Audience
81.5
Critics
79.8
Award
95.1
🏆OSCAR 2022
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Films released in 2021 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 is the release year; 2021–2026 is the recognition period. 69 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | C Sian Heder · France; United States | 2021 | 95.1 | 81.5 | 79.8 | 95.1 | 🏆OSCAR 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Music | 111 min | |
| 2 | H Audrey Diwan · France | 2021 | 94.6 | 75.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2021 | Drama | 100 min | |
| 3 | TP Jane Campion · New Zealand; Australia; United Kingdom; United States; Canada | 2021 | 94.6 | 70.9 | 91.2 | 94.0 | ●VENICE 2021🏆BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022 | Drama, Western | 126 min | |
| 4 | DM Ryūsuke Hamaguchi · Japan | 2021 | 94.0 | 77.2 | 93.3 | 87.6 | ●CANNES 2021●OSCAR 2022 | Drama | 179 min | |
| 5 | LP Paul Thomas Anderson · United States | 2021 | 93.7 | 73.2 | 91.0 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 133 min | |
| 6 | D Denis Villeneuve · United States | 2021 | 93.6 | 81.0 | 78.6 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022 | Action, Adventure, Drama | 155 min | |
| 7 | T Julia Ducournau · France; Belgium | 2021 | 93.0 | 67.3 | 80.9 | 93.1 | 🏆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | 108 min | |
| 8 | JA Shaka King · United States; Canada | 2021 | 92.9 | 76.1 | 88.3 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2021 | Biography, Crime, Drama | 126 min | |
| 9 | MB Maria Speth · Germany | 2021 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 92.6 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2021 | Documentary | 217 min | |
| 10 | B Kenneth Branagh · United Kingdom; United States | 2021 | 92.8 | 74.0 | 80.0 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022 | Biography, Drama | 98 min | |
| 11 | BL Radu Jude · Romania; Luxembourg; Czech Republic; Croatia; Switzerland; United Kingdom | 2021 | 92.6 | 68.1 | 80.2 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2021 | Comedy, Drama | 106 min | |
| 12 | KR Reinaldo Marcus Green · United States | 2021 | 92.6 | 78.0 | 81.6 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2022 | Biography, Drama, Sport | 144 min | |
| 13 | WS Steven Spielberg · United States | 2021 | 92.5 | 73.1 | 87.9 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2022 | Crime, Drama, Musical | 156 min | |
| 14 | AH Asghar Farhadi · Iran; France | 2021 | 92.4 | 76.6 | 87.2 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama | 127 min | |
| 15 | WO Ryūsuke Hamaguchi · Japan | 2021 | 92.0 | 76.2 | 90.3 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2021 | Drama, Romance | 121 min | |
| 16 | CN Juho Kuosmanen · Finland; Estonia; Germany; Russia | 2021 | 91.9 | 73.5 | 84.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Romance | 107 min | |
| 17 | M Apichatpong Weerasethakul · Thailand; Colombia; United Kingdom; France; Germany; Mexico; China; Taiwan; United States; Switzerland | 2021 | 91.6 | 65.8 | 92.4 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 136 min | |
| 18 | NA Guillermo del Toro · United States; Mexico; Canada | 2021 | 91.4 | 72.8 | 75.3 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2022 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 150 min | |
| 19 | TH Paolo Sorrentino · Italy | 2021 | 91.4 | 76.7 | 80.0 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2021 | Drama | 130 min | |
| 20 | DL Adam McKay · United States | 2021 | 90.6 | 73.9 | 55.7 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2022●OSCAR 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi | 138 min | |
| 21 | AK Nadav Lapid · Israel; France; Germany | 2021 | 90.5 | 65.8 | 80.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Music | 109 min | |
| 22 | TH Michelangelo Frammartino · Italy; France; Germany | 2021 | 90.5 | 67.8 | 82.0 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2021 | Drama | 93 min | |
