Audience
72.6
Critics
87.0
Award
83.3
◆CANNES 2025
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Action films lasting 120 minutes or less with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin 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. 9 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | S Oliver Laxe · Spain; France | 2025 | 91.9 | 72.6 | 87.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2025 | Action, Adventure, Drama | 114 min | |
| 2 | WH Martin McDonagh · United Kingdom; United States; Chile | 2026 | 90.1~ | 83.4 | 84.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 118 min | |
| 3 | AC Alonso Ruizpalacios · Mexico | 2021 | 88.7 | 73.9 | 82.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Action, Crime, Documentary | 107 min | |
| 4 | A Romain Gavras · France | 2022 | 88.1 | 70.3 | 79.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Action, Drama, Thriller | 99 min | |
| 5 | TK David Fincher · United States | 2023 | 87.9 | 69.7 | 78.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Action, Adventure, Crime | 118 min | |
| 6 | TP Wes Anderson · United States; Germany | 2025 | 87.7 | 69.0 | 74.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Action, Comedy, Crime | 101 min | |
| 7 | RI Hélène Cattet; Bruno Forzani · Belgium; Luxembourg; Italy; France | 2025 | 87.5 | 65.1 | 81.8 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 87 min | |
| 8 | D Luc Besson · France | 2023 | 86.5 | 75.9 | 53.7 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Action, Crime, Drama | 115 min | |
| 9 | TB Léa Mysius · France | 2026 | 86.2 | 67.2 | 60.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 114 min |
This collection contains 9 action films with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. Every film runs for 120 minutes or less. The shortest is 87 minutes and the longest is 118 minutes. The Action label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre.
Sirat leads this Total Score ranking with 91.9. Wild Horse Nine has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.4). Sirat has one of the highest known Critics scores (87.0). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Oliver Laxe · 2025 · 114 min
Audience 72.6 · Critics 87.0 · Total 91.9
Cannes 2025: Other major award
Martin McDonagh · 2026 · 118 min
Audience 83.4 · Critics 84.3 · Total 90.1 (provisional)
Venice 2026: Main Competition
Alonso Ruizpalacios · 2021 · 107 min
Audience 73.9 · Critics 82.7 · Total 88.7
Berlin 2021: Main Competition
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.