Honest Trailers

Season 2021

In this web series the Screen Junkies crew picks out everything that is wrong with a movie and then makes an "honest trailer".

Where to Watch Season 2021

52 Episodes

The Shawshank Redemption
E1
The Shawshank RedemptionFor the 2021 season opener, "The Shawshank Redemption (1994)", widely considered as one of the best films ever made, gets an Honest Trailer treatment to show if it holds up as good as it remembered by everyone.
Wonder Woman 1984
E2
Wonder Woman 1984After the nearly universal acclaim of 2017's "Wonder Woman (2017)", the 2020 sequel "Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)" should be a no-brainer success - but as the honest trailer reveals, things are not quite as they seem.
Cobra Kai
E3
Cobra KaiAn honest trailer for "Cobra Kai (2018)" which proves that it got everything right about making a new TV franchise - except for launching it on YouTube Red. But, as Joe Esposito sung, it is still the best around.
Street Fighter
E4
Street FighterAn honest trailer for "Street Fighter (1994)", a film that's what Hollywood execs call synergy, audience call garbage and true cinephiles call an unintentional comedy masterpiece.
The Mandalorian Season 2
E5
The Mandalorian Season 2The honest trailer for the second season of "The Mandalorian (2019)", the show that keeps things simple and doesn't overstay its' welcome until the bunch of spin-offs that come out next year to kill the magic.
Romeo + Juliet
E6
Romeo + JulietAn honest trailer for Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet (1996)", completely in Shakespearean English, with a whispering Leonardo DiCaprio and extreme Shakespeare Easter egg close-up shots.
Lilo & Stitch
E7
Lilo & StitchAn honest trailer for "Lilo & Stitch (2002)", a classic 2D animated film from an era full of stinkers about an alien biological weapon that finds a family in Hawaii.
The Simpsons Movie
E8
The Simpsons MovieThe honest trailer for "The Simpsons Movie (2007)" investigates if it was the hit everyone wanted it to be and if the comedy is as good as the Simpsons were in their prime.
Coming to America
E9
Coming to AmericaBefore you watch another comedy sequel released 10+ years after the original that will probably suck ass, revisit "Coming to America (1988)", the modern fairy-tale that asks: What if one of those Nigerian prince scams were real?
Kung Fu Panda
E10
Kung Fu PandaIf you can't chose to decide between spending 30 bucks on "Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)" or groceries and your kids are still too dumb for "Soul (2020)", why not try the honest trailer for "Kung Fu Panda (2008)"?
WandaVision
E11
WandaVisionMarvel delivers "WandaVision (2021)", a very imaginative Disney+ Original Series. But as the Honest Trailers team reveals, things are not quite as they seem - kinda like Wanda's invented world.
Raya & The Last Dragon
E12
Raya & The Last DragonAn honest trailer for "Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)" that has its problems not comparing the film to "Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)".
Zack Snyder's Justice League
E13
Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueAn honest trailer for "Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)", the director's cut that transformed a movie that was two hours long and terrible into a movie that is four hours long and mediocre.
Godzilla vs. Kong
E14
Godzilla vs. KongIn a year where everyone realized humanity is at the mercy of nature, the world will sublimate that anxiety into watching a giant monkey fighting a giant lizard in the honest trailer of "Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)".
The Oscars (2021)
E15
The Oscars (2021)
Reefer Madness & The Big Lebowski
E16
Reefer Madness & The Big LebowskiIn honor of the release date, Epic Voice Guy gets completely stones and does an honest trailer for both "Reefer Madness (1936)" and "The Big Lebowski (1998)".
John Wick: Chapter 2 & Chapter 3 - Parabellum
E17
John Wick: Chapter 2 & Chapter 3 - ParabellumBefore you see "Nobody (2021)" (which is basically "John Wick (2014)" with extremely sad dad energy) revisit the honest trailers of the sequels of a man with Karen hair: "John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)" and "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)".
The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
E18
The Falcon and The Winter SoldierFrom Disney+, the streaming service with the biggest gap between quality of content and suckage of interface, comes Marvel's latest Avenger you didn't really care about until they got their own TV show: "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)".
Mortal Kombat (2021)
E19
Mortal Kombat (2021)The honest trailer for "Mortal Kombat (2021)" is here to answer the question if it is a martial arts flick that takes itself way to seriously or a campy b-movie full of winks to the audience: Yes.
Money Plane
E20
Money PlaneWith the help of "Screen Rant Pitch Meetings (2017)", the honest trailer for "Money Plane (2020)" presents a high-octane, low-budget action caper that finally answers: What if Tommy Wiseau loved Michael Bay movies instead of erotic dramas?
The DCEU
E21
The DCEUAfter disappointments like "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)" and dumpster fires like "Suicide Squad (2016)", the Honest Trailer team presents a retrospective with an honest trailer for the DC Extended Universe itself.
Army of the Dead
E22
Army of the DeadHonest trailer for Army of the Dead.
Invincible
E23
InvincibleHonest trailer for Invincible.
Cruella
E24
CruellaHonest trailer for Cruella.
The Fast & The Furious
E25
