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Rehana Maryam Noor: The Bangladeshi Film in the prestigious list of Cannes
Rehana Maryam Noor got a prestigious place at the 74th Cannes as the first Bangladeshi film to get. The Cannes Film Festival is going to be held from 6 to 17 July. And so, on June 3, the names of the selected films were announced on all social media of Cannes, including its official website. The name of Rehana Maryam Noor of Bangladesh has come up in the list of 18 films of the Un Certain Regard in Cannes. This is a huge achievement in the film industry of Bangladesh. Let's get to know the details of this new movie and its achievements.
Background of ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’
Rehana Maryam Noor, a 37-year-old teacher at a private medical college, was carrying on her work and family life in hundreds of troubles like others. Her life suddenly began to change when one evening she saw an unpleasant incident involving a college female student. From then on, she took the side of that female student and protested against the incident by standing against a fellow teacher. Meanwhile, her 6-year-old daughter experienced misconduct at school. In such unfavorable situations, Rehana was determined to make every effort to ensure justice for that female student and her child by breaking the shackles of the traditional rules.
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Screenplay and direction by Abdullah Mohammad Saad
Young filmmaker Abdullah Mohammad Saad has written the screenplay and then turned it into a movie. While studying at the Institute of Education and Research of Dhaka University, he started writing screenplays for TV dramas. He also made several short films.
Saad wrote the screenplay for producer Wahid Tareq's 'Alga Nongor'. Earlier in 2009, Wahid Tareq directed some TV dramas with Saad's 'August-e Lekha Golposhomogro', 'Little Angel I Am Dying' and 'Akti Jothajotho Mrittu'.
His first feature film 'Live from Dhaka' won the Silver Screen Award for Best Director and Best Performance (Mostafa Monwar) at the 27th Singapore International Film Festival. When it was fully featured as the first film at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), it surprised the Bangladeshi film community. In addition, in 2017, the film was nominated as the best film at the Five Flavor Asian Film Festival. Through multiple vignettes, this black and white film portrays the suffering of a disabled person who is trying to leave Dhaka city.
Eventually ‘Rehana Maryam Noor’ was made under the banner of Protocol and Metro Video. The film has been produced by Singaporean producer Jeremy Chua and co-produced by Sensemakers Productions along with Rajiv Mahajan, Adnan Habib, and Saidul Haque Khandaker. Ehsanul Haque Babu is the executive producer.
Besides, Tuhin Tamizul worked as a cinematographer, Nabila Haque as a costume designer, Masum Mehdi as an art director, and Shaib Talukder as a sound designer. Films Boutique, a German-based company, has already signed a contract with the director-producer for the international distribution of 'Rehana Maryam Noor'.
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Badhon in the title role of Rehana Maryam Noor
Ajmery Haque Badhon, the runner-up of 'Lux Channel I Superstar 2006', played the lead role in Rehana Maryam Noor. More regularly on the small screen, the actress has starred in only one movie titled Nijhum Oranye (2010).
Badhon started working on Rehana Maryam Noor movie taking a one-and-a-half year break from the media. She thinks that working in this movie was the best decision of her career. Bandhan and all the crew are being congratulated for this outstanding achievement.
Apart from Bandhan, the other people who have acted in this 1 hour and 48 minutes movie are- Saberi Alam, Afia Zahin Jaima, Afia Tabassum Varna, Kazi Sami Hasan, Yasir Al Haq, Jopari Louis, Farzana Bithi, Jahed Chowdhury Mithu, Khushiyara Khushboo Oni, Avradit Chowdhury Etc.
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‘Un Certain Regard’ of Cannes
Among the four categories in the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, the next category to Competition is ‘Un Certain Regard’. This is considered to be the most important category after the Competition section. Unique and different films about the culture of different countries are mainly included in this category. The department was launched in 1978 to bring talented and promising young filmmakers from around the world to the limelight. Un Certain Regard is a French word means 'from another point of view'.
The festival is held annually at the Palais De Festival center in the coastal city of Cannes in southern France. In the hall of this building, there is an exhibition of films of the Un Certain Regard section in the Debussy Auditorium.
This year, 18 films from 15 countries including Bangladesh have been selected in the category. On the last day of the festival, July 17, Judges President Spike Lee will announce the name of the Golden Palm winner.
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A big step in making world-class films
Earlier, the late producer Tareque Masud’s film 'Matir Moyna' was nominated for the Cannes Film Festival for the first time. It was selected in 2002 at the 55th Cannes Film Festival in the Director's Fortnight of Parallel section. It also won the Fipresci Award for Best Film.
In 2021, Bangladesh went one big step further through the inclusion of Rehana Maryam Noor under the Un Certain Regard Division. This achievement will now be attached to the poster of the movie and will carry the value of Bangladesh in every exhibition. All in all, this will prove that world-class filmmaking is now possible in Bangladesh as well.
In the past, however, some Bengali films and directors have proudly uplifted Bengali films in some prestigious places, including Cannes. But after the birth of Bangladesh, if Bengali movies made by Bangladeshi producers are named, there will be none but Tareque Masud's 'Matir Moyna' and Abdullah Mohammad Saad's 'Rehana Maryam Noor'.
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Verdict
Rehana Maryam Noor, produced by Abdullah Mohammad Saad, is a film centering on a contemporary situation in Bangladesh. Besides focusing on some complex issues of our society, this film conveys a message of salvation. The prestigious position at the 74th Cannes Film Festival is encouraging the filmmakers to address the problems of society through quality films.
