Some of them have already been nominated for an Oscar!
"I, Tonya", "Hidden Figures", "The Big Short" - films that perfectly fit the line between fact and fiction, appeal to both critics and casual viewers, and take you to the infinite universe - Wikipedia to find out everything what can you say about the person, place or event that you saw in the movie.
Lucky for all of us, 2021 is already loaded with movies. based on real events, some of which have already been nominated for an Oscar. Here are the movies you should definitely add to your watchlist.
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Friends Forever 2021
Based on an essay written by journalist Matthew Teague forEsquire set in 2015, this is the touching (and breaking) story of an incredible friend (Jason Segel) who gave up everything to be with Teague (Casey Affleck) and his family when Teague's wife Nicole Dakota Johnson was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Get your napkins ready!
Premiere January 22.
Excavations
Submit it to some very cool women you've never heard of. Carey Mulligan plays Edith Pretty, a wealthy widow who turned to local amateur archaeologist Basil Brown (played by Ralph Fiennes) to see what was going on under the strange hills that dot her English rural estate in the 1930s. Brown and his team discovered countless monumental relics from the Anglo-Saxon era, and the rest was (literal) history.
Premieres January 29th on Netflix.
Bloom family history
For the record, the protagonist is neither a penguin nor a flower, but an injured magpie who is adopted by the Bloom family after matriarch Sam (Naomi Watts) is left partially paralyzed in a horrific accident. As the Penguin heals, Sam takes note and finds the strength to relearn how to spreadtheir wings and fly, too. After watching, be sure to check out the book it's based on, written by Sam's husband Cameron (played by Andrew Lincoln in the film).
Premieres January 27th on Netflix.
Judas and the black messiah
If you're unfamiliar with the tragic and infuriating story of the police murder of Black Panther Vice Chairman Fred Hampton (played here by Daniel Kaluuya) and the young FBI informant who helped make it happen (Lakeith Stanfield), it's time. The film was made with the blessing of the Hampton family and received five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Kaluuye and Stanfield.
Premiere February 12th.
Minari
Another Best Picture contender (besides five other Oscar nominees), "Minari" is a semi-autobiographical version of director Lee Isaac Chung, who was raised in rural Arkansas as a child of South Korean immigrants in the 1980s. It has been hailed by critics as a vivid portrayal of the US immigrant experience and the pursuit of the mythical American Dream - and a must-see.
Premiere February 12th.
Mauritanian
Despite repeated promises of closure and regular reports of inhumane conditions, the Guantanamo Bay military prison opened by the US after 9/11 remains open with 40 prisoners still in it. This film tells the true and horrific story of Mohamed Ould Salahi (played by Tahar Rahim), a Mauritanian who was held in a detention camp without charge or trial for 14 years. Jodie Foster and Shailene Woodley play lawyers fighting tooth and nail to free Salahi, while Benedict Cumberbatch plays a military prosecutor who does everything in his power to stop them, even if it means acting outside the law.
Premiere February 12 - already out and available for viewing online.
Land of nomads
Frances McDormand plays Fern, a nomadic woman living in a van after her husband's death and job loss. The eye-opening film is based on journalist Jessica Bruder's 2017 non-fiction book of the same name about the growing number of older Americans who began living as nomads and taking advantage of seasonal job opportunities across the country after losing their jobs during the 2008 recession. It features several real-life nomads playing fictional versions of themselves and has been nominated for six Oscars, including the historic award for Best Director Chloe Zhao.
Premieres February 19th on Hulu.
United States vs. Billie Holiday
In yet another disappointing US government account of a history of racist, fear-based, and unwarranted attacks on prominent black leaders, this film shows how a Grammy-winning singer (Andra Day) was used by the government to racist the so-called war on drugs. Day was nominated for Best Actress for her performance in the film, which also starred Trevante Rhodes, Natasha Lyonne and Garrett Hedlund.
Premieres February 26 on Hulu.
