Cannes 2021
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1. The Story of My Wife (2021)
169 min | Drama, Romance
Jacob Störr, a sea captain, makes a bet in a café with a friend, to marry the first woman who enters the place. And in walks Lizzy.
Director: Ildikó Enyedi | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Gijs Naber, Louis Garrel, Sergio Rubini
Votes: 2,758
2. Benedetta (2021)
Unrated | 131 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphné Patakia, Lambert Wilson
Votes: 25,465
3. Flag Day (2021)
R | 109 min | Crime, Drama
A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Mitchell McCormick, Tom Anniko, Dylan Penn, Regina King
Votes: 3,584
4. Ahed's Knee (2021)
109 min | Drama, Music
An Israeli filmmaker throws himself in the midst of two battles doomed to fail: one against the death of freedom, the other against the death of a mother.
Director: Nadav Lapid | Stars: Avshalom Pollak, Nur Fibak, Oded Azulay, Michal Benkovitz Sasu
Votes: 1,454
5. Casablanca Beats (2021)
101 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Anas, a former rapper, is employed in a cultural centre. Encouraged by their new teacher, the students will try to free themselves from the weight of traditions to live their passion and express themselves through hip hop culture.
Director: Nabil Ayouch | Stars: Anas Basbousi, Ismail Adouab, Zineb Boujemaa, Meryem Nekkach
Votes: 559
6. The Divide (2021)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
Two women on the verge of a breakup, in a hospital, are further stressed on the night of a big demonstration by the overwhelmed staff and by angry, injured protestors who land up besieging the building.
Director: Catherine Corsini | Stars: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Marina Foïs, Pio Marmaï, Aïssatou Diallo Sagna
Votes: 1,529
7. Paris, 13th District (2021)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy - they're friends, sometimes lovers and often both.
Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba, Noémie Merlant, Jehnny Beth
Votes: 9,355
8. Three Floors (2021)
119 min | Drama
The story of three families living in three apartments in the same bourgeois condominium.
Director: Nanni Moretti | Stars: Riccardo Scamarcio, Elena Lietti, Alba Rohrwacher, Adriano Giannini
Votes: 2,971
9. Red Rocket (2021)
R | 130 min | Comedy, Drama
Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.
Director: Sean Baker | Stars: Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, Suzanna Son, Brenda Deiss
Votes: 32,992
10. Lingui (2021)
87 min | Drama
Amina, a practicing Muslim, lives with her daughter, 15-year-old Maria. When Amina learns Maria is pregnant and wants to abort the child, they face an impossible situation in a country where abortion is legally and morally condemned.
Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Stars: Achouackh Abakar Souleymane, Rihane Khalil Alio, Youssouf Djaoro, Briya Gomdigue
Votes: 1,254
11. The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021)
115 min | Drama, Mystery
Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a true love letter to the power of cinema and its storytellers.
Directors: Anthony Chen, David Lowery, Jafar Panahi, Laura Poitras, Dominga Sotomayor, Malik Vitthal, Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Yay Yay Bobby Jones, Catherine Machovsky, Yu Zhang, Dongyu Zhou
Votes: 331
13. Blue Bayou (2021)
R | 117 min | Drama
As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.
Director: Justin Chon | Stars: Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O'Brien, Linh-Dan Pham
Votes: 10,432
14. Freda (2021)
93 min | Drama
Freda lives with her family in a popular neighborhood in Haiti. They survive with their little street food shop. The precariousness and violence of their daily life push them to do everything they can to escape their situation.
Director: Gessica Geneus | Stars: Nehemie Bastien, Gaëlle Bien-Aimé, Djanaina Francois, Jean Jean
Votes: 239
15. Prayers for the Stolen (2021)
R | 110 min | Drama
Life in a town at war seen through the eyes of three young girls on the path to adolescence.
Director: Tatiana Huezo | Stars: Guillermo Villegas, Mayra Batalla, Teresa Sánchez, Eileen Yañez
Votes: 4,034
16. Good Mother (2021)
99 min | Drama
After her son is arrested in a gas station robbery, housekeeper Nora does everything she can to help him as he remains incarcerated awaiting trial.
