10 Best 2021 Films You Probably Haven't Seen

10. No Sudden Move

Steven Soderbergh quietly dropped this low-key crime thriller on HBO Max recently, and while far from the swanky thrills of his Ocean's movies, is an agreeably pared-down, deliciously tense effort.

An impressively restrained entry into the "simple heist gone wrong" subgenre, No Sudden Move hangs on every acidic word of scripted dialogue while telling an intentionally convoluted crime yarn that remains gripping even though you might not always know exactly what's going on.

Soderbergh, who once again serves as his own editor and DP, knows his way around a camera better than most filmmakers, and delivers a classy, gorgeously assembled feat of tightly-wound cinema, bolstered by the efforts of a game ensemble including Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, David Harbour, Jon Hamm, Amy Seimetz, Brendan Fraser, Kieran Culkin, Ray Liotta, and Bill Duke.

If you're craving mile-a-minute thrills there are more fitting movies to watch, but if you're in the mood for a deliberate, uncommonly slight crime jaunt, this is a below-the-radar gem in the director's exceptional filmography.