Hamster Recon's Best Films of 2021 (So Far...)
Full Disclaimer: I probably haven't seen any of these and won't until like 2030 or something. Eventually I will though and then the title will be accurate. It's movies I'd like to see :)
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- DirectorPrano Bailey-BondStarsNiamh AlgarMichael SmileyNicholas BurnsAfter viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister's disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction and reality.8.35/10
- DirectorChristopher BroughtonFollowing a near death experience, a renowned doctor discovers a method of healing patients without the use of medicine, as a child gives him a mysterious paranormal gift that leads him down a dangerous path.
- DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsTom CruiseJennifer ConnellyMiles TellerAfter thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.
- DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseHayley AtwellVing RhamesEthan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.
- 2018–202443mTV-147.4 (456)TV EpisodeDirectorEagle EgilssonStarsJay HernandezPerdita WeeksZachary KnightonMagnum and Higgins help an up-and-coming mixed martial arts fighter who is being pressured by a gang to throw an illegal fight. Kumu is arrested for stealing an artifact that should be returned to its resting place.
- DirectorKrishna RaoStarsJay HernandezPerdita WeeksZachary KnightonAs a major hurricane hits the Island, Magnum and his friends find shelter inside La Mariana, along with two armed killers also escaping the dangerous storm.
- DirectorKrishna RaoStarsJay HernandezPerdita WeeksZachary KnightonWhen a wealthy man hires Magnum and Higgins to find his missing wife, they are stunned when a tragedy occurs as a result of their investigation. Kumu's suspicion of Maleah's boyfriend creates a divide in their new relationship.
- DirectorGeoffrey Wing ShotzStarsJay HernandezPerdita WeeksZachary KnightonWhen an overenthusiastic neighborhood watch group asks Magnum and Higgins to investigate a shady character living on their block, they are shocked to find that they may have inadvertently stumbled upon a serial killer on the loose.
- DirectorGeoffrey Wing ShotzStarsJay HernandezPerdita WeeksZachary KnightonWhen a young man in need of emergency surgery goes missing with a bullet lodged in his chest, Ethan asks Magnum and Higgins to find him before it's too late. TC talks to a military recruit who may be enlisting for the wrong reasons.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsMatt DamonAdam DriverJodie ComerThe Knight Jean de Carrouges must settle the dispute over his wife Marguerite by challenging his former friend to a duel to the death.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsLady GagaAdam DriverAl PacinoWhen Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel their legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately...murder.
- DirectorTom Van AvermaetStarsNoomi RapaceJessica BardenJan BijvoetIn the heart of a bustling metropolis, Paula, a lonely street artist, entertains people as a living statue. She longs for an impossible love with Agatha, a stone sculpture next to which she can be found every day. One day, when reaching her familiar spot, she finds her stone companion replaced by an abstract, modern sculpture. After a frantic search, she discovers Agatha cast aside amidst a group of discarded, classical statues who have lost their place in the modernizing sculpture park. As the sun sets, Paula finds herself trying to wake the lonely statue from her stone slumber.
- DirectorYangzom BrauenStarsJay HernandezPerdita WeeksZachary KnightonWhen Higgins is abducted, Magnum discovers it's retaliation related to one of his first cases on the Island, and he, Rick and TC must break out an ex-client from prison in order to save her.
- DirectorYangzom BrauenStarsJay HernandezPerdita WeeksZachary KnightonWhen an Army ranger goes missing after returning from deployment, Magnum learns of the traumatic news he received upon arriving home and must find him before survivor's guilt consumes him.
- DirectorRuba NaddaStarsJay HernandezPerdita WeeksZachary KnightonWhen a married woman asks Magnum and Higgins to find her lover's killer, they find that the victim wasn't who he claimed to be. Rick visits Icepick, whose health takes a turn for the worse.
- DirectorRuba NaddaStarsJay HernandezPerdita WeeksZachary KnightonWhen a Marine Corps vet's SUV is stolen with her service dog inside, Magnum and Higgins must find the car, the dog and the car thief who they believe may be an escaped kidnapping victim.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsAnsel ElgortKen WatanabeRachel KellerHired as Meicho Shimbun's first American crime reporter, Jake Adelstein is quickly tasked with covering two cases that initially appear unrelated, but soon stakes his career - and life - on connecting the dots.
- DirectorChad HartiganStarsKatie LesterSteph OrrSteve WhetzelA young boy and his teenage sister deal with the death of their mother and the absence of their father in two very different ways.
- DirectorChad HartiganStarsKieran MulcareAshley Austin MorrisCharles NordeenDaniel is a performance artist. Everything is going great with his new girlfriend Maggie, until his best friend convinces him to use her as the subject of their latest art piece.
