A list of American films released in 1921. In the years before, during and since World War I several major studios based in Hollywood had come to dominate American film production including Paramount, Fox, Universal, Vitagraph, Goldwyn, First National and United Artists. American-made films enjoyed great commercial success around the world and relied on an established star system.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Am Guilty | Drama | Associated Producers | ||
| Idle Hands | Frank Reicher | Drama | Independent | |
| The Idle Rich | Comedy | Metro | ||
| The Idol of the North | Dorothy Dalton, Edwin August, Riley Hatch | Drama | Paramount | |
| If Women Only Knew | Drama | FBO | ||
| The Infamous Miss Revell | Mystery | Metro | ||
| The Inner Chamber | Drama | Vitagraph | ||
| The Innocent Cheat | Drama | Arrow | ||
| The Inside of the Cup | Drama | Paramount | ||
| The Invisible Fear | Anita Stewart, Walter McGrail, Allan Forrest | Mystery | First National | |
| The Invisible Power | Frank Lloyd | Crime | Goldwyn | |
| The Iron Trail | Adventure | |||
| Is Life Worth Living? | Drama | Selznick | ||
| It Can Be Done | Comedy | Vitagraph | ||
| It Isn't Being Done This Season | Drama | Vitagraph | ||
| Jackie | Drama | Fox | ||
| Jane Eyre | Hugo Ballin | Drama | Hodkinson | |
| Jim the Penman | Crime drama | First National | ||
| The Jolt | Drama | Fox | ||
| The Journey's End | Drama | Hodkinson | ||
| The Jucklins | Drama | Paramount | ||
| Judge Her Not | Western | Independent | ||
| Just Around the Corner | Drama | Paramount | ||
| Just Outside the Door | Drama | Selznick | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncharted Seas | Romance | Metro | ||
| Under the Lash | Drama | Paramount | ||
| The Unknown | Action | Independent | ||
| The Unknown Wife | Drama | Universal | ||
| An Unwilling Hero | Comedy | Goldwyn[13] | ||
| The Vengeance Trail | Western | Independent | ||
| A Virgin Paradise | Adventure | Fox | ||
| A Virginia Courtship | Drama | Paramount | ||
| A Voice in the Dark | Mystery | Goldwyn | ||
| Voices of the City | Crime | Goldwyn | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Adventures of Tarzan | Serial | Independent | ||
| The Avenging Arrow | Serial | Pathe Exchange | ||
| Double Adventure | Adventure | Pathé Exchange | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 Under a Pillow | |||||
| Adopting a Bear Cub | Documentary | ||||
| The Advisor | |||||
| Afraid of His Wife | Scott Sidney | ||||
| After the Dough | Herman C. Raymaker | ||||
| The Alarm | Robert F. Hill | ||||
| Alfalfa Love | Fred Fishback | ||||
| Among Those Present | Fred C. Newmeyer | Comedy | |||
| Bandits Beware | Western | ||||
| Beating the Game | Western | ||||
| The Boat | Buster Keaton | Comedy | |||
| Brownie's Baby Doll | |||||
| Brownie's Little Venus | |||||
| The Cactus Kid | Western | ||||
| The Clean Up | |||||
| Crossed Clues | Western | ||||
| Double Crossers | Western | ||||
| The Driftin' Kid | Western | ||||
| The Fightin' Fury | Western | ||||
| Get-Rich-Quick Peggy | |||||
| The Goat | Buster Keaton | Buster Keaton, Joe Roberts | Comedy | ||
| The Haunted House | Comedy | ||||
| data-sort-value="Heart of Dorean, The" | The Heart of Dorean | Western drama | Pathé Exchange | ||
| Her Circus Man | James D. Davis | Comedy | Universal | ||
| The High Sign | Comedy | ||||
| data-sort-value="Honor of Rameriz, The" | The Honor of Rameriz | Western drama | Pathé Exchange | ||
| Humor Risk | Comedy | Never released | |||
| I Do | Comedy | ||||
| The Idle Class | Comedy | ||||
| Kickaroo | Western | ||||
| The Kid's Pal | |||||
| Lorraine of the Timberlands | Western drama | Pathé Exchange | |||
| The Lucky Dog | Comedy | 1st film to feature Laurel & Hardy | |||
| The Man Who Woke Up | Western | ||||
| Manhattan | Paul Strand | ||||
| Mother o' Dreams | Western drama | Pathé Exchange | |||
| The Movie Trail | Western | ||||
| A Muddy Bride | |||||
| Never Weaken | Comedy | ||||
| Now or Never | Comedy | ||||
| On Account | Baby Peggy | ||||
| On with the Show | |||||
| Out o' Luck | Western | ||||
| Pals | |||||
| The Playhouse | Comedy | ||||
| Playmates | |||||
| The Saddle King | |||||
| Sea Shore Shapes | |||||
| data-sort-value="Spirit of the Lake, The" | The Spirit of the Lake | Western drama | Pathé Exchange | ||
| Sweet Revenge | Western | ||||
| Teddy's Goat | |||||
| Third Class Male | |||||
| A Week Off | |||||
| Who Was the Man? | |||||
| The Wild Wild West | |||||