Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Films released in 2024 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.
2024 is the release year; 2021–2026 is the recognition period. 19 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | AW Payal Kapadia · France; India; Netherlands; Luxembourg; Italy | 2024 | 92.6 | 72.1 | 95.3 | 83.3 | ◆CANNES 2024 | Drama, Romance | 118 min | |
| 2 | 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 | |
| 3 | TB Brady Corbet · United States; Canada; Hungary; United Kingdom | 2024 | 94.3 | 73.7 | 92.4 | 90.8 | ●VENICE 2024●BAFTA 2025●OSCAR 2025 | Drama | 216 min | |
| 4 | NB RaMell Ross · United States | 2024 | 92.6 | 70.9 | 92.1 | 85.3 | ●OSCAR 2025 | Drama | 140 min | |
| 5 | CB Zhangke Jia · China | 2024 | 89.4 | 70.7 | 91.0 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama | 111 min | |
| 6 | A Dea Kulumbegashvili · Georgia; Italy; France | 2024 | 91.4 | 69.9 | 89.4 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2024 | Drama | 134 min | |
| 7 | IS Walter Salles · Brazil; France | 2024 | 94.2 | 82.0 | 89.2 | 87.5 | ●VENICE 2024●OSCAR 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 137 min | |
| 8 | D Mati Diop · France; Senegal; Benin | 2024 | 93.6 | 69.9 | 89.2 | 91.2 | 🏆BERLIN 2024 | Documentary | 68 min | |
| 9 | TS Mohammad Rasoulof · Germany; Iran; France | 2024 | 90.0 | 77.5 | 88.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 167 min | |
| 10 | V Maura Delpero · Italy; France; Belgium | 2024 | 91.6 | 72.6 | 88.3 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2024 | Drama, History | 119 min | |
| 11 | L Dag Johan Haugerud · Norway | 2024 | 89.1 | 72.6 | 87.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 120 min | |
| 12 | D Matthias Glasner · Germany | 2024 | 89.5 | 78.0 | 86.5 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Comedy, Drama | 180 min | |
| 13 | MF Maryam Moghadam; Behtash Sanaeeha · Iran; France; Sweden; Germany | 2024 | 89.2 | 76.0 | 86.5 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 97 min | |
| 14 | ST Tim Mielants · Ireland; Belgium | 2024 | 88.5 | 70.1 | 86.5 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Drama | 98 min | |
| 15 | TG Magnus von Horn · Denmark; Poland; Sweden | 2024 | 