Last night, Netflix unveiled a humongous list of 43 films that will release on the platform in the remaining four months of 2021. The list includes highly anticipated films such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence starrer, ‘Don’t Look Up’, Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Red Notice’, Zack Snyder’s Army Of The Dead spinoff ‘Army Of Thieves’, Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘The Power of the Dog’, among others.
Netflix had promised at the beginning of the year that it would premiere one new movie per week for the whole of 2021. Well, its slate exceeds the count by miles. Netflix has already launched tons of new Netflix original movies in the first eight months of the year. And now, it has revealed a humongous further slate of 43 new Netflix Original films! ‘Streaming giant’ alright!
Here’s the entire list of films coming up on Netflix in the rest of 2021 –
Afterlife of the Party: Sept. 2
Perennially partying Cassie (Victoria Justice) dies in a freak accident and lands up in hell. But she’s given a second chance to earn her place in heaven – in the most heartwarming way!
Worth: Sept. 3 (not in India)
A materialistic lawyer (Michael Keaton) learns the value of empathy when he’s tasked with determining the compensation due to families that suffered incalculable losses in the September 11 attacks. The film is based on true events.
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali: Sept. 9
A documentary film that explores the friendship between Muhammad Ali and Malcom X, two of the most iconic figures of the 20th century.
Kate: Sept. 10
A ruthless assassin (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is poisoned by her enemies and has less than 24 hours to take her revenge on them, even as she forms an unlikely bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.
Nightbooks: Sept. 15
A film that takes off from the Arabian Nights. A horror-story obsessed boy is trapped in her apartment by an evil young witch, (Krysten Ritter), where he must tell a new scary story every night in order to stay alive.
Schumacher: Sept. 15
A documentary film on the life and times of seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher, captured through exclusive interviews and archival footage.
Intrusion: Sept. 22
A home-invasion thriller involving a husband and wife (Logan Marshall-Green and Freida Pinto), and what happens in its aftermath.
The Starling: Sept. 24
A grieving woman (Melissa McCarthy) learns the lesson of resilience and courage from a starling that makes its home in her garden, and finds the strength to heal her strained relationship with her husband (Chris O’Dowd).
My Little Pony: A New Generation: Sept. 24
Vanessa Hudgens, Kimiko Glenn, James Marsden, Sofia Carson and Liza Koshy star in this new iteration of the epic tale of magic and ponies.
Sounds Like Love: Sept. 29
A fashion assistant (María Valverde) is heartbroken after breaking up with a man she thought was the love of her life. When the man shows up in her life again, she seeks solace from her best friends, and learns the complexities of love
No One Gets Out Alive: Sept. 29
A survival thriller starring Cristina Rodlo, who plays an immigrant trapped in her room at a sinister boarding house
The Guilty: Oct. 1
Antoine Fuqua directs this tense thriller set over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center, as call operator Joe Baylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger—but soon discovers that nothing is as it seems.
Diana: on Oct. 1
A landmark musical that brings the viewer face to face with the iconic Princess Diana.
There’s Someone Inside Your House: Oct. 6
A high school senior (Sydney Park) and the rest of her new school’s graduating class are being targeted by a masked killer intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the world.
Found: Oct. 20
A heartwarming documentary film about three adopted American teenagers who discover they’re blood-related cousins, and how they embark on a journey to China to retrace their roots.
Night Teeth: Oct. 20
A college student moonlighting as a chauffeur picks up two mysterious women for a night of party-hopping across LA. But when he uncovers their bloodthirsty intentions — and their dangerous, shadowy underworld — he must fight to stay alive.
Stuck Together: Oct. 20
Seven families stuck in the Coronavirus lockdown live in close proximity in a Parisian apartment building, and live through the best and worst of each other in the three months of lockdown.
Army of Thieves: Oct. 29
The prequel film to Zack Snyder’s Army Of The Dead, focusing on the origin story of the vault-breaker Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer), and his eye-popping vault-breaks across Europe.
Hypnotic: October (date TBA)
A troubled young woman (Kate Siegel) enlists the help of a renowned hypnotist (Jason O’Mara). But she discovers that she’s signed up for something else altogether, with sinister consequences
Fever Dream: October (date TBA)
A woman lies ill, far from home. A young boy sits beside her. She is not his mother, he is not her son. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, an invisible threat, and the power and desperation of family. Based on the book by Samanta Schweblin.