‘Conjuring 3’ tops ‘A Quiet Place 2’ as moviegoing returns
The domestic box office is getting back to normal, with moderate wins and sizable second weekend drops. After its triumphant first weekend, “A Quiet Place Part II” fell 59% at the North American box office leaving room for the third movie in the “Conjuring” franchise to take first place. Warner Bros.’ “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It” earned an estimated $24 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it the biggest R-rated opening of the pandemic. Paramount’s “A Quiet Place” sequel meanwhile earned $19.5 million in ticket sales, bringing its domestic total to $88.6 million.
“You normally don’t see two horror movies at the top of the chart. But it was a solid weekend for both movies,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “The movie theaters are coming back and Memorial Day was no flash in the pan ... It feels like summer again.”
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“The Conjuring 3” has Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga returning as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Although there’s a whole extended universe set around these films that have thus far grossed over $1.8 billion, this is the first “Conjuring” since 2016, and the first to be helmed by someone other than James Wan (Michael Graves directed). With an additional $26.8 million from international territories, globally, the R-rated pic has grossed over $57.1 million.
“It’s a terrific result,” said Jeff Goldstein, the head of domestic distribution for Warner Bros. “We’re continuing to see a ramp up of return to life outside of our homes. It was never going to be a light switch.”
In a pre-pandemic world, “The Conjuring 3” might have been considered a bit disappointing—the previous installments both opened around $40 million. But, as Goldstein noted, the third films in a horror franchise often take a hit. It has another caveat too: The film is also currently streaming free for subscribers on HBO Max. Warner Media did not say how many people watched it on streaming over the weekend or how many new customers signed up for the service.
It has become more normal than not for films to embrace a hybrid day-and-date release strategy, with the major studios using their biggest titles to drive potential subscribers to their streaming services. “A Quiet Place Part II” had the rare distinction of being exclusively in theaters, but even so it will be a shorter stint than usual before it hits Paramount+.
The Walt Disney Co.’s “Cruella,” which opened in theaters last weekend, was also made available to rent on Disney+ for $29.99. The Emma Stone and Emma Thompson pic added $11.2 million from 3,922 theaters this weekend to take third place. Disney also did not say how much it earned from streaming rentals, but the company did note the drop from last weekend was only 48%. Globally, “Cruella” has earned $87.1 million thus far.
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The animated family film “Spirit Untamed” also opened wide theatrically this weekend in 3,211 theaters to an estimated $6.2 million. The DreamWorks Animation film features the voices of Isabela Merced, Eiza González, Julianne Moore, Marsai Martin and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Most family films have gone straight to streaming over the past year and many big studios are opting to continue with the strategy for the near future. Disney and Pixar’s “Luca” is skipping theaters and going straight to Disney+, where it will be free for subscribers on June 16. DreamWorks Animation’s “Boss Baby” sequel is also debuting on Peacock Kids and in theaters on July 2.
The North American theatrical landscape is still a bit hobbled by the pandemic. Most Canadian theaters remain closed and around 27% of U.S. locations are still shuttered too. Many chains have also said vaccinated customers can now go mask free in theaters.
Hollywood titles have also started performing better than they have been internationally during the pandemic over the past few weekends. In particular, Universal’s latest in the “Fast & Furious” franchise, “F9,” continued to pick up speed prior to its U.S. debut on June 25. This weekend “F9,” which has already grossed $256 million from eight territories, became one of only 19 U.S. movies to have earned more than $200 million in China.
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And although release strategies continue to differ company by company in unprecedented ways, Dergarabedian said the numbers are promising for the theatrical business even with the at-home viewing options.
“Over the past two weeks, the industry has been able to test out theatrical only (“A Quiet Place Part II”), a day and date with a (pay) subscription model (“Cruella”) and a day and date that’s part of a subscription (“The Conjuring 3″). The numbers have been solid,” Dergarabedian said. “As long as we keep getting solid movies released, we’re going to see the box office ramp up week after week.”
Female filmmakers of Bangladesh have made their mark in the industry
As there are a few female filmmakers who appeared in the Bangladesh film industry, it is hard to derive the best among them. Despite that, some great contributors left inspiration for women to participate in future filmmaking. The first-ever woman film director of Bangladesh was Rebecca. She set an example by making a film named ‘Bindu Theke Britto’ in 1970. Since then many renowned actresses have tried to make their mark in filmmaking. Let’s learn about the best female filmmakers of Bangladesh by far. Best female filmmakers of Bangladesh.
The Renowned Bangladeshi Women Film Directors of All Time
1/ Kohinoor Akhter Shuchanda
This sensational actress of the 70s and 80s was the wife of the famous novelist Zaheer Raihan. She acted in more than two hundred films. Due to her husband being a director, she started learning the ins and outs of camera and screenplay in the early 70s. Although she withdrew from the film industry in the nineties, she returned in 2008 to direct a film based on Zaheer Raihan's time-honoured novel, ‘Haajar Bachhar Dhorey’.
This talented actress was again soaked in unceasing praise and reward. Suchanda also won the National Award for Best Director and was awarded the Fazlul Haque Memorial Award in 2019. However, her first directed film was 'Bidesh Jatra' (1998). In 1999, her second film was ‘Shobuj Coat Kalo Chashma’. She has also been involved in production since the 80s.
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2/ Shameem Akhtar
Shameem Akhtar is simultaneously a scriptwriter, a director, and a media activist. She started with making a non-fiction short film ‘The Conversation’ in 19991 with the notable filmmaker Tarique Masud. Later on, she directed 'Grohonkal’ in 1993, 'Kalpurobi' in 2010. In continuation to these successes, she got many proposals to work on movies and television productions.
