My Top Movies of 2021

It’s time to reflect on 2020 and remember the best movies I’ve seen this year. Everyone will have different choices… Here are my top 10. I’ve also indicated where you can watch the movie right now on streaming services or at the cinema if they are available!

THE COLLINI CASE (2021) – (original title: Der Fall Collin) – A young lawyer stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case.

THE MAURITANIAN (2021) – A detainee at the U.S military’s Guantanamo Bay detention centre is held without charges for over a decade and seeks help from a defence attorney for his release. Watch “The Mauritanian” streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

WRATH OF MAN (2021) – A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman’s ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score. Buy “Wrath of Man” on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Telstra TV, Fetch TV as download or rent it on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Telstra TV, Fetch TV online.

THE FATHER (2020) – A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. 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. Watch “The Father” streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Foxtel Now. It is also possible to buy “The Father” on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Fetch TV as download or rent it on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Fetch TV online.

SHADOW IN THE CLOUD (2021) – A WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight. Watch “Shadow in the Cloud” streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Foxtel Now. It is also possible to buy “Shadow in the Cloud” on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Telstra TV, Fetch TV as download or rent it on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Telstra TV, Fetch TV online.

PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (2020) – A young woman, traumatised by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path. Watch “Promising Young Woman” streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Foxtel Now. It is also possible to buy “Promising Young Woman” on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Telstra TV, Fetch TV as download or rent it on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Telstra TV, Fetch TV online.

LAPSIS (2021) – In a parallel present, delivery man Ray Tincelli is struggling to support himself and his ailing younger brother. After a series of two-bit hustles and unsuccessful swindles, Ray takes a job in a strange new realm of the gig economy: trekking deep into the forest, pulling cable over miles of terrain to connect large, metal cubes that link together the new quantum trading market. As he gets pulled deeper into the zone, he encounters growing hostility and the threat of robot cablers and must choose to either help his fellow workers or to get rich and get out. Buy “Lapsis” on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV as download or rent it on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV online.

I’M YOUR MAN (2021) – (Original Title: Ich bin dein Mensch) – Alma is a scientist at Berlin’s famous Pergamon Museum. To obtain research funds for her studies, she accepts an offer to participate in an extraordinary experiment. For three weeks, she must live with a humanoid robot with artificial intelligence designed to allow it to morph into that of her ideal life partner. Enter Tom, a machine in human form, created to make her happy.

SHAKESPEARE LIVE! FROM THE RSC (2016) – From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death. Watch “Shakespeare Live! From the RSC” streaming on BroadwayHD.

TWO OF US (2020) – (Original Title: Deux) – Pensioners Nina and Madeleine have hidden their deep and passionate love for many decades. From everybody’s point of view, including Madeleine’s family, they are simply two neighbours living on the top floor of their building. They come and go between their two apartments, sharing the tender delights of everyday life together. Until the day their relationship is turned upside down by an unexpected event leading Madeleine’s daughter to slowly unveil the truth about them. Watch “Two of Us” streaming on Stan, Foxtel Now, BINGE. It is also possible to buy “Two of Us” on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV as download or rent it on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV online.

• What are your favourites? Let us know in the comments below.