Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Comedies with Berlinale main competition selection, including winners in 2021–2026. Ranked by audience ratings, critics’ scores and award recognition.
2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 23 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | D Dag Johan Haugerud · Norway | 2024 | 93.7 | 73.6 | 84.9 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2025 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 110 min | |
| 2 | BL Radu Jude · Romania; Luxembourg; Czech Republic; Croatia; Switzerland; United Kingdom | 2021 | 92.6 | 68.1 | 80.2 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2021 | Comedy, Drama | 106 min | |
| 3 | A Christian Petzold · Germany | 2023 | 91.1 | 72.1 | 85.8 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2023 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 102 min | |
| 4 | D Matthias Glasner · Germany | 2024 | 89.5 | 78.0 | 86.5 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Comedy, Drama | 180 min | |
| 5 | TL Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · Austria | 2026 | 89.3~ | 76.2 | 86.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music | 86 min | |
| 6 | MF Maryam Moghadam; Behtash Sanaeeha · Iran; France; Sweden; Germany | 2024 | 89.2 | 76.0 | 86.5 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 97 min | |
| 7 | B Matt Johnson · Canada | 2023 | 89.0 | 75.1 | 84.5 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2023 | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 120 min | |
| 8 | F Fernando Eimbcke · Mexico | 2026 | 88.7~ | 76.6 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Comedy, Drama | 102 min | |
| 9 | IY Maria Schrader · Germany | 2021 | 88.6 | 72.3 | 84.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 108 min | |
| 10 | WD Hong Sang-soo · South Korea | 2025 | 88.6 | 73.0 | 82.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 108 min | |
| 11 | WD Aleksandre Koberidze · Germany; Georgia | 2021 | 88.6 | 70.9 | 85.6 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 150 min | |
| 12 | R Ulrich Seidl · Austria; France; Germany | 2022 | 88.5 | 69.4 | 87.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Music | 114 min | |
| 13 | BM Richard Linklater · United States | 2025 | 88.2 | 70.3 | 82.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 100 min | |
| 14 | WA Anthony Chen · Singapore | 2026 | 88.1~ | 75.3 | 75.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance | 157 min | |
| 15 | K' Radu Jude · Romania; Brazil; Switzerland; United Kingdom; Luxembourg | 2025 | 88.1 | 69.0 | 83.4 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Comedy, Drama | 109 min | |
| 16 | LC Alonso Ruizpalacios · Mexico; United States | 2024 | 87.9 | 72.4 | 76.8 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 139 min | |
| 17 | AC Jian Liu · China | 2023 | 87.5 | 65.8 | 80.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2023 | Animation, Comedy, Drama | 118 min | |
| 18 | TS Lionel Baier · Switzerland; Luxembourg; France | 2025 | 87.0~ | 61.8 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Comedy, Drama | 90 min | |
| 19 | TE Bruno Dumont · France; Germany; Italy; Belgium; Portugal | 2024 | 86.7 | 55.0 | 59.5 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2024 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama | 110 min | |
| 20 | ND Daniel Brühl · Germany; United States | 2021 | 86.1 | 69.9 | 60.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Comedy, Drama | 92 min | |
| 21 | ST Olivier Assayas · France | 2024 | 85.6 | 58.2 | 69.4 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Comedy, Drama | 105 min | |
| 22 | AE Nicolette Krebitz · Germany; France | 2022 | 85.4~ | 60.4 | 64.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 105 min | |
| 23 | RK Andreas Dresen · Germany | 2022 | 85.0~ | 68.5 | 48.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Biography, Comedy, Crime | 119 min |
This collection contains 23 comedies with Berlinale main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. The Comedy label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre. Only main competition films and their recorded awards are covered; other festival sections are outside this selection.
Dreams leads this Total Score ranking with 93.7. Dying has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (78.0). Rimini has one of the highest known Critics scores (87.2). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Dag Johan Haugerud · 2024 · 110 min
Audience 73.6 · Critics 84.9 · Total 93.7
Berlin 2025: Golden Bear
Radu Jude · 2021 · 106 min
Audience 68.1 · Critics 80.2 · Total 92.6
Berlin 2021: Golden Bear
Christian Petzold · 2023 · 102 min
Audience 72.1 · Critics 85.8 · Total 91.1
Berlin 2023: Other major award
Total combines 40% audience ratings, 30% critic ratings and 30% original award points, with a bonus for recognition by additional institutions. Scores shown to one decimal place can be tied while their unrounded ranking differs. 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.