Audience
75.1
Critics
92.4
Award
97.4
🏆CANNES 2024●BAFTA 2025🏆OSCAR 2025
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Romance films with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film win, or a major Cannes, Venice or Berlin award recorded in our catalogue in 2021–2026. Ranked by audience ratings, critics’ scores and award recognition.
2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 12 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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Recognition OscarBAFTACannesVeniceBerlin⚠ Select at least one recognition.
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| 1 | A Sean Baker · United States | 2024 | 96.0 | 75.1 | 92.4 | 97.4 | 🏆CANNES 2024●BAFTA 2025🏆OSCAR 2025 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 139 min | |
| 2 | PT Yorgos Lanthimos · Ireland; United Kingdom; United States | 2023 | 95.8 | 79.0 | 90.1 | 95.7 | 🏆VENICE 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 141 min | |
| 3 | D Dag Johan Haugerud · Norway | 2024 | 93.7 | 73.6 | 84.9 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2025 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 110 min | |
| 4 | AW Payal Kapadia · France; India; Netherlands; Luxembourg; Italy | 2024 | 92.6 | 72.1 | 95.3 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2024 | Drama, Romance | 118 min | |
| 5 | PL Lee Chang-dong · South Korea | 2026 | 92.6 | 76.2 | 94.6 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2026 | Drama, Romance | 164 min | |
| 6 | FL Aki Kaurismäki · Finland; Germany | 2023 | 92.4 | 74.4 | 89.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2023 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 81 min | |
| 7 | NB Jafar Panahi · Iran | 2022 | 92.3 | 73.5 | 95.1 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2022 | Drama, Romance | 106 min | |
| 8 | WO Ryūsuke Hamaguchi · Japan | 2021 | 92.0 | 76.2 | 90.3 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2021 | Drama, Romance | 121 min | |
| 9 | CN Juho Kuosmanen · Finland; Estonia; Germany; Russia | 2021 | 91.9 | 73.5 | 84.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Romance | 107 min | |
| 10 | A Christian Petzold · Germany | 2023 | 91.1 | 72.1 | 85.8 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2023 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 102 min | |
| 11 | TD Valeska Grisebach · Germany; France; Bulgaria; Austria | 2026 | 90.8 | 65.4 | 83.8 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2026 | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 167 min | |
| 12 | SA Claire Denis · France | 2022 | 88.8 | 61.0 | 68.1 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama, Romance, Thriller | 135 min |
This collection contains 12 romance 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. The Romance label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre.
Anora leads this Total Score ranking with 96.0. Poor Things has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (79.0). All We Imagine as Light has one of the highest known Critics scores (95.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Sean Baker · 2024 · 139 min
Audience 75.1 · Critics 92.4 · Total 96.0
Cannes 2024: Palme d'Or
BAFTA 2025: Nominee (Best Film)
Oscar 2025: Winner (Best Picture)
Yorgos Lanthimos · 2023 · 141 min
Audience 79.0 · Critics 90.1 · Total 95.8
Venice 2023: Golden Lion
BAFTA 2024: Nominee (Best Film)
Oscar 2024: Nominee (Best Picture)
Dag Johan Haugerud · 2024 · 110 min
Audience 73.6 · Critics 84.9 · Total 93.7
Berlin 2025: Golden Bear
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.