Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Films lasting 90 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. 28 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | D Mati Diop · France; Senegal; Benin | 2024 | 93.6 | 69.9 | 89.2 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2024 | Documentary | 68 min | |
| 2 | N Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · United Kingdom | 2026 | 93.5 | 82.0 | 97.3 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2026 | Documentary | 80 min | |
| 3 | TV Kaouther Ben Hania · Tunisia; France | 2025 | 92.7 | 83.4 | 85.6 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, War | 89 min | |
| 4 | FL Aki Kaurismäki · Finland; Germany | 2023 | 92.4 | 74.4 | 89.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2023 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 81 min | |
| 5 | E Jerzy Skolimowski · Poland; Italy | 2022 | 91.7 | 69.4 | 89.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama | 88 min | |
| 6 | TB Gabriel Mascaro · Brazil; Mexico; Chile; Netherlands | 2025 | 91.1 | 72.6 | 84.7 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2025 | Drama, Sci-Fi | 85 min | |
| 7 | F Paweł Pawlikowski · Poland; Germany; Italy; France | 2026 | 90.1 | 75.7 | 92.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama, History | 82 min | |
| 8 | PM Céline Sciamma · France | 2021 | 89.8 | 74.8 | 94.6 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Drama, Fantasy | 73 min | |
| 9 | AT Hong Sang-soo · South Korea | 2024 | 89.7 | 67.6 | 75.3 | 80.6 | ◆BERLIN 2024 | Drama | 90 min | |
| 10 | TL Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · Austria | 2026 | 89.3~ | 76.2 | 86.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music | 86 min | |
| 11 | L Mahamat-Saleh Haroun · France; Chad; Germany; Belgium | 2021 | 89.1 | 70.7 | 87.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama | 87 min | |
| 12 | WM Frédéric Hambalek · Germany | 2025 | 89.0~ | 68.1 | 93.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama | 86 min | |
| 13 | TA Jean-Pierre Dardenne; Luc Dardenne · Belgium; France | 2022 | 88.8 | 72.7 | 82.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Crime, Drama | 88 min | |
| 14 | AB Ali Asgari · Iran; Switzerland; Italy; Canada; Türkiye | 2026 | 88.4~ | 72.3 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 87 min | |
| 15 | AN Yoshitoshi Shinomiya · France; Japan | 2026 | 88.0~ | 70.3 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Animation, Drama | 76 min | |
| 16 | Y( Anna Fitch; Banker White · United States | 2026 | 87.9~ | 69.9 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Documentary | 78 min | |
| 17 | TM Michel Hazanavicius · France; Belgium | 2024 | 87.7 | 76.7 | 64.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Animation, Drama | 81 min | |
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | AC Frederick Wiseman · France; United States | 2022 | 87.5 | 65.4 | 79.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama | 63 min | |
| 20 | I Hong Sang-soo · South Korea | 2021 | 87.4 | 65.5 | 80.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2021 | Drama | 65 min | |
| 21 | S Michel Franco · Mexico; France; Sweden | 2021 | 87.3 | 67.2 | 74.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama, Mystery | 82 min | |
| 22 | B& Ramata-Toulaye Sy · France; Mali; Senegal | 2023 | 87.3 | 62.7 | 78.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Drama | 87 min | |
| 23 | A Léonor Serraille · France; Belgium | 2025 | 87.0~ | 62.2 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama | 88 min | |
| 24 | TS Lionel Baier · Switzerland; Luxembourg; France | 2025 | 87.0~ | 61.8 | ~80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Comedy, Drama | 90 min | |
| 25 | PV François Ozon · France | 2022 | 86.2 | 63.7 | 69.4 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 85 min | |
| 26 | OT Roschdy Zem · France | 2022 | 85.7~ | 66.5 | 57.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama | 85 min | |
| 27 | LA Paolo Taviani · Italy | 2022 | 83.9~ | 68.1 | 38.1 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama | 90 min | |
| 28 | AL Damiano D'Innocenzo; Fabio D'Innocenzo · Italy | 2021 | 83.5 | 63.9 | 36.8 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 90 min |
This collection contains 28 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 90 minutes or less. The shortest is 63 minutes and the longest is 90 minutes.
Dahomey leads this Total Score ranking with 93.6. 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.
Mati Diop · 2024 · 68 min
Audience 69.9 · Critics 89.2 · Total 93.6
Berlin 2024: Golden Bear
Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · 2026 · 80 min
Audience 82.0 · Critics 97.3 · Total 93.5
Venice 2026: Other major award
Kaouther Ben Hania · 2025 · 89 min
Audience 83.4 · Critics 85.6 · Total 92.7
Venice 2025: Other major award
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.