- DirectorChad HartiganStarsGeorge DuckerMeghan WebsterLeisha CorcoranLuke and Brie are on a first date, but the hazards of this term, and the incessant need for casualness keep their evening ebbing and flowing between flirtations and misunderstandings.
- DirectorChad HartiganStarsDonald Ian BlackDixie PerkinsonDon and Dixie confront their relationship issues at the beach.
- DirectorChad HartiganStarsPaul EenhoornDemetrius GrosseTom PlunkettMartin Bonner has just moved to Nevada from the East Coast, leaving behind his two adult children and a life he spent more than two decades building.
- DirectorChad HartiganStarsMarkees ChristmasCraig RobinsonCarla JuriThe romantic and coming-of-age misadventures of a 13-year-old American living in Germany.
- DirectorChad HartiganStarsKonstantin LavyshVeronica FalcónBiff WiffWhen an aging Croatian tennis player reveals memories of his tortured past to a housekeeper, an unlikely bond is formed.
- DirectorChad HartiganStarsOlivia CookeJack O'ConnellSokoA couple fights to hold their relationship together as a memory loss virus spreads and threatens to erase the history of their love and courtship.
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsCharlotte KirkSean PertweeSteven WaddingtonGrace, a young widow haunted by the recent suicide of her husband Joseph, is falsely accused of being a witch by her Landlord after she rejects his advances.
- DirectorCastille LandonStarsKatherine HeiglHarry Connick Jr.Madison IsemanA girl living with schizophrenia struggles with terrifying hallucinations as she begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. The only person who believes her is Caleb - a boy she isn't even sure exists.
- DirectorKeith ThomasStarsDave DavisMenashe LustigMalky GoldmanA man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas' electrifying feature debut.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsTom HollandDaisy RidleyDemián BichirTwo unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality where all thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsStephen MailerGrahame WoodKristy SwansonApplicants to a renowned medical school meet with mysterious ends when a desperate student is put on the waiting list.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsVince VaughnHeather GrahamJon FavreauA wannabe actor has a hard time moving on from a break-up, but he is lucky to have supportive friends.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsSarah PolleyJay MohrScott WolfThe aftermath of a drug deal as told from three different points of view.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsFranka PotenteMatt DamonChris CooperA man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsGrace Del ReySebastian Siegel
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsPeter GallagherKelly RowanBen McKenzieRyan decides to run away from Newport before he can be put into foster care. Seth and Marissa help him find a place to stay without being found.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsPeter GallagherKelly RowanBen McKenzieA troubled teen boy's life is forever changed when, upon landing in jail for a crime his brother committed, a public defender from Orange County, California decides to take him into his home.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsDougray ScottSteve HarrisMichele HicksA team of robbers try to rob three different Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills jewelry stores at the same time. Meanwhile, Amy Sykes who is the lead detective for LAPD's Robbery/ Homicide division, and her task force decide to launch an investigation to find out who is behind the robberies and what they doing them for.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsBrad PittAngelina JolieAdam BrodyA bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsMartin HendersonJordana BrewsterLauren BirkellNewly relocated to the suburbs, married assassins John and Jane Smith have re-established their respective businesses, though the marital issues that plagued them in the past have returned.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsHayden ChristensenSamuel L. JacksonJamie BellA young man with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsNaomi WattsSean PennSonya DavisonCIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsStephen SapienzaPeter VackKim ShawThe gang heads to a party with Ness, Tina's new friend who has a thing for Jason. On the way, a citywide blackout boils hidden tensions to the surface.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsPeter VackKim ShawElisabeth HowerJason Strider and his friends care more about hanging out, going to bars and hooking up than their entry level jobs, but when a one-night stand steals his pants, he begins a quest to get them back.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsTom CruiseEmily BluntBill PaxtonA soldier fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.
- StarsSofia Black-D'EliaAustin CauldwellOlivia Boreham-WingA virtual reality series centering on a powerful New York family with the ability to control the world's economy by turning themselves invisible.
- DirectorDoug Liman
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonJohn CenaLaith NakliTwo American Soldiers are trapped by a lethal sniper, with only an unsteady wall between them.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsTom CruiseDomhnall GleesonSarah WrightThe story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsMaddie HassonSarah DesjardinsEnuka OkumaWhen Cleo's boyfriend, Thomas, decides to sell Henry's car, Henry enlists the help of high school basketball star, Clay Boone, to steal it back. But when Henry experiences inexplicable seizures, things quickly escalate beyond her control.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsMaddie HassonSarah DesjardinsEnuka OkumaWhile contemplating what's next for her and her friends, Henry deals with the guilt on her shoulders over her actions.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsChiwetel EjioforAnne HathawaySonicA couple attempts a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist at a department store.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsEmily BluntTom CruiseRolando Davila-BeltranPlot unknown. A follow-up to the 2014 sci-fi film, 'Edge of Tomorrow'.
