Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Compare films released in 2025 from Oscar Best Picture and BAFTA Best Film nominees and Cannes, Venice and Berlin main competition selections recognized during 2021–2026, ranked by our combined movie score.
2025 is the release year; 2021–2026 is the recognition period. 68 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | OB Paul Thomas Anderson · United States | 2025 | 96.3 | 77.1 | 95.3 | 96.6 | 🏆BAFTA 2026🏆OSCAR 2026 | Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 161 min | |
| 2 | IW Jafar Panahi · Iran; France; Luxembourg | 2025 | 95.1 | 75.3 | 93.5 | 93.1 | 🏆CANNES 2025 | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 103 min | |
| 3 | SV Joachim Trier · Norway; Germany; Denmark; France; Sweden; United Kingdom; Türkiye | 2025 | 94.9 | 78.0 | 89.4 | 92.3 | ◆CANNES 2025●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026 | Comedy, Drama | 135 min | |
| 4 | MS Josh Safdie · United States; Finland | 2025 | 94.1 | 76.6 | 91.0 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026 | Drama, Sport | 149 min | |
| 5 | H Chloé Zhao · United Kingdom; United States | 2025 | 94.1 | 79.8 | 86.1 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026 | Drama, History | 125 min | |
| 6 | S Ryan Coogler · United States | 2025 | 94.0 | 77.5 | 88.5 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026 | Drama, Horror, Thriller | 137 min | |
| 7 | TS Kleber Mendonça Filho · Brazil; France; Mexico; Germany; Netherlands | 2025 | 93.8 | 74.8 | 93.5 | 87.6 | ●CANNES 2025●OSCAR 2026 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 161 min | |
| 8 | TD Clint Bentley · United States | 2025 | 93.2 | 76.6 | 90.3 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2026 | Drama | 102 min | |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 10 | FM Jim Jarmusch · United States; Ireland; France; Italy; Japan | 2025 | 92.7 | 68.1 | 79.5 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2025 | Comedy, Drama | 110 min | |
| 11 | TV Kaouther Ben Hania · Tunisia; France | 2025 | 92.7 | 83.4 | 85.6 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, War | 89 min | |
| 12 | B Yorgos Lanthimos · Ireland; United Kingdom; Canada; South Korea; United States | 2025 | 92.5 | 75.7 | 78.2 | 87.5 | ●VENICE 2025●OSCAR 2026 | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi | 118 min | |
| 13 | SO Mascha Schilinski · Germany | 2025 | 92.4 | 72.6 | 92.1 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2025 | Drama, War | 154 min | |
| 14 | F Joseph Kosinski · United States | 2025 | 92.1 | 79.3 | 74.4 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2026 | Action, Drama, Sport | 155 min | |
| 15 | S Oliver Laxe · Spain; France | 2025 | 91.9 | 72.6 | 87.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2025 | Action, Adventure, Drama | 114 min | |
| 16 | PB Gianfranco Rosi · Italy | 2025 | 91.3 | 68.1 | 90.8 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2025 | Documentary | 115 min | |
| 17 | TB Gabriel Mascaro · Brazil; Mexico; Chile; Netherlands | 2025 | 91.1 | 72.6 | 84.7 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2025 | Drama, Sci-Fi | 85 min | |
| 18 | TM Iván Fund · Argentina; Spain | 2025 | 90.4~ | 67.2 | 84.0 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2025 | Fantasy | 91 min | |
| 19 | NO Park Chan-wook · South Korea | 2025 | 89.9 | 77.5 | 89.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 139 min | |
| 20 | SF Ildikó Enyedi · Germany; France; Hungary; Hong Kong | 2025 | 89.8 | 75.3 | 91.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 147 min | |
| 21 | R Bi Gan · China; France | 2025 | 89.7 | 75.1 | 89.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama, Sci-Fi | 160 min | |
| 22 | TP Sergey Loznitsa · France; Germany; Romania; Latvia; Netherlands; Lithuania | 2025 | 89.5 | 72.6 | 89.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Biography, Crime, Drama | 118 min | |