| 23 | TW Joachim Trier · Norway; France; Denmark; Sweden | 2021 | 90.4 | 78.0 | 93.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 128 min | |
| 24 | OT Erik Matti · Philippines | 2021 | 90.4~ | 88.8 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Action, Crime, Drama | 208 min | |
| 25 | TM Kevin Macdonald · United Kingdom; United States | 2021 | 89.8 | 77.0 | 62.7 | 81.4 | ●BAFTA 2021 | Biography, Drama, Thriller | 129 min | |
| 26 | PM Céline Sciamma · France | 2021 | 89.8 | 74.8 | 94.6 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Drama, Fantasy | 73 min | |
| 27 | PM Pedro Almodóvar · Spain | 2021 | 89.4 | 72.5 | 91.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama | 123 min | |
| 28 | LI Xavier Giannoli · France | 2021 | 89.4 | 76.5 | 85.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama, Romance | 149 min | |
| 29 | CV Alexey Chupov; Natasha Merkulova · Russia; Estonia; France | 2021 | 89.3 | 73.5 | 87.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama, Thriller | 126 min | |
| 30 | N Justin Kurzel · Australia; Germany | 2021 | 89.2 | 73.2 | 85.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 112 min | |
| 31 | L Mahamat-Saleh Haroun · France; Chad; Germany; Belgium | 2021 | 89.1 | 70.7 | 87.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama | 87 min | |
| 32 | R Valentyn Vasyanovych · Ukraine | 2021 | 89.0 | 70.8 | 88.8 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama, War | 125 min | |
| 33 | AW Stéphane Brizé · France | 2021 | 88.9 | 72.2 | 85.8 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama | 96 min | |
| 34 | TL Maggie Gyllenhaal · Greece; United States | 2021 | 88.8 | 68.7 | 89.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama | 121 min | |
| 35 | RR Sean Baker · United States | 2021 | 88.8 | 72.6 | 81.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 130 min | |
| 36 | OC Mariano Cohn; Gastón Duprat · Spain; Argentina | 2021 | 88.7 | 71.3 | 84.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Comedy, Drama | 115 min | |
| 37 | TB Lorenzo Vigas · Mexico; USA | 2021 | 88.7 | 70.8 | 85.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama | 92 min | |
| 38 | AC Alonso Ruizpalacios · Mexico | 2021 | 88.7 | 73.9 | 82.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Action, Crime, Documentary | 107 min | |
| 39 | IY Maria Schrader · Germany | 2021 | 88.6 | 72.3 | 84.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 108 min | |
| 40 | P1 Jacques Audiard · France | 2021 | 88.6 | 72.4 | 79.8 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 105 min | |
| 41 | WD Aleksandre Koberidze · Germany; Georgia | 2021 | 88.6 | 70.9 | 85.6 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 150 min | |
| 42 | TF Wes Anderson · United States | 2021 | 88.5 | 73.5 | 77.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 107 min | |
| 43 | TR Joachim Lafosse · Belgium; Luxembourg; France | 2021 | 88.3 | 70.3 | 79.8 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama | 117 min | |
| 44 | PF Kirill Serebrennikov · Russia France Switzerland Germany United States | 2021 | 88.3 | 68.4 | 82.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama, Sci-Fi | 145 min | |
| 45 | BI Mia Hansen-Løve · France; Mexico; Brazil; Germany; Sweden | 2021 | 88.3 | 67.9 | 82.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 112 min | |
| 46 | B Paul Verhoeven · France; Netherlands; Belgium | 2021 | 88.2 | 69.8 | 79.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Biography, Drama, Romance | 131 min | |
| 47 | S Pablo Larraín · United Kingdom; United States; Germany; Chile | 2021 | 88.1 | 69.5 | 80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Biography, Drama | 117 min | |
| 48 | EW François Ozon · France | 2021 | 88.0 | 70.4 | 76.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama | 113 min | |
