Cannes Festival 2021
by Seb1974 | created - 14 Jul 2021 | updated - 30 Jun 2022 | PublicAll movies watched in Cannes 2021
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1. Annette (2021)
R | 141 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A stand-up comedian and his opera singer wife have a two-year-old daughter with a surprising gift.
Director: Leos Carax | Stars: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg, Devyn McDowell
Votes: 22,699
3. 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: 1,505
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: 1,455
5. 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: 2,768
6. Our Men (2021)
106 min | Drama
Nika, a woman in her early twenties, leaves Ukraine to follow her boyfriend Vlad, a young soldier based in a military camp in Corsica. While there, she meets Céline, the wife of Commander Maxime.
Director: Rachel Lang | Stars: Louis Garrel, Camille Cottin, Ina Marija Bartaité, Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Votes: 282
7. Great Freedom (2021)
Unrated | 116 min | Drama
In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Over the decades, he develops an unlikely bond with his cellmate Viktor.
Director: Sebastian Meise | Stars: Franz Rogowski, Georg Friedrich, Anton von Lucke, Thomas Prenn
Votes: 7,353
8. 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: 1,259
9. Where Is Anne Frank (2021)
99 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Kitty, the imaginary girl who Anne Frank wrote to in her 1940s diary during WWII, seeks out the deceased diarist while also inspiring a wave of modern social justice for refugees.
Director: Ari Folman | Stars: Sebastian Croft, Ruby Stokes, Emily Carey, Michael Maloney
Votes: 1,707
10. 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: 25,509
11. 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: 1,531
12. 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: 57,931
13. The Worst Person in the World (2021)
R | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner
Votes: 97,583
14. Souad (2021)
96 min | Drama
The film revolves around the relationship of two teenage sisters in one of Egypt's Nile Delta cities, one of them holds a secret life in the virtual world.
Director: Ayten Amin | Stars: Bassant Ahmed, Basmala Elghaiesh, Hussein Ghanem, Hagar Mahmoud
Votes: 660
15. La visita (2021)
78 min | Drama
Alicia and Enrique are a young married couple whose relationship is compromised Carlota, Alicia's friend from the past, comes to live with them.
Director: Ana Mancera | Stars: Ivana De Maria, Fiona Osio, Mariano Palacios, Adriana Llabres
Votes: 60
16. Anaïs in Love (2021)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follows Anaïs, a 30-year old woman who is broke and has a lover she doesn't think she loves anymore. She meets Daniel, who immediately falls for her, but Daniel lives with Emilie - who Anaïs also falls for.
Director: Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet | Stars: Anaïs Demoustier, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Denis Podalydès, Jean-Charles Clichet
Votes: 1,921
17. Compartment Number 6 (2021)
R | 107 min | Drama, Romance
As a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.
Director: Juho Kuosmanen | Stars: Seidi Haarla, Yura Borisov, Dinara Drukarova, Yuliya Aug
Votes: 15,457
18. 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: 3,590
19. 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
20. Drive My Car (2021)
Unrated | 179 min | Drama
A renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with a big personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima.
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Reika Kirishima, Masaki Okada
Votes: 65,840
21. Medusa (I) (2021)
Unrated | 132 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
In order to resist temptation, Mariana and her girlfriends try their best to control everything and everyone around them. However, the day will come when the urge to scream will be stronger than it ever has been.
Director: Anita Rocha da Silveira | Stars: Mari Oliveira, Lara Tremouroux, Joana Medeiros, Felipe Frazão
Votes: 798
22. 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: 24,798
23. 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: 576
24. Bergman Island (2021)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A couple retreat to the island that inspired Ingmar Bergman to write screenplays for their upcoming films when the lines between reality and fiction start to blur.
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth, Mia Wasikowska, Anders Danielsen Lie
Votes: 9,915
25. The French Dispatch (2021)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux
Votes: 150,694
26. 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: 13,241
27. Mi iubita, mon amour (2021)
95 min | Drama
Jeanne is going to celebrate her bachelorette party in Romania, where she meets Nino, which begins a passionate and timeless summer.
Director: Noémie Merlant | Stars: Gimi Covaci, Noémie Merlant, Sanda Codreanu, Clara Lama-Schmit
Votes: 293
28. 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: 2,997
29. 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: 38,420
30. Titane (2021)
R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for ten years.
Director: Julia Ducournau | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh
Votes: 56,179
31. 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: 3,369
32. Madly in Life (2020)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
Alex and Noémie, in their thirties, would like to have a child. But their plans are turned upside down when Alex's mother, Suzanne, starts doing crazy stuff. It's because she has contracted... See full summary »
Directors: Raphaël Balboni, Ann Sirot | Stars: Jo Deseure, Jean Le Peltier, Lucie Debay, Gilles Remiche
Votes: 585
33. 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: 29,538
34. 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
35. Softie (2021)
93 min | Drama
Follows ten year-old Johnny who stands out in different aspects way beyond his age. Things change when his new teacher sees his potential, believes in him and wants to open a new world to him.
Director: Samuel Theis | Stars: Aliocha Reinert, Mélissa Olexa, Antoine Reinartz, Izïa Higelin
Votes: 1,352
36. The Tomorrow War (2021)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A family man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront the past.
Director: Chris McKay | Stars: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin
Votes: 227,912
37. Introspectum Motel (2021)
88 min | Drama, Thriller
Two strangers, Philippe and Paul, spiral down a twisted path to uncover a connection. Together, they are forced to confront their choices, history and ultimately, their humanity.
Director: Marcel Dorian | Stars: Marcel Dorian, Michelle J. Wright, Gabriela Brinza, Joseph Steyne
Votes: 850
38. Tralala (2021)
120 min | Comedy, Musical
A 48-year-old singer/songwriter in search of the Virgin Mary takes on a new identity as guitarist Pat, who has disappeared.
Directors: Arnaud Larrieu, Jean-Marie Larrieu | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Josiane Balasko, Mélanie Thierry, Maïwenn
Votes: 420
39. 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: 1,178
40. France (2021)
Unrated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama
A celebrity journalist, juggling her busy career and personal life, has her life over-turned by a freak car accident.
Director: Bruno Dumont | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Blanche Gardin, Benjamin Biolay, Emanuele Arioli
Votes: 4,563
41. Rainbow Door (2023)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A writer struggles with a screenplay, death, alcohol and what color the door should be painted.
Director: Trent Moran | Stars: Sandra Nori, Judy McMillan, Wesley Blake, Michelle Masker
Votes: 22
42. Bruno Reidal, Confessions of a Murderer (2021)
101 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1905, French seminarian Bruno Reidel is found guilty of murdering a child. At the request of the doctors observing him, he writes his memoirs to explain his action.
Director: Vincent Le Port | Stars: Dimitri Doré, Jean-Luc Vincent, Roman Villedieu, Alex Fanguin
Votes: 856
43. Love & Gelato (2022)
TV-14 | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lina makes a promise to her sick mother that she'll spend the summer before college in Rome, where she falls for the city, the people - and the "gelato".
Director: Brandon Camp | Stars: Susanna Skaggs, Tobia De Angelis, Owen McDonnell, Valentina Lodovini
Votes: 6,507
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