Audience
74.8
Critics
89.7
Award
96.6
🏆BAFTA 2021🏆OSCAR 2021
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Films lasting 120 minutes or less that won Oscar Best Picture, BAFTA Best Film or a major Cannes, Venice or Berlin award in 2021–2026. Compare ratings and award recognition to choose a film that fits your evening.
2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 37 films in this collection.
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| 1 | N Chloé Zhao · United States | 2020 | 95.5 | 74.8 | 89.7 | 96.6 | 🏆BAFTA 2021🏆OSCAR 2021 | Drama | 107 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 | C Sian Heder · France; United States | 2021 | 95.1 | 81.5 | 79.8 | 95.1 | 🏆OSCAR 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Music | 111 min | |
| 4 | AT Laura Poitras · United States | 2022 | 94.9 | 76.0 | 92.8 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2022 | Biography, Documentary, History | 113 min | |
| 5 | H Audrey Diwan · France | 2021 | 94.6 | 75.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2021 | Drama | 100 min | |
| 6 | C Edward Berger · United Kingdom; United States | 2024 | 94.2 | 75.3 | 84.3 | 93.0 | 🏆BAFTA 2025●OSCAR 2025 | Drama, Thriller | 120 min | |
| 7 | 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 | |
| 8 | A Carla Simón · Spain; Italy | 2022 | 93.8 | 71.9 | 88.3 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 120 min | |
| 9 | D Dag Johan Haugerud · Norway | 2024 | 93.7 | 73.6 | 84.9 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2025 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 110 min | |
| 10 | D Mati Diop · France; Senegal; Benin | 2024 | 93.6 | 69.9 | 89.2 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2024 | Documentary | 68 min | |
| 11 | N Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · United Kingdom | 2026 | 93.5 | 82.0 | 97.3 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2026 | Documentary | 80 min | |
| 12 | T Julia Ducournau · France; Belgium | 2021 | 93.0 | 67.3 | 80.9 | 93.1 | 🏆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | 108 min | |
| 13 | OT Nicolas Philibert · France | 2023 | 93.0 | 68.5 | 83.8 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2023 | Documentary | 109 min | |
| 14 | FM Jim Jarmusch · United States; Ireland; France; Italy; Japan | 2025 | 92.7 | 68.1 | 79.5 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2025 | Comedy, Drama | 110 min | |
| 15 | TV Kaouther Ben Hania · Tunisia; France | 2025 | 92.7 | 83.4 | 85.6 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, War | 89 min | |
| 16 | C Lukas Dhont · Belgium; France; Netherlands | 2022 | 92.7 | 80.1 | 84.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama | 104 min | |
| 17 | AW Payal Kapadia · France; India; Netherlands; Luxembourg; Italy | 2024 | 92.6 | 72.1 | 95.3 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2024 | Drama, Romance | 118 min | |
| 18 | TR Pedro Almodóvar · Spain | 2024 | 92.6 | 70.3 | 75.3 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2024 | Drama | 107 min | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | FL Aki Kaurismäki · Finland; Germany | 2023 | 92.4 | 74.4 | 89.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2023 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 81 min | |
| 21 | NB Jafar Panahi · Iran | 2022 | 92.3 | 73.5 | 95.1 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2022 | Drama, Romance | 106 min | |
| 22 | S Oliver Laxe · Spain; France | 2025 | 91.9 | 72.6 | 87.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2025 | Action, Adventure, Drama | 114 min | |
| 23 | CN Juho Kuosmanen · Finland; Estonia; Germany; Russia | 2021 | 91.9 | 73.5 | 84.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Romance | 107 min | |
| 24 | E Jerzy Skolimowski · Poland; Italy | 2022 | 91.7 | 69.4 | 89.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama | 88 min | |
| 25 | V Maura Delpero · Italy; France; Belgium | 2024 | 91.6 | 72.6 | 88.3 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2024 | Drama, History | 119 min | |
| 26 | ED Ryūsuke Hamaguchi · Japan | 2023 | 91.4 | 72.2 | 86.5 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2023 | Drama | 106 min | |
| 27 | PB Gianfranco Rosi · Italy | 2025 | 91.3 | 68.1 | 90.8 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2025 | Documentary | 115 min | |
| 28 | A Christian Petzold · Germany | 2023 | 91.1 | 72.1 | 85.8 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2023 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 102 min | |
| 29 | TB Gabriel Mascaro · Brazil; Mexico; Chile; Netherlands | 2025 | 91.1 | 72.6 | 84.7 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2025 | Drama, Sci-Fi | 85 min | |
| 30 | TN Hong Sang-soo · South Korea | 2022 | 91.1 | 69.6 | 88.5 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 92 min | |
| 31 | AK Nadav Lapid · Israel; France; Germany | 2021 | 90.5 | 65.8 | 80.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Music | 109 min | |
| 32 | TH Michelangelo Frammartino · Italy; France; Germany | 2021 | 90.5 | 67.8 | 82.0 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2021 | Drama | 93 min | |
| 33 | TM Iván Fund · Argentina; Spain | 2025 | 90.4~ | 67.2 | 84.0 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2025 | Fantasy | 91 min | |
| 34 | S Emin Alper · France; Greece; Netherlands; Saudi Arabia; Sweden; Turkey | 2026 | 90.3~ | 69.4 | ~80.0 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2026 | Drama | 117 min | |
| 35 | AT Hong Sang-soo · South Korea | 2024 | 89.7 | 67.6 | 75.3 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2024 | Drama | 90 min | |
| 36 | RO Natalia López · Mexico; Argentina; United States | 2022 | 89.4 | 63.6 | 77.3 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2022 | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 118 min | |
| 37 | TE Bruno Dumont · France; Germany; Italy; Belgium; Portugal | 2024 | 86.7 | 55.0 | 59.5 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2024 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama | 110 min |
This collection contains 37 films with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film win, or a major Cannes, Venice or Berlin award recorded in our catalogue during 2021–2026. Every film runs for 120 minutes or less. The shortest is 68 minutes and the longest is 120 minutes.
Nomadland leads this Total Score ranking with 95.5. The Voice of Hind Rajab has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.4). Naza has one of the highest known Critics scores (97.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Chloé Zhao · 2020 · 107 min
Audience 74.8 · Critics 89.7 · Total 95.5
BAFTA 2021: Winner (Best Film)
Oscar 2021: Winner (Best Picture)
Jafar Panahi · 2025 · 103 min
Audience 75.3 · Critics 93.5 · Total 95.1
Cannes 2025: Palme d'Or
Sian Heder · 2021 · 111 min
Audience 81.5 · Critics 79.8 · Total 95.1
Oscar 2022: Winner (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.