Audience
75.3
Critics
84.3
Award
93.0
🏆BAFTA 2025●OSCAR 2025
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Compare thriller films lasting 120 minutes or less, drawn from Oscar Best Picture and BAFTA Best Film nominees and Cannes, Venice and Berlin competition selections in 2021–2026. Ranked by audience ratings, critics’ scores and award recognition.
2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 32 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | C Edward Berger · United Kingdom; United States | 2024 | 94.2 | 75.3 | 84.3 | 93.0 | 🏆BAFTA 2025●OSCAR 2025 | Drama, Thriller | 120 min | |
| 2 | J Beth de Araújo · United States | 2026 | 90.3~ | 82.5 | 89.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 114 min | |
| 3 | WH Martin McDonagh · United Kingdom; United States; Chile | 2026 | 90.1~ | 83.4 | 84.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 118 min | |
| 4 | N Justin Kurzel · Australia; Germany | 2021 | 89.2 | 73.2 | 85.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 112 min | |
| 5 | PT James Gray · United States | 2026 | 88.8~ | 73.5 | 81.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 115 min | |
| 6 | AD Aaron Schimberg · United States | 2024 | 88.5 | 71.6 | 83.6 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Drama, Thriller | 112 min | |
| 7 | HS Ali Abbasi · Germany; Denmark; France; Sweden | 2022 | 88.3 | 75.5 | 73.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 118 min | |
| 8 | TO Justin Kurzel · Canada; United States; United Kingdom | 2024 | 88.3 | 70.1 | 81.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 116 min | |
| 9 | A Romain Gavras · France | 2022 | 88.1 | 70.3 | 79.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Action, Drama, Thriller | 99 min | |
| 10 | II Mary Bronstein · United States | 2025 | 88.0 | 68.2 | 83.4 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama, Thriller | 113 min | |
| 11 | MD Karim Aïnouz · Brazil; France; Germany | 2024 | 88.0 | 69.4 | 77.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama, Thriller | 115 min | |
| 12 | TS Paolo Strippoli · Italy; France; Belgium | 2026 | 88.0 | 72.4 | 75.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama, Thriller | 115 min | |
| 13 | LS Catherine Breillat · France | 2023 | 87.8 | 66.2 | 80.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Drama, Thriller | 104 min | |
| 14 | TE Joanna Hogg · United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 87.8 | 63.6 | 85.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 96 min | |
| 15 | TC Paul Schrader · United States | 2021 | 87.8 | 65.4 | 82.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 111 min | |
| 16 | AH Kathryn Bigelow · United States | 2025 | 87.6 | 67.6 | 77.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Drama, Thriller | 112 min | |
| 17 | TK Emanuel Parvu · Romania | 2024 | 87.2 | 70.8 | 67.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama, Thriller | 105 min | |
| 18 | DM Lynne Ramsay · United States | 2025 | 87.2 | 64.5 | 75.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama, Thriller | 118 min | |
| 19 | TI Lucile Hadzihalilovic · France; Germany; Italy | 2025 | 87.2 | 62.2 | 82.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller | 117 min | |
| 20 | B Halina Reijn · United States | 2024 | 87.1 | 61.4 | 80.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Drama, Romance, Thriller | 114 min | |
| 21 | ML Ana Lily Amirpour · United States | 2021 | 87.1 | 66.5 | 73.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller | 106 min | |
| 22 | S Gustav Möller · Denmark; Sweden | 2024 | 87.0~ | 68.3 | 72.3 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 100 min | |
| 23 | BS Claire Denis · France | 2022 | 87.0 | 63.1 | 78.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2022 | Drama, Romance, Thriller | 116 min | |
| 24 | TU Timm Kröger · Germany; Austria; Switzerland | 2023 | 86.3 | 64.5 | 66.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 118 min | |
| 25 | TB Léa Mysius · France | 2026 | 86.2 | 67.2 | 60.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 114 min | |
| 26 | MB Johanna Moder · Austria; Switzerland; Germany | 2025 | 86.1~ | 62.7 | 69.6 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Mystery, Thriller | 108 min | |
| 27 | N Hanna Bergholm · Finland; France; Lithuania; United Kingdom | 2026 | 85.8 | 62.1 | 67.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Drama, Horror, Thriller | 91 min | |
| 28 | CZ Jessica Hausner · Austria; United Kingdom; Germany; France; Denmark | 2023 | 85.7 | 62.7 | 61.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Comedy, Drama, Thriller | 110 min | |
| 29 | D Michel Franco · Mexico; United States | 2025 | 85.5 | 62.6 | 62.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama, Romance, Thriller | 98 min | |
| 30 | C Casey Affleck · Canada; United States | 2026 | 84.3 | 60.9 | 49.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 92 min | |
| 31 | M John Trengove · United States; United Kingdom | 2023 | 83.7 | 54.5 | 53.4 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2023 | Drama, Thriller | 95 min | |
| 32 | 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 32 thrillers 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 90 minutes and the longest is 120 minutes. The Thriller label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre.
Conclave leads this Total Score ranking with 94.2. Wild Horse Nine has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.4). Josephine has one of the highest known Critics scores (89.7). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Edward Berger · 2024 · 120 min
Audience 75.3 · Critics 84.3 · Total 94.2
BAFTA 2025: Winner (Best Film)
Oscar 2025: Nominee (Best Picture)
Beth de Araújo · 2026 · 114 min
Audience 82.5 · Critics 89.7 · Total 90.3 (provisional)
Berlin 2026: Main Competition
Martin McDonagh · 2026 · 118 min
Audience 83.4 · Critics 84.3 · Total 90.1 (provisional)
Venice 2026: Main Competition
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.