In 2017, she made a movie named ‘Rina Brown’ on Liberation war 1971. In the East Pakistan period, she often visited the theatres to watch movies of the 70s. It developed a fascination in her for filmmaking. She was inspired by the work of Rithik Gothok, Akira Kurosawa, Bernardo Bertolucci. Moreover, she has been an activist in the 'Cholotchitro Sangshad Andolon' during the 1980s.
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3/ Nargis Akhter
Nargis Akhter made her directorial debut in 2002with the movie ‘Meghla Akash’. The movie was honoured at the National Awards. Nargis won the Best Screenplay award. In 2005, she made 'Char Satiner Ghar' based on Selina Hossain's story, pointing out the injustice of polygamy. The story of ‘Megher Koley Rod’, released in 2008, revolves around AIDS awareness. The film won the 33rd National Award in six categories including Best Actress, and Best Story.
In 2010 her film 'Obujh Bou' not only returned the invested money but also bagged three awards for best screenplay, melody, and editing at the 35th National Film Awards. After a break of five years, Nargis directed a commercially successful movie 'Putra Ahan Paisawala'. She showed her expertise even in making the romantic genre in 2017's 'Poush Masher Peeri'. Her latest film 'Jaibati Kanyar Mon' has been released this year on 26 March.
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4/ Rubaiyat Hossain
Rubaiyat made her debut as a young producer with 'Meherjan' in 2011. That's when she caught the eye of critics. She has always excelled in ensuring women-friendly workplaces. In her second film 'Under Construction' in 2015, she has given priority to women in all fields from assistant director to photographer. Although released on a short scale, the film manages to send a strong message to the patriarchal society. Rubaiyat's 'Made in Bangladesh' was screened at the Toronto Film Festival
in 2019. The film, which mocks women's pay inequality and social ills in the ready-made garment sector, has received rave reviews in foreign countries as well. It was awarded at the Torino Film Festival and the African Diaspora Film Festival.
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5/ Shahnewaz Kakoli
Art director and playwright Shahnewaz Kakoli has made a name as a female director in her very first film ‘Uttarer Shur’. It was released in 2012 under the banner of Impress Telefilm. This movie won National Film Awards in 4 categories including Best Film. Among them, Kakoli herself got the award for the best storyteller. The producer skillfully portrayed the rural singer and his worldly tension on a 35 mm screen. In 2015,
She made ‘Nodijon’ which won the national film award for the best side character. Another of her creation ‘Jolrong’ was released the same year.
6/ Samia Zaman
Journalism is her first love. She emerged as a journalist and presenter on BBC and Ekushey Television in the 90s. She was associated with the short film movement in the 80s as an activist. Currently, she is working as the captain and editor of Ekattar Television. She had a special fondness for cameras and media due to her journalism. This was revealed in the 2006 film 'Rani Kuthir Baki Etehash'. Although the film was released in a short range, the songs of the film have already gained popularity.
In 2014, the second film 'Akash Koto Doore' was released under the banner of Impress Telefilm and made with the government grant. The film also managed to win the love of the audience.
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7/ Shabnam Ferdousi
This filmmaker has won the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award and Ananya the Top Ten awards. She won the Best Short Film Award for Documentary ‘Bishkabbo’ at the 14th Rainbow International Film Festival. As of January 2018, he has made 18 documentaries. A touching chapter of the 1971 War of Liberation is that many war children were sent abroad after the country became independent, while others grew up in this country keeping their birth identity secret.
Producer Shabnam Ferdousi found the children who are living in a crisis of identity in their own country. She made a documentary 'Janmasathi' based on the lives of three war children found in this way. It won the Best Documentary Award at the National Film Awards 2016. It was co-produced by Ekattar Television and the Liberation War Museum.
Bottom line
These female filmmakers have shown the ways of crafting the story as per the custom of Bangladesh.
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Top 10 English Comedy Movies released in 2021
2021 has already brought to you some amazing English comedy movies. All of these are not only for making you feel burst into a laugh but also for giving you good humor. Some funny show will come up with a jump scare. They may catch your breath and it may make you stand on your toe.
If you track correctly every released movie by now, you must know that this year has totally been full of animated movies. And they deliver lots of hilarious elements. Let’s see which comedy movies of 2021 have become popular until now.
Top 10 English Comedy Movies of 2021
1 | The Mitchells vs the Machines
- Released: Apr 30, 2021
- Duration: 1h 53m
- Rating:7.8/10 IMDb, 89% Rotten Tomatoes audience score
This new animated feature by Sony and Netflix has been gaining tons of reviews from critics and audiences alike. It serves as a family road trip comedy as well as a sci-fi satire. The film deals with the titular Mitchell family as they fight with an armada of Artificial Intelligent robots. These robots are taking over the world and shutting down everyone's WiFi.
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2 | Riders of Justice
- Released: May 14, 2021
- Duration: 1h 56m
- Rating: 7.7/10 IMDb, 92% Rotten Tomatoes audience score
This action-comedy tells the story where Markus, a stoic soldier on a tour of duty when he gets tragic news. He must come back home to his daughter. After a train accident, she survived that claimed the life of another family member. An eccentric man who sat near her on the train, tells her father that he believes the accident wasn’t an accident after all. Markus believed Otto’s theory and when he takes some of his oddball friends on a revenge quest, the bodies begin to pile up in his way.
3 | Paper Spiders
- Released: May 7, 2021
- Duration: 1h 50m
- Rating: 7/10 IMDb, 94% Rotten Tomatoes audience score
Dawn just lost her husband and faces growing anxiety as her daughter Melanie plans to go away for college. A quarrel with a hostile strange neighbor increases Dawn’s mental condition, and she is getting paranoid. Decided to help her mom, Melanie attempts to intervene, but challenging Dawn’s reality of oppression threatens their loving relationship. Her mental illness gets out of control, sabotaging Melanie’s academics, social life, and love life. Melanie has no way but to make the tough choices as she tries to support her mother toward recovery and healing.
