Published May 30, 2026, 7:05 AM EDT 2021 was a wild time The lost movies of the last 5 years to go back and watch Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures / Everett Collection 2021 was only five years ago but feels about 5 million years ago. Nowhere do I feel that more deeply than in remembering the movies that came out that year. In the post-pandemic blur, Hollywood brought us back to theaters… ish? F9 finally came out after a year on the shelf. Black Widow had a simultaneous release in theaters and on Disney Plus that prompted Scarlett Johansson to sue Disney. There was a whole sequel to Space Jam ! Remember? I barely do. Many gems prevailed: The Mitchells vs. The Machines , Pig , Old , Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar , and Zack Snyder’s Justice League for a certain club of boys on the internet. Many didn’t. I consider them “lost” movies — oddities that barely exist in our memories, let alone streaming services. Many are worthy of rediscovery, or just discovery of the first time. Here are five.…