Audience
83.0
Critics
91.7
Award
96.6
🏆BAFTA 2024🏆OSCAR 2024
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Historical 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. 47 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | O Christopher Nolan · United States; United Kingdom | 2023 | 96.7 | 83.0 | 91.7 | 96.6 | 🏆BAFTA 2024🏆OSCAR 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 180 min | |
| 2 | AT Laura Poitras · United States | 2022 | 94.9 | 76.0 | 92.8 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2022 | Biography, Documentary, History | 113 min | |
| 3 | AQ Edward Berger · Germany | 2022 | 94.5 | 79.8 | 81.6 | 93.0 | 🏆BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023 | Drama, History, War | 148 min | |
| 4 | IS Walter Salles · Brazil; France | 2024 | 94.2 | 82.0 | 89.2 | 87.5 | ●VENICE 2024●OSCAR 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 137 min | |
| 5 | KO Martin Scorsese · United States | 2023 | 94.1 | 76.6 | 91.0 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024 | Crime, Drama, History | 206 min | |
| 6 | TZ Jonathan Glazer · United Kingdom; Poland; United States | 2023 | 94.1 | 74.4 | 93.0 | 89.6 | ◆CANNES 2023●OSCAR 2024 | Drama, History, War | 105 min | |
| 7 | H Chloé Zhao · United Kingdom; United States | 2025 | 94.1 | 79.8 | 86.1 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026 | Drama, History | 125 min | |
| 8 | TT Aaron Sorkin · United States | 2020 | 93.6 | 79.1 | 81.3 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2021●OSCAR 2021 | Drama, History, Thriller | 129 min | |
| 9 | V Maura Delpero · Italy; France; Belgium | 2024 | 91.6 | 72.6 | 88.3 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2024 | Drama, History | 119 min | |
| 10 | M Bradley Cooper · United States | 2023 | 91.6 | 67.4 | 79.5 | 87.5 | ●VENICE 2023●OSCAR 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 129 min | |
| 11 | F Paweł Pawlikowski · Poland; Germany; Italy; France | 2026 | 90.1 | 75.7 | 92.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama, History | 82 min | |
| 12 | R Markus Schleinzer · Austria; Germany | 2026 | 90.0 | 78.4 | 91.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Drama, History | 94 min | |
| 13 | SF Ildikó Enyedi · Germany; France; Hungary; Hong Kong | 2025 | 89.8 | 75.3 | 91.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 147 min | |
| 14 | TG Magnus von Horn · Denmark; Poland; Sweden | 2024 | 89.8 | 77.8 | 86.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Crime, Drama, History | 123 min | |
| 15 | TT Tran Anh Hung · France | 2023 | 89.8 | 75.3 | 89.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Drama, History, Romance | 135 min | |
| 16 | TP Nikolaj Arcel · Denmark; Germany; Sweden | 2023 | 89.6 | 79.2 | 83.8 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Action, Drama, History | 127 min | |
| 17 | KT Marco Bellocchio · Italy; France; Germany | 2023 | 88.8 | 74.4 | 80.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Drama, History | 134 min | |
| 18 | GT Miguel Gomes · Portugal; Italy; France | 2024 | 88.7 | 69.0 | 85.8 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama, History, Romance | 129 min | |
| 19 | LT Meng Huo · China | 2025 | 88.5 | 72.6 | 83.1 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama, History | 132 min | |
| 20 | G Margherita Vicario · Italy; Switzerland | 2024 | 88.4~ | 70.7 | 84.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Drama, History, Music | 106 min | |
| 21 | AM Emmanuel Marre · Belgium; France | 2026 | 88.1 | 71.7 | 75.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama, History | 155 min | |
| 22 | TT Mona Fastvold · United Kingdom; United States | 2025 | 88.1 | 67.4 | 83.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 136 min | |
| 23 | O Ava DuVernay · United States | 2023 | 88.1 | 70.1 | 79.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Drama, History | 141 min | |
| 24 | BN Kamila Andini · Indonesia | 2022 | 87.9 | 69.9 | 79.8 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama, History | 103 min | |
| 25 | TA Ali Abbasi · Canada; Denmark; Ireland; United States | 2024 | 87.9 | 72.8 | 71.9 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 122 min | |