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4 | Promising Young Woman
- Released: Jan 15, 2021
- Duration: 1h 54m
- Rating: 7.5/10 IMDb, 88% Rotten Tomatoes audience score
This thriller-comedy is all about the story of Cassie. Nothing in her life is what it seems to be. She's wickedly smart, tantalizingly tricksy. She lives a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to make things right. Besides, every miracle comes with a great price.
5 | The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
- Released: February 12, 2021
- Duration: 1h 39m
- Rating: 6.8/10 IMDb, 74% Rotten Tomatoes audience score
If Palm Springs was your thing, then you'll give this film a try. Two teens got trapped in an infinite time loop. They have to figure out all by themselves why and how to get out of it. This time-travel movie tells that the girl might not want to break the loop. This Time travel love story got some interesting elements, and this one looks like teen romantic-comedy gold.
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6 | Here Today
- Released: May 7, 2021
- Duration: 1h 57m
- Rating: 6.3/10 IMDb, 93% Rotten Tomatoes audience score
You will be introduced to a veteran comedy writer in this comedy-drama movie. Charlie Burnz meets New York singer Emma Payge. A hilarious but touching friendship is formed between them which kicks the generation gap aside and repurposes the link between love and trust.
You can get a pure drama along with some funny moments in this work, directed by the great actor Billy Crystal.
7 | Finding Ohana
- Released: January 29, 2021
- Duration: 2h 3m
- Rating: 6.1/10 IMDb, 84% Rotten Tomatoes audience score
This is an action-adventure movie where a Summer in rural Oahu takes an exciting turn for two Brooklyn-raised siblings. A reputed journal pointing to long-lost treasure sets them on an epic adventure with new friends and discloses some surprises for them. The treasure map gradually leads them to reconnect with their Hawaiian heritage.
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8 | Plan B
- Released: May 28, 2021
- Duration: 1h 48m
- Rating: 6.5/10 IMDb, 89% Rotten Tomatoes audience score
When a straight-laced high schooler Lupe faces a regrettable roll in the grass, she and her slacker friend have to jump through an innumerable and hilarious but woefully realistic cycle to hunt down a morning-after pill in America’s conservative heartland. Directed by actress Natalie Morales, this movie could be a great jumping-off point for parents who want to have a discussion with their teen daughters about their love life in a smart way.
9 | Together Together
- Released: April 23, 2021
- Duration: 1h 30m
- Rating: 6.5/10 IMDb, 77% Rotten Tomatoes audience score
'Together Together' is a valiant romantic comedy, only without romance about a single man, a successful app developer, forms a platonic friendship with the much younger surrogate carrying his unborn child. The lighthearted movie presents how two unlikely people can bond over a common purpose. The movie’s biggest strength is the absence of any romantic tension between the odd couple. It got explicit when they declare their non-creepy love for one another in sweet platonic love.
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10 | Bad Trip
- Released: Mar 26, 2021
- Duration: 1h 24m
- Rating: 6.6/10 IMDb, 70% Rotten Tomatoes audience score
If you are a big fan of Borat, Punk’d, and Jackass, you should immediately add this hidden-camera comedy-drama to your Netflix queue. Eric Andre and Lil Rel Howery are on their pretended road trip across America to reunite with fake lost love. Along the way, they stop for pranks that pull the public unwittingly into the uncomfortable action. Tiffany Haddish, the jailbroken sister is up to find that they took her car without asking. She chases them away. This bad trip would get you a kick out of dark humor.
Summing Up
These 10 English Comedy Movies are carrying a great duration of not more than two hours for your smiley face. In continuation to this list, there are more in line to make you contained with humor. So keep updating your queue and get ready to encounter a burst of insightful laughter.
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COVID-19 spurs shutdown of ‘Mission Impossible’ set
Paramount Pictures on Thursday temporarily shut down production on the British set of Tom Cruise’s seventh “Mission: Impossible” film after someone tested positive for coronavirus.
“We have temporarily halted production on ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ until June 14th, due to positive coronavirus test results during routine testing,” a Paramount spokesperson said in a statement. “We are following all safety protocols and will continue to monitor the situation.”
The company provided no further details.
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In December, Cruise launched an expletive-laden rant at colleagues on the “Mission: Impossible” set, after he reportedly spotted two crew members violating social distancing rules. In audio released by the Sun tabloid, Cruise can be heard warning that anyone caught not following the rules to stay at least 2 meters (more than 6.5 feet) away from others will be fired.
The film, which paused production for months early last year along with the rest of the film industry when the coronavirus pandemic took hold, is scheduled to be released in 2022.
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Best Bengali Thriller Movies in 2021
Despite the ongoing pandemic, there are some Bengali thriller movies for you to enjoy in your free time. You can definitely have your due joys with your friends and family by getting some thrilling experiences. But the numbers are not as much as the usual time. You literally can count them out. However, the last year was not so comfortable for movie crews. Still, everyone is hardly getting options to be in gatherings as well as go to work. The domestic production houses have been trying their level best to bring movies to you considering this situation. Here are some best of them for giving excitement to your leisure times.
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Pratidwandi (Crime Thriller)
- Released Date: January 01, 2021
- Movie duration: 1h 51m
- IMDb Rating: 8.8/10
The story of this movie is about a kidnapping case. A fugitive drug dealer Damani, Govinda, a political leader Maya, and Doctor Gupta have been doing business for a long time. Doctor Bakshi’s friend Sukumar Sen went insane in avenging his lost girl. Subsequently, Doctor Bakshi goes to a private investigator Siddharta to find his son who gets kidnapped from school. This Siddharta again is an ex-lover of the political leader Maya.
