Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Films released in 2022 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.
2022 is the release year; 2021–2026 is the recognition period. 71 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | EE Daniel Kwan; Daniel Scheinert · United States | 2022 | 95.6 | 79.4 | 85.6 | 96.2 | ●BAFTA 2023🏆OSCAR 2023 | Action, Adventure, Comedy | 139 min | |
| 2 | AT Laura Poitras · United States | 2022 | 94.9 | 76.0 | 92.8 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2022 | Biography, Documentary, History | 113 min | |
| 3 | TB Martin McDonagh · United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 94.6 | 77.8 | 90.3 | 90.8 | ●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023 | Comedy, Drama | 114 min | |
| 4 | T Todd Field · United States; Germany | 2022 | 94.6 | 75.3 | 93.3 | 90.8 | ●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023 | Drama, Music | 158 min | |
| 5 | AQ Edward Berger · Germany | 2022 | 94.5 | 79.8 | 81.6 | 93.0 | 🏆BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023 | Drama, History, War | 148 min | |
| 6 | A Carla Simón · Spain; Italy | 2022 | 93.8 | 71.9 | 88.3 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 120 min | |
| 7 | TG Joseph Kosinski · United States | 2022 | 93.5 | 83.6 | 84.3 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2023 | Action, Drama | 130 min | |
| 8 | TO Ruben Östlund · Sweden; Germany; France; United Kingdom | 2022 | 93.2 | 73.9 | 68.7 | 95.1 | 🏆CANNES 2022●OSCAR 2023 | Comedy, Drama | 147 min | |
| 9 | TF Steven Spielberg · United States | 2022 | 93.1 | 78.0 | 88.1 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2023 | Biography, Drama | 151 min | |
| 10 | C Lukas Dhont · Belgium; France; Netherlands | 2022 | 92.7 | 80.1 | 84.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama | 104 min | |
| 11 | TE Felix van Groeningen; Charlotte Vandermeersch · Italy; Belgium; France | 2022 | 92.4 | 79.0 | 83.1 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama | 147 min | |
| 12 | NB Jafar Panahi · Iran | 2022 | 92.3 | 73.5 | 95.1 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2022 | Drama, Romance | 106 min | |
| 13 | E Baz Luhrmann · Australia; United States | 2022 | 92.3 | 76.4 | 70.5 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023 | Biography, Drama, Music | 159 min | |
| 14 | WT Sarah Polley · United States | 2022 | 91.9 | 71.8 | 82.2 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2023 | Drama | 104 min | |
| 15 | E Jerzy Skolimowski · Poland; Italy | 2022 | 91.7 | 69.4 | 89.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama | 88 min | |
| 16 | AT James Cameron · United States | 2022 | 91.7 | 77.9 | 72.3 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2023 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 192 min | |
| 17 | SO Alice Diop · France | 2022 | 91.5 | 67.9 | 92.8 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2022 | Drama | 122 min | |
| 18 | TN Hong Sang-soo · South Korea | 2022 | 91.1 | 69.6 | 88.5 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 92 min | |
| 19 | LB Saeed Roustayi · Iran | 2022 | 90.2 | 79.8 | 88.1 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama | 165 min | |
| 20 | DT Park Chan-wook · South Korea | 2022 | 89.7 | 75.3 | 88.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 139 min | |
| 21 | A1 Santiago Mitre · Argentina; United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 89.6 | 79.4 | 84.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, Crime, Drama | 140 min | |
| 22 | S Makoto Shinkai · Japan | 2022 | 89.4 | 79.7 | 83.6 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2023 | Adventure, Animation, Drama | 122 min | |
| 23 | RO Natalia López · Mexico; Argentina; United States | 2022 | 89.4 | 63.6 | 77.3 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2022 | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 118 min | |
| 24 | R Cristian Mungiu · Romania; France; Belgium; Sweden | 2022 | 89.3 | 73.8 | 86.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama | 125 min | |
| 25 | RT Ruijun Li · China | 2022 | 89.2 | 77.0 | 84.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 131 min | |
| 26 | B Hirokazu Koreeda · South Korea | 2022 | 89.0 | 73.9 | 83.1 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 129 min | |
| 27 | SA Claire Denis · France | 2022 | 88.8 | 61.0 | 68.1 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama, Romance, Thriller | 135 min | |
| 28 | TA Jean-Pierre Dardenne; Luc Dardenne · Belgium; France | 2022 | 88.8 | 72.7 | 82.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Crime, Drama | 88 min | |
| 29 | N Mario Martone · Italy; France | 2022 | 88.6 | 71.7 | 81.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama | 117 min | |
| 30 | OP Rebecca Zlotowski · France | 2022 | 88.6 | 70.8 | 84.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 103 min | |
| 31 | R Ulrich Seidl · Austria; France; Germany | 2022 | 88.5 | 69.4 | 87.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Music | 114 min | |
| 32 | SU Kelly Reichardt · United States | 2022 | 88.4 | 64.5 | 88.1 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Comedy, Drama | 107 min | |
| 33 | HS Ali Abbasi · Germany; Denmark; France; Sweden | 2022 | 88.3 | 75.5 | 73.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 118 min | |
| 34 | AP Michael Koch · Germany; Switzerland | 2022 | 88.3~ | 68.1 | 86.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama, Romance | 136 min | |
| 35 | CC Tarik Saleh · Sweden; France; Finland | 2022 | 88.3 | 71.4 | 77.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama, Thriller | 126 min | |
| 36 | BA Luca Guadagnino · Italy; United States | 2022 | 88.2 | 72.1 | 78.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama, Horror, Romance | 131 min | |
