Audience
77.5
Critics
81.8
Award
87.5
●VENICE 2025●OSCAR 2026
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Fantasy films 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. 13 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | F Guillermo del Toro · Mexico; United States; Canada | 2025 | 93.0 | 77.5 | 81.8 | 87.5 | ●VENICE 2025●OSCAR 2026 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror | 149 min | |
| 2 | B Greta Gerwig · United States; United Kingdom | 2023 | 92.0 | 71.7 | 83.8 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2024 | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | 114 min | |
| 3 | W Jon M. Chu · United States | 2024 | 91.8 | 74.0 | 79.1 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2025 | Fantasy, Musical, Romance | 160 min | |
| 4 | AT James Cameron · United States | 2022 | 91.7 | 77.9 | 72.3 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2023 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 192 min | |
| 5 | TM Iván Fund · Argentina; Spain | 2025 | 90.4~ | 67.2 | 84.0 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2025 | Fantasy | 91 min | |
| 6 | PM Céline Sciamma · France | 2021 | 89.8 | 74.8 | 94.6 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Drama, Fantasy | 73 min | |
| 7 | EC Pablo Larraín · Chile | 2023 | 87.4 | 65.8 | 77.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Comedy, Fantasy, History | 110 min | |
| 8 | TI Lucile Hadzihalilovic · France; Germany; Italy | 2025 | 87.2 | 62.2 | 82.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller | 117 min | |
| 9 | ML Ana Lily Amirpour · United States | 2021 | 87.1 | 66.5 | 73.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller | 106 min | |
| 10 | FO Gabriele Mainetti · Italy, Belgium | 2021 | 86.3 | 73.7 | 54.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 141 min | |
| 11 | P Paolo Sorrentino · Italy; France | 2024 | 86.0 | 69.3 | 55.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama, Fantasy | 137 min | |
| 12 | M Francis Ford Coppola · United States | 2024 | 84.4 | 54.0 | 57.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 138 min | |
| 13 | EW Rithy Panh · France; Cambodia | 2022 | 83.0~ | 59.1 | 39.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Documentary, Fantasy | 98 min |
This collection contains 13 fantasy films with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. The Fantasy label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre.
Frankenstein leads this Total Score ranking with 93.0. Avatar: The Way of Water has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (77.9). Petite Maman has one of the highest known Critics scores (94.6). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Guillermo del Toro · 2025 · 149 min
Audience 77.5 · Critics 81.8 · Total 93.0
Venice 2025: Main Competition
Oscar 2026: Nominee (Best Picture)
Greta Gerwig · 2023 · 114 min
Audience 71.7 · Critics 83.8 · Total 92.0
Oscar 2024: Nominee (Best Picture)
Jon M. Chu · 2024 · 160 min
Audience 74.0 · Critics 79.1 · Total 91.8
Oscar 2025: Nominee (Best Picture)
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.