{"id":397780,"date":"2022-01-22T20:42:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T17:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-best-films-of-2021\/"},"modified":"2022-01-22T20:42:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T17:42:48","slug":"the-best-films-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-films-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Best Films of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aefeedc609be\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aefeedc609be\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-films-of-2021\/#15_Bloody_Oranges_France\" >15. Bloody Oranges (France)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-films-of-2021\/#14_Rurouni_Kenshin_The_Beginning_Japan\" >14. Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (Japan)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-films-of-2021\/#13_Inside\" >13. Inside<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-films-of-2021\/#12_Silent_Night_UK\" >12. Silent Night (UK)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-best-films-of-2021\/#11_Derek_DelGaudios_In_Of_Itself\" >11. Derek DelGaudio\u2019s In &amp; Of Itself<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The Best Films of 2021<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;This year\u2019s top fifteen films come from France, Japan, Denmark, Norway, the UK, and the US, and they run the gamut in tone, style, and popularity.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Critics_Picks_Best_<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movies<\/a>_2021.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Critics Picks Best Films 2021\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Critics_Picks_Best_Movies_2021.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Critics_Picks_Best_Movies_2021-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                            &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Rob Hunter\u00a0\u00b7 Published on January 22nd, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This article is part of our 2021 Rewind&lt;\/em&gt;.\u00a0&lt;em&gt;Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting movies, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year.&lt;\/em&gt;\u00a0&lt;em&gt;In this entry, our Chief Film Critic Rob Hunter presents his list of the 15 best films of 2021.&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>You can never see every film released in a year, at least not within a reasonable time of that year\u2019s ending, and that\u2019s especially the truth for 2021. Sure, there might have been more downtime for some of us, but the mood of everyday living didn\u2019t always translate to a desire to sit down and watch a movie. For me, I t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed out at seeing just under two hundred new releases for 2021 \u2014 only counting films given an official release in the US \u2014 and happily, it was a fantastic film year.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve already shared my lists of 2021\u2019s Best Action and Best Horror, and now it\u2019s time to drop my picks for the year\u2019s best films. This year\u2019s top fifteen come from France, Japan, Denmark, Norway, the UK, and the US, and they run the gamut in tone, style, and popularity. Your own favorites may vary, but all fifteen of the movies below are well worth seeking out even as we march steadily into 2022. Keep reading for the best films of the year!<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15_Bloody_Oranges_France\"><\/span>15. Bloody Oranges (France)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-369929 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bloody-oranges.jpg\" alt=\"Best Films of 2021: Bloody Oranges\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bloody-oranges.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bloody-oranges-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s one film on this list guaranteed to turn off most viewers, it\u2019s Jean-Christophe Meurisse\u2019s <em>Bloody Oranges<\/em>. The blackest of comedies, it starts off feeling like a very funny\/strange collaboration between Christopher Guest and Armando Iannucci before Michael Haneke and Yorgos Lanthimos step in as guest directors, and suddenly you\u2019re cringing, screaming, and wondering what the hell you\u2019ve gotten yourself into. It\u2019s an ensemble anthology of sorts delivering dark laughs, biting commentary, and some surprising turns. Give it a shot, but maybe keep the kids in the other room.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_Rurouni_Kenshin_The_Beginning_Japan\"><\/span>14. Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (Japan)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-369394 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rurouni-kenshin-beginning.jpg\" alt=\"Best Films of 2021: Rurouni Kenshin Beginning\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rurouni-kenshin-beginning.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/rurouni-kenshin-beginning-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The movies that make my genre-specific lists, Best Action and Best Horror, don\u2019t typically make it onto this one, but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s0vN_2MRR50\">Keishi Ohtomo\u2019s <em>Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning<\/em><\/a> is this year\u2019s exception. The action is spectacular, with sharp choreography and blistering execution. What elevates it into the \u201cbest film of the year\u201d category is its success as an emotionally thrilling tale with memorable characters, a stirring narrative, and a powerful ending. Even more impressive, it\u2019s the fifth and final film in Ohtomo\u2019s <em>Rurouni Kenshin<\/em> franchise \u2014 and a prequel. Watching it after the previous films provides answers and closure; watching it first sets up everything that comes next, and watching it whenever is a guaranteed great time.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_Inside\"><\/span>13. Inside<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-366134 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bo_Burnham_Inside.jpg\" alt=\"Best Films of 2021: Bo Burnham Inside\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Does a musical comedy special that premiered on a streamer count as a movie? It does when I\u2019m the one writing the list. Bo Burnham\u2019s <em>Inside<\/em> hit Netflix in May, and it succeeds at capturing what so many of us were feeling at the time. Isolation, worry, confusion, and the realization that we\u2019re slowly going a little bit mad all rear their head, and Burnham channels it into comedy, music, and an honest reveal of his own vulnerability. The songs are catchy, and the laughs are big, but the special\u2019s staying power comes in that authentic snapshot of the pandemic. It doesn\u2019t revel in the misery of it all, but Burnham does question how we got there (here?) and why we\u2019re still in it.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_Silent_Night_UK\"><\/span>12. Silent Night (UK)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-369930 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/silent-night.jpg\" alt=\"Best Films of 2021: Silent Night\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/silent-night.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/silent-night-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Writer\/director Camille Griffin\u2019s feature debut has proven to be somewhat divisive with viewers, and as an enormous fan, I can easily see why. A group of friends and their families gather for the holidays, but as the minutes tick by, it comes clear that their seasonal joy is about to end \u2014 they\u2019re all going to die. The specifics are best experienced first-hand, and the journey puts viewers in the capable hands of Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Lucy Punch, Lily-Rose Depp, and more. It grows from warm to prickly, with humor and fear trading places, and builds to an ending that asks fascinating questions guaranteed to stir conversation.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_Derek_DelGaudios_In_Of_Itself\"><\/span>11. Derek DelGaudio\u2019s In &amp; Of Itself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-369931\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/derek-delgaudio.jpg\" alt=\"Derek Delgaudio\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/derek-delgaudio.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/derek-delgaudio-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Like the Bo Burnham special above, this streaming special might not count as a \u201cmovie\u201d to some people, but again \u2014 it\u2019s my list. Derek DelGaudio is a magician, storyteller, and writer whose successful stage show comes to Hulu in a feature directed by Frank Oz. The show is an exploration of self-identity, how we see ourselves, and DelGaudio does so through words, sleight of hand, and pure emotion. The magic is brain-busting at times, and some of it still has me boggled, but the piece\u2019s emotion takes hold and refuses to let go. Filmed over several performances, sharp eyes will note familiar faces in the audience, including Bill Gates, Mia Sara, David Blaine, Ronan Farrow, and more.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>This list of our Chief Critic\u2019s best films of 2021 continues on the next page\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-361222\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/next-page.jpg\" alt=\"Next Page\" width=\"364\" height=\"99\"\/><\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: 2021 Rewind\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dca6f7118e64ea9aa6ef4f60221cfe7e?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=x\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Rob Hunter has been writing for Film School Rejects since before you were born, which is weird seeing as he&#8217;s so damn young. 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