Director: Hafsia Herzi | Stars: Halima Benhamed, Sabrina Benhamed, Jawed Hannachi Herzi, Mourad Tahar Boussatha
Votes: 282
17. Let It Be Morning (2021)
101 min | Drama
A gently satirical tale of a man and his family trapped by military blockade inside a tiny Arab village in Israel.
Director: Eran Kolirin | Stars: Alex Bakri, Juna Suleiman, Salim Daw, Ehab Salami
Votes: 416
18. The Innocents (2021)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren't looking. In this original and gripping supernatural thriller, playtime takes a dangerous turn.
Director: Eskil Vogt | Stars: Rakel Lenora Petersen Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim
Votes: 24,722
19. Streetwise (2021)
93 min | Drama
Follows Dongzi, who is filled with conflicted emotions and has to deal with debts for the treatment of his father; his only reprieve is Jiu'er, but in one night, Dongzi loses both of them.
Director: Jiazuo Na | Stars: Miyi Huang, Jiuxiao Li, Yao Lu, Baoliang Sha
Votes: 102
20. La civil (2021)
140 min | Drama
Story of Cielo, a mother whose teenage daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands and transforms from housewife into a vengeful militant.
Director: Teodora Mihai | Stars: Arcelia Ramírez, Álvaro Guerrero, Ayelén Muzo, Jorge A. Jimenez
Votes: 1,172
21. Unclenching the Fists (2021)
97 min | Drama
Ada is stuck. Living in a dead-end town in North Ossetia, she is caught in the tight grip of the men in her life. But when her older brother returns home and her father suddenly falls ill, Ada finally sees a possible path to freedom.
Director: Kira Kovalenko | Stars: Milana Aguzarova, Alik Karaev, Soslan Khugaev, Khetag Bibilov
Votes: 1,697
22. Women Do Cry (2021)
107 min | Drama
A family full of women in a society where "gender" is not a familiar word.
Directors: Vesela Kazakova, Mina Mileva | Stars: Maria Bakalova, Vesela Kazakova, Iossif Surchadzhiev, Bilyana Kazakova
Votes: 358
23. Stillwater (2021)
R | 139 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A father travels from Oklahoma to France to help his estranged daughter, who is in prison for a murder she claims she didn't commit.
Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin, Lilou Siauvaud
Votes: 57,781
24. Peaceful (2021)
PG | 122 min | Drama
A man is in denial of a serious illness, and his mother faces the unbearable. Between them, a doctor and a nurse fight to do their job and help them find acceptance.
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Benoît Magimel, Gabriel A. Sara, Cécile de France
Votes: 892
25. Aline (II) (2020)
PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
With the support of her family and the man she loves, the 14th child of a modest family will become the most famous singer in the world.
Director: Valérie Lemercier | Stars: Valérie Lemercier, Sylvain Marcel, Danielle Fichaud, Roc Lafortune
Votes: 3,359
26. Emergency Declaration (2021)
141 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
After a terror incident occurs mid-flight, a passenger jet declares an emergency.
Director: Han Jae-rim | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Nam-gil
Votes: 9,455
27. The Stronghold (2020)
TV-MA | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A police brigade working in the dangerous northern neighborhoods of Marseille, where the level of crime is higher than anywhere else in France.
Director: Cédric Jimenez | Stars: Gilles Lellouche, Karim Leklou, François Civil, Adèle Exarchopoulos
Votes: 13,216
28. Bloody Oranges (2021)
Unrated | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A deeply-in-debt retired couple tries to win a rock dance competition. A minister is suspected of tax fraud. A teenager makes the acquaintance of a pervert.
Director: Jean-Christophe Meurisse | Stars: Alexandre Steiger, Christophe Paou, Lilith Grasmug, Olivier Saladin
Votes: 1,173
29. Hold Me Tight (2021)
97 min | Drama
A woman one day simply walks out on her family. Or does she?
Director: Mathieu Amalric | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Arieh Worthalter, Anne-Sophie Bowen-Chatet, Sacha Ardilly
Votes: 1,950
30. JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)
TV-14 | 118 min | Documentary, History
Declassified files related to President Kennedy's assassination in a far larger context, aiming to shine more light on what really happened in 1963.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Whoopi Goldberg, Oliver Stone, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Votes: 4,226
31. Val (I) (2021)
R | 109 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary centering on the daily life of actor Val Kilmer, featuring never-before-seen footage spanning 40 years.
