Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like 2021

If you loved 2021, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for 2021.

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#1
Life Itself

Life Itself

2018★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 2021 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over con...

#2
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 2021 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#3
Inception

Inception

2010★ 8.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 2021 for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to...

#4
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 2021 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#5
Parasite

Parasite

2019★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 2021 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident....

#6
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 2021 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...