| 23 | NV Richard Linklater · France; United States | 2025 | 89.1 | 75.3 | 82.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 106 min | |
| 24 | WM Frédéric Hambalek · Germany | 2025 | 89.0~ | 68.1 | 93.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama | 86 min | |
| 25 | TS François Ozon · France; Belgium | 2025 | 88.9 | 72.3 | 85.8 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Crime, Drama | 122 min | |
| 26 | YM Jean-Pierre Dardenne; Luc Dardenne · Belgium; France | 2025 | 88.9 | 70.8 | 85.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama | 105 min | |
| 27 | C1 Dominik Moll · France | 2025 | 88.8 | 73.8 | 80.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Crime, Drama | 116 min | |
| 28 | T Kateryna Gornostai · Ukraine; France; Luxembourg; Netherlands | 2025 | 88.6~ | 73.5 | 83.1 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Documentary | 125 min | |
| 29 | BB Franco Maresco · Italy | 2025 | 88.6~ | 73.9 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Documentary | 114 min | |
| 30 | R Carla Simón · Spain; Germany | 2025 | 88.6 | 70.2 | 82.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Biography, Drama, Romance | 111 min | |
| 31 | WD Hong Sang-soo · South Korea | 2025 | 88.6 | 73.0 | 82.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 108 min | |
| 32 | LT Meng Huo · China | 2025 | 88.5 | 72.6 | 83.1 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama, History | 132 min | |
| 33 | LG Paolo Sorrentino · Italy | 2025 | 88.5 | 75.9 | 76.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Drama | 132 min | |
| 34 | BM Richard Linklater · United States | 2025 | 88.2 | 70.3 | 82.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 100 min | |
| 35 | TL Hafsia Herzi · France; Germany | 2025 | 88.2 | 70.8 | 77.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama | 108 min | |
| 36 | K' Radu Jude · Romania; Brazil; Switzerland; United Kingdom; Luxembourg | 2025 | 88.1 | 69.0 | 83.4 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Comedy, Drama | 109 min | |
| 37 | TT Mona Fastvold · United Kingdom; United States | 2025 | 88.1 | 67.4 | 83.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 136 min | |
| 38 | Y Ameer Fakher Eldin · Germany; Canada; Italy; Palestine; Qatar; Jordan; Saudi Arabia | 2025 | 88.0~ | 70.8 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama | 124 min | |
| 39 | II Mary Bronstein · United States | 2025 | 88.0 | 68.2 | 83.4 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama, Thriller | 113 min | |
| 40 | R Chie Hayakawa · Japan; France; Singapore; Philippines; Indonesia | 2025 | 88.0 | 68.5 | 78.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama | 120 min | |
| 41 | W Warwick Thornton · Australia | 2025 | 87.9~ | 62.2 | 90.3 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Adventure, Drama, Western | 100 min | |
| 42 | TM Kelly Reichardt · United Kingdom; United States | 2025 | 87.9 | 63.6 | 84.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Crime, Drama | 110 min | |
| 43 | EO Tarik Saleh · Sweden; France; Denmark; Finland | 2025 | 87.8 | 71.2 | 72.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Action, Drama, Thriller | 129 min | |
| 44 | TP Wes Anderson · United States; Germany | 2025 | 87.7 | 69.0 | 74.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Action, Comedy, Crime | 101 min | |
| 45 | AH Kathryn Bigelow · United States | 2025 | 87.6 | 67.6 | 77.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Drama, Thriller | 112 min | |
| 46 | RI Hélène Cattet; Bruno Forzani · Belgium; Luxembourg; Italy; France | 2025 | 87.5 | 65.1 | 81.8 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 87 min | |
| 47 | TH Oliver Hermanus · United States; United Kingdom | 2025 | 87.5 | 71.6 | 68.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama, History, Music | 128 min | |