- Current stars update the original characters from the first two Cannonball movies and race again - new cars, new obstacles, and new laughs.
- DirectorDoug LimanA group of renegade employees who venture to the moon to steal an energy source.
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsFrank GrilloBruce WillisBrandon Thomas LeeSeven rogue soldiers launch a preemptive strike against a newly discovered alien civilization in the hopes of ending an interstellar war before it starts.
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsHannah BrownEmma HerschallHannah HollowayThe Black Plague of the 21st Century has hit. The world is under seige with society literally crawling to a halt. The world has been torn in half. The last great hope for the southern hemisphere lies in Melbourne, a so called 'safe zone'. The city is divided into the safe zone, 'The East', and the quarantined infection zone, 'The Red Zone'.
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsVanessa CrouchDavid LambAstrid MatthewsA young woman searches for home through a baron & sun-drenched wasteland.
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsScott BrennanLeanne CampbellSteven ChristofisFour years after a pandemic, a young man (Lamb), launches a courageous bid to rescue a former lover (Howard) from the perils of the Red Zone. Shifting back and forth in time between them falling in and out of love, and the present day situation, Animals explores the ways our ethics and morals quickly fall to the wayside in times of chaos and war.
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsCharlie ArcherMatilda McNair
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsFly Boi KenoLiberty Netuschil
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsJonathan LipnickiAvery KonradTimothy V. MurphyBroil follows a dysfunctional family vying to control the future of their wealth.
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsNeal McDonoughBruce WillisCorey LargeSix elite hunters pay to hunt down a man on a deserted island, only to find themselves becoming the prey.
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsBruce WillisRob GoughAnna HindmanAn ex-NYPD officer-turned-sheriff of a small rural Georgia town has to contend with a gang of thieves who have taken a wealthy doctor hostage.
- DirectorEdward DrakeStarsBruce WillisLuke WilsonDevon SawaA man implicated in the triple homicide of three Hollywood starlets begins his own investigation. Needing assistance, he enlists the two detectives on his tail in order to expose a conspiracy more explosive than any of them imagined.
- DirectorAnthony Scott BurnsStarsMark GriceBill MurrayAlyssa OwsianyTRON: Destiny is a fan film based in the real world and borrows elements of TRON and TRON: Legacy. The 4-minute short film tells a story of two students, one of whom had constructed a digitizing laser which in turn had created a light cycle.
- DirectorAnthony Scott BurnsStarsGregory Ambrose CalderoneRafael KalamatStephen McHattieWhile a small-town sheriff investigates a mysterious multiple murder scene, a brilliant young software engineer is bizarrely linked to the crime and to a much bigger conspiracy.
- DirectorAnthony Scott BurnsStarsCarlyn BurchellStephannie HawkinsKatriina IsbergAn office worker discovers an enigmatic postcard; a woman is emailed a series of videos showing people being murdered.
- DirectorAnthony Scott BurnsKevin KölschNicholas McCarthyStarsMadeleine CoghlanSavannah KennickRick Peters'Holidays' is an anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions.
- DirectorAnthony Scott BurnsAsh ThorpStarsWasteclay MoreasNerea RevillaAn ambitious sci-fi concept heavily influenced by American action classics and Japanese samurai films, celebrated filmmakers Ash Thorp and Anthony Scott Burns team up with PostPanic (Sundays) for a dazzling new project.
- DirectorAnthony Scott BurnsStarsJohn RalstonThomas MannPercy Hynes WhiteA young genius accidentally invents a device that amplifies the paranormal activity within his family's house, possibly bringing back the spirits of loved ones, and unleashing things far worse.
- DirectorAnthony Scott BurnsStarsJulia Sarah StoneLandon LiboironCarlee RyskiA teenage runaway takes part in a sleep study that becomes a nightmarish descent into the depths of her mind and a frightening examination of the power of dreams.
- DirectorJustin P. LangeStarsGuy PearceVadhir DerbezStephen LangA renowned exorcist teams up with a rookie priest for his first day of training. As they plunge deeper into hell on earth, the lines between good and evil blur, and their own demons emerge.
- DirectorPeter WellerStarsJay HernandezPerdita WeeksZachary KnightonAs Magnum and Higgins work a case to recover valuable stolen truffles, they also must care for a baby left abandoned at the gates of their estate, while Kumu tries to locate the infant's mother.