The director Shaptashya Basu has tried to tie these strings in the movie. There must be a connection between all of these relationships. Shashywata Chatarjee, Rudronil Ghosh, Shayoni Ghosh, Saurav Dash have created a thrilling background by playing the mysterious characters. Eventually, you will get some usual surprises at the end.
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Tangra Blues (Musical Thriller)
- Released Date: April 16, 2021
- Movie Duration: 2h
- IMDb Rating: 8.3/10
Joyee is a young composer of Kolkata. A musical band of young slum kids often fascinates her. The bandleader and an ex-gangster, Sanjib Mondal, changed her life magically.
Sonali Bendre, Kirron Kher, and Sajid Khan were in an audition for the reality show, India’s Got Talent. They presented there in the first place by chance. But things got changed within a few moments. Their performance was rousing and people were on their feet. Then Mandal came to introduce his band of slum kids. The kids discontinued their studies due to financial problems. His broken Hindi accent signaled his unfamiliarity with the place and familiarity with miseries.
Supriyo Sen tailored perfect underdog story here with some thrilling journey. Slum kids’ band reached the finals if only to bow out from there. The loss did not change their popularity at all.
Janowar (Crime Thriller)
- Released Date: January 14, 2021
- Movie Duration: 1h 17m
- IMDb Rating: 8/10
Janowar the Beast is a crime-thriller web film of Bangladesh with a tragic true incident. The director, Raihan Rafi, has tried to stage the horror of the robbery, gang rape, and murder case of 23 April 2020.
Though Rafi has improvised the original event to shape the film, it still followed the main story. Rahul Elina Shammi who played the mother, Rashed Mamun Apu who played the head of the bandits are notable role-plays here. The child artist Ariya Arittra played Hawarin gave an extraordinary performance. Their acting made the story real by far.
If you consider from the point of view in filmmaking, it gives a positive vibe of the growth of Bangladeshi filmmakers. You can definitely enlist it in your top chart of Bengali thriller movies.
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Troll (Psychological Thriller)
- Released Date: January 21, 2021
- Movie Duration: 1h 49m
- IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
Troll is a Bangladeshi psycho-thriller web film. Actually, the word, troll, goes among the friends as a funny meaning. But it comes up with a dangerous insight in this movie.
Director Sanjoy Samaddar has featured the popular TV actors Ziaul Faruk Apurbo and the new star Tasnia Farin. He shows that what is a game for one may be death for another. The trailer may mislead you in the instant. But it will give you some real twists when you watch the full movie.
It has broken the traditional way of Bangladeshi filmmaking. Apart from the protagonist characters, Shatabdi Wadud also gave a great performance here. It’s a real pleasure that the domestic genres start to evolve finally.
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Magic (Psychological Thriller)
- Released Date: February 12, 2021
- Movie Duration: 2h 5m
- IMDb Rating: 7.1/10
The story begins with a boy Indra, who is in a melancholic state. But he is very much fond of magic. He got magical changes in his life when he fell in love with a girl named Kriti. The interesting part is that after falling in love, Indra starts to think that he had some connection with Kriti in his previous life. And, the film takes a drastic turn from there.
Director Raja Chanda has made this film by blending romance, suspense, and thrills. Ankush and Oindrila are the main characters.
Though Magic didn’t totally well judge its genre, you won’t get lavishly or cleverly mounted magic tricks. This film rather has focused on social drama and is rooted in reality.
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Chakrabyuh (Suspense Thriller)
- Released Date: March 19, 2021
- Movie Duration : 2h 10m
- IMDb : No Rating Yet
Three girls get abducted from Kolkata in broad daylight. One is the daughter of a well-known MP of the city, one is the daughter of an industrialist and the other is a well-known journalist. Police start to look for the kidnapper.
Strange thing, the kidnappers are not asking for any money! Even they are not saying their demands. Meanwhile, the three girls were kept in a tent in the deep forest by the kidnappers. Trying to escape did not work. But in a short time they realize, they were abducted for a protest. ‘Chakravyuh’ comes on the screen to tell about this protest.
The Director is Pertho Sarathi Joardar and the notable characters are Saheb Bhattacharya, Rupsha Mukherjee, Shabnam, Sudipta Chakraborty, and Rajesh Sharma.
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Flyover (Mystery Thriller)
- Released Date: April 02, 2021
- Movie Duration: 2h
- IMDb Rating: 4.8/10
Flyover features the popular Kollywood actress Koel Mollick. It tells the story of a character named Bidisha, a journalist who is writing a story on traffic rule violations. One night, she gets arrested for murder. Subsequently, the movie tries to project the journey of Koel Mollick’s character as a courageous woman who can prevail against the odds.
However, Director Abhimanyu Mukherjee's 'Flyover' is a remake of the original Kannada language film 'U-Turn'. But a few scenes have been omitted in the Bengali remake. So if you already watch U-Turn, you can’t expect anything new here. Other than that as a new audience, you can give it a try along with your Bengali Thriller Movies.
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Pilling Up
Apart from the above list, a couple of movies out there with some remarkable audiences. But this list can be a great deal of your shortlisting best Bengali thriller movies. After all, checking on the movie rating has becomes luxurious a little this year. Having this well-sorted list is certainly capable of making your movie nights full of fun!
Free Online Movies: Best Netflix Alternatives for Streaming Movies in 2021
When you look for the best Netflix alternatives, you certainly aim to watch movies for free. Following the free streaming, there are lots of things in line including monthly subscription charges and access from anywhere. Moreover, you need to be aware of the streaming quality as well as the availability of the latest movies.