My Year in New York
We will call him"The Devil Wears Prada lite". Screen adaptation of the 2014 memoir of the same name by writer Joanna RakoffThe Year of My Salinger featuring Margaret Qualley as Rakoff during her graduate year working for a demanding boss (Sigourney Weaver) at a New York City literary agency in the 1990s. She spent most of her days answering letters from JD Salinger fans, and Rakoff is beginning to take on his own authorial voice while secretly seasoning the responses in a mandatory fashion.
Premiere March 5th.
Spy games
Benedict Cumberbatch just can't say no to historical drama - and thank God for that. In this, he plays Greville Wynn, a British businessman hired by MI6 during the Cold War to deliver secret messages to a contact involved in the Soviet nuclear program; Wynn's bold actions ultimately helped end the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Premiere 19 March.
Spell 3: By the will of the devil
I hate to tell this to everyone who calms down after watching horror movies, reminding themselves that "it's just a movie" but the series "spell and its many side effects are actually all based on the real cases of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine. Warren (played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga). And while it's not set in a haunted house, the next installment continues that trend, focusing on the 1981 trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, a Connecticut man who claimed to have been possessed by a demon when he killed his landlord. Well, of course.
Premiere June 4th.
Paternity
Get ready for another major teardrop: Kevin Hart will play Matthew Loguelin, a man whose wife dies 24 hours after the birth of their first child, a daughter, prematurely. The film is based on the real-life memoir of LogelineTwo Kisses for Maddie: Memories of Loss and Love 2011, in which he talked about his courtship and marriage to his late wife Liz and his first year as a single father with their daughter Maddie. (A much funnier fact: After the film was sold to Netflix, Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions signed on as distributors.)
Premieres June 18 on Netflix.
Respect
A few years before her death in 2018, Aretha Franklin asked—or rather, told—Jennifer Hudson not only to play her in a biopic, but also to win an Oscar for her performance. Obviously, Hollywood immediately started working on the first part, and judging by the trailer, the second part is almost guaranteed to follow. The film has an all-star cast that includes Forest Whitaker, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Titus Burgess and many more and really can't see the light of day anytime soon.
Premiere August 13th.
Last duel
The 80s are back, baby! That is, the 1380s.Last duel taken from Eric Jaeger's 2004 non-fiction book of the same name, which details the last official instance of a battle in France, which took place in 1386 between two knights. The script was written by Nicole Holofcener, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, with the latter two also starring in the film. Damon plays Jean de Carrouges, who accuses his former best friend Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver) of raping his wife Marguerite (Jodie Comer), setting up a legal fight to the death between the two men. Between a complex cast, a tense plot, and Damon's insane medieval goatee, we're going to go ahead and predict an Oscar for"Last duel" in 2022.
Premiere October 15th.
King Richard
It's undeniable that Venus and Serena Williams achieved some incredibly GOAT-worthy accomplishments in their decades of professional tennis careers, but no less impressive is the story of their father, Richard, who coached them to these accomplishments for most of his life without even playing. competitive tennis. He will be played by Will Smith in this biopic set in the 90s, when the Williams sisters were preparing to turn professional.
Premiere 19 November.
House of Gucci
As if you didn't already know from the snaps coveted "around the world", Lady Gaga and Adam Driver play Patricia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci, respectively, in this portrayal of Reggiani's involvement and her ex's 1995 murder trial. Husband of Gucci The film also stars Al Pacino, Jared Leto and Jeremy Irons, directed by Ridley Scott, and I swear if he doesn't win the 2022 Oscar for Driver's Big Sweater Energy alone, the Academy will make me answer.
Premiere November 24th.
Spencer
Nearly 25 years have passed since her tragic death, and yet Princess Diana's life and legacy only seemed to grow in that time, especially as we watched her sons grow up and learn to navigate a world without her. This year, the late Princess of Wales will be immortalized in biographical form. She will be played by Kristen Stewart, who already seems to be the epitome of Lady Di in the set photos, and the film will cover the three-day period of the 1991 Christmas holidays during which Diana decided she needed to file for divorce. from Prince Charles.
