2021 (MMXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2021st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 21st year of the 3rd millennium, the 21st year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2020s decade. Many events that were originally planned for 2021 were either cancelled or postponed due to the highly-contagious Delta variant's impact on life throughout the world during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- February 12 - Land (Focus Features)
- March 5 - Boogie (Focus Features)
- March 26 - Nobody
- April 30 - Limbo (Focus Features)
- May 14 - Profile (Focus Features)
- May 21 - Final Account (Focus Features)
- June 4 - Spirit Untamed
- June 18 - The Sparks Brothers
- June 25 - F9
- July 2
- July 16 - Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (Focus Features)
- July 23 - Old
- July 30 - Stillwater (Focus Features)
- August 13 - Respect (international distribution only)
- August 27 - Candyman
- September 10 - The Card Counter (Focus Features)
- September 17
- Blue Bayou (Focus Features)
- This Is the Night
- September 24 - Dear Evan Hansen
- October 8 - No Time to Die
- October 15 - Halloween Kills
- October 29 - Last Night in Soho (Focus Features)
- November 5 - Finch (Apple Studios)
- November 12 - Belfast (Focus Features)
- November 26
- The Ian & Sophie Movie
- Licorice Pizza (Focus Features)
- December 3 - Wolf (Focus Features)
- December 22 - Sing 2
Shorts
Television
- June 5 - Saturday Morning Minions premiered on Facebook and Instagram.
Theme Parks
- March 31 - Universal Studios Japan celebrated its 20th anniversary.
- May 28 - Universal Studios Singapore celebrated its 10th anniversary.
- September 20 - Universal Beijing Resort opens with Universal Studios Beijing.
Home video releases
DVD and Blu-ray releases
- January 26 - Come Play
- February 9
- Freaky
- Greenland
- February 23 - The Croods: A New Age
- March 2
- All My Life
- Half Brothers
- March 16
- Promising Young Woman
- Songbird
- March 23 - News of the World
- May 11 - Land
- June 1 - Boogie
- August 10 - Profile
- August 31 - Spirit Untamed
- September 14 - The Boss Baby: Family Business
- September 21 - F9
- September 28 - The Forever Purge
- October 12 - Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
- October 19 - Old
- October 26 - Stillwater
- November 16 - Candyman
- December 7 - Dear Evan Hansen
- December 14 - The Card Counter
- December 21 - Blue Bayou
DVD only releases
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray releases
- February 23 - The Croods: A New Age
- May 11
- The Fast and the Furious: 20th Anniversary Edition
- Shrek: 20th Anniversary Edition
- May 18
- May 25
- June 1 - Smokey and the Bandit
- July 6
- August 31 - Spirit Untamed
- September 14 - The Boss Baby: Family Business
- September 21 - F9
- October 12
Character debuts
- January 5 - Gabby, Floyd, Pandy Paws, Catrat, kitty Fairy, Cakey. Baby Box, Mercat, DJ Catnip, Carlita, Pillow Cat
- June 25 - Jakob Toretto
- July 2 - Tina Templeton, Dr. Erwin Armstrong
- December 22 - Jimmy Crystal, Suki Lane, Porsha Crystal
People
Births
Deaths
- December 31 - Betty White (actress)
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