| 48 | E Leonardo Di Costanzo · Italy; Switzerland | 2025 | 87.4~ | 64.0 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Drama | 105 min | |
| 49 | DM Lynne Ramsay · United States | 2025 | 87.2 | 64.5 | 75.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama, Thriller | 118 min | |
| 50 | G Shu Qi · Taiwan; China | 2025 | 87.2~ | 70.3 | 69.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Drama | 125 min | |
| 51 | TI Lucile Hadzihalilovic · France; Germany; Italy | 2025 | 87.2 | 62.2 | 82.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller | 117 min | |
| 52 | E Ari Aster · United States; United Kingdom; Finland | 2025 | 87.2 | 68.7 | 69.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Comedy, Drama, Western | 148 min | |
| 53 | JK Noah Baumbach · United Kingdom; United States | 2025 | 87.1 | 67.1 | 72.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Comedy, Drama | 132 min | |
| 54 | A Léonor Serraille · France; Belgium | 2025 | 87.0~ | 62.2 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama | 88 min | |
| 55 | TS Lionel Baier · Switzerland; Luxembourg; France | 2025 | 87.0~ | 61.8 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Comedy, Drama | 90 min | |
| 56 | TS Benny Safdie · USA | 2025 | 86.9 | 67.1 | 69.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Action, Biography, Drama | 123 min | |
| 57 | TS Shangjun Cai · China | 2025 | 86.7 | 62.2 | 74.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Drama | 133 min | |
| 58 | AW Valérie Donzelli · France | 2025 | 86.6 | 69.9 | 63.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama | 92 min | |
| 59 | D Pietro Marcello · Italy; France | 2025 | 86.6~ | 67.2 | 66.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 122 min | |
| 60 | O László Nemes · Hungary; France; Germany; United Kingdom | 2025 | 86.4 | 67.2 | 65.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 132 min | |
| 61 | WA Saeed Roustayi · Iran; France | 2025 | 86.2 | 60.4 | 69.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama | 131 min | |
| 62 | MB Johanna Moder · Austria; Switzerland; Germany | 2025 | 86.1~ | 62.7 | 69.6 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Mystery, Thriller | 108 min | |
| 63 | A Julia Ducournau · France; Belgium | 2025 | 85.9 | 64.5 | 60.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama, Horror | 128 min | |
| 64 | TW Olivier Assayas · France | 2025 | 85.7 | 66.7 | 57.7 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Crime, Drama | 137 min | |
| 65 | D Michel Franco · Mexico; United States | 2025 | 85.5 | 62.6 | 62.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama, Romance, Thriller | 98 min | |
| 66 | F Mario Martone · Italy; France | 2025 | 85.5 | 66.0 | 54.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Biography, Drama | 117 min | |
| 67 | HM Rebecca Lenkiewicz · Greece; United Kingdom | 2025 | 84.8 | 61.7 | 55.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama | 92 min | |
| 68 | GO Vivian Qu · China | 2025 | 84.3~ | 57.7 | 56.1 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama | 115 min |
This collection contains 68 films released in 2025 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.
One Battle After Another leads this Total Score ranking with 96.3. The Voice of Hind Rajab has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.4). One Battle After Another has one of the highest known Critics scores (95.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Paul Thomas Anderson · 2025 · 161 min
Audience 77.1 · Critics 95.3 · Total 96.3
BAFTA 2026: Winner (Best Film)
Oscar 2026: Winner (Best Picture)
Jafar Panahi · 2025 · 103 min
Audience 75.3 · Critics 93.5 · Total 95.1
Cannes 2025: Palme d'Or
Joachim Trier · 2025 · 135 min
Audience 78.0 · Critics 89.4 · Total 94.9
Cannes 2025: Other major award
BAFTA 2026: Nominee (Best Film)
Oscar 2026: 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.