Most importantly, you are going to turn your back on Netflix, the most popular movie streaming site. Eventually, You have to consider some lack of features. There are still some best sites for you to stream movies for free by the way. All you have to do is to bear some pop-ups and ads.
Top Netflix alternatives for free movie streaming
You don’t have to worry about VPN (Virtual Private Network), proxy server, and even sign-up. Just click on the link, browse your favorite movie and enjoy.
1 ➤ 123Movies
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123Movies is a reputed name in the free movie streaming industry. The original site is no longer available. But now several sites are providing the service with the same name. This site works 100% among them. Even this is a faster and better platform to watch online movies for free.
It has all genres and an intuitive interface. You can browse the movies, categories wise, Latest tab, Top viewed today, etc. Before watching or choosing to watch a movie, you can see its description and ratings.
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2 ➤ Movies Joy
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Movies Joy is another good addition to this ultimate list. It showed you no ads during the streaming. You can browse movies and TV series genre and country-wise. Their filter features genre, movie quality, release year, and country to find your preferred movie.
The initial interface is very simple with only a simple search bar and easy to go with. The movies are also available in full HD and play fast enough. However, you have to close some ads before your play the movie.
3 ➤ Yes Movies
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It offers a wide range of movies and TV series to watch in high quality for free. You can find a movie of your choice within no time using filters like Genre, country, and Top IMDB.
Most importantly, it shows you the movie trailer. You can get some information about movies like IMDB rating, movie quality, genre, and actor, etc.
The entry is really simple where you can put the name of your movie. It’s worth makes it the best Netflix Alternatives where you can get the high definition media.
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4 ➤ FlixTor
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FlixTor would be the best choice for you as it has no sign-up, no advertisement, and no interruption. Movies and TV shows database is huge in itself. Its updated collections make it different from other free movie sites. There are multiple options to find out your favorite movies such as minimum rating, minimum votes, language, genre, and more. In a word, FlixTor is a fully automated video search engine like YouTube.
5 ➤ Afdah
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After the inception of Afdah, it had been taking the place of Vumoo. A clean, user-friendly, and well-organized layout won the users’ hearts. And off-course, there are no ads and redirects to other windows.
You can explore movies based on country, language, year, and Genre. The HD video streaming is quite uninterruptible. Besides movie trailer, you can get the review from other movie freaks before watching the movie.
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6 ➤ StreamM4u
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StreamM4u is here to help you get into a pleasant mood with free streaming. The best part is that it has 4+ streaming server options. So you are getting options switching from one to another with just a click. That’s why it can stand top among other best Netflix alternatives. However, once you click on the play button, there is no buffering or lag for nearly all titles.
But it doesn’t offer you more options like subtitles and video quality. It lets you watch movies on full screen only.
7 ➤ 5Movies
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Type of content: Movies, TV series, Anime, Cartoon
If you are more concerned about streaming speed, 5Movies is good and fast in that case. Furthermore, it also brings a wide range of Asian dramas to you. With a common interface, 5Movies becomes the one of top contenders. Now it is one of the best streaming sites, not to mention no sign-up required. You can depend on 5Movies giving you a great experience with its buffer-less content, which is a single click away.
8 ➤ PutLocker
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PutLocker is the oldest and the big name in the kingdom of free movie streaming. The interface is very much common to other movie sites. The users get multiple options to choose a movie like genres, country, Top IMDb, and A – Z list. Its very easy-to-navigate interface not only lets you watch movies but also download them. The only shortcoming is the ads.
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9 ➤ CMoviesHD
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If you still haven’t found your Netflix alternative one, try C Movies HD. You probably want to switch from another free streaming site due to shut down the site. You can come in here because it won’t bring you a new site that you need to get used to. Worldwide movie lovers love this site due to its being similarity to other sites. Even it obtains media file links from the popular streaming sources and indexes them on their own website.
Pack Up
An honorable mention for one of the best Netflix alternatives is YouTube. Every day you enjoy its huge database of videos. Though you get to wait here for the latest movies, it brings a good number of movies, drama series, music videos to you. So, the above sites along with YouTube would be a total package for your movie mania.
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Radhe: A Salman Khan movie to watch with family this Eid
ZEE5 Global, the largest global OTT platform for South Asian content, is all set to release the most anticipated Bollywood film of 2021 -- Salman Khan starrer 'Radhe': Your Most Wanted Bhai' -- for its viewers in Bangladesh on May 13.
The first Bollywood big-scale entertainer releasing this festive season, 'Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai', will have a digital release in Bangladesh and will be launched on ZEE5 in other global markets too following the theatre release of the movie.
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With Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in the lead and co-starring Jackie Shroff, Randeep Hooda and Disha Patani in pivotal roles, Radhe will be available for audiences in Bangladesh on ZEE5 in a special combo offer, according to a release.
The film’s enthralling plot revolves around Radhe, a cop who has his own way of dealing with criminals. The trailer offers a sneak peek of the exciting action sequences and dance numbers, akin to a classic Bollywood blockbuster.
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ZEE5 subscribers can buy an annual pack for 720 BDT to watch Radhe along with 130,000 plus hours of ZEE5 Originals, movies, TV shows, TV channels and video content, including Bangla Originals like Mainkar Chipay, Contract and Jodi, Kintu Tobuo, without advertisements.
The film’s trailer has already become a fan-favourite, amassing 78 million plus views on YouTube.
