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Top US films 2021

17 December 2021

  • Top 50 US films: no 1

    The 50 best films of 2021 in the US: the full list

  • Bark and bite … Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Power of the Dog.

    The 50 best films of 2021 in the US, No 1: The Power of the Dog

16 December 2021

  • USA. Dev Patel in a scene from the (C)A24 new film: The Green Knight (2021). Plot: A fantasy re-telling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Ref: LMK110-J7102-120521 Supplied by LMKMEDIA. Editorial Only. Landmark Media is not the copyright owner of these Film or TV stills but provides a service only for recognised Media outlets. pictures@lmkmedia.com<br>2FN646Y USA. Dev Patel in a scene from the (C)A24 new film: The Green Knight (2021). Plot: A fantasy re-telling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Ref: LMK110-J7102-120521 Supplied by LMKMEDIA. Editorial Only. Landmark Media is not the copyright owner of these Film or TV stills but provides a service only for recognised Media outlets. pictures@lmkmedia.com

    The 50 best films of 2021 in the US, No 2: The Green Knight

    David Lowery’s best work was a beguiling and stunningly beautiful folk horror about medieval martyrdom

15 December 2021

  • 2H2TFGE PETITE MAMAN (2021), directed by CELINE SCIAMMA. Credit: Lilies Films / MK2 Films / Album

    The 50 best films of 2021 in the US, No 3: Petite Maman

    Céline Sciamma’s latest drama is a heartbreaking but beautiful ghost story told with a masterful, realist calm

14 December 2021

  • ‎Drive My Car (2021) directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, film still

    The 50 best films of 2021 in the US, No 4: Drive My Car

    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi adapts a Haruki Murakami short story into a highly moving meditation on life and art

13 December 2021

  • Amin in Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated documentary Flee.

    The 50 best films of 2021 in the US, No 5: Flee

    An immensely powerful tale of one Afghan’s escape from 1980s Kabul is the most thrilling documentary of the year

10 December 2021

  • Dense, moody, sublime … Timothée Chalamet and Charlotte Rampling in Dune.

    The 50 best films of 2021 in the US, No 6: Dune

    Denis Villeneuve’s fantasy epic finds a happy truce between booming multiplex blockbuster and moody arthouse drama

9 December 2021

  • RELEASE DATE: December 25, 2021 TITLE: Licorice Pizza STUDIO: Focus Features DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson PLOT: The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. STARRING: ALANA HAIM as Alana Kane, COOPER HOFFMAN as Gary Valentine. (Credit Image: © Focus Features/Entertainment Pictures)<br>2H728YX RELEASE DATE: December 25, 2021 TITLE: Licorice Pizza film still STUDIO: Focus Features DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson PLOT: The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. STARRING: ALANA HAIM as Alana Kane, COOPER HOFFMAN as Gary Valentine. (Credit Image: © Focus Features/Entertainment Pictures)

    The 50 best films of 2021 in the US, No 7: Licorice Pizza

    Paul Thomas Anderson’s funniest film yet makes stars of newcomers Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim as unlikely lovers in 1970s LA

8 December 2021

  • 2021, THE HUMANS<br>AMY SCHUMER Film 'THE HUMANS' (2021) film still Directed By STEPHEN KARAM 12 September 2021 SBD12010 Allstar/A24 **WARNING** This Photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of A24 and/or the Photographer assigned by the Film or Production Company &amp; can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above Film. A Mandatory Credit To A24 is required. The Photographer should also be credited when known. No commercial use can be granted without written authority from the Film Company.

    The 50 best films of 2021 in the US, No 8: The Humans

    A family Thanksgiving goes awry in Stephen Karam’s adaptation of his award-winning play with a standout turn from Amy Schumer

7 December 2021

  • Professional calm … Azor, directed by Andreas Fontana.

    The 50 best films of 2021 in the US, No 9: Azor

    An unnervingly subtle and dreamlike conspiracy thriller set in the strange world of the super-wealthy at the time of the dirty war in Argentina

6 December 2021

  • THE LOST DAUGHTER: OLIVIA COLMAN as LEDA. CR: YANNIS DRAKOULIDIS/NETFLIX © 2021. film still

    The 50 best films of 2021 in the US, No 10: The Lost Daughter

    Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut turns the Elena Ferrante novel into a tense psychodrama with a standout performance from Olivia Colman
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