2021 New Movie Releases: The Full Movie Release Date Schedule
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic led to a great deal of rescheduling and reevaluating primary methods of distribution, with some studios taking the straight-to-streaming route
It seems that Hollywood is going to be very busy with its 2021 movies coming to theaters. With an ungodly amount of comic book movies from Marvel and DC alike to the new Fast and Furious movie, the next calendar year is jam-packed with some of the most anticipated releases to ever be announced. That is due, in part, to the fact that many of these films were originally scheduled for a sooner release, or should have been out months ago.
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic led to a great deal of rescheduling and reevaluating primary methods of distribution, with some studios taking the straight-to-streaming route. The ones who chose to uphold the tradition of going to the theater either postponed a release to later in the year, or went as far as pushing it right into the 2021 calendar, which is why you may recognize some of the titles below as films you hoped to see in 2020.
The following is a one-stop location for all the movies to look forward to in 2021 and when to expect them. Of course, as we all should be used to by now, dates are subject to change, so be sure check back for shifts in the schedule. Enjoy!
January 2021 Movie Releases
Be sure to pay attention to The Little Things if spending One Night in Miami this January 2021.
Friday January 8th
Herself – Amazon Prime Release – Rated R – Clare Dunne, Molly McCann
Thursday January 14th
Locked Down – HBO Max Release – Rated R – Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Friday January 15th
- The Marksman – Rated PG-13 – Liam Neeson, Katheryn Winnick
- One Night in Miami – Amazon Prime Release – Rated R – Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom, Jr.
- Outside the Wire – Netflix Release – Rated R – Antony Mackie, Damson Idris
- The Ultimate Playlist of Noise – Hulu Release – Rated PG-13 – Keean Johnson, Madeline Brewer
Friday January 22nd
- Our Friend – Rated R – Jason Segel, Dakota Johnson
- The White Tiger – Netflix Release – Rated R – Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao
Wednesday January 27
Penguin Bloom – Netflix Release – Not Rated – Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln
Friday January 29th
- The Dig – Netflix Release – Rated PG-13 – Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes
- Finding ‘Ohana – Netflix Release – Rated PG – Kea Peahu, Alex Aiono
- The Little Things – Rated R – Denzel Washington, Jared Leto
- Palmer – Apple TV+ Release – Rated R – Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple
- Saint Maud – Rated R – Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle
- Supernova – Rated R – Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci
February 2021 Movie Releases
February 2021 sounds like a perfect for Barb and Star to go to Vista Del Mar, and to look out for the many other anticipated movie releases scheduled for that month.
Friday February 5th
- Bliss – Amazon Prime Release – Rated R – Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek
- Falling – Rated R – Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen
- Little Fish – Not Rated – Olivia Cooke, Jack O’Connell
- Malcolm & Marie – Netflix Release – Rated R – Zendaya, John David Washington
- Minamata – Rated R – Johnny Depp, Minami
- The Right One – Rated R – Cleopatra Coleman, Iliza Shlesinger
- Son of the South – Rated PG-13 – Lucas Till, Lucy Hale
Friday February 12th
- Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar – Rated PG-13 – Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo
- French Exit – Rated R – Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges
- Judas and the Black Messiah – Theatrical and HBO Max Release – Rated R – Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons
- Land – Rated PG-13 – Robin Wright, Demián Bichir
- The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things – Amazon Prime Release – Rated PG-13 – Kathryn Newton, Josh Hamilton
- To All The Boys: Always And Forever – Netflix Release – Rated TV-14 – Lana Condor, Noah Centineo
Friday February 19th
- Blithe Spirit – Rated PG-13 – Dan Stevens, Leslie Mann
- Flora & Ulysses – Disney+ Release – Rated PG – Alyson Hannigan, Kate Micucci
- I Care a Lot – Netflix Release – Rated R – Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage
- The Mauritanian – Rated R – Shailene Woodley, Tahar Rahim,
- Nomadland – Rated R – Frances McDormand
Friday February 26th
- Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry – Apple TV+ Documentary – Rated R – Billie Eilish
- Cherry – Theatrical (Apple TV+ Release March 12) – Rated R – Tom Holland
- Crisis – Rated R – Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer
- The Father – Rated PG-13 – Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman
- Tom and Jerry – Rated PG – Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña
- Tyger Tyger – Rating TBD – Sam Quartin, Dylan Sprouse
- The United States vs. Billie Holiday – Hulu Release – Not Rated – Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes
March 2021 Movie Releases
Good thing Eddie Murphy is, once again, Coming 2 America before Godzilla and Kong’s battle potentially destroys it in March 2021.
