Audience
76.0
Critics
92.8
Award
91.9
🏆VENICE 2022
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Documentaries with Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners in 2021–2026. Ranked by audience ratings, critics’ scores and award recognition. Oscar and BAFTA documentary categories are outside this catalogue.
2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 18 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | AT Laura Poitras · United States | 2022 | 94.9 | 76.0 | 92.8 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2022 | Biography, Documentary, History | 113 min | |
| 2 | D Mati Diop · France; Senegal; Benin | 2024 | 93.6 | 69.9 | 89.2 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2024 | Documentary | 68 min | |
| 3 | N Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · United Kingdom | 2026 | 93.5 | 82.0 | 97.3 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2026 | Documentary | 80 min | |
| 4 | OT Nicolas Philibert · France | 2023 | 93.0 | 68.5 | 83.8 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2023 | Documentary | 109 min | |
| 5 | MB Maria Speth · Germany | 2021 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 92.6 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2021 | Documentary | 217 min | |
| 6 | PB Gianfranco Rosi · Italy | 2025 | 91.3 | 68.1 | 90.8 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2025 | Documentary | 115 min | |
| 7 | FD Kaouther Ben Hania · France; Germany; Tunisia; Saudi Arabia | 2023 | 89.6 | 76.6 | 85.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Documentary | 107 min | |
| 8 | Y( Wang Bing · China; France; Luxembourg; Netherlands | 2024 | 89.5 | 77.1 | 85.8 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Documentary | 152 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 | ED Grant Gee · Ireland; United Kingdom | 2026 | 89.0~ | 72.6 | 87.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Documentary, Music | 102 min | |
| 11 | AC Alonso Ruizpalacios · Mexico | 2021 | 88.7 | 73.9 | 82.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Action, Crime, Documentary | 107 min | |
| 12 | T Kateryna Gornostai · Ukraine; France; Luxembourg; Netherlands | 2025 | 88.6~ | 73.5 | 83.1 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Documentary | 125 min | |
| 13 | BB Franco Maresco · Italy | 2025 | 88.6~ | 73.9 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Documentary | 114 min | |
| 14 | P Lance Oppenheim · United States | 2026 | 88.0 | 73.0 | 74.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Documentary | 109 min | |
| 15 | Y( Anna Fitch; Banker White · United States | 2026 | 87.9~ | 69.9 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Documentary | 78 min | |
| 16 | A Victor Kossakovsky · Germany; France; United States | 2024 | 87.8 | 64.9 | 84.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Documentary | 98 min | |
| 17 | Y( Wang Bing · China; France; Luxembourg; Netherlands | 2023 | 87.7 | 65.4 | 79.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Documentary | 212 min | |
| 18 | EW Rithy Panh · France; Cambodia | 2022 | 83.0~ | 59.1 | 39.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Documentary, Fantasy | 98 min |
This collection contains 18 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. Oscar and BAFTA documentary categories are not represented.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed leads this Total Score ranking with 94.9. 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.
Laura Poitras · 2022 · 113 min
Audience 76.0 · Critics 92.8 · Total 94.9
Venice 2022: Golden Lion
Mati Diop · 2024 · 68 min
Audience 69.9 · Critics 89.2 · Total 93.6
Berlin 2024: Golden Bear
Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · 2026 · 80 min
Audience 82.0 · Critics 97.3 · Total 93.5
Venice 2026: 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.