Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Biographical films with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners in 2021–2026. Only films with a known Critics Score of 85+ are included, ordered by Critics Score.
2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 9 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | AT Laura Poitras · United States | 2022 | 94.9 | 76.0 | 92.8 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2022 | Biography, Documentary, History | 113 min | |
| 2 | SF Ildikó Enyedi · Germany; France; Hungary; Hong Kong | 2025 | 89.8 | 75.3 | 91.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 147 min | |
| 3 | O Christopher Nolan · United States; United Kingdom | 2023 | 96.7 | 83.0 | 91.7 | 96.6 | 🏆BAFTA 2024🏆OSCAR 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 180 min | |
| 4 | 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 | |
| 5 | IS Walter Salles · Brazil; France | 2024 | 94.2 | 82.0 | 89.2 | 87.5 | ●VENICE 2024●OSCAR 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 137 min | |
| 6 | JA Shaka King · United States; Canada | 2021 | 92.9 | 76.1 | 88.3 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2021 | Biography, Crime, Drama | 126 min | |
| 7 | TF Steven Spielberg · United States | 2022 | 93.1 | 78.0 | 88.1 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2023 | Biography, Drama | 151 min | |
| 8 | TL Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · Austria | 2026 | 89.3~ | 76.2 | 86.7 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2026 | Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music | 86 min | |
| 9 | TV Kaouther Ben Hania · Tunisia; France | 2025 | 92.7 | 83.4 | 85.6 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, War | 89 min |
This collection contains 9 biographical films with an Oscar Best Picture or BAFTA Best Film nomination, or Cannes, Venice or Berlin main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. The Biography label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre. Every film has a known Critics Score of at least 85. Missing critics’ ratings are excluded. Critics Score combines ratings from trusted sources; it is not an individual Rotten Tomatoes percentage or Metacritic score.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed leads this Critics Score ranking with 92.8. The Voice of Hind Rajab has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.4). All the Beauty and the Bloodshed has one of the highest known Critics scores (92.8). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Laura Poitras · 2022 · 113 min
Audience 76.0 · Critics 92.8 · Total 94.9
Venice 2022: Golden Lion
Ildikó Enyedi · 2025 · 147 min
Audience 75.3 · Critics 91.9 · Total 89.8
Venice 2025: Main Competition
Christopher Nolan · 2023 · 180 min
Audience 83.0 · Critics 91.7 · Total 96.7
BAFTA 2024: Winner (Best Film)
Oscar 2024: Winner (Best Picture)
Films are ordered by their known Critics Score. The 85-point minimum is applied before ranking. 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.