# The best films of 2021

The films released in Brazil in 2021 that appeared most in Brazilian critics' top lists (Papo de Cinema, CinePOP, Abraccine) and at the big awards.

- 16 votes · 12 items
- Apr 25, 2022 · Paulo Azevedo Dias
- https://even.best/en/l/631/the-best-films-of-2021

## Top 12

1. **Nomadland** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Chloé Zhao. Frances McDormand on the roads of the American West; best film for Papo de Cinema and three Oscars.
2. **The Power of the Dog** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Jane Campion. Benedict Cumberbatch on a Montana ranch; Silver Lion in Venice.
3. **Drive My Car** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Ryūsuke Hamaguchi. A theatre director and his driver, from Murakami.
4. **Minari** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Lee Isaac Chung. A Korean family on an Arkansas farm; Oscar for Youn Yuh-jung.
5. **Dune** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Denis Villeneuve. Paul Atreides on Arrakis; six technical Oscars.
6. **Private Desert** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Aly Muritiba. A Curitiba policeman travels to Bahia after a woman he met online; audience award in Venice.
7. **Cabeça de Nêgo** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Déo Cardoso. A student occupies his school in Fortaleza; best Brazilian film for Abraccine.
8. **The Father** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Florian Zeller. Anthony Hopkins and dementia seen from the inside; Best Actor Oscar.
9. **Another Round** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Thomas Vinterberg. Four teachers and a theory about alcohol; Oscar for Best International Feature.
10. **Promising Young Woman** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Emerald Fennell. Carey Mulligan avenges her best friend; Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
11. **Madalena** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Madiano Marcheti. The death of a trans woman and three characters in an agribusiness town in Mato Grosso do Sul.
12. **Titane** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Julia Ducournau. Body horror and family; Palme d'Or at Cannes.

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