imagined. On a race against time, he must avoid the assassins sent to kill him and remove the data before it, too, ends his life.

Directed by Robert Longo - With Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren, Takeshi Kitano, Ice-T, Dina Meyer, Henry Rollins, ...

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The Protégé(2021)

| 1h 49min | Action, Thriller

3.3/5 (with 386 votes)

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.

Directed by Martin Campbell - With Maggie Q, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Patrick, Patrick Malahide, David Rintoul, ...

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World(2012)

| 1h 41min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love, Adventure

3.3/5 (with 921 votes)

As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.

Directed by Lorene Scafaria - With Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, William Petersen, Melanie Lynskey, Adam Brody, Derek Luke, ...

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An Egg Rescue(2021)

| 1h 28min | Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Kids & Family

3.9/5 (with 183 votes)

Toto and his friends must rescue his egg children after they're taken away for a gourmet food event in Africa.

Directed by Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste, Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste

Movies Set in 2021

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Fast X(2023)

Black Adam(2022)

Ghostbusters: Afterlife(2021)

Your Name.(2016)

The Suicide Squad(2021)

Silent Night(2023)

Uncharted(2022)

A Quiet Place(2018)

Moonfall(2022)

A Quiet Place Part II(2021)

Space Jam: A New Legacy(2021)

Jeepers Creepers: Reborn(2022)

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F9(2021)

Dumb Money(2023)

Purple Hearts(2022)

Weathering with You(2019)

The Gray Man(2022)

Last Night in Soho(2021)

Mission to Mars(2000)

Long Shot(2019)

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions(2021)

Cherry(2021)

Death Race(2008)

Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin(2021)

You People(2023)

About Fate(2022)

Johnny Mnemonic(1995)

The Protégé(2021)

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World(2012)

An Egg Rescue(2021)

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