Archana Anand, Chief Business Officer of ZEE5 Global, said, “Salman Khan’s films are well-loved the world over and fans from across countries have eagerly been waiting to watch this latest release. We’re thrilled to release Radhe on ZEE5 for our Bangladeshi audiences on the very special occasion of Eid and to enable them to watch Superstar Salman Khan’s latest release from the safety of their homes."
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"Bangladesh has always been a high-priority market for us and we aim to reach every online screen in the country with the biggest blockbusters and best offers to enable people to access this content,” she added.
Following the traditional Eid-ul-Fitr release of Salman Khan's movies in previous years, Radhe is presented by Salman Khan Films in association with ZEE Studios, and produced by Salma Khan, Sohail Khan, and Reel Life Production Pvt Limited.
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Best Iranian Movies 2021 to Watch during Ramadan Fasting
When you are about to find the best Iranian movies in 2021, you are actually looking for elegant storytelling and exotic cultural heritage. Because each one of Iranian movies carries remarkable originality, and you will always find it despite the year.
Moreover, it would uplift you during Ramadan fasting, as the movie follows with the Muslim ethnicity. Even with the comedy or thriller sequences, they highlight their cultural resources.
In fact, you often find the movies showing their own culture, and architects get into the limelight regardless of their nationality.
Now let’s jump into some of the Irani movies where you can find great screenplay of 2021.
Best Iranian movies 2021
As it is just the 2nd quarter of the year, the newest Irani movies have hardly reached the international movie rating sites. After all, they come across the people who mostly rate the Hollywood movies. By the way, you can find here the evaluation based on the stories.
1/ The Night
Released Date : February 24, 2021 | IMDb : 5.5/10
The Night has achieved the most popularity lately. This psychological thriller movie tells a story centered on a haunted hotel.
A married couple with their baby daughter was going to their relative’s home in Los Angeles. Due to some mechanical problems, their car stopped in the middle of the way. Subsequently, they decided to spend the night at a hotel nearby.
Gradually, they realize that they are not alone in the hotel room. An evil being not only lives here but begins to possess them also. The more they face it, the more their inner secrets start to disclose. Afterward, they happen to learn the true identity of that thing, which poises as a great twist for the audience.
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2/ Without Anything
Released Date : February 02, 2021 | IMDb : 8.1/10
A wealthy man gets back to his village where he was born. The inhabitants expect him to save the village from misery. On the contrary, the man had another thought in mind. The villagers did not know that the man has unfinished business with this shattered place.
This is the storyline of Without Anything movie made by Mohsen Gharaie that got awards in 5 categories at the Fajr film festival. The categories are the best jury prize, the best adaptive screenplay, the best edit, the best music, and the best costume design.
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3/ Sniper
Released Date : January 31, 2021 | IMDb : 7.5/10
This war movie is about an Iranian sniper named Abdorrasul Zarrin during the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-1983. He successfully made 3000 shoots with the Dragunov weapon. Dragunov is a semi-automatic sniper rifle introduced by Russians.
Because of the lethal sniping ability, his commander-general Hossein Kharazi named Abdorrasul Zarrin as Single Battalion. Even the Iraq force also called him by that name. He died by the shrapnel of a mortar.
This biography drama was up for the 39th Fajr film festival of Tehran in January 2021.
Previously same director Ali Ghaffari made a movie on him titled Reclamation in 2012. It definitely can enlist your greatest Iranian movies of 2021.
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4/ Golden Blood
Released Date : February 07, 2021 | IMDb : 9.4/10
This movie goes by The Story of Nahid. It tells a story of a female driving instructor who spends days through life struggles. Her husband is a drug addict prisoner. She lives with her disabled child. Eventually, she has to take care of all the living costs. Either having no options or forced by situations, she has to come up with instant decisions. And the inevitable consequences are not as expected.
You will see many ups and downs with the protagonist character. But the movie leaves a strong lesson for you that really worth your time for this movie.
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5/ Zalava
Released Date : February 01, 2021 | IMDb : 7.7/10
In a remote village, people have been living in fear of a maleficent spirit. An atheist police officer comes forward and takes action to expel the demon. Eventually, he gets to involve with the course of exorcism. But this is a big step for him as he does not believes it.
This horror film will give you an experience of adventure. Though this is the debut of Arsalan Amir as a director, he won the award at the best first film in the Fajr film festival. Moreover, this movie won two more prizes in the best supporting actor and the best screenplay.
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6/ Mr. Mixer
Released Date : January 01, 2021 | IMDb : 7.6/10
Mr. Mixer is a good presentation of Iranian music. Director Amir Eight portrays the music composition by drawing the biography of Javad Safaee. Javad Safaee is a legend in the Iranian music industry. The movie shows how he succeeded to bring out his mixed album.
It is obvious that anything is hard at the beginning stage. But the way you are going toovercome that hurdles actually matters. Even when it goes against your community, it will be like crossing the mountain. And that’s the story you are going to see which penetrates it into your best Iranian movie list.
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7/ Ablagh
Released Date : January 31, 2021 | IMDb : 6.7/10
Ablagh basically is a border area of Iraq. The plot of the movie is developed centered on this location. But the main story is about a woman living in the border area. It prioritizes feminism through traditional hardship living.
You will see here how her day-to-day life with her husband and child drastically changes. As the story goes ahead, it points more to determination, instant action, and face the feedback valiantly.
This film got the award in four categories and those are the best audience award, the best- supporting actress, the best visual effects, and the best makeup.
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8/ Laleh (Drive)
Released Date : March 23, 2021 | IMDb : 6.1/10
This movie made by Easy Niknejad is based on a true story of a young woman who wants to be a car racer. This is quite interesting and most anticipating in the case of the Irani male domination sports industry.
