Audience
83.4
Critics
85.6
Award
81.4
◆VENICE 2025
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Biographical films with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners in 2021–2026. Audience Score 75+; ranked by Audience Score.
2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 15 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | TV Kaouther Ben Hania · Tunisia; France | 2025 | 92.7 | 83.4 | 85.6 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, War | 89 min | |
| 2 | O Christopher Nolan · United States; United Kingdom | 2023 | 96.7 | 83.0 | 91.7 | 96.6 | 🏆BAFTA 2024🏆OSCAR 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 180 min | |
| 3 | IS Walter Salles · Brazil; France | 2024 | 94.2 | 82.0 | 89.2 | 87.5 | ●VENICE 2024●OSCAR 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 137 min | |
| 4 | A1 Santiago Mitre · Argentina; United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 89.6 | 79.4 | 84.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, Crime, Drama | 140 min | |
| 5 | KR Reinaldo Marcus Green · United States | 2021 | 92.6 | 78.0 | 81.6 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2022 | Biography, Drama, Sport | 144 min | |
| 6 | TF Steven Spielberg · United States | 2022 | 93.1 | 78.0 | 88.1 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2023 | Biography, Drama | 151 min | |
| 7 | TM Kevin Macdonald · United Kingdom; United States | 2021 | 89.8 | 77.0 | 62.7 | 81.4 | ●BAFTA 2021 | Biography, Drama, Thriller | 129 min | |
| 8 | E Baz Luhrmann · Australia; United States | 2022 | 92.3 | 76.4 | 70.5 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023 | Biography, Drama, Music | 159 min | |
| 9 | TL Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · Austria | 2026 | 89.3~ | 76.2 | 86.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music | 86 min | |
| 10 | JA Shaka King · United States; Canada | 2021 | 92.9 | 76.1 | 88.3 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2021 | Biography, Crime, Drama | 126 min | |
| 11 | AT Laura Poitras · United States | 2022 | 94.9 | 76.0 | 92.8 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2022 | Biography, Documentary, History | 113 min | |
| 12 | NV Richard Linklater · France; United States | 2025 | 89.1 | 75.3 | 82.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 106 min | |
| 13 | SF Ildikó Enyedi · Germany; France; Hungary; Hong Kong | 2025 | 89.8 | 75.3 | 91.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 147 min | |
| 14 | TK Mario Martone · Italy; Spain | 2021 | 88.0~ | 75.1 | 71.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Biography | 133 min | |
| 15 | B Matt Johnson · Canada | 2023 | 89.0 | 75.1 | 84.5 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2023 | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 120 min |
This collection contains 15 biographical films with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. The Biography label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre. Every film has an Audience Score of at least 75. Audience Score combines audience ratings; it is not an individual IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes rating. Films are ranked by Audience Score.
The Voice of Hind Rajab leads this Audience Score ranking with 83.4. The Voice of Hind Rajab has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.4). All the Beauty and the Bloodshed has one of the highest known Critics scores (92.8). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Kaouther Ben Hania · 2025 · 89 min
Audience 83.4 · Critics 85.6 · Total 92.7
Venice 2025: Other major award
Christopher Nolan · 2023 · 180 min
Audience 83.0 · Critics 91.7 · Total 96.7
BAFTA 2024: Winner (Best Film)
Oscar 2024: Winner (Best Picture)
Walter Salles · 2024 · 137 min
Audience 82.0 · Critics 89.2 · Total 94.2
Venice 2024: Main Competition
Oscar 2025: Nominee (Best Picture)
Films are ordered by Audience Score. The 75-point minimum is applied before ranking. Audience Score combines audience ratings; it is not an individual IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes rating. A Critics score marked ~ is estimated from the catalogue median; its Total is provisional. Recognition years refer to ceremonies and festival editions, not necessarily release dates.