Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

6 movies

Audience Favorites: Documentaries · Recognition 2021–2026

Documentaries with Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners in 2021–2026. Audience Score 75+; ranked by Audience Score. Oscar and BAFTA documentary categories are outside this catalogue.

2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 6 films in this collection.

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Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · United Kingdom
202693.582.097.381.4
◆VENICE 2026
Documentary80 min
2
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Maria Speth · Germany
202192.981.592.680.6
◆BERLIN 2021
Documentary217 min
3
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Wang Bing · China; France; Luxembourg; Netherlands
202489.577.185.870.8
●VENICE 2024
Documentary152 min
4
FD
Kaouther Ben Hania · France; Germany; Tunisia; Saudi Arabia
202389.676.685.671.6
●CANNES 2023
Documentary107 min
5
TL
Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · Austria
202689.3~76.286.770.0
●BERLIN 2026
Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music86 min
6
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Laura Poitras · United States
202294.976.092.891.9
🏆VENICE 2022
Biography, Documentary, History113 min
#1
N
2026 · Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · 80 min
Documentary
◆VENICE 2026
#3
Y(
2024 · Wang Bing · 152 min
Documentary
●VENICE 2024
#4
FD
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania · 107 min
Documentary
●CANNES 2023
#5
TL
2026 · Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · 86 min
Biography · Comedy · Documentary · Drama · Music
●BERLIN 2026

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 6 documentaries with Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. The Documentary 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. Oscar and BAFTA documentary categories are not represented.

Naza leads this Audience Score ranking with 82.0. Naza has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (82.0). Naza has one of the highest known Critics scores (97.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.

  1. 1. Naza

    Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · 2026 · 80 min

    Audience 82.0 · Critics 97.3 · Total 93.5

    Venice 2026: Other major award

  2. 2. Mr. Bachmann and His Class

    Maria Speth · 2021 · 217 min

    Audience 81.5 · Critics 92.6 · Total 92.9

    Berlin 2021: Other major award

  3. 3. Youth (Homecoming)

    Wang Bing · 2024 · 152 min

    Audience 77.1 · Critics 85.8 · Total 89.5

    Venice 2024: Main Competition

How the ranking works

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.