The woman faces the biggest challenge with her family and society. In post-revolution Iran, crossing the old tradition was not so easy for a woman where overtaking the car is far beyond that.
Despite all the troubles, her confidence and determination get her to the steering wheel. Not only getting into the race, but she also leaves an example for other women to follow.
In a nutshell
The culture and the civilization uplift the screenplay of the movies. Besides the great direction, amazing acting can accomplish the package. All of those exist in the Irani motion picture industry where a drop of individuality makes those the renowned Iranian movies. When you face this art, you will see and ultimately recognize it.
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10 Best Adventure Movies Released in 2021
If you are adventurous by heart, you must keep your eyes on the best adventure movies released in 2021 for sure. Whether you are stuck in even quarantine or not, you get yourself out through the streaming by all means. After all, everybody likes to be adventurous. And as a big fan of adventure movies, you must know this genre comes with a package. Action, comedy, romance, fantasy, and sci-fi always involve the daring journey of the quests. Eventually, these movies get enough elements to impress anyone. Moreover, the impression has been growing due to technological progress over the decades. Let’s see how much has 2021 given us until now.
10 best adventure movies of 2021
Several studios have already exploded the box office despite the current pandemic situations. These 10 movies of them can surely make your day.
1 | Zack Snyder's Justice League
You must recall the resurrecting Superman from Justice League in 2017. This time the director Snyder just made some necessary corrections and presented his creativity.
He has fixed up the rapid ins and outs of Steppenwolf. Besides he has developed the Pozharnov battle and worked on some visual effects as well. Finally, the mysterious epilogue scene with Joker has brought total justice to the DC universe.
As a whole, the 2021 version has filled every gap in the 2017 version.
2 | Raya and the Last Dragon
The dream shaper studio- Disney has tailored this fairy tale of a brave girl- Raya who brought her entire community back from deadly petrification. This spellbinding screenplay preaches to trust each other rather than mutual rivalry.
You see a lot of magical stuff like flying and shape-shifting dragon but deep down it’s a story of sacrifice. You find this animated movie as a wonderful presentation of adventure in addition to action and comedy.
All in all, you can enjoy the time of quarter to two hours with your friends and family.
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3 | Godzilla VS. Kong
It is the most anticipating movie this year. After all, your favorite beasts are going to face each other for the first time. The movie was growing suspense with a human expedition. Men were going to look for a great source of energy in the very deep inside the earth.
They took Kong with them to find the location. In the middle of the journey, they encounter the angry Godzilla. Now, why is it angry? What will be the result of the expedition?
Including the answers to these questions, this monster movie waits for you with the ultimate climax at the end.
4 | Finding Ohana
Finding Ohana is for those of you who have been missing the traditional treasure hunt movie for a long time. It tells you the story of two siblings on a quest to find a long-lost treasure. Gradually, they end up uncovering a worthless historical object.
Although there is not to expect much from this Nextflix movie in this 21st century, you can have a good adventure movie lately. As this is a teenage adventure, you can enjoy living in your memories for 2 hours.
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5 | Flora & Ulysses
This is another of Disney’s superb creations that worth your searching for the best adventure movies released in 2021. This live-action screenplay portraits a wish come true story around a 10 years old girl.
You certainly can measure the level of its humor by the slogan- No tights, no cape, no problem.
Here the girl’s name is Flora and she experiences some interesting changes in her life after getting along with the superhero squirrel-Ulysses.
6 | Strawberry Mansion
This is basically a surrealist film that draws a dystopian future. Government charges tax for dreams where advertisers invade dreams.
The concept is quite interesting where the movie creator lets the dream auditor fall in love with his client. He gets himself in a sudden dream during the exploration in her dream rather than continuing his assignment.
Eventually, he pays for the inevitable consequences. Strawberry Mansion is, in fact, a blended form of contemporary cultural and political situations.
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7 | A Writer’s Odyssey
If you wish to change your taste, A Writer’s Odyssey would then be a good choice. The main story is simple. A father is off to a dangerous path to find his long-lost missing daughter.
He took the task of killing a novelist. But it is not as easy as he thought.
Rather it would get out of control when the story inside the novel mixes with reality. There are lots of actions, giants in this Chinese fantasy. As a result, living in parallel worlds for 2 hours would be quite enjoyable.
8 | Space Sweepers
Now let’s get into a sci-fi adventure. After possessing a spaceship, the crew members found a 7-year-old humanoid robot girl. They learned that the space guards claims her and the girl is just not a robot.
Over time, the exciting information about the girl started to come out. Though they planned to hand her over for a ransom at first, gradually they began to involve in dangerous business.
Space Sweeper certainly got some suspense for you but you can’t expect the feel of the Gravity movie (2013) here.
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9 | Without Remorse
Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse shows you the story of revenge. This is the Jack the ripper universe film, so you can expect a one-man army action movie here.
It starts with a Navy special soldier avenging the murder of his pregnant wife. Later he gets amid the conspiracy of the top two superpower countries.
10 | Below Zero
Below Zero is a Spanish cop vs terror movie. On a lonesome road, an unknown terrorist attacked a prisoner transfer van. The officer in charge of the van attempted to show great heroism to get out of this ambush.
But this is not the end. Because the officer realizes that there is still some reckoning with the unknown foe. He should be ready for that accordingly.
Hence, this non-English movie can give you a lot of gunfights and fistfights. Just hold the edge of your seat and be prepared to digest the excitement.
Bottom Line
So far, we have discussed the best adventure movies released in 2021. These movies have already made their way to blockbusters. The first quarter of 2021 has well and truly ensured that. The second quarter is waiting for even more stunning adventure movies. Until then happy streaming!
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