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2021 Movies

Clarisse Loughrey: Independent: The 10 Best Films of 2021

19 December 2021

First Cow - Kelly Reichardt

Clarisse Loughrey: The 10 Best Films of 2021, as published by The Independent

[see also 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022]

  1. First Cow
    Kelly Reichardt
  2. The Power of the Dog
    Jane Campion
  3. Nomadland
    Chloé Zhao
  4. Minari
    Lee Isaac Chung
  5. Dune
    Denis Villeneuve
  6. C'mon C'mon
    Mike Mills
  7. Gunda
    Viktor Kosakovskiy
  8. Night of the Kings
    Philippe Lacôte
  9. Promising Young Woman
    Emerald Fennell
  10. Zola
    Janicza Bravo

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