Audience
81.5
Critics
79.8
Award
95.1
🏆OSCAR 2022
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Music 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. 12 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | C Sian Heder · France; United States | 2021 | 95.1 | 81.5 | 79.8 | 95.1 | 🏆OSCAR 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Music | 111 min | |
| 2 | SO Darius Marder · United States | 2019 | 93.2 | 79.3 | 87.2 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2021 | Drama, Music | 120 min | |
| 3 | AK Nadav Lapid · Israel; France; Germany | 2021 | 90.5 | 65.8 | 80.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Music | 109 min | |
| 4 | TL Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · Austria | 2026 | 89.3~ | 76.2 | 86.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music | 86 min | |
| 5 | ED Grant Gee · Ireland; United Kingdom | 2026 | 89.0~ | 72.6 | 87.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Documentary, Music | 102 min | |
| 6 | R Ulrich Seidl · Austria; France; Germany | 2022 | 88.5 | 69.4 | 87.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Music | 114 min | |
| 7 | G Margherita Vicario · Italy; Switzerland | 2024 | 88.4~ | 70.7 | 84.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Drama, History, Music | 106 min | |
| 8 | P Sofia Coppola · United States | 2023 | 88.2 | 69.0 | 82.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Biography, Drama, Music | 113 min | |
| 9 | M Angela Schanelec · Germany; France; Serbia | 2023 | 88.0 | 70.3 | 80.0 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2023 | Drama, Music | 108 min | |
| 10 | TM Ira Sachs · United States | 2026 | 87.9 | 64.0 | 83.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama, Music | 95 min | |
| 11 | L Emanuele Crialese · Italy; France | 2022 | 87.5 | 67.2 | 76.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama, Music | 99 min | |
| 12 | CB Nabil Ayouch · Morocco; France | 2021 | 86.1 | 57.2 | 72.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama, Music | 101 min |
This collection contains 12 music 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 86 minutes and the longest is 120 minutes. The Music label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre.
CODA leads this Total Score ranking with 95.1. CODA has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (81.5). Everybody Digs Bill Evans has one of the highest known Critics scores (87.9). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Sian Heder · 2021 · 111 min
Audience 81.5 · Critics 79.8 · Total 95.1
Oscar 2022: Winner (Best Picture)
Darius Marder · 2019 · 120 min
Audience 79.3 · Critics 87.2 · Total 93.2
Oscar 2021: Nominee (Best Picture)
Nadav Lapid · 2021 · 109 min
Audience 65.8 · Critics 80.0 · Total 90.5
Cannes 2021: 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.