Directors: Ting Poo, Leo Scott | Stars: Val Kilmer, Jack Kilmer, Mercedes Kilmer, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 14,340
32. Evolution (I) (2021)
97 min | Drama
Episodes trace three generations of a family, from a surreal memory of World War II to modern day Berlin, unable to process their past in a society still coping with the wounds of its history.
Director: Kornél Mundruczó | Stars: Lili Monori, Annamária Láng, Goya Rego, Padmé Hamdemir
Votes: 574
33. Love Song for Tough Guys (2021)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In a port city, the lives of a few isolated people, used to violence, are strongly influenced by the love they feel for each other. Choices, envy, love and tenderness are the driving forces... See full summary »
Director: Samuel Benchetrit | Stars: François Damiens, Ramzy Bedia, Vanessa Paradis, Gustave Kervern
Votes: 505
34. In Front of Your Face (2021)
85 min | Drama
She manages her daily life with a sense of mindfulness while keeping a grave secret to herself, and she decides to meet with a younger director who asked her to join his project, and after they meet there is sudden rainfall and thunder.
Director: Hong Sang-soo | Stars: Yunhee Cho, Kwon Hae-hyo, Lee Hye-yeong, Iseo Kang
Votes: 1,448
36. Babi Yar. Context (2021)
121 min | Documentary, History
Nazi troops massacre 30,000 Jews over a three-day period in September 1941.
Director: Sergey Loznitsa | Stars: Hans Frank, Dina Pronicheva, Anastasya Osmachko, Vladimir Artobolevsky
Votes: 430
37. Black Notebooks: Ronit (2021)
108 min | Documentary, Drama
Shlomi Elkabetz shares a love letter to his sister, the late actress and director Ronit Elkabetz.
Director: Shlomi Elkabetz | Stars: Ronit Elkabetz, Shlomi Elkabetz, Miriam Elkabetz, Eli Elkabetz
Votes: 96
38. Mariner of the Mountains (2021)
95 min | Documentary, Romance
Based on the personal background of director Karim Aïnouz, follows an incredible journey through space and time.
Director: Karim Aïnouz
Votes: 553
39. A Brighter Tomorrow (2021)
86 min | Crime, Drama
Mehdi is a safecracker that is just trying to get by, and day to day he tries to be a better person to win back his ex, Sarah.
Director: Yassine Qnia | Stars: Soufiane Guerrab, Souheila Yacoub, Thibault Cathalifaud, Jamil McCraven
Votes: 88
40. Bigger Than Us (II) (2021)
95 min | Documentary
Melati Wijsen travels the world to meet young activists who have already helped the world with their perseverance and selflessness.
Director: Flore Vasseur | Stars: Greta Thunberg, Mohamad Al Jounde, Memory Banda, Melati Wijsen
Votes: 176
41. The Gravedigger's Wife (2021)
82 min | Drama
In times of misfortune, Guled and his family have to push themselves to the limits in order to reunite with their family.
Director: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed | Stars: Omar Abdi, Yasmin Warsame, Kadar Abdoul-Aziz Ibrahim, Samaleh Ali Obsieh
Votes: 720
42. Libertad (I) (2021)
104 min | Drama
Nora's quiet life is turned upside down when, during her summer holidays, this naive 15-year old comes across Libertad. This new, intense friendship between the two utterly different girls will guide them towards adolescence.
Director: Clara Roquet | Stars: Maria Morera, Nicolle García, Nora Navas, Carol Hurtado
Votes: 820
43. Marx Can Wait (2021)
96 min | Documentary
A personal documentary centered around the suicide of the director's twin brother, Camillo Bellocchio, in 1968.
Director: Marco Bellocchio | Stars: Alberto Bellocchio, Letizia Bellocchio, Marco Bellocchio, Maria Luisa Bellocchio
Votes: 512
44. Clara Sola (2021)
106 min | Drama
In a remote village in Costa Rica, Clara, a withdrawn 40-year-old woman, experiences a sexual and mystical awakening as she begins a journey to free herself from the repressive religious and social conventions which have dominated her life.
