Audience
75.3
Critics
93.5
Award
93.1
🏆CANNES 2025
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Films lasting 120 minutes or less with Cannes 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. 68 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | IW Jafar Panahi · Iran; France; Luxembourg | 2025 | 95.1 | 75.3 | 93.5 | 93.1 | 🏆CANNES 2025 | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 103 min | |
| 2 | 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 | |
| 3 | T Julia Ducournau · France; Belgium | 2021 | 93.0 | 67.3 | 80.9 | 93.1 | 🏆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | 108 min | |
| 4 | C Lukas Dhont · Belgium; France; Netherlands | 2022 | 92.7 | 80.1 | 84.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama | 104 min | |
| 5 | AW Payal Kapadia · France; India; Netherlands; Luxembourg; Italy | 2024 | 92.6 | 72.1 | 95.3 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2024 | Drama, Romance | 118 min | |
| 6 | FL Aki Kaurismäki · Finland; Germany | 2023 | 92.4 | 74.4 | 89.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2023 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 81 min | |
| 7 | S Oliver Laxe · Spain; France | 2025 | 91.9 | 72.6 | 87.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2025 | Action, Adventure, Drama | 114 min | |
| 8 | CN Juho Kuosmanen · Finland; Estonia; Germany; Russia | 2021 | 91.9 | 73.5 | 84.9 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Romance | 107 min | |
| 9 | E Jerzy Skolimowski · Poland; Italy | 2022 | 91.7 | 69.4 | 89.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2022 | Drama | 88 min | |
| 10 | AK Nadav Lapid · Israel; France; Germany | 2021 | 90.5 | 65.8 | 80.0 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2021 | Drama, Music | 109 min | |
| 11 | F Paweł Pawlikowski · Poland; Germany; Italy; France | 2026 | 90.1 | 75.7 | 92.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama, History | 82 min | |
| 12 | FD Kaouther Ben Hania · France; Germany; Tunisia; Saudi Arabia | 2023 | 89.6 | 76.6 | 85.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Documentary | 107 min | |
| 13 | TP Sergey Loznitsa · France; Germany; Romania; Latvia; Netherlands; Lithuania | 2025 | 89.5 | 72.6 | 89.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Biography, Crime, Drama | 118 min | |
| 14 | CB Zhangke Jia · China | 2024 | 89.4 | 70.7 | 91.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama | 111 min | |
| 15 | N Justin Kurzel · Australia; Germany | 2021 | 89.2 | 73.2 | 85.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 112 min | |
| 16 | NV Richard Linklater · France; United States | 2025 | 89.1 | 75.3 | 82.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 106 min | |
| 17 | GM Marie Kreutzer · Austria; Germany; France | 2026 | 89.1 | 82.9 | 71.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama, Mystery | 114 min | |
| 18 | L Mahamat-Saleh Haroun · France; Chad; Germany; Belgium | 2021 | 89.1 | 70.7 | 87.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama | 87 min | |
| 19 | MD Todd Haynes · United States | 2023 | 89.0 | 69.8 | 88.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Comedy, Drama | 117 min | |
| 20 | YM Jean-Pierre Dardenne; Luc Dardenne · Belgium; France | 2025 | 88.9 | 70.8 | 85.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama | 105 min | |
| 21 | PT James Gray · United States | 2026 | 88.8~ | 73.5 | 81.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 115 min | |
| 22 | TA Jean-Pierre Dardenne; Luc Dardenne · Belgium; France | 2022 | 88.8 | 72.7 | 82.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Crime, Drama | 88 min | |
| 23 | C1 Dominik Moll · France | 2025 | 88.8 | 73.8 | 80.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Crime, Drama | 116 min | |
| 24 | B Andrea Arnold · United Kingdom; France; Germany; United States | 2024 | 88.7 | 73.9 | 79.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama | 119 min | |
| 25 | C Lukas Dhont · Belgium; France; Netherlands | 2026 | 88.7~ | 76.2 | 75.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama | 120 min | |
| 26 | N Mario Martone · Italy; France | 2022 | 88.6 | 71.7 | 81.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama | 117 min | |
| 27 | P1 Jacques Audiard · France | 2021 | 88.6 | 72.4 | 79.8 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 105 min | |
| 28 | R Carla Simón · Spain; Germany | 2025 | 88.6 | 70.2 | 82.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Biography, Drama, Romance | 111 min | |
| 29 | TF Wes Anderson · United States | 2021 | 88.5 | 73.5 | 77.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 107 min | |
| 30 | TO Ken Loach · Belgium; France; United Kingdom | 2023 | 88.4 | 74.4 | 75.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Drama | 113 min | |
| 31 | SU Kelly Reichardt · United States | 2022 | 88.4 | 64.5 | 88.1 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Comedy, Drama | 107 min | |
| 32 | HS Ali Abbasi · Germany; Denmark; France; Sweden | 2022 | 88.3 | 75.5 | 73.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 118 min | |
| 33 | TR Joachim Lafosse · Belgium; Luxembourg; France | 2021 | 88.3 | 70.3 | 79.8 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama | 117 min | |
| 34 | BI Mia Hansen-Løve · France; Mexico; Brazil; Germany; Sweden | 2021 | 88.3 | 67.9 | 82.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 112 min | |
| 35 | MA Léonor Serraille · France | 2022 | 88.2 | 71.2 | 77.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama | 116 min | |