Monday March 1st
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell – Netflix Doctumentary – Rated R
Wednesday March 3rd
Moxie – Netflix Release – Rated PG-13 – Josephine Langford, Ike Barinholtz
Thursday March 4th
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run – CBS All Access Release – Rated PG – Tom Kenny, Keanu Reeves
Friday March 5th
- Boogie – Rated R – Taylor Takahashi, Pamelyn Chee
- Boss Level – Hulu Release – Rating TBD – Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson
- Chaos Walking – Rated PG-13 – Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland
- Coming 2 America – Amazon Prime Release – Rated PG-13 – Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall
- My Salinger Year – Rated R – Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver
- Raya and the Last Dragon – Disney+ Release – Rated PG – Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina
Friday March 12th
- Cherry – Apple TV+ Release (Released Theatrically in February) – Rated R – Tom Holland
- Yes Day – Netflix Release – Rated PG – Jennifer Garner, Edgar Ramirez
Thursday March 18th
Zack Snyder’s Justice League – HBO Max Release – Rated R – Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill
Friday March 19th
The Courier – Rated PG-13 – Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan
Friday March 26th
- A Week Away – Netflix Release – Rated PG – Bailee Madison, Kevin Quinn
- Bad Trip – Netflix Release – Rated R – Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery
- Nobody – Rated R – Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen
Tuesday March 31st
Godzilla vs. Kong – Theatrical and HBO Max – Rated PG-13 – Millie Bobby Brown, Eiza González
April 2021 Movie Releases
Find out if Mortal Kombat will FINISH the franchise and more in April 2021.
Friday April 2nd
The Unholy – PG-13 – Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Friday April 9th
- Thunder Force – Netflix Release – Rated PG-13 – Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer
- Voyagers – Rating TBD – Colin Farrell, Tye Sheridan
Friday April 23rd
Mortal Kombat – Theatrical and HBO Max Release – Rated R – Jessica McNamee, Hiroyuki Sanada
Friday April 30th
- Separation – Rated R – Brian Cox, Rupert Friend
- Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse – Amazon Prime Release – Rated R – Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell
May 2021 Movie Releases
May 2021 is looking scary with Spiral: From the Book of Saw and A Quiet Place Part II.
Friday May 7th
- Here Today – Rated PG-13 – Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish
- Monster – Netflix Release – Rated R – Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jeffrey Wright
- Wrath of Man – Rated R – Jason Statham, Josh Hartnett
Friday May 14th
- Finding You – Rated PG – Katherine McNamara, Tom Everett Scott
- Profile – Rating TBD – Valene Kane, Shazad Latif
- Spiral: From The Book Of Saw – Rated R – Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson
- Those Who Wish Me Dead – Rated R – Angelina Jolie, Nicolas Hoult
- The Woman In The Window – Netflix Release – Rated R – Amy Adams, Gary Oldman
Friday May 21
- Army of the Dead – Netflix Release – Rated R – Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell
- Dream Horse – Rated PG – Toni Collette, Damian Lewis
Thursday, May 27
Blue Miracle – Netflix Release – Rating TBD – Dennis Quaid, Raymond Cruz
Friday May 28th
- A Quiet Place Part II – Rated PG-13 – Millicent Simmonds
- Cruella – Theatrical and Disney+ Premier Access Release – Rated PG-13 – Emma Stone, Mark Strong
June 2021 Movie Releases
If the Devil leaves your Spirit Untamed, hopefully a Samaritan can bring you back In the Heights in June 2021.
Friday June 4th
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It – Theatrical and HBO Max Release – Rating TBD – Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson
- Samaritan – Rating TBD – Sylvester Stallone, Martin Starr
- Spirit Untamed – Rated PG – Eiza González, Jake Gyllenhaal
Friday June 11th
In the Heights – Theatrical and HBO Max Release – Rated PG-13 – Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos
Wednesday June 16th
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard – Rating TBD – Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson
Friday June 18th
- Fatherhood – Netflix Release – Rated PG-13 – Kevin Hart, Lil Rel Howery
- Luca – Disney+ Release – Rated PG – Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer
- Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway – Rated PG – James Corden, Margot Robbie
Friday June 25th
F9 (Fast and Furious 9) – Rated PG-13 – Vin Diesel, John Cena
Friday June 30th
Zola – Rated R – Taylour Paige, Riley Keough
July 2021 Movie Releases
What a legacy July 2021 is shaping up to lead at the movies.