The Fast & The FuriousHonest trailer for the Fast and the Furious.
Luca
E26
Luca
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
E27
Demon Slayer: Mugen TrainFrom Japan comes what is probably not the best introduction to anime: The dubbed version of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)" which is receiving its' own honest trailer.
Ted Lasso
E28
Ted LassoAn honest trailer for "Ted Lasso (2020)", an Apple TV+ show that overcame the impossible odds of actually being good.
Black Widow
E29
Black WidowFinally, Natasha gets to tell her own story about the time she helped her own replacement join the MCU: It is the honest trailer for "Black Widow (2021)".
Space Jam: A New Legacy
E30
Space Jam: A New Legacy"Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)", the sequel to "Space Jam (1996)", one of the most 90s things ever, is released. So is it a good idea to release this sequel over 20 years too late and without Michael Jordan?
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra & Retaliation
E31
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra & RetaliationAn honest trailer for "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)", the exciting prologue to the "G.I. Joe" franchise and also "G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)", the other exciting prologue because the first one didn't hit.
Loki
E32
LokiLoki receives his own TV series in "Loki (2021)", so it is only fitting for him to also receive his own honest trailer.
The Suicide Squad
E33
The Suicide SquadThe name is the same but this one is so much better.
F9: The Fast Saga
E34
F9: The Fast SagaHonest trailer for the 9th Fast and Furious.
Iron Fist
E35
Iron FistHonest trailer for Iron Fist.
Clueless
E36
CluelessThe Honest Trailers team gives the very 90s film "Clueless (1995)" its' well-deserved treatment.
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
E37
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe OriginsAn honest trailer for "Snake Eyes (2021)", the solo film of the beloved voiceless masked ninja from "G.I. Joe", but this time voiced, faced, very bad at ninja stuff and also a dick who sucker-punches women in the face.
Jungle Cruise
E38
Jungle CruiseYou've seen The Rock make a jungle movie, you've seen The Rock make a movie where he teams up to recover a shiny artifact, and after doing two films where he did both at the same time, he does it a third time in "Jungle Cruise (2021)".
Dune
E39
DuneWith the release of "Dune: Part One (2021)", it is time for the Honest Trailers team to look back at David Lynch's original "Dune (1984)", which is polarizing, to say the least.
Star Wars Visions
E40
Star Wars VisionsDisney finally did what any responsible content factory would do and outsourced their newest "Star Wars" content to Asia. So here's an honest trailer for all nine animated episodes of "Star Wars: Visions (2021)".
Squid Game
E41
Squid GameThe Honest Trailer for South Korea's worldwide surprise hit "Squid Game (2021)" about a game show with deadly high stakes and children's games horribly gone wrong.
Every Sean Connery Bond
E42
Every Sean Connery BondThe Honest Trailers team takes a look back at "Dr. No (1962)", "From Russia with Love (1963)", "Goldfinger (1964)", "Thunderball (1965)", "You Only Live Twice (1967)", "Diamonds Are Forever (1971)" and "Never Say Never Again (1983)" to see if they still hold up today.
Halloween Kills
E43
Halloween KillsWith about 6 minutes of running time, the honest trailer for "Halloween Kills (2021)" is about as much as the screen time of Michael Myers in said entry of the long-running "Halloween" franchise.
What If...?
E44
What If...?An honest trailer for an TV show that dares to imagine the ridiculous scenario of MCU writers trying something different for once: "What If...? (2021)".
Hackers
E45
HackersAn honest trailer for the Angelina Jolie classic "Hackers (1995)", the film that showed us what the bleeding edge of 90s tech was all about: One-on-one techno virus fighting via Windows 95.
Dune (2021)
E46
Dune (2021)Having already tackled "Dune (1984)" this season, it is time for "Dune: Part One (2021)", Denis Villeneuve's much-appraised re-imagination of the "Dune" series.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings
E47
Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten RingsAn honest trailer for "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)", the MCU's very first attempt to bring a Martial Arts master to the big screen.
No Time To Die
E48
No Time To DieAfter 15 years and four blockbuster films it's time to say goodbye to Daniel Craig as James Bond - just not a quick goodbye, more like one of these goodbyes in which you keep bumping into people on your way out: "No Time to Die (2021)".
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
E49
Venom: Let There Be CarnageFrom the company who can't make their own Spider-Man movie comes the one thing Sony can still deliver: A top-notch gaylien rom-com: "Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)".
Red Notice
E50
Red NoticeFrom the studio turning formulate movies into a literal formula comes the average of every blockbuster we've ever watched with stars playing the average of every character they've ever played: "Red Notice (2021)".
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
E51
How the Grinch Stole ChristmasFor the festive season, the Honest Trailers team reviews Ron Howard's exhausting live-action adaption of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)" starring Jim Carrey in green make-up and narrated by Anthony Hopkins, the white Morgan Freeman.
Every MCU Honest Trailer
E52
Every MCU Honest Trailer