| 37 | MA Léonor Serraille · France | 2022 | 88.2 | 71.2 | 77.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama | 116 min | |
| 38 | A Romain Gavras · France | 2022 | 88.1 | 70.3 | 79.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Action, Drama, Thriller | 99 min | |
| 39 | LL Kōji Fukada · Japan; France | 2022 | 88.1 | 73.5 | 74.8 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama | 123 min | |
| 40 | BN Kamila Andini · Indonesia | 2022 | 87.9 | 69.9 | 79.8 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama, History | 103 min | |
| 41 | TP Mikhaël Hers · France | 2022 | 87.9 | 72.1 | 76.8 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 111 min | |
| 42 | P Albert Serra · France; Spain; Portugal; Germany | 2022 | 87.9 | 66.3 | 80.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama, Thriller | 165 min | |
| 43 | TW Darren Aronofsky · United States | 2022 | 87.9 | 79.1 | 64.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama | 117 min | |
| 44 | TE Joanna Hogg · United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 87.8 | 63.6 | 85.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 96 min | |
| 45 | AT James Gray · United States | 2022 | 87.8 | 67.7 | 77.1 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama | 114 min | |
| 46 | AC Frederick Wiseman · France; United States | 2022 | 87.5 | 65.4 | 79.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama | 63 min | |
| 47 | L Emanuele Crialese · Italy; France | 2022 | 87.5 | 67.2 | 76.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama, Music | 99 min | |
| 48 | TS Rolf de Heer · Australia | 2022 | 87.4 | 69.9 | 73.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2023 | Drama, Mystery | 110 min | |
| 49 | LO Gianni Amelio · Italy | 2022 | 87.3~ | 72.6 | 66.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, Drama | 134 min | |
| 50 | M Andrea Pallaoro · United States; Italy | 2022 | 87.2 | 62.8 | 79.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama | 106 min | |
| 51 | OY Isaki Lacuesta · Spain; France | 2022 | 87.0~ | 67.4 | 73.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 130 min | |
| 52 | BS Claire Denis · France | 2022 | 87.0 | 63.1 | 78.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama, Romance, Thriller | 116 min | |
| 53 | CO David Cronenberg · Canada; Greece; United Kingdom | 2022 | 86.9 | 63.2 | 73.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | 107 min | |
| 54 | C Susanna Nicchiarelli · Italy; Belgium | 2022 | 86.9~ | 62.8 | 75.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, History | 106 min | |
| 55 | CJ Phyllis Nagy · United States | 2022 | 86.9 | 68.4 | 70.3 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama, History | 121 min | |
| 56 | BF Alejandro G. Iñárritu · Mexico | 2022 | 86.4 | 70.6 | 60.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Comedy, Drama | 159 min | |
| 57 | TW Kirill Serebrennikov · Russia; France; Switzerland | 2022 | 86.3 | 66.3 | 62.9 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Biography, Drama | 143 min | |
| 58 | PV François Ozon · France | 2022 | 86.2 | 63.7 | 69.4 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 85 min | |
| 59 | WN Noah Baumbach · United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 86.0 | 60.8 | 69.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Horror | 136 min | |
| 60 | OT Roschdy Zem · France | 2022 | 85.7~ | 66.5 | 57.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama | 85 min | |
| 61 | TK Denis Côté · Canada | 2022 | 85.6~ | 54.6 | 74.1 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 137 min | |
| 62 | BT Vahid Jalilvand · Iran | 2022 | 85.5~ | 71.2 | 48.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 126 min | |
| 63 | FY Valeria Bruni Tedeschi · France; Italy | 2022 | 85.5 | 68.1 | 51.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Comedy, Drama | 126 min | |
| 64 | TL Ursula Meier · Switzerland; France; Belgium | 2022 | 85.4 | 61.1 | 64.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 101 min | |
| 65 | AE Nicolette Krebitz · Germany; France | 2022 | 85.4~ | 60.4 | 64.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 105 min | |
| 66 | BA Arnaud Desplechin · France | 2022 | 85.3 | 56.9 | 64.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama | 108 min | |
| 67 | TS Florian Zeller · France; United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 85.1 | 69.6 | 46.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama | 123 min | |
| 68 | RK Andreas Dresen · Germany | 2022 | 85.0~ | 68.5 | 48.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Biography, Comedy, Crime | 119 min | |
| 69 | B Andrew Dominik · United States | 2022 | 84.6 | 60.8 | 53.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, Drama, History | 167 min | |
| 70 | LA Paolo Taviani · Italy | 2022 | 83.9~ | 68.1 | 38.1 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 90 min | |
| 71 | EW Rithy Panh · France; Cambodia | 2022 | 83.0~ | 59.1 | 39.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Documentary, Fantasy | 98 min |
This collection contains 71 films released in 2022 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.
Everything Everywhere All at Once leads this Total Score ranking with 95.6. Top Gun: Maverick has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.6). No Bears has one of the highest known Critics scores (95.1). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Daniel Kwan; Daniel Scheinert · 2022 · 139 min
Audience 79.4 · Critics 85.6 · Total 95.6
BAFTA 2023: Nominee (Best Film)
Oscar 2023: Winner (Best Picture)
Laura Poitras · 2022 · 113 min
Audience 76.0 · Critics 92.8 · Total 94.9
Venice 2022: Golden Lion
Martin McDonagh · 2022 · 114 min
Audience 77.8 · Critics 90.3 · Total 94.6
Venice 2022: Main Competition
BAFTA 2023: Nominee (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.