Director: Nathalie Álvarez Mesén | Stars: Wendy Chinchilla Araya, Ana Julia Porras Espinoza, Daniel Castañeda Rincón, Flor María Vargas Chavez
Votes: 1,600
45. Întregalde (2021)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of people on a humanitarian mission arrive in a remote area of Transylvania to offer the inhabitants various goods. Apart from a few quarrels and conflicts between the group members... See full summary »
Director: Radu Muntean | Stars: Maria Popistasu, Ilona Brezoianu, Alex Bogdan, Luca Sabin
Votes: 1,560
46. Everything Went Fine (2021)
113 min | Drama
When André, 85, has a stroke, Emmanuelle hurries to her father's bedside. Sick and half-paralyzed in his hospital bed, he asks Emmanuelle to help him end his life. But how can you honor such a request when it's your own father?
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Sophie Marceau, André Dussollier, Géraldine Pailhas, Charlotte Rampling
Votes: 2,758
47. Rehana (2021)
107 min | Drama
An assistant professor at a local medical college, finds herself in a difficult position after witnessing a sexual assault where she knows both the victim and the perpetrator.
Director: Abdullah Mohammed Saad | Stars: Azmeri Haque Badhon, Afia Jahin Jaima, Kazi Sami Hassan, Afia Tabassum Borno
Votes: 1,504
48. The Sea Ahead (2021)
116 min | Drama
After a long time gone, Jana, a young woman, suddenly returns to Beirut. She finds herself reconnecting with the familiar yet strange life she had once left.
Director: Ely Dagher | Stars: Manal Issa, Roger Azar, Yara Abou Haidar, Rabih El Zaher
Votes: 160
49. Europa (III) (2021)
72 min | Drama, Thriller
Kamal has fled Iraq to try to enter "Fortress Europe". At the Turkish-Bulgarian border, local mercenaries are ruthlessly hunting down migrants. Alone in the forest, Kamal has three days to escape.
Director: Haider Rashid | Stars: Adam Ali, Svetlana Yancheva, Pietro Ciciriello, Mohamed Zouaoui
Votes: 218
50. Commitment Hasan (2021)
147 min | Drama
A man who makes his living from his father's fruit garden, tries to get rid of an electricity pole that is intended to be planted in the middle of his land.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Umut Karadag, Filiz Bozok, Gökhan Azlag, Ayse Gunyuz Demirci
Votes: 560
51. Lamb (2021)
R | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A childless couple discovers a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland.
Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Ingvar Sigurdsson
Votes: 38,324
52. The Odd-Job Men (2021)
85 min | Comedy
A peculiar team of three handymen has to face a series of eccentric clients. Their everyday job becomes a surrealist and exhilarating experience.
Director: Neus Ballús | Stars: Mohamed Mellali, Valero Escolar, Pep Sarrà, Paqui Becerra
Votes: 599
53. The Brand New Testament (2015)
Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Did you know that God is alive and lives in Brussels with his daughter?
Director: Jaco Van Dormael | Stars: Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens
Votes: 34,992 | Gross: $0.09M
54. The Summit of the Gods (2021)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.
Director: Patrick Imbert | Stars: Lazare Herson-Macarel, Eric Herson-Macarel, Damien Boisseau, Elisabeth Ventura
Votes: 8,693
55. The Employer and the Employee (2021)
106 min | Drama
The employer is a young man from a middle-class family; he leads a modern life and doesn't fit in with the traditional stereotype of rural producer. But he has one pressing concern: his ... See full summary »
Director: Manolo Nieto | Stars: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Cristian Borges, Justina Bustos, Fatima Quintanilla
Votes: 204
56. Camila Comes Out Tonight (2021)
103 min | Drama
Camila is forced to move to Buenos Aires when her grandmother falls ill. She leaves behind her friends and a liberal public school for a traditional private institution. There, her fiery but premature temper will be put to the test.
Director: Inés María Barrionuevo | Stars: Nina Dziembrowski, Maite Lucía Valero, Adriana Ferrer, Carolina Rojas
Votes: 249
57. Memoria (I) (2021)
PG | 136 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A woman from Scotland, while traveling in Colombia, begins to notice strange sounds. Soon she begins to think about their appearance.
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Agnes Brekke, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Jerónimo Barón
Votes: 11,133
58. A Hero (I) (2021)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama
Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Sahar Goldoost, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy
Votes: 29,483
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