Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

7 movies

Best Fantasy Movies in 2 Hours or Less — Awards & Festivals 2021–2026

Fantasy films lasting 120 minutes or less 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. 7 films in this collection.

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Oscar · BAFTA · Cannes · Venice · Berlin
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1
B
Greta Gerwig · United States; United Kingdom
202392.071.783.885.3
●OSCAR 2024
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy114 min
2
TM
Iván Fund · Argentina; Spain
202590.4~67.284.080.6
◆BERLIN 2025
Fantasy91 min
3
PM
Céline Sciamma · France
202189.874.894.670.0
●BERLIN 2021
Drama, Fantasy73 min
4
EC
Pablo Larraín · Chile
202387.465.877.370.8
●VENICE 2023
Comedy, Fantasy, History110 min
5
TI
Lucile Hadzihalilovic · France; Germany; Italy
202587.262.282.270.0
●BERLIN 2025
Drama, Fantasy, Thriller117 min
6
ML
Ana Lily Amirpour · United States
202187.166.573.070.8
●VENICE 2021
Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller106 min
7
EW
Rithy Panh · France; Cambodia
202283.0~59.139.970.0
●BERLIN 2022
Documentary, Fantasy98 min
#1
B
2023 · Greta Gerwig · 114 min
Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy
●OSCAR 2024
#2
TM
2025 · Iván Fund · 91 min
Fantasy
◆BERLIN 2025
#4
EC
2023 · Pablo Larraín · 110 min
Comedy · Fantasy · History
●VENICE 2023
#5
TI
2025 · Lucile Hadzihalilovic · 117 min
Drama · Fantasy · Thriller
●BERLIN 2025
#7
EW
2022 · Rithy Panh · 98 min
Documentary · Fantasy
●BERLIN 2022

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 7 fantasy films with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. Every film runs for 120 minutes or less. The shortest is 73 minutes and the longest is 117 minutes. The Fantasy label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre.

Barbie leads this Total Score ranking with 92.0. Petite Maman has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (74.8). Petite Maman has one of the highest known Critics scores (94.6). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.

  1. 1. Barbie

    Greta Gerwig · 2023 · 114 min

    Audience 71.7 · Critics 83.8 · Total 92.0

    Oscar 2024: Nominee (Best Picture)

  2. 2. The Message

    Iván Fund · 2025 · 91 min

    Audience 67.2 · Critics 84.0 · Total 90.4 (provisional)

    Berlin 2025: Other major award

  3. 3. Petite Maman

    Céline Sciamma · 2021 · 73 min

    Audience 74.8 · Critics 94.6 · Total 89.8

    Berlin 2021: Main Competition

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.