London Film Festival 2021
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1. Shepherd (II) (2021)
R | 103 min | Horror, Mystery
A young Scottish shepherd, following the death of his unfaithful wife, fights to maintain his own sanity when the past catches up to him.
Director: Russell Owen | Stars: Tom Hughes, Kate Dickie, Greta Scacchi, Gaia Weiss
Votes: 1,130
2. She Will (2021)
95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An aging film star retreats to the Scottish countryside with her nurse to recover from surgery. While there, mysterious forces of revenge emerge from the land where witches were burned.
Director: Charlotte Colbert | Stars: Jonathan Aris, Joanna Bacon, Heidi Brown, Malcolm McDowell
Votes: 3,018
3. Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2021)
R | 106 min | Fantasy, Thriller
A girl with unusual powers escapes from a mental asylum and tries to make it on her own in New Orleans.
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour | Stars: Kate Hudson, Jeon Jong-seo, Craig Robinson, Ed Skrein
Votes: 5,527
4. 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: 38,365
5. Juju Stories (2021)
84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A three-part anthology film exploring juju (magical) stories rooted in Nigerian folklore and urban legend, written and directed by the Nigerian new wave cinema collective known as Surreal16.
Directors: Abba Makama, C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi, Michael Omonua | Stars: Belinda Agedah Yanga, Paul Utomi, Elvis Poko, Don Ekwuazi
Votes: 173
6. Inexorable (2021)
98 min | Thriller
The lives of a wealthy publisher and her novelist husband are changed by the arrival of a mysterious young woman at their country mansion.
Director: Fabrice du Welz | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Mélanie Doutey, Alba Gaïa Bellugi, Janaina Halloy
Votes: 1,141
7. The Grandmother (2021)
R | 100 min | Horror
A Paris model must return to Madrid where her grandmother, who had brought her up, just had a stroke. But spending just a few days with this relative turns into an unexpected nightmare.
Director: Paco Plaza | Stars: Almudena Amor, Vera Valdez, Karina Kolokolchykova, Marina Gutiérrez
Votes: 5,447
8. A Banquet (2021)
97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A widowed mother is radically tested when her teenage daughter insists a supernatural experience has left her body in service to a higher power.
Director: Ruth Paxton | Stars: Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Ruby Stokes, Lindsay Duncan
Votes: 1,343
9. The Feast (2021)
93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Follows a young woman serving privileged guests at a dinner party in a remote house in rural Wales. The assembled guests do not realize they are about to eat their last supper.
Director: Lee Haven Jones | Stars: Annes Elwy, Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis Jones, Steffan Cennydd
Votes: 3,758
10. Dashcam (I) (2021)
R | 80 min | Horror
Two friends embark on a horror-fueled road trip and livestream the most terrifying night of their lives.
Director: Rob Savage | Stars: Annie Hardy, Amar Chadha-Patel, Angela Enahoro, Seylan Baxter
Votes: 6,190
11. Earwig (2021)
114 min | Drama, Horror
A 50-year-old caretaker is employed to look after 10-year-old girl. His most important task is to maintain her dentures that are made of ice and must be changed several times a day.
Director: Lucile Hadzihalilovic | Stars: Paul Hilton, Romane Hemelaers, Romola Garai, Alex Lawther
Votes: 1,497
12. La Corde (2021– )
53 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A small group of scientists isolated in a Norway base discovers a mysterious rope, seemingly endless, which runs along their observatory and sinks into the forest. Some decide to follow it, others decide to stay.
Stars: Suzanne Clément, Jean-Marc Barr, Christa Théret, Tom Mercier
Votes: 527
13. The Medium (2021)
Not Rated | 130 min | Horror
A horrifying story of a shaman's inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. What could be possessing a family member might not be the Goddess they make it out to be.
Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun | Stars: Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Sawanee Utoomma, Sirani Yankittikan, Yasaka Chaisorn
Votes: 13,084
14. 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: 33,036
15. Bull (2021)
R | 88 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Bull mysteriously returns home after a 10 year absence to seek revenge on those who double crossed him all those years ago.
Director: Paul Andrew Williams | Stars: David Nellist, Kevin Harvey, Mark Springer, Neil Maskell
Votes: 8,258
16. The Lost Daughter (2021)
R | 121 min | Drama
A woman's beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal | Stars: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris
Votes: 75,093
17. Wild Indian (2021)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two men learn to confront a traumatic secret they share involving the savage murder of a schoolmate.
Director: Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. | Stars: Michael Greyeyes, Chaske Spencer, Jesse Eisenberg, Kate Bosworth
Votes: 1,694
18. The Taking (2021)
76 min | Documentary
A radical examination of Monument Valley's representation in cinema and advertising, THE TAKING scrutinizes how a site located on sovereign Navajo land came to embody the fantasy of the "Old West."
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe | Stars: John K. Bucher Jr., Michele Salimbeni
Votes: 85
19. 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: 9,899
20. Sundown (I) (2021)
R | 82 min | Drama
Neil and Alice Bennett are the core of a wealthy family on vacation in Mexico until a distant emergency cuts their trip short. When one relative disrupts the family's tight-knit order, simmering tensions rise to the fore.
Director: Michel Franco | Stars: Tim Roth, Albertine Kotting McMillan, Samuel Bottomley, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Votes: 6,677
21. Language Lessons (2021)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
A Spanish teacher and her student develop an unexpected friendship.
Director: Natalie Morales | Stars: Mark Duplass, Natalie Morales, Desean Terry, Christine Quesada
Votes: 2,951
22. Encounter (III) (2021)
R | 108 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat.