Friday July 2nd
- The Boss Baby: Family Business – Theatrical and Peacock Release – Rated PG – Alec Baldwin, John Flanagan
- The Forever Purge – Rating TBD – Ana de la Reguera, Leven Ramblin
- The Tomorrow War – Amazon Prime Release – Rated PG-13 – Betty Gilpin, Chris Pratt
Friday July 9th
Black Widow – Theatrical and Disney+ Premier Access Release – Rating TBD – Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh
Friday July 16th
- Escape Room: Tournament of Champions – Rated PG-13 – Logan Miller, Taylor Russell
- Space Jam: A New Legacy – Theatrical and HBO Max Release – Rating TBD – LeBron James, Don Cheadle
- Friday July 23rd
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania – Rating TBD – Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez
- Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins – Rating TBD – Henry Golding, Samara Weaving
- Old – Rating TBD – Abbey Lee, Thomas McKenzie
Friday July 30th
- The Green Knight – Rating TBD – Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander
- Jungle Cruise – Theatrical and Disney+ Premier Access Release – Rating TBD – Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt
- Nine Days – Rated R – Bill Skarsgård, Zazie Beetz
- Stillwater – Rating TBD – Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin
August 2021 Movie Releases
There are plenty more sequels, or whatever The Suicide Squad should be referred to, in August 2021 as well.
Friday August 6th
The Suicide Squad – Theatrical and HBO Max Release – Rating TBD – Margot Robbie, Viola Davis
Friday August 13th
- Don’t Breathe 2 – Rating TBD – Stephen Lang
- Free Guy – Rating TBD – Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi
- Respect – Rated PG-13 – Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker
Friday August 20th
- The Night House – Rated R – Rebecca Hall, Stacy Martin
- Paw Patrol: The Movie – Rating TBD – Lilly Bartlam, Raoul Bhaneja
- The Protégé – Rating TBD – Michael Keaton, Maggie Q
- Reminiscence – Rated PG-13 – Theatrical and HBO Max Release – Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson
Friday August 27th
- The Beatles: Get Back – Theatrical and Disney+ Release – Rating TBD – (Documentary) John Lennon, Paul McCartney
- Candyman – Rated R – Tony Todd, Yahya Abdul-Matteen II
September 2021 Movie Releases
September 2021 is looking to be a legendary time at the movies.
Friday September 3rd
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Theatrical and Disney+ Premier Access Release – Rating TBD – Simu Liu, Awkwafina
Friday September 10th
- The Card Counter – Rating TBD – Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan
- Malignant – Rated R – Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson
Friday September 17th
Blue Bayou – Rated R – Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander
Friday September 24th
- Dear Evan Hansen – Rating TBD – Ben Platt, Julianne Moore
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye – Rating TBD – Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield
- The Many Saints Of Newark – Theatrical and HBO Max Release – Rated R – Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage – Rating TBD – Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson
October 2021 Movie Releases
Can Dune or The Last Duel survive some Halloween Kills in October 2021?
Friday October 1st
- The Addams Family 2 – Rating TBD – Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron
- Dune – Theatrical and HBO Max Release – Rated PG-13 – Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson
Friday October 8th
No Time To Die – Rated PG-13 – Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas
Friday October 15th
- Halloween Kills – Rated R – Jamie Lee Curtis, Anthony Michael Hall
- The Last Duel – Rating TBD – Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
Friday October 22nd
- Jackass 4 – Rating TBD – Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O
- Last Night In Soho – Rating TBD – Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin McKenzie
- Ron’s Gone Wrong – Rating TBD – Jack Dylan Grazer, Thomas Barbusca
Friday, October 29th
Antlers – Rated R – Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons
November 2021 Movie Releases
Lined up for November 2021, Clifford the Big Red Dog will hit theaters early in the month, with Ghostbusters: Afterlife, King Richard and Top Gun: Maverick coming later.
