
- Upcoming Films in 2021. 2021 Feels good to say it, right? We have all seen so much in the past year that we dearly wish for this year to be different and better. Most of us find solace in films and cinema but because of the situational hazard on account of COVID-19, that was also not possible. However, with the vaccine starting to roll out already and people understanding the precautions, we believe things are going to upturn this year. The cinematic releases that were postponed last year will also hit the screens in 2021 giving the cinema fanatics an ultimate feast.
Although we have no idea if the general public is ready to come out in public places as such, these movies will be hitting your television screens sooner than you will realize. So be excited even if you have no intention to go out and watch these movies, you still can devour their essence from the comfort of your home. For such a case, you must have a cable provider that guarantees premium and HD channels with a vast channel lineup like Optimum TV offers more than 200 channels with all major local and international channels at nominal rates. Furthermore, people who have subscribed to HBO Max would find themselves fortunate as the movies releasing under the banner of Warner Bros. would release simultaneously on the streaming service, HBO Max.
Here is the calendar for the must-watch upcoming top 10 movies in 2021. Please note that the release dates are subject to change by the movie makers and other authorities.
January
The Little Things
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Release Date: Jan 29, 2021
Cast: Rami Malek, Jared Leto, Denzel Washington
Director: John Lee Hancock
February
Cinderella
Genre: Musical, Fantasy
Release Date: Feb 5, 2021
Cast: Camila Cambello, Nicholas Galitzine, Idina Menzel
Director: Kay Cannon
Malcolm and Marie
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release Date: Feb 5, 2021
Cast: John David Washington, Zendaya
Director: Sam Levinson
Minari
Genre: Drama
Release Date: Feb 12, 2021
Cast: Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Youn Yuh-Jung, Brad Pitt
Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Judas and the Black Messiah
Genre: History, Drama
Release Date: Feb 12, 2021
Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Dominique Fishback
Director: Shaka King
Nomadland
Genre: Drama
Release Date: Feb 19, 2020
Cast: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn
Director: Chloe Zhao
The Mauritanian
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Release Date: Feb 19, 2021
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tahar Rahim
Director: Kevin Macdonald
I care a lot
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Release Date: Feb 19, 2021
Cast: Rosamund Pike, Dianne Wiest, Peter Dinklage
Director: J Blakeson
Nobody
Genre: Action, Drama
Release Date: Feb 26, 2021
Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen
Director: Ilya Naishuller
Cherry
Genre: Drama, Crime
Release Date: Feb 26, 2021
Cast: Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo
Director: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
The Father
Genre: Drama
Release Date: Feb 26, 2021
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman
Director: Florian Zeller
Tom & Jerry
Genre: Comedy, Family
Release Date: Feb 26, 2021
Cast: Chloe Grace Moretz, Colin Jost
Director: Tim Story
MARCH
Raya and the Last Dragon
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date: Mar 5, 2021
Cast: Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Cassie Steele
Director: Carlos Estrada, Don Hall
Chaos Walking
Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure
Release Date: Mar 5, 2021
Cast: Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Nick Jonas
Director: Doug Liman
Coming 2 America
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: Mar 5, 2021
Cast: Eddie Murphy, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley
Director: Craig Brewer
The King’s Man
Genre: Comedy, Action
Release Date: Mar 12, 2021
Cast: Taron Egerton, Liam Neeson, Gemma Arterton
Director: Matthew Vaughn
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Genre: Comedy, Action
Release Date: Mar 19, 2021
Cast: Pedro Pascal, Nicolas Cage, Tiffany Haddish
Director: Tom Gormican
Godzilla vs. Kong
Genre: Sci-fi, Action
Release Date: Mar 26, 2021
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Julian Dennison, Alexander Skarsgard
Director: Adam Wingard
APRIL
No time to die
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release Date: Apr 2, 2021
Cast: Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Genre: Comedy, Family
Release Date: Apr 2, 2021
Cast: Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki, Sia
Director: Wil Gluck
Bob’s Burgers: The Movie
Genre: Comedy, Animation
Release Date: Apr 9, 2021
Cast: H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Dan Mintz
Director: Loren Bouchard
Mortal Kombat
Genre: Fantasy, Action
Release Date: Apr 16, 2021
Cast: Joe Taslim, Jessica McNamee, Lewis Tan
Director: Simon McQuoid
Reminiscence
Genre: Drama, Sci-fi
Release Date: Apr 16, 2021
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson
Director: Lisa Joy
Last Night in Soho
Genre: Horror, Psychological
Release Date: Apr 23, 2021
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps
Director: Edgar Wright
A Quiet Place: Part II
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Release Date: Apr 23, 2021
Cast: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy
Director: John Krasinski
Ron’s Gone Wrong
Genre: Animation, Sci-fi
Release Date: Apr 23, 2021
Cast: Thomas Barbusca, Jack Dylan Grazer
Director: David Peers
MAY
Black Widow
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release Date: May 7, 2021
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr.
