2021 Best Rated Movies So Far, a list by HD Movie Lists

7.9

/20976/

78

/836/

77

/380/

4.2

/81729/

98

/198/

89

/66/

91

/33/

4.0

age 14+

Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.

86

8.0

/41482/

78

/821/

76

/457/

4.2

/43021/

100

/82/

90

/45/

97

/16/

3.5

Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What is at the horizon for her family and people – rescue or death? Which move should she take?

86

8.2

/239922/

81

/7366/

80

/3496/

4.3

/399127/

98

/299/

88

/151/

88

/51/

3.5

age 14+

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

85

7.7

/121018/

75

/3718/

74

/1697/

4.1

/829299/

96

/252/

86

/207/

91

/47/

4.0

age 16+

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

84

7.8

/6496/

76

/361/

73

/92/

3.9

/28226/

95

/164/

98

/69/

80

/33/

4.0

age 14+

Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.

84

7.5

/75244/

75

/2757/

74

/1427/

4.2

/360182/

97

/216/

78

/269/

91

/42/

4.0

age 15+

Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.

84

8.2

/97422/

82

/4485/

82

/4357/

3.9

/268278/

98

/49/

99

/4040/

72

/10/

MAL

8.5

/1156568/

age 14+

Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it!

83

8.3

/23045/

81

/1452/

79

/250/

4.1

/42347/

96

/104/

99

/58/

84

/19/

2.5

age 11+

The enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.

83

7.4

/20416/

73

/800/

71

/436/

4.1

/145941/

97

/219/

81

/39/

93

/37/

4.0

age 10+

After the death of her beloved grandmother, eight-year-old Nelly meets a strangely familiar girl her own age in the woods. Instantly forming a connection with this mysterious new friend, Nelly embarks on a fantastical journey of discovery which helps her come to terms with this newfound loss.

83

7.4

/123521/

74

/4585/

73

/1776/

4.1

/498230/

98

/325/

92

/96/

89

/49/

3.5

age 13+

A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.

82

7.5

/3276/

76

/209/

69

/42/

3.8

/8449/

100

/56/

87

/17/

87

/11/

3.5

Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.

82

7.6

/19268/

75

/899/

74

/282/

4.1

/42504/

95

/200/

90

/97/

81

/33/

3.5

age 13+

Two couples meet for a painful and raw conversation in the aftermath of a violent tragedy.

82

7.6

/1966/

74

/157/

71

/44/

3.8

/3039/

96

/57/

84

/9/

4.0

This documentary recounts the experiences of people on the ground in the earliest days of the novel coronavirus and the way two countries dealt with its initial spread, from the first days of the outbreak in Wuhan to its rampage across the United States.

82

8.0

/202759/

80

/7111/

78

/2462/

3.9

/404492/

94

/301/

91

/561/

72

/46/

3.5

age 13+

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

82

8.0

/1492/

81

/160/

75

/25/

3.9

/6464/

95

/100/

96

/25/

82

/19/

3.0

age 10+

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.

82

7.5

/74133/

74

/3334/

73

/1003/

3.8

/79454/

96

/140/

89

/127/

81

/25/

4.0

age 16+

Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.

82

8.1

/70058/

78

/2878/

78

/992/

3.8

/137867/

93

/43/

91

/308/

82

/5/

age 8+

After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.

82

7.3

/6070/

74

/331/

67

/114/

3.9

/34555/

98

/135/

79

/17/

87

/31/

4.0

age 15+

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.

82

7.5

/7721/

72

/206/

75

/148/

3.8

/14308/

98

/53/

91

/6/

82

/15/

3.5

Set against the backdrop of Iran's strict and oppressive legal system, this anthology film tells the stories of four men who each face a moral crisis when having to deal with death penalties.

82

7.3

/2966/

72

/89/

69

/57/

3.7

/2623/

100

/47/

83

/4/

87

/17/

4.0

Together for 20 years, a couple that has grown apart over time receives difficult news that will impact the entire family. As they try to make sense of the changes, they end up rediscovering their love for one another.

82

7.3

/2737/

72

/99/

70

/69/

3.9

/11683/

97

/69/

86

/10/

85

/16/

4.0

Magdalena makes a journey to find her son, who has disappeared on his way to the Mexican border with the United States. Her odyssey takes her to meet Miguel, a man recently deported from the US. They start to travel together, Magdalena looking for her son, and Miguel hoping to see his mother again.

82

7.2

/55392/

73

/2640/

71

/767/

3.5

/246843/

94

/372/

94

/1444/

84

/55/

4.0

age 11+

The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.

81

7.1

/1472/

72

/76/

66

/29/

3.8

/4337/

98

/48/

82

/7/

90

/13/

4.0

age 15+

Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy as boys find empowerment by creating short films inspired by their trauma.

81

7.4

/113427/

75

/4277/

73

/1646/

4.0

/323877/

96

/358/

95

/178/

84

/49/

3.0

age 15+

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

81

7.5

/624/

76

/70/

75

/6/

4.0

/3194/

100

/43/

86

/6/

75

/13/

3.5

David Osit’s thought-provoking documentary is a real-life political saga following Musa Hadid, the Christian mayor of Ramallah, during his second term in office.

81

7.1

/4786/

69

/206/

65

/92/

3.9

/24774/

90

/136/

86

/5/

90

/39/

4.0

age 15+

In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sorting fact from his elaborately constructed fiction.

