Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Films with the top prize or another major Cannes 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. 23 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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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 | AO Justine Triet · France | 2023 | 95.8 | 78.0 | 89.7 | 96.2 | 🏆CANNES 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024 | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 151 min | |
| 3 | IW Jafar Panahi · Iran; France; Luxembourg | 2025 | 95.1 | 75.3 | 93.5 | 93.1 | 🏆CANNES 2025 | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 103 min | |
| 4 | SV Joachim Trier · Norway; Germany; Denmark; France; Sweden; United Kingdom; Türkiye | 2025 | 94.9 | 78.0 | 89.4 | 92.3 | ◆CANNES 2025●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026 | Comedy, Drama | 135 min | |
| 5 | F Cristian Mungiu · Romania; France; Norway; Sweden; Denmark | 2026 | 94.6 | 76.6 | 86.3 | 93.1 | 🏆CANNES 2026 | Drama | 146 min | |
| 6 | TZ Jonathan Glazer · United Kingdom; Poland; United States | 2023 | 94.1 | 74.4 | 93.0 | 89.6 | ◆CANNES 2023●OSCAR 2024 | Drama, History, War | 105 min | |
| 7 | M Andrey Zvyagintsev · France; Latvia; Germany | 2026 | 93.6~ | 81.6 | 93.5 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2026 | Drama, War | 135 min | |
| 8 | TO Ruben Östlund · Sweden; Germany; France; United Kingdom | 2022 | 93.2 | 73.9 | 68.7 | 95.1 | 🏆CANNES 2022●OSCAR 2023 | Comedy, Drama | 147 min | |
| 9 | T Julia Ducournau · France; Belgium | 2021 | 93.0 | 67.3 | 80.9 | 93.1 | 🏆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | 108 min | |
| 10 | C Lukas Dhont · Belgium; France; Netherlands | 2022 | 92.7 | 80.1 | 84.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama | 104 min | |
| 11 | AW Payal Kapadia · France; India; Netherlands; Luxembourg; Italy | 2024 | 92.6 | 72.1 | 95.3 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2024 | Drama, Romance | 118 min | |
| 12 | AH Asghar Farhadi · Iran; France | 2021 | 92.4 | 76.6 | 87.2 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama | 127 min | |
| 13 | FL Aki Kaurismäki · Finland; Germany | 2023 | 92.4 | 74.4 | 89.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2023 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 81 min | |
| 14 | SO Mascha Schilinski · Germany | 2025 | 92.4 | 72.6 | 92.1 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2025 | Drama, War | 154 min | |
| 15 | TE Felix van Groeningen; Charlotte Vandermeersch · Italy; Belgium; France | 2022 | 92.4 | 79.0 | 83.1 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama | 147 min | |
| 16 | S Oliver Laxe · Spain; France | 2025 | 91.9 | 72.6 | 87.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2025 | Action, Adventure, Drama | 114 min | |
| 17 | CN Juho Kuosmanen · Finland; Estonia; Germany; Russia | 2021 | 91.9 | 73.5 | 84.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Romance | 107 min | |
| 18 | E Jerzy Skolimowski · Poland; Italy | 2022 | 91.7 | 69.4 | 89.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama | 88 min | |
| 19 | M Apichatpong Weerasethakul · Thailand; Colombia; United Kingdom; France; Germany; Mexico; China; Taiwan; United States; Switzerland | 2021 | 91.6 | 65.8 | 92.4 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 136 min | |
| 20 | EP Jacques Audiard · France | 2024 | 91.6 | 62.9 | 73.0 | 92.3 | ◆CANNES 2024●BAFTA 2025●OSCAR 2025 | Crime, Drama, Musical | 132 min | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 22 | AK Nadav Lapid · Israel; France; Germany | 2021 | 90.5 | 65.8 | 80.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Music | 109 min | |
| 23 | SA Claire Denis · France | 2022 | 88.8 | 61.0 | 68.1 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama, Romance, Thriller | 135 min |
This collection contains 23 films with the top prize or another major Cannes award recorded in our catalogue during 2021–2026. Only main competition films and their recorded awards are covered; other festival sections are outside this selection.
Anora leads this Total Score ranking with 96.0. Minotaur has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (81.6). 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
Justine Triet · 2023 · 151 min
Audience 78.0 · Critics 89.7 · Total 95.8
Cannes 2023: Palme d'Or
Jafar Panahi · 2025 · 103 min
Audience 75.3 · Critics 93.5 · Total 95.1
Cannes 2025: Palme d'Or
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.