This is a list of Australian films that were released in 2021.

Feature films OpeningTitleDirectorCastGenreJANUARY 1The DryRobert ConnollyEric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'DonnellCrime / drama 7Maya the Bee: The Golden OrbNoel ClearyBenson Jack Anthony, Frances Berry, Christian CharisiouAnimation / adventure 14AmmoniteFrancis LeeKate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma JonesBiography / romance 21Penguin BloomfGlendyn IvinNaomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Jacki WeaverDrama 28High GroundStephen Maxwell JohnsonJacob Junior Nayinggul, Simon Baker, Callan MulveyMeat pie western / "Northern" 28Occupation: RainfallLuke SparkeDan Ewing, Temuera Morrison, Daniel GilliesScience-fiction / actionFEBRUARY 4Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest AnimalRicard CussóAngourie Rice, Sam Neill, Sharnee TonesAnimation 11Long Story ShortJosh LawsonRafe Spall, Josh Lawson, Dena KaplanComedy / romance 17Wyrmwood: ApocalypseKiah Roache-TurnerLuke McKenzie, Shantae Barnes-Cowan, Jake Ryan, Bianca Bradey, Jay GallagherHorror 18FirestarterWayne Blair Nel MinchinStephen PageDocumentaryJUNE 24 Buckley's Chance 29Everybody Gets StabbedLevon J PolinelliNick Pages-Oliver, Daniel BuckleComedy / horrorDECEMBER 10 Back to the Outback Netflix AnimationReel FX Animation StudiosWeed Road PicturesScreen NSW Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Miranda Tapsell, Angus Imrie, Keith Urban, Jacki Weaver

Short films TitleDirectorCastGenreAlbaSenie PritiMaya Robinson, Scott Johnson, Melanie ZanettiShortAntecedentsEmma VickeryNicola Bartlett, Hayley McElhinneyShortAn Athlete Wrestling A PythonStephanie Jane DayJosephine Starte, Tom Anson Mesker, Anthony PhelanShortBalaDeborah BrownAddie Bani, Michael Bani, Waangenga BlancoShortBoucheRuixuan BaiSelena Lee-Marsh, Xuanyan Liu, Mercy SangShortCall HistoryLillian PatersonShortCarmentisAntony WebbBen Mortley, Adriane Daff, Jo MorrisShortDon't Forget To Go HomeVictoria Singh-ThompsonRemanika Chaundry, Monica Kumar, Joshua McElroyShortEcdysisRoscoe Portelli, William StanforthDennis Coard, Verity Higgins, William EwingShortEllaMadison NovakDanny Barton, Amy Fraser, Madelaine HopkinsShortThe End, The BeginningArchie ChewJoanna Briant, Finn Dunne, Aria FerrisShortThe Exit PlanAngus WilkinsonPaapa Essiedu, Marcia WarrenShortThe FamiliarsMillicent MalcomMilly Alcock, Helen Stuart, Julia SavageShortFurloughPhoebe TonkinRyan Corr, Milly Alcock, Markella KavenaghShortThe Gods Of Tiny ThingsDeborah KellyShortThe HandymanNicholas CliffordShortHannah & The Friend ZoneHolly HargreavesHolly Hargreaves, Lucy Lovegrove, Laura WheelwrightHarmoniaMcLean JacksonLochie Laffin Vines, Georgia Balloch, Jay BowenShort, romanceHydeRuby ChallengerBrendan Kelly, Jess WaterhouseShortIdolAlex WuNan Chen, Jiapei Wu, Yanying WuShortIf I Quit NowLuke WissellGabriel Carrubba, Tim Clarke, Nic DarrigoShortThe ImmortalCarl FirthGuy Edmonds, James Cromwell, Maeve DermodyShortIn The WakeStephanie JaclynDaisy Anderson, Jess Kuss, Tegan NottleShortInfernoKatherine Chediak PutnamSam Cotton, Keiran McGinlay, John McNeillShortJeanAlisha HnatjukShortJoyGabriel MorrisonBen Brock, Liz Harper, Isabel MacmasterShortJuliaJames WeirClayton D. Moss, Chloe Schwank, Edmond LongShortLe MiroirLeila Murton PooleMichael Caton, Rachel Giddens, Vivienne PowellShortLiquid MoonlightHannah Ariotti, Anna McGahanJonathan Weir, Leon Cain, Georgia FloodShortThe ListeningMilena BennettShortLost BoyPeter SkinnerMichael Sheasby, Alexandra Nell, Ben OxenbouldShortLovestruckBenjamin RyanTel Benjamin, Matt de Groot, Rachel GiddensShortA Man and a CatKevin SpinkThomas Cocquerel, Bryan Probets, Kevin SpinkShortThe MoogaiJon BellShari Sebbens, Meyne WyattShortMother BunkerGeorge MetaxasShortObjects of my DisaffectionSarah-Jane WoulahanDana MiltinsShortOccupiedRuby LennonAlex Stamell, Lauren Lloyd Williams, Priscilla DoueihyShortPainting By NumbersRadheya JegathevaShortPoolsLuisa MartiriMalina Hamilton-Smith, Samantha LushShortA Problematic Gesture Toward Auteur TheoryJames Robert WoodsGeorge Harrison Xanthis, Gary Boulter, Anna PhillipsShortProm NightLydia RuiShortPyroceneJohnny MilnerDave Dexter, Johnny MilnerShortThe RealityTrevor ClarenceMiranda Daughtry, Benjamin Dillon-Smith, Duncan FellowsShortRoborovskiTilda Cobham-Hervey, Dev PatelTilda Cobham-Hervey, John ColleeShortSaving DaylightBenjamin BalteBenjamin Balte, Amelia Foxton, Nate GothardShortSmashedTyson YatesShortSoulmateNik KacevskiHolly May Lewis, Stefania Kocheva, Martin PaunovShortSparkSophie HawkshawMadeleine Jurd, Brendan Donoghue, Amanda Maple-BrownShortSparklesJacqueline PelczarBruce Denn, Siria Kickett, Gary CooperShortThe Story Of Lee PingJasmin TarasinShortStraight Outta CovidCesar SalmeronShortA Strange SeasonBurak Oguz SagunerShortSunburnJaslyn MairsBrenna Harding, Zoe TerakesShortThe Swimming ChairMatthew TaylorShortSystem ErrorMatt VeselyDavid Quirk, Nick Nemeroff, Chrissie PageShortTâmNoora NiasariNick Barkla, Jillian NguyenShortThis RiverNaomi FryerMadeleine Magee Carr, Talisa Mayshack-MenderoShortThis Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both Of UsD.C. FairhurstLucy Green, D.C. Fairhurst, Jessica-Belle KeoghShortTorch SongStephen LanceJordan Dulieu, Pippa Grandison, Luke KosterShortWaiyirriKiara Milera, Charlotte RoseKate Bonney, Michael Gilmour, James MacMhathainShortThe WakeEddie DiamandiShortWidowersJulian TunaEddie Baroo, John Brumpton, Jennifer DavidsonShortWirunChad O'BrienShort

See also 2021 in Australia 2021 in Australian television List of 2021 box office number-one films in Australia