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The 14 Best (and 9 Worst) Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, and Superhero Movies of 2021

Image: Netflix, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Sunrise, Prime Video, and Marvel Studios
Image: Netflix, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Sunrise, Prime Video, and Marvel Studios

It’s time: with days left to go, we’re pretty much done with big movie releases in 2021. So at last, we can look back and decide what were the real highs (and real lows) of a very peculiar year for movies, as the world ummed-and-ahhed its way back to theaters as the covid-19 pandemic rolled on. Here’s io9’s favorite—and least favorite—films of the year.