The Harder They Fall: Nov. 3
A Western and revenge tale directed by Jeymes Samuel, starring Jonathan Majors and Idris Elba as die-hard enemies.
Love Hard: Nov. 5
An unlucky-in-love LA girl (Nina Dobrev) falls for a rugged East Coast guy (Darren Barnet) on a dating app and decides to surprise him for the holidays—only to discover that she’s been catfished by his childhood friend (Jimmy O. Yang)
A Cop Movie: Nov 5
An experiment in documentary and narrative storytelling sheds light on one of Mexico and the world’s most controversial institutions, the police force and the causes of the impunity crisis plaguing the justice system.
Passing: Nov. 10
Based on the novel by Nella Larsen, the movie follows two black women (Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga) who can pass as white and choose to live on opposite sides of the color line in 1929 New York.
Red Notice: Nov. 12
Top FBI profiler (Dwayne Johnson), two rival criminals (Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds), a jaw-dropping international heist and loads of thrill
tick, tick … BOOM!: Nov. 19
On the cusp of his 30th birthday, promising young theater composer Jonathan Larson (Andrew Garfield) navigates love, friendship, and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut.
Bruised: Nov. 24
Halle Berry makes her directorial debut with this one. She also stars as a disgraced MMA fighter who must redeem her reputation and also face her demons when the son she gave up as an infant unexpectedly reenters her life.
Robin Robin: Nov. 24
When her egg rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a family of mice, but as she grows up her differences become clear. In Aardman’s beautiful tale, Robin sets off to prove that she can be a really good mouse—but ends up discovering who she really is.
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible: Nov. 29
A documentary film that centres on climber Nims Purja as he seeks to climb all 14 of the world’s 8000m+ peaks in 7 months, shattering the previous record of 7 years.
7 Prisoners: November (date TBA)
A harmless-looking job in a junkyard in São Paulo lands a teenager into the dangerous world of human trafficking.
A Boy Called Christmas: November (date TBA)
The magical origin story of Father Christmas, based on the book by Matt Haig.
A Castle for Christmas: November (date TBA)
A romantic drama, starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes, set in the backdrop of Christmas and Scotland. Romance blooms between the two as the pair bickers over a castle put up for sale.
The Princess Switch 3: November (date TBA)
When a priceless relic is stolen, Margaret (Vanessa Hudgens) and Stacy (Vanessa Hudgens) enlist the help of audacious Fiona (Vanessa Hudgens) and a dashing man to retrieve it… sparking a tantalizing Christmas romance and a very unexpected switch.
The Power of the Dog: Dec. 1
Written & directed by Jane Campion. When his brother (Jesse Plemons) brings home a new wife (Kirsten Dunst) and son (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a fearsome rancher (Benedict Cumberbatch) torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas: Dec. 3
Aardman’s wooliest star returns for the holidays… but Shaun’s seasonal excitement turns to dismay when Timmy suddenly goes missing during a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the Flock.
The Unforgivable: Dec. 10
Released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime, Ruth (Sandra Bullock) re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past and her only hope for redemption is finding the estranged younger sister she was forced to leave behind
The Hand of God: Dec. 15
A young teenager’s eccentric family & vibrant life in 1980s Naples are suddenly upended by the electrifying arrival of a soccer legend—& a shocking accident—in Paolo Sorrentino’s personal story of fate & family, sports & cinema, & a search for the future
Don’t Look Up: Dec. 24
An Adam McKay film that centres on two low-level astronomers (Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence), and how they are pushed at the forefront of a global media blitzkrieg to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
The Lost Daughter: Dec. 31
In Maggie Gyllenhaal feature directorial debut, a woman’s beach vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother at her seaside resort forces her to confront the secrets of her past.
Back to the Outback: December
Tired of humans gawking at them like they’re monsters, a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures plot a daring escape from their zoo to the Outback, a place where they’ll fit in without being judged for their scales and fangs.
Mixtape: December
On the eve of Y2K, orphaned 12-year-old Beverly discovers a broken mixtape crafted by her teen parents. Raised by her grandmother (Julie Bowen)—who struggles talking about her late daughter—Beverly sees the mixtape as a chance to finally learn more about her parents
Single All the Way: December
Desperate to avoid his family’s judgment, Peter (Michael Urie) enlists his best friend (Philemon Chambers) to be his faux-boyfriend for the holidays. But when Peter’s mother (Kathy Najimy) preemptively sets him up on a blind date, the plan goes awry.
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