Director: Cate Shortland
Marry Me
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Release Date: May 14, 2021
Cast: Brady Noon, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez
Director: Kat Coiro
Free Guy
Genre: Comedy, Action
Release Date: May 21, 2021
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery
Director: Shawn Levy
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Genre: Horror, Crime
Release Date: May 21, 2021
Cast: Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
F9
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release Date: May 28, 2021
Cast: Vin Diesel, John Cena, Michelle Rodriguez
Director: Justin Lin
Cruella
Genre: Crime, Adventure
Release Date: May 28, 2021
Cast: Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser, Dev Patel
Director: Craig Gillespie
Infinite
Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy
Release Date: May 28, 2021
Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Mark Wahlberg, Sophie Cookson
Director: Antoine Fuqua
JUNE
Samaritan
Genre: Fantasy, Superhero
Release Date: Jun 4, 2021
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Moises Arias
Director: Julius Avery
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Genre: Horror, Supernatural
Release Date: Jun 4, 2021
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Sterling Jerins
Director: Michael Chaves
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Release Date: Jun 11, 2021
Cast: Finn Wolfhard, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd
Director: Jason Reitman
In the Heights
Genre: Musical, Drama
Release Date: Jun 18, 2021
Cast: Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Stephanie Beatriz
Director: Jon M. Chu
Luca
Genre: Comedy, Animation
Release Date: Jun 18, 2021
Director: Enrico Casarosa
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Genre: Superhero, Adventure
Release Date: Jun 25, 2021
Cast: Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams
Director: And Serkis
JULY
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Release Date: Jul 2, 2021
Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Russell Brand
Director: Kyle Balda
Top Gun: Maverick
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release Date: Jul 2, 2021
Cast: Tom Cruise, Vat Kilmer, Miles Teller
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Genre: Superhero, Adventure
Release Date: Jul 9, 2021
Cast: Simu Liu, Florian Munteanu, Awkwafina
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
The Forever Purge
Genre: Horror, Action
Release Date: Jul 9, 2021
Cast: Ana de la Reguera, Josh Lucas
Director: Everardo Valerio Gout
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Genre: Family, Comedy
Release Date: Jul 16, 2021
Cast: LeBron James, Anthony Davis
Director: Malcolm D. Lee
Uncharted
Genre: Adventure
Release Date: Jul 16, 2021
Cast: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Taylor Ali
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Old
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Release Date: Jul 23, 2021
Cast: M. Night Shyamalan, Alex Wolff, Eliza Scanlen
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
The Tomorrow War
Genre: Action, War
Release Date: Jul 23, 2021
Cast: Yvonne Strahovski, Chris Pratt, Betty Gilpin
Director: Chris McKay
Jungle Cruise
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Release Date: Jul 30, 2021
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
AUGUST
The Suicide Squad
Genre: Action, Superhero
Release Date: Aug 6, 2021
Cast: Pete Davidson, Margot Robbie, John Cena, Jared Leto
Director: James Gunn
Deep Water
Genre: Psychological, Thriller, Erotic
Release Date: Aug 13, 2021
Cast: Ana de Armas, Jacob Elordi, Ben Affleck
Director: Adrian Lyne
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
Genre: Action, Comedy
Release Date: Aug 20, 2021
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek
Director: Patrick Hughes
The Beatles: Get Back
Genre: Music, Documentary
Release Date: Aug 27, 2021
Cast: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon
Director: Peter Jackson
SEPTEMBER
Death on the Nile
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Release Date: Sep 17, 2021
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer
Director: Kenneth Branagh
The Man from Toronto
Genre: Comedy, Action
Release Date: Sep 17, 2021
Cast: Jason Statham, Woody Harrelson, Kevin Hart
Director: Patrick Hughes
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Genre: Comedy, Animation
Release Date: Sep 17, 2021
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Lisa Kudrow, Jimmy Kimmel
Director: Tom McGrath
The Many Saints of Newark
Genre: Crime, Drama
Release Date: Sep 24, 2021
Cast: Jon Bernthal, Michael Gandolfini
Director: Alan Taylor
OCTOBER
Dune
Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure
Release Date: Oct 1, 2021
Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Zandaya, Jason Momoa
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Morbius
Genre: Horror
Release Date: Oct 8, 2021
Cast: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona
Director: Daniel Espinosa
The Addams Family 2
Genre: Animation, Adventure
Release Date: Oct 8, 2021
Cast: Chloe Grace Moretz, Charlize Theron, Oscar Isaac
Director: Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan, Kevin PAvlovic, Laura Brousseau
Halloween Kills
Genre: Horror
Release Date: Oct 15, 2021
Cast: Kyle Richards, James Jude Courtney
Director: David G. Green
Snake Eyes: G. I. Joe Origins
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release Date: Oct 22, 2021
Cast: Samara Weaving, Ursula Corbero, Andrew Koji
Director: Robert Schwentke
November
The Eternals
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Release Date: Nov 5, 2021
Cast: Harry Styles, Kit Harrington, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani
Director: Chloe Zhao
Elvis
Genre: Biography
Release Date: Nov 5, 2021
Cast: Austin Butler, Luke Bracey, Olivia DeJonge
Director: Baz Luhrmann
King Richard
Genre: Drama
Release Date: Nov 19, 2021
Cast: Will Smith, Jon Bernthal, Aunjanue Ellis
Director: Reinaldo M. Green
Mission: Impossible 7
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release Date: Nov 19, 2021
Cast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Encanto
Genre: Animation, Fantasy
Release Date: Nov 24, 2021
Director: Byron Howard
Gucci
Genre: Crime, Drama
Release Date: Nov 24, 2021
Cast: Lady Gaga, Jared Leto, Adam Driver
Director: Ridley Scott
DECEMBER
West Side Story
Genre: Musical, Romance
Release Date: Dec 10, 2021
Cast: Ansel Elgort, Maddie Zielger, Rachel Zegler
Director: Steven Spielberg
Spider-Man 3
Genre: Superhero
Release Date: Dec 17, 2021
Cast: Tom Holland, Jamie Foxx, Benedict Cumberbatch
Director: Jon Watts
The Matrix 4
Genre: Sci-fi, Action
Release Date: Dec 22, 2021
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anna Moss, Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Director: Lana Wachowski
Sing 2
Genre: Animation, Musical
Release Date: Dec 22, 2021
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly
Director: Garth Jennings