Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

10 movies

Critics’ Picks: Comedies · 2 Hours Max · Recognition 2021–2026

Comedies 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. 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. 10 films in this collection.

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1
TB
Martin McDonagh · United Kingdom; United States
202294.677.890.390.8
●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023
Comedy, Drama114 min
2
FL
Aki Kaurismäki · Finland; Germany
202392.474.489.983.3
◆CANNES 2023
Comedy, Drama, Romance81 min
3
MD
Todd Haynes · United States
202389.069.888.571.6
●CANNES 2023
Comedy, Drama117 min
4
SU
Kelly Reichardt · United States
202288.464.588.171.6
●CANNES 2022
Comedy, Drama107 min
5
L
Dag Johan Haugerud · Norway
202489.172.687.670.8
●VENICE 2024
Comedy, Drama, Romance120 min
6
R
Ulrich Seidl · Austria; France; Germany
202288.569.487.270.0
●BERLIN 2022
Comedy, Drama, Music114 min
7
TL
Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · Austria
202689.3~76.286.770.0
●BERLIN 2026
Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music86 min
8
MF
Maryam Moghadam; Behtash Sanaeeha · Iran; France; Sweden; Germany
202489.276.086.570.0
●BERLIN 2024
Comedy, Drama, Romance97 min
9
A
Christian Petzold · Germany
202391.172.185.880.6
◆BERLIN 2023
Comedy, Drama, Romance102 min
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AF
Cord Jefferson · United States
202392.776.485.685.3
●OSCAR 2024
Comedy, Drama117 min
#2
FL
2023 · Aki Kaurismäki · 81 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
◆CANNES 2023
#3
MD
2023 · Todd Haynes · 117 min
Comedy · Drama
●CANNES 2023
#5
L
2024 · Dag Johan Haugerud · 120 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●VENICE 2024
#6
R
2022 · Ulrich Seidl · 114 min
Comedy · Drama · Music
●BERLIN 2022
#7
TL
2026 · Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · 86 min
Biography · Comedy · Documentary · Drama · Music
●BERLIN 2026
#8
MF
2024 · Maryam Moghadam; Behtash Sanaeeha · 97 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
●BERLIN 2024
#9
A
2023 · Christian Petzold · 102 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
◆BERLIN 2023
#10
AF
2023 · Cord Jefferson · 117 min
Comedy · Drama
●OSCAR 2024

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 10 comedies 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 81 minutes and the longest is 120 minutes. The Comedy 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.

The Banshees of Inisherin leads this Critics Score ranking with 90.3. The Banshees of Inisherin has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (77.8). The Banshees of Inisherin has one of the highest known Critics scores (90.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.

  1. 1. The Banshees of Inisherin

    Martin McDonagh · 2022 · 114 min

    Audience 77.8 · Critics 90.3 · Total 94.6

    Venice 2022: Main Competition
    BAFTA 2023: Nominee (Best Film)
    Oscar 2023: Nominee (Best Picture)

  2. 2. Fallen Leaves

    Aki Kaurismäki · 2023 · 81 min

    Audience 74.4 · Critics 89.9 · Total 92.4

    Cannes 2023: Other major award

  3. 3. May December

    Todd Haynes · 2023 · 117 min

    Audience 69.8 · Critics 88.5 · Total 89.0

    Cannes 2023: Main Competition

How the ranking works

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.