Director: Michael Pearce | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Lucian-River Chauhan, Aditya Geddada
Votes: 10,970
23. Between Two Worlds (2021)
106 min | Drama
It is based on French journalist Florence Aubenas's bestselling non-fiction work Le Quai de Ouistreham, investigating rising precarity in French society through her experiences in the northern port city of Caen.
Director: Emmanuel Carrère | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Louise Pociecka, Steve Papagiannis, Aude Ruyter
Votes: 2,269
24. Mass (2021)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama
The parents of both the shooter and one of the victims of a school shooting tragedy agree to meet and talk in an attempt to move forward.
Director: Fran Kranz | Stars: Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Ann Dowd, Reed Birney
Votes: 17,495
25. Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest (2021)
98 min | Documentary
Kim Kanoin arm is a guy from Denmark who has played Gyruss so much since the 80s that he one of the biggest experts. I have seen him many times in bipbip bar and can attest to his greatness. He is very good at what he does in Gyruss.
Director: Mads Hedegaard | Stars: Kim Cannon Arm, Walter Day, Shigeru Miyamoto
Votes: 263
26. Boiling Point (I) (2021)
R | 92 min | Drama, Thriller
Enter the relentless pressure of a restaurant kitchen as a head chef wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year.
Director: Philip Barantini | Stars: Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Alice Feetham, Ray Panthaki
Votes: 42,150
27. As in Heaven (2021)
86 min | Drama
On a farm in the late 1800s, an intense wait begins when a mother goes into a complicated labour and 14-year-old Lise must prepare herself for a night that could change her life forever.
Director: Tea Lindeburg | Stars: Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl, Ida Cæcilie Rasmussen, Palma Lindeburg Leth, Anna-Olivia Øster Coakley
Votes: 723
28. The Neutral Ground (2021)
82 min | Documentary
In December 2015, the New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monuments from public grounds. A forceful group of critics protested the decision, and fearing retaliation, no crew would agree to remove the statues.
Director: CJ Hunt | Stars: CJ Hunt, Mr. Hunt, Mitch Landrieu, Jason Williams
Votes: 126
29. Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021)
TV-MA | 114 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In a society ruled by machismo, a hibernating "bird" becomes a serious matter. In a life of brutality, the sleeping bird is an allegory for a peaceful and serene life, even when the whole world tries desperately to rouse it.
Director: Edwin | Stars: Marthino Lio, Ladya Cheryl, Reza Rahadian, Ratu Felisha
Votes: 962
30. Belle (2021)
PG | 121 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shôta Sometani, Tina Tamashiro
Votes: 17,104
31. The Hole (2021)
93 min | Drama
The extraordinary adventure of the young members of the Piedmont Speleological Group who, having already explored all the caves of Northern Italy, changed course in August 1961 and went South to explore other caves unknown to man.
Director: Michelangelo Frammartino | Stars: Nicola Lanza, Antonio Lanza, Leonardo Larocca, Claudia Candusso
Votes: 1,854
32. Know the Grass (2021)
14 min | Short
Three siblings in a rural town stumble upon a local community centre and family secrets are unravelled.
Director: Sophie Littman | Stars: Conrad Khan, India Fowler, Annabel Hill
Votes: 32
33. A Man Trembles (2021)
23 min | Short
At the peak of the Asian financial crisis, an ordinary family head to Sentosa island and face unknown terrors.
Directors: Mark Chua, Li Shuen Lam | Stars: Oliver Chong, Lina Yu, Brayden Koh
Votes: 16
34. Inherent (I) (2021)
16 min | Short, Horror
Follows a girl roaming the streets, gazing at a boy, while in the attic of her house resides a sinister presence who she serves. As the infatuation grows, she is torn between her desires and her ties.
Director: Nicolai G.H. Johansen | Stars: Sandra Guldberg Kampp, Noah Skovgaard Skands
Votes: 60
35. Calving (2021)
12 min | Short
In a rural Irish village, a strange calf is born. And it won't stop screaming.
Director: Louis Bhose | Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Liz Fitzgibbon, Philip O'Sullivan, Gerry O'Brien
Votes: 38
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: 432
37. The Hand of God (2021)
R | 130 min | Drama
In 1980s Naples, young Fabietto pursues his love for football as family tragedy strikes, shaping his uncertain but promising future as a filmmaker.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert
Votes: 49,550
38. Petrov's Flu (2021)
Unrated | 145 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A day in the life of a comic book artist and his family in post-Soviet Russia. While suffering from the flu, Petrov is carried by his friend Igor on a long walk, drifting in and out of fantasy and reality.
Director: Kirill Serebrennikov | Stars: Semyon Serzin, Chulpan Khamatova, Vladislav Semiletkov, Yuri Kolokolnikov
Votes: 3,023
39. All My Friends Hate Me (2021)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror
Pete is cautiously excited about reuniting with his college crew for a birthday weekend. But, one by one, his friends slowly turn against him. Is he being punished, is he paranoid, or is he part of some sick joke?
Director: Andrew Gaynord | Stars: Georgina Campbell, Christopher Fairbank, Joshua McGuire, Dustin Demri-Burns
Votes: 5,848
40. Boiling Point (I) (2021)
R | 92 min | Drama, Thriller
Enter the relentless pressure of a restaurant kitchen as a head chef wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year.
Director: Philip Barantini | Stars: Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Alice Feetham, Ray Panthaki
Votes: 42,150
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