Lots of movies have come and gone from the Netflix platform in 2021—but there are some films that stand above the rest. These have been the 25 most popular movies on Netflix so far in 2021.
Day by day, week by week and month by month, new movies roll in to join the pack. And by using my Top 10 formula, I’ve been able to assess which films have thrived the most on Netflix over the course of 2021. Each successive month serves as a notable demarcation point in my mind. At those times, we see new films nudge their ways in (and shove other movies) out to be become part of the Top 25—to be among the absolute elite list of movies on Netflix this year. And since May is now coming to a close, we’ve got a fresh Top 25 to sift through. According to the Top 10 charts on Netflix, these movies have dominated the platform the most in 2021. *Designates all newcomers that weren’t part of the Top 25 in April. 24. Parker and Unknown — 90 points 23. Good Burger — 91 points 22. Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal — 93 points 21. Stowaway — 94 points* 20. Deadly Illusions — 97 points 19. The Dark Knight — 102 points 18. Outside the Wire — 109 points 17.17 Again — 109 points 16. Synchronic — 113 points 15. Homefront — 115 points 14. To All the Boys: Always and Forever — 118 points 13. The Woman in the Window — 122 points* 12. The Vanished — 124 points 11. Finding ‘Ohana — 138 points A large portion of the Top 25 is dominated by two types of movies: projects produced by Netflix and family-targeted films. But War Dogs is a strange outlier that had a good enough run this past February to stand the test of time. During that month, the war comedy appeared on Netflix’s daily Top 10 charts 21 times—including four days in the top position. On the all-time rankings, War Dogs currently ranks in 31st place.