| 26 | TD Severin Fiala; Veronika Franz · Austria; Germany | 2024 | 87.9 | 69.4 | 79.8 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Drama, History, Horror | 121 min | |
| 27 | FH Andreas Dresen · Germany | 2024 | 87.9~ | 73.0 | 75.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 125 min | |
| 28 | TH Oliver Hermanus · United States; United Kingdom | 2025 | 87.5 | 71.6 | 68.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama, History, Music | 128 min | |
| 29 | Q Luca Guadagnino · Italy; United States | 2024 | 87.5 | 67.7 | 75.7 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 137 min | |
| 30 | F Michael Mann · United States | 2023 | 87.4 | 67.5 | 75.7 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Biography, Drama, History | 130 min | |
| 31 | EC Pablo Larraín · Chile | 2023 | 87.4 | 65.8 | 77.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Comedy, Fantasy, History | 110 min | |
| 32 | B Gianni Amelio · Italy | 2024 | 87.3~ | 66.5 | 75.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Drama, History, War | 104 min | |
| 33 | C Susanna Nicchiarelli · Italy; Belgium | 2022 | 86.9~ | 62.8 | 75.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, History | 106 min | |
| 34 | CJ Phyllis Nagy · United States | 2022 | 86.9 | 68.4 | 70.3 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama, History | 121 min | |
| 35 | H Athina Rachel Tsangari · United Kingdom; Germany; United States | 2024 | 86.7 | 63.6 | 72.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Drama, History | 133 min | |
| 36 | LN Jan P. Matuszynski · Poland | 2021 | 86.6~ | 72.8 | 59.7 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Crime, Drama, History | 160 min | |
| 37 | D Pietro Marcello · Italy; France | 2025 | 86.6~ | 67.2 | 66.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 122 min | |
| 38 | O László Nemes · Hungary; France; Germany; United Kingdom | 2025 | 86.4 | 67.2 | 65.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 132 min | |
| 39 | LT Kirill Serebrennikov · France; Italy; Spain | 2024 | 86.4 | 64.9 | 65.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 138 min | |
| 40 | F Karim Aïnouz · United Kingdom | 2023 | 86.1 | 66.9 | 59.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Drama, History | 121 min | |
| 41 | IB Margarethe von Trotta · Switzerland; Austria; Germany; Luxembourg | 2023 | 86.0 | 65.4 | 65.1 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2023 | Biography, Drama, History | 111 min | |
| 42 | SW Emily Atef · Germany | 2023 | 85.7 | 63.1 | 63.8 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2023 | Drama, History, Romance | 129 min | |
| 43 | NL Dénes Nagy · Hungary; Latvia; France; Germany | 2021 | 85.6 | 61.8 | 65.1 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Drama, History, War | 103 min | |
| 44 | FD Saverio Costanzo · Italy | 2023 | 85.4 | 63.6 | 58.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Drama, History | 119 min | |
| 45 | C Edoardo De Angelis · Italy | 2023 | 85.3 | 70.3 | 48.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Biography, Drama, History | 120 min | |
| 46 | B Andrew Dominik · United States | 2022 | 84.6 | 60.8 | 53.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, Drama, History | 167 min | |
| 47 | TS Ildikó Enyedi · Hungary; Germany; France; Italy | 2021 | 84.3 | 63.9 | 43.8 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama, History, Romance | 169 min |
This collection contains 47 historical 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 History label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre.
Oppenheimer leads this Total Score ranking with 96.7. Oppenheimer has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.0). The Zone of Interest has one of the highest known Critics scores (93.0). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Christopher Nolan · 2023 · 180 min
Audience 83.0 · Critics 91.7 · Total 96.7
BAFTA 2024: Winner (Best Film)
Oscar 2024: Winner (Best Picture)
Laura Poitras · 2022 · 113 min
Audience 76.0 · Critics 92.8 · Total 94.9
Venice 2022: Golden Lion
Edward Berger · 2022 · 148 min
Audience 79.8 · Critics 81.6 · Total 94.5
BAFTA 2023: Winner (Best Film)
Oscar 2023: 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.