| 49 | MB Joana Hadjithomas; Khalil Joreige · France; Lebanon; Canada; Qatar | 2021 | 88.0 | 70.1 | 80.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Drama | 102 min | |
| 50 | TK Mario Martone · Italy; Spain | 2021 | 88.0~ | 75.1 | 71.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Biography | 133 min | |
| 51 | TC Paul Schrader · United States | 2021 | 87.8 | 65.4 | 82.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 111 min | |
| 52 | FG Dominik Graf · Germany | 2021 | 87.8 | 70.9 | 76.8 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Drama, Romance | 176 min | |
| 53 | I Hong Sang-soo · South Korea | 2021 | 87.4 | 65.5 | 80.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Drama | 65 min | |
| 54 | A Leos Carax · France; Germany; Belgium; United States; Japan; Mexico; Switzerland | 2021 | 87.3 | 68.3 | 71.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama, Musical, Romance | 141 min | |
| 55 | S Michel Franco · Mexico; France; Sweden | 2021 | 87.3 | 67.2 | 74.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama, Mystery | 82 min | |
| 56 | TD Catherine Corsini · France | 2021 | 87.1 | 69.0 | 68.1 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Comedy, Drama | 99 min | |
| 57 | ML Ana Lily Amirpour · United States | 2021 | 87.1 | 66.5 | 73.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller | 106 min | |
| 58 | FI Benedek Fliegauf · Hungary | 2021 | 87.0~ | 62.2 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Drama | 112 min | |
| 59 | LN Jan P. Matuszynski · Poland | 2021 | 86.6~ | 72.8 | 59.7 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Crime, Drama, History | 160 min | |
| 60 | FO Gabriele Mainetti · Italy, Belgium | 2021 | 86.3 | 73.7 | 54.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 141 min | |
| 61 | ND Daniel Brühl · Germany; United States | 2021 | 86.1 | 69.9 | 60.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Comedy, Drama | 92 min | |
| 62 | CB Nabil Ayouch · Morocco; France | 2021 | 86.1 | 57.2 | 72.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama, Music | 101 min | |
| 63 | F Bruno Dumont · France; Italy; Germany; Belgium | 2021 | 85.6 | 60.0 | 63.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Comedy, Drama | 133 min | |
| 64 | NL Dénes Nagy · Hungary; Latvia; France; Germany | 2021 | 85.6 | 61.8 | 65.1 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Drama, History, War | 103 min | |
| 65 | A Xavier Beauvois · France | 2021 | 85.4 | 62.3 | 61.5 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Drama | 115 min | |
| 66 | TF Nanni Moretti · Italy; France | 2021 | 85.1 | 67.2 | 48.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama | 119 min | |
| 67 | FD Sean Penn · United States | 2021 | 84.9 | 60.8 | 54.8 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Crime, Drama | 109 min | |
| 68 | TS Ildikó Enyedi · Hungary; Germany; France; Italy | 2021 | 84.3 | 63.9 | 43.8 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama, History, Romance | 169 min | |
| 69 | AL Damiano D'Innocenzo; Fabio D'Innocenzo · Italy | 2021 | 83.5 | 63.9 | 36.8 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 90 min |
This collection contains 69 films released in 2021 with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. Release year and recognition year are separate: a film can receive recognition at a later ceremony or festival.
CODA leads this Total Score ranking with 95.1. On the Job 2: The Missing 8 has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (88.8). Petite Maman has one of the highest known Critics scores (94.6). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Sian Heder · 2021 · 111 min
Audience 81.5 · Critics 79.8 · Total 95.1
Oscar 2022: Winner (Best Picture)
Audrey Diwan · 2021 · 100 min
Audience 75.7 · Critics 90.3 · Total 94.6
Venice 2021: Golden Lion
Jane Campion · 2021 · 126 min
Audience 70.9 · Critics 91.2 · Total 94.6
Venice 2021: Main Competition
BAFTA 2022: Winner (Best Film)
Oscar 2022: 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.