It’s time to take stock: discover the best films of 2021 according to the Rédac ‘DashFUN. And you, what are your favorite movies this year?
More than 900 (!) New feature films arrived on French screens in 2021, between cinemas, streaming platforms, direct-to-VOD or unseen TV.
Here is what the journalists of the Rédac ‘DashFUN loved this year, from the revelation Renate “Julie” Reinsve to the shock of The Event signed Audrey Diwan, through the fascinating jungle of Onoda, the Middle Ages seen by Ridley Scott , Balzac revisited by Xavier Giannoli, the western style Jane Campion, the emotion of Anthony Hopkins, the mountains or animated forests of the Summit of the Gods and the Wolf People, the dunes of Arrakis or the triumphant return of Spider-Man.
Slaps, favorites, special mentions, recommendations: our collective and individual tops are waiting for you! Feel free to share yours in the comments.
The Top 15 Cinema 2021 of the Rédac ‘DashFUN *
- Julie in 12 chapters 4.2 / 5
- Lost Illusions 4.15 / 5
- The event 4.1 / 5
- Onoda – 10,000 nights in the jungle 4.05 / 5
- Spider-Man: No Way Home 4/5
- Magnetics 4/5
- Drive My Car 4/5
- The Father 3.95 / 5
- The Last Duel 3.9 / 5
- The Wolf People 3.9 / 5
- Memoria 3.85 / 5
- The Summit of the Gods 3.85 / 5
- Supreme 3.8 / 5
- Good mother 3.8 / 5
- Dune 3.75 / 5
* For films released in theaters between January 1 and December 15, 2021, having at least been seen by 3 journalists from DashFUN’s editorial staff.
The Top 15 Streaming / VOD 2021 from the Rédac ‘DashFUN **
- The Nightingale 4.1 / 5
- Tick, Tick … Boom! 3.9 / 5
- The Exorcist according to William Friedkin 3.8 / 5
- The Assistant 3.65 / 5
- Riders of Justice 3.65 / 5
- The Power of the Dog 3.65 / 5
- Saint Maud 3.6 / 5
- Pieces of a Woman 3,5 / 5
- First Cow 3.5 / 5
- The Battle of the Rail 3.45 / 5
- Judas and the Black Messiah 3.4 / 5
- Luca 3.4 / 5
- Mitchell vs. Machines 3.35 / 5
- Malcolm & Marie 3.25 / 5
- Raya and the Last Dragon 3,25 / 5
** For films released in streaming or on VOD in France, between January 1 and December 15, 2021, having at least been seen by 3 journalists from the DashFUN editorial staff.
The 2021 Tops Films of our journalists
Brigitte Baronnet
RECTANGLE PRODUCTIONS / GAUMONT / TF1 FILMS PRODUCTION, DE L’HUILE / PRODUCTIONS CARAMEL FILM INC./PCF ALINE LE FILM INC./BELGA PRODUCTIONS
– Aline
“The film inspired by the life of Celine Dion is a sweet mix of humor and emotion, respectful of the artist and what is needed in the second degree. Valérie Lemercier is totally bluffing. An ambitious film, very rich in music and costumes! “
– Delphine and Carole, Insoumuses
“This doc on feminism from the 70s tells about the fascinating cross paths of actress Delphine Seyrig and director Carole Roussopoulos. With rare archives and very current resonance.”
– Lost illusions
“Superb adaptation of Balzac, guaranteed dust-free, and very current. Benjamin Voisin impresses.”
– The event
“A powerful film, which marks first of all by the strength and importance of its subject. Audrey Diwan’s directing choices greatly contribute to making this film resonate very strongly in everyone. The subject of illegal abortion had never before been related in the cinema. “
– The Land of Men
“Naël Marandin deals frankly and with great accuracy with the issue of consent, and the consequences of a non-consented relationship. A film that has gone too unnoticed and finds a particular echo in the era of #MeToo.”
– The speech
“Absurdity, ferocity and mischief, there is a bit of all this in The Speech, a scathing comedy, adapted from Fabcaro. With a Benjamin Lavernhe, as always, brilliant.”
– Little mom
“Beneath its apparent simplicity, Céline Sciamma’s new film is rich, dense, complex, with a renewed way of telling the story of time travel. A film at the level of children, deploying a fantastic imagination. The magic operates!”
– Specter: Sanity, Madness & The Family
“A hypnotizing true-fake documentary, based on a personal quest, with the discovery of a mystery, thus borrowing from the codes of the thriller. This UFO is the first feature film by Para One, DJ and faithful composer of Céline Sciamma’s films. “
– The Power of the dog
“Jane Campion’s big comeback. Sublime.”
– titanium
“An uppercut film whose images will stay in your mind for a long time.”
Special mention: in addition to Insoumuses and Salolom, many remarkable first feature films by female directors to be noted this year, from Slalom to Gold for dogs, not to mention Une histoire d’amore et de desire, Fragile and Les amours d’Anaïs. ..
@bbaronnet
Megan Choquet
Oslo Pictures