Friday November 5th
- Clifford the Big Red Dog – Rating TBD – David Allen Grier, Rosie Perez
- Eternals – Rating TBD – Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden
Thursday November 11th
Ghostbusters: Afterlife – Rated PG-13 – Paul Rudd, Bill Murray
Friday November 12th
Belfast – Rating TBD – Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan
Friday November 19th
- King Richard – Rating TBD – Will Smith, Jon Bernthal
- Top Gun: Maverick – Rating TBD – Tom Cruise, Miles Teller
Wednesday, November 24th
- Encanto – Rating TBD
- House of Gucci – Rating TBD – Adam Driver, Lady Gaga
- Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City – Rating TBD – Robbie Amell, Kaya Scodelario
December 2021 Movie Releases
Steven Spielberg directs his first feature-length musical – a remake of West Side Story – in one of December 2021’s most anticipated releases.
Friday December 3rd
Nightmare Alley – Rating TBD – Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett (Limited release)
Friday December 10th
- American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story – Rating TBD – Zachary Levi
- West Side Story – Rating TBD – Maddie Ziegler, Ansel Elgort
Friday December 17th
Spider-Man: No Way Home – Rating TBD – Tom Holland, Zendaya
Wednesday December 22nd
- Downton Abbey 2 – Rating TBD – Dominic West, Laura Haddock
- A Journal for Jordan – Rating TBD – Michael B. Jordan, Tamara Tunie
- The King’s Man – Rated R – Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton
- The Matrix 4 – Rating TBD – Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss
- Sing 2 – Rating TBD – Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson
Thursday December 23rd
The Nightingale – Rating TBD – Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning
2021 – Date TBD
We know these film are coming out in 2021, we are just not sure when exactly. Some were set for a specific date in 2021, but have been pushed to the following year, or even later.
- Bob’s Burgers: The Movie – Rating TBD – H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts
- Cinderella – Amazon Prime Release – Rated PG – Camila Cabello, Billy Porter
- The Devil’s Light – Rating TBD – Virginia Madsen, Ben Cross
- Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – Rating TBD – Max Harwood, Lauren Patel
- Finch – Apple TV+ Release – Rated PG-13 – Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones
- Infinite – Paramount+ Release – Rating TBD – Mark Wahlberg, Dylan O’Brien
- Micronauts – Rating TBD
- Praise This – Rating TBD
- Run Sweetheart Run – Amazon Prime Release – Rated R – Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk
- Tomb Raider 2 – Rating TBD – Alicia Vikander, Kristin Scott Thomas
- The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent – Rating TBD – Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal
- Vivo – Netflix Release – Rating TBD – Lin-Manuel Miranda, Pamela Morales
- Worth – Netflix Release – Rated PG-13 – Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci
Moved to 2022 or Later:
- The 355 – Rating TBD – Jessica Chastain, Sebastian Stan (Moved to January 14, 2022)
- Deep Water – Rating TBD – Ana de Armas, Ben Affleck (Moved to January 14, 2022)
- The Man From Toronto – Rating TBD – Jason Statham, Kevin Hart (Moved to January 14, 2022)
- Morbius – Rating TBD – Jared Leto, Adria Arjona (Moved to January 28, 2022)
- Death On The Nile – Rating TBD – Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot (Moved to February 11, 2022)
- Marry Me – Rated PG-13 – Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson (Moved to February 11, 2022)
- What About Love – Rating TBD – Andy Garcia, Sharon Stone (Moved to February 11, 2022)
- Rumble – Rating TBD – Will Arnett, Terry Crews (Moved to February 18, 2022)
- Uncharted – Rating TBD – Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg (Moved to February 18, 2022)
- The Batman – Rating TBD – Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz (Moved to March 4, 2022)
- The Bad Guys – Rating TBD – Awkwafina, Craig Robinson (April 15, 2022)
- Mission: Impossible 7 – Rating TBD – Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson (Moved to May 27, 2022)
- Untitled Elvis Biopic – Rating TBD – Austin Butler, Tom Hanks (Moved to June 3, 2022)
- Jurassic World: Dominion – Rating TBD – Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard (Moved to June 10, 2022)
- Minions: The Rise Of Gru – Rated PG – Steve Carell, Lucy Lawless (Moved to July 1, 2022)
- Fantastic Beasts III – Rating TBD – Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law (Moved to July 15, 2022)
- Black Adam – Rating TBD – Dwayne Johnson, Noah Centineo (Moved to July 29, 2022)
- Babylon – Rating TBD – Brad Pitt (Moved to January 6, 2023)
Which of these 2021 movies are you most excited to see and which ones do you think should have been cancelled instead of just postponed (if that was the case)? Be sure to check back for additional information and updates on the most anticipated movies coming to theaters, as well as what you should keep an eye out for on streaming, here on CinemaBlend.