81

7.3

/42348/

74

/1495/

72

/742/

4.1

/196138/

94

/216/

77

/188/

82

/43/

4.0

age 14+

Johnny and his young nephew forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they embark on a cross-country trip to see life away from Los Angeles.

81

7.5

/127346/

76

/4657/

76

/2235/

3.8

/814782/

88

/224/

96

/29/

74

/44/

3.5

age 13+

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

81

8.2

/996637/

80

/39223/

79

/21435/

3.8

/3157932/

93

/432/

97

/15978/

71

/60/

3.0

age 11+

Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

81

7.6

/140114/

77

/9939/

78

/3209/

3.8

/589446/

97

/212/

89

/784/

81

/33/

3.0

age 8+

A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.

81

8.0

/1016249/

79

/49506/

77

/14297/

3.9

/3638408/

83

/513/

90

/3233/

74

/68/

3.5

age 13+

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

80

7.7

/11224/

75

/670/

69

/81/

3.7

/39431/

91

/148/

94

/201/

78

/39/

3.5

age 16+

An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how an anonymous chef became a world-renowned cultural icon. This unflinching look at Anthony Bourdain reverberates with his presence, in his own voice and in the way he indelibly impacted the world around him.

80

7.7

/1108/

73

/65/

75

/16/

3.8

/3123/

96

/112/

93

/21/

77

/19/

3.0

age 13+

Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. Over a seventy year career, she has paved the way for Hispanic-American performers by refusing to be pigeonholed into one-dimensional stereotypes.

80

7.7

/9602/

79

/734/

82

/324/

4.1

/46615/

96

/99/

94

/139/

70

/23/

2.5

age 14+

This documentary offers a deeply intimate look at extraordinary teenager Billie Eilish. Award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler follows her journey on the road, onstage, and at home with her family as the writing and recording of her debut album changes her life.

80

6.9

/103154/

69

/5637/

66

/1636/

3.7

/297887/

97

/272/

83

/195/

82

/39/

4.0

age 15+

A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must visit Portland to find the mysterious person who stole his beloved foraging pig.

80

7.9

/16542/

79

/817/

77

/162/

3.9

/34912/

93

/45/

97

/24/

67

/13/

3.0

age 13+

Marc-André Leclerc, an exceptional climber, has made solo his religion and ice his homeland. When filmmaker Peter Mortimer begins his film, he places his camera at the base of a British Columbia cliff and waits patiently for the star climber to come down to answer his questions. Marc André, a little uncomfortable, prefers to return to the depths of the forest where he lives in a tent with his girlfriend Brette Harrington. In the heart of winter, Peter films vertiginous solos on fragile ice. He tries to make appointments with the climber who is never there and does not seem really concerned by this camera pointed at him "For me, it would not be a solo if there was someone else" . Marc-André is thus, the "pure light" of the mountaineers of his time, which marvel Barry Blanchard, Alex Honnold or Reinhold Messner, interviewed in the film. An event film for an extraordinary character.

80

7.1

/1484/

74

/143/

71

/35/

3.7

/2743/

100

/100/

86

/10/

3.5

Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.

80

7.3

/1922/

74

/132/

74

/20/

3.5

/1972/

93

/70/

91

/29/

3.5

age 13+

A depiction of the last living generation of German participants in Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich.

80

7.1

/41041/

71

/2128/

71

/737/

3.8

/624617/

96

/175/

76

/141/

79

/24/

4.0

age 16+

College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance.

80

7.3

/185730/

75

/14209/

78

/7131/

3.2

/531831/

93

/303/

97

/1026/

74

/48/

3.5

age 8+

Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people.

80

7.5

/168157/

76

/6389/

76

/2735/

3.7

/321026/

90

/303/

98

/598/

76

/53/

3.0

age 13+

The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.

79

7.1

/10201/

71

/614/

71

/368/

3.6

/15635/

98

/47/

85

/24/

80

/17/

3.5

age 15+

An impoverished teen seeking to escape the clutches of a human trafficker must weigh living up to his moral code against his struggle to survive.

79

7.1

/3181/

71

/113/

71

/52/

3.7

/7502/

98

/95/

71

/12/

4.0

age 5+

A glimpse into the raw and simple power of nature through encounters with farm animals: the eponymous Gunda, a mother pig; two cows, and a one-legged chicken.

79

6.8

/220444/

67

/6793/

67

/2866/

3.7

/495830/

94

/366/

76

/28/

89

/58/

4.0

age 15+

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

79

7.1

/121218/

69

/3663/

70

/1712/

3.6

/447088/

91

/392/

93

/2274/

85

/62/

3.5

age 13+

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

79

7.3

/4242/

73

/155/

75

/42/

3.9

/9735/

97

/128/

77

/33/

84

/31/

3.0

age 13+

In the secret forests of Northern Italy, a dwindling group of joyful old men and their faithful dogs search for the world’s most expensive ingredient, the white Alba truffle. Their stories form a real-life fairy tale that celebrates human passion in a fragile land that seems forgotten in time.

79

7.3

/480709/

74

/25838/

75

/10112/

3.4

/1328332/

92

/345/

98

/6032/

71

/52/

3.5

age 11+

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

78

7.2

/292135/

74

/17867/

75

/9990/

3.5

/1420866/

92

/210/

93

/1671/

75

/41/