What was the best series offered this year on the Apple TV + platform? The best movie ? Discover the 10 programs best rated by AlloCiné viewers in 2021!
This is a totally unexpected ranking of the best series of 2021 on AppleTV + which is offered to us at the end of the year. First surprise – and of size – with the presence of Foundation (adapted from the novel Foundation Isaac Asimov) in fourth position only. The science fiction series – presented as the platform’s blockbuster – therefore does not integrate the podium, dominated by The Mosquito Coast, a new adaptation of Paul Theroux’s novel (after the 1986 film directed by Peter Weir).
Less publicized series, such as Physical with Rose Byrne and Acapulco respectively occupy second and third place in this ranking. And we note in fifth position the presence of the Israeli drama Losing Alice, an exciting psychological thriller carried by Ayelet Zurer.
On the cinema side, the documentary The World’s A Little Blurry devoted to singer Billie Eilish sits in first place in the cinema rankings, followed by the films Palmer (a drama which offers Justin Timberlake one of his best roles) and Cherry, which marks Tom Holland’s reunion with directors Joe and Anthony Russo (Avengers: Endgame).
The Top 5 AppleTV + 2021 Series according to viewers *
1- The Mosquito Coast 3.8 / 5
Created by Neil Cross
Disappointed by the United States where he no longer finds the slightest opportunity, an idealistic and adventurous father takes his wife and children to Latin America in order to make a fortune there.
2- Physical 3.5 / 5
Created by Annie Weisman
1980s, on the California coast. A depressed housewife regains physical and mental energy thanks to the fashionable practice of aerobics!
3- Acapulco 3.4 / 5
Created by Austin Winsberg, Eduardo Cisneros, Jason Shuman
1984: a young Mexican sees his dream come true when he gets a job at Acapulco’s most popular seaside resort. But he soon realizes that this job is much more complicated than he imagined.
4- Foundation 3.3 / 5
Created by David S. Goyer & Josh Friedman
When the eminent professor Hari Seldon predicts the imminent fall of the Galactic Empire, he and some of his followers are sent to the far reaches of the galaxy to build the Foundation, a special place to preserve the knowledge of civilization, in the hope of its reconstruction.
5- Losing Alice 3.2 / 5
Created by Sigal Avin
The story of Alice, an ambitious 47-year-old director whose obsession with Sophie, a 24-year-old femme fatale, will make her abandon all moral integrity in her quest for power, success and infinite recognition.
* According to AlloCiné spectator ratings, as of December 22, 2021, for new series with at least 50 ratings.
The Top 5 AppleTV + Movies of 2021 according to viewers **
1- Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry 4/5
Directed by RJ Cutler
Documentary dedicated to Billie Eilish, crowned with four Grammy Awards before signing the theme song of the soundtrack of the last James Bond, ”No Time To Die”.
2- Palmer 3.9 / 5
Directed by Fisher Stevens
Ex-convict and former college football star Eddie Palmer befriends a young boy left behind by his junkie mother.
3- Cherry 3.9 / 5
Directed by Joe Russo & Anthony Russo
A military orderly returns from the war in Iraq. Suffering from post-traumatic stress, he began to rob banks to finance his addiction to opiates.
4- CODA 3.5 / 5
Directed by Siân Heder
In a Massachusetts fishing town. Seventeen-year-old Ruby is the only member of her family who is not deaf. Her life boils down to acting as an interpreter for her parents. When Ruby joins the high school choir, she discovers that she has a gift for singing …
5- Finch 3.4 / 5
Directed by Miguel Sapochnik
A man, a robot and a dog form an unlikely family at the center of a powerful and touching adventure. Finch, a robotics engineer, wants to make sure that someone will look after his faithful companion after his death.
** According to AlloCiné spectator ratings, as of December 22, 2021, for films with at least 50 ratings.