| 36 | TL Hafsia Herzi · France; Germany | 2025 | 88.2 | 70.8 | 77.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama | 108 min | |
| 37 | EW François Ozon · France | 2021 | 88.0 | 70.4 | 76.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama | 113 min | |
| 38 | R Chie Hayakawa · Japan; France; Singapore; Philippines; Indonesia | 2025 | 88.0 | 68.5 | 78.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama | 120 min | |
| 39 | NN Kōji Fukada · Japan; France; Singapore; Philippines | 2026 | 88.0 | 65.4 | 82.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama | 110 min | |
| 40 | MD Karim Aïnouz · Brazil; France; Germany | 2024 | 88.0 | 69.4 | 77.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama, Thriller | 115 min | |
| 41 | AC Wes Anderson · United States | 2023 | 87.9 | 67.8 | 78.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 105 min | |
| 42 | TM Kelly Reichardt · United Kingdom; United States | 2025 | 87.9 | 63.6 | 84.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Crime, Drama | 110 min | |
| 43 | TM Ira Sachs · United States | 2026 | 87.9 | 64.0 | 83.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama, Music | 95 min | |
| 44 | LS Catherine Breillat · France | 2023 | 87.8 | 66.2 | 80.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Drama, Thriller | 104 min | |
| 45 | AT James Gray · United States | 2022 | 87.8 | 67.7 | 77.1 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama | 114 min | |
| 46 | TM Michel Hazanavicius · France; Belgium | 2024 | 87.7 | 76.7 | 64.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Animation, Drama | 81 min | |
| 47 | TP Wes Anderson · United States; Germany | 2025 | 87.7 | 69.0 | 74.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Action, Comedy, Crime | 101 min | |
| 48 | AW Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet · France; Belgium | 2026 | 87.7 | 69.0 | 74.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Comedy, Drama | 98 min | |
| 49 | AN Pedro Almodóvar · Spain | 2026 | 87.5 | 66.3 | 76.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama | 111 min | |
| 50 | WD Agathe Riedinger · France | 2024 | 87.3 | 67.2 | 73.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama | 103 min | |
| 51 | B& Ramata-Toulaye Sy · France; Mali; Senegal | 2023 | 87.3 | 62.7 | 78.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Drama | 87 min | |
| 52 | TK Emanuel Parvu · Romania | 2024 | 87.2 | 70.8 | 67.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama, Thriller | 105 min | |
| 53 | DM Lynne Ramsay · United States | 2025 | 87.2 | 64.5 | 75.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama, Thriller | 118 min | |
| 54 | H Catherine Corsini · France | 2023 | 87.1 | 68.3 | 69.4 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Drama | 110 min | |
| 55 | TD Catherine Corsini · France | 2021 | 87.1 | 69.0 | 68.1 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Comedy, Drama | 99 min | |
| 56 | TS David Cronenberg · France; Canada | 2024 | 86.9 | 62.0 | 75.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | 120 min | |
| 57 | CO David Cronenberg · Canada; Greece; United Kingdom | 2022 | 86.9 | 63.2 | 73.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | 107 min | |
| 58 | AD Jeanne Herry · France | 2026 | 86.7 | 72.0 | 59.1 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Drama | 120 min | |
| 59 | OC Paul Schrader · United States | 2024 | 86.4 | 63.0 | 68.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama | 91 min | |
| 60 | TB Léa Mysius · France | 2026 | 86.2 | 67.2 | 60.2 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2026 | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 114 min | |
| 61 | AB Nanni Moretti · Italy; France | 2023 | 86.1 | 71.4 | 53.9 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2023 | Comedy, Drama | 95 min | |
| 62 | CB Nabil Ayouch · Morocco; France | 2021 | 86.1 | 57.2 | 72.6 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama, Music | 101 min | |
| 63 | 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 | |
| 64 | F Mario Martone · Italy; France | 2025 | 85.5 | 66.0 | 54.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Biography, Drama | 117 min | |
| 65 | BA Arnaud Desplechin · France | 2022 | 85.3 | 56.9 | 64.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2022 | Drama | 108 min | |
| 66 | TF Nanni Moretti · Italy; France | 2021 | 85.1 | 67.2 | 48.7 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Drama | 119 min | |
| 67 | FD Sean Penn · United States | 2021 | 84.9 | 60.8 | 54.8 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2021 | Crime, Drama | 109 min | |
| 68 | MM Christophe Honoré · France; Italy | 2024 | 84.9 | 62.2 | 52.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Comedy | 120 min |
This collection contains 68 films with Cannes main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. Every film runs for 120 minutes or less. The shortest is 81 minutes and the longest is 120 minutes. Only main competition films and their recorded awards are covered; other festival sections are outside this selection.
It Was Just an Accident leads this Total Score ranking with 95.1. Gentle Monster has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (82.9). 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.
Jafar Panahi · 2025 · 103 min
Audience 75.3 · Critics 93.5 · Total 95.1
Cannes 2025: Palme d'Or
Jonathan Glazer · 2023 · 105 min
Audience 74.4 · Critics 93.0 · Total 94.1
Cannes 2023: Other major award
Julia Ducournau · 2021 · 108 min
Audience 67.3 · Critics 80.9 · Total 93.0
Cannes 2021: 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.