Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

9 movies

Best War Movies from Major Awards & Festivals 2021–2026

War 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. 9 films in this collection.

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1
AQ
Edward Berger · Germany
202294.579.881.693.0
🏆BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023
Drama, History, War148 min
2
TZ
Jonathan Glazer · United Kingdom; Poland; United States
202394.174.493.089.6
◆CANNES 2023●OSCAR 2024
Drama, History, War105 min
3
M
Andrey Zvyagintsev · France; Latvia; Germany
202693.6~81.693.583.3
◆CANNES 2026
Drama, War135 min
4
TV
Kaouther Ben Hania · Tunisia; France
202592.783.485.681.4
◆VENICE 2025
Biography, Drama, War89 min
5
SO
Mascha Schilinski · Germany
202592.472.692.183.3
◆CANNES 2025
Drama, War154 min
6
R
Valentyn Vasyanovych · Ukraine
202189.070.888.870.8
●VENICE 2021
Drama, War125 min
7
B
Gianni Amelio · Italy
202487.3~66.575.970.8
●VENICE 2024
Drama, History, War104 min
8
NL
Dénes Nagy · Hungary; Latvia; France; Germany
202185.661.865.170.0
●BERLIN 2021
Drama, History, War103 min
9
MN
Shin'ya Tsukamoto · Japan; United States; Thailand; Vietnam
202683.2~68.128.270.8
●VENICE 2026
Drama, War116 min
#2
TZ
2023 · Jonathan Glazer · 105 min
Drama · History · War
◆CANNES 2023●OSCAR 2024
#3
M
2026 · Andrey Zvyagintsev · 135 min
Drama · War
◆CANNES 2026
#7
B
2024 · Gianni Amelio · 104 min
Drama · History · War
●VENICE 2024

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 9 war 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 War label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre.

All Quiet on the Western Front leads this Total Score ranking with 94.5. The Voice of Hind Rajab has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.4). Minotaur has one of the highest known Critics scores (93.5). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.

  1. 1. All Quiet on the Western Front

    Edward Berger · 2022 · 148 min

    Audience 79.8 · Critics 81.6 · Total 94.5

    BAFTA 2023: Winner (Best Film)
    Oscar 2023: Nominee (Best Picture)

  2. 2. The Zone of Interest

    Jonathan Glazer · 2023 · 105 min

    Audience 74.4 · Critics 93.0 · Total 94.1

    Cannes 2023: Other major award
    Oscar 2024: Nominee (Best Picture)

  3. 3. Minotaur

    Andrey Zvyagintsev · 2026 · 135 min

    Audience 81.6 · Critics 93.5 · Total 93.6 (provisional)

    Cannes 2026: Other major award

How the ranking works

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.