Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

6 movies

Best Adventure Movies in 2 Hours or Less — Awards & Festivals 2021–2026

Adventure 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. 6 films in this collection.

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Oscar · BAFTA · Cannes · Venice · Berlin
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Oscar

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Cannes

Festival de Cannes

Venice

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Berlin

Berlinale
⚠ Select at least one recognition.
#MovieWatchYearTotal ~AudienceCriticsAward ScoreRecognitionGenreRuntime
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1
B
Greta Gerwig · United States; United Kingdom
202392.071.783.885.3
●OSCAR 2024
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy114 min
2
S
Oliver Laxe · Spain; France
202591.972.687.083.3
◆CANNES 2025
Action, Adventure, Drama114 min
3
TK
David Fincher · United States
202387.969.778.470.8
●VENICE 2023
Action, Adventure, Crime118 min
4
W
Warwick Thornton · Australia
202587.9~62.290.370.0
●BERLIN 2026
Adventure, Drama, Western100 min
5
TE
Bruno Dumont · France; Germany; Italy; Belgium; Portugal
202486.755.059.580.6
◆BERLIN 2024
Adventure, Comedy, Drama110 min
6
TB
Léa Mysius · France
202686.267.260.271.6
●CANNES 2026
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller114 min
#1
B
2023 · Greta Gerwig · 114 min
Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy
●OSCAR 2024
#2
S
2025 · Oliver Laxe · 114 min
Action · Adventure · Drama
◆CANNES 2025
#3
TK
2023 · David Fincher · 118 min
Action · Adventure · Crime
●VENICE 2023
#4
W
2025 · Warwick Thornton · 100 min
Adventure · Drama · Western
●BERLIN 2026
#5
TE
2024 · Bruno Dumont · 110 min
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
◆BERLIN 2024
#6
TB
2026 · Léa Mysius · 114 min
Action · Adventure · Crime · Drama · Romance · Thriller
●CANNES 2026

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 6 adventure 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 100 minutes and the longest is 118 minutes. The Adventure label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre.

Barbie leads this Total Score ranking with 92.0. Sirat has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (72.6). Wolfram has one of the highest known Critics scores (90.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.

  1. 1. Barbie

    Greta Gerwig · 2023 · 114 min

    Audience 71.7 · Critics 83.8 · Total 92.0

    Oscar 2024: Nominee (Best Picture)

  2. 2. Sirat

    Oliver Laxe · 2025 · 114 min

    Audience 72.6 · Critics 87.0 · Total 91.9

    Cannes 2025: Other major award

  3. 3. The Killer

    David Fincher · 2023 · 118 min

    Audience 69.7 · Critics 78.4 · Total 87.9

    Venice 2023: Main Competition

How the ranking works

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.