- DirectorPeter WellerStarsJay HernandezPerdita WeeksZachary KnightonA psychic hires Magnum and Higgins to prevent a murder she claims to have foreseen. Katsumoto questions Kumu when her information is found on recovered stolen jewels that once belonged to the infamous Imelda Marcos.
- DirectorKurt JonesStarsJay HernandezPerdita WeeksZachary KnightonMagnum's uncle visits and reveals a shocking secret about his mother. TC asks Higgins for help when he realizes he may have witnessed a potential murder from his helicopter. Higgins decides it's time to tell Ethan the truth about her past.
- DirectorDavide FerrarioStarsHarvey KeitelMalcolm McDowellTom PriorJust Noise (Storbju) chronicles how the citizens of Malta fought for independence from Britain in 1919. When the Army was sent to quell the riots and the British government covered up the bloody encounter, more than 100 Maltese were accused of instigating the violence and jailed.
- DirectorBenDavid GrabinskiStarsMichael RosenbaumBret HarrisonBrandon RouthTwo young security guards at an unusual corporation deal with a monster outbreak and make some important life decisions.
- DirectorBenDavid GrabinskiStarsKerry BishéJoel McHaleAl MadrigalA dark romantic comedy. Tom and Janet have been happily married for years. But a visit from a mysterious stranger leads to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a tense couples' trip with friends who may not actually be friends at all.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsMaggie GwinJonathan ThorntonL.C. HoltA night of baby-sitting takes a horrific turn when the baby goes missing.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsStephanie SchnorbusSpencer SimpsonMaggie GwinA young woman is taken over by an evil entity on the way to meeting her boyfriends parents for the first time.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsLindley PraytorTiffany ShepisForrest PittsA maniac with a suitcase full of razorblades unleashes a super human killer upon a group of kids in a small Alabama town. They must take up arms with a insane Chili enthusiast if they want to survive.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsHannah HughesOlivia MotleyKarla Jean DavisSamantha, Lydia, Isabella, and Lisa. These four young women are about to learn that humanity is just an irrelevant flame burning nowhere in the vastness of space. Their dreams will be shattered and one man will marvel at the evil he has committed.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsLane HughesBrandon CarrollMaggie GwinPop Skull depicts the lonely and disjointed life of Daniel, a young Alabama pill addict, as his efforts to cope with the trials of his day-to-day life collide with the increasing influence of murderous and displaced spirits that inhabit his home.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsHannah HughesLane HughesJason LaRay KeenerLaura is in love with a man who hasn't quite noticed her yet. He's clearly not very observant, since she's been stalking him for days.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsAmanda CrawfordL.C. HoltHannah Hughes
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsHannah HughesLaura Panic is convinced that her boyfriend comes from outer space. Something will have to be done about it.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsAmanda CrawfordAlex JustingerA young woman gets a hotel room and contends with sleep deprivation.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsAJ BowenAmy SeimetzJoe SwanbergAn escaped murderer is in pursuit of his ex-girlfriend, who has fled to start a new life in a small town.
- DirectorJoe SwanbergAdam WingardStarsAmy SeimetzLane HughesMegan MercierFollow four interconnected Chicago couples as they explore the boundaries of self-pleasure and sexual exploration.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsBrandon CarrollHannah HughesAJ BowenAn uncomfortable thriller about four sexual assaults in a small American town.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsSharni VinsonJoe SwanbergAJ BowenWhen the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of the victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.
- DirectorPhie AmboShinji AoyamaJes BenstockThe film is a collection of one-minute short films created by 60 filmmakers from around the world on the theme of the death of cinema.
- DirectorMatt Bettinelli-OlpinDavid BrucknerTyler GillettStarsCalvin Lee ReederLane HughesAdam WingardWhen a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.
- DirectorKaare AndrewsAngela BettisHélène CattetStarsIngrid Bolsø BerdalIván GonzálezKyra ZagorskyA 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.
- DirectorSimon BarrettJason EisenerGareth EvansStarsLawrence Michael LevineKelsy AbbottAdam WingardSearching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his house and find collection of VHS tapes. Viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be dark motives behind the student's disappearance.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsDan StevensSheila KelleyMaika MonroeA soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsPatrick FugitPhilip GlenisterWrenn SchmidtKyle, a troubled and depressed man, is intrigued by the case of a local boy who is terrorizing his family, much like Kyle's mother did to him as a child.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsJames Allen McCuneCallie HernandezCorbin ReidAfter discovering a video showing what he believes to be his vanished sister Heather, James and a group of friends head to the forest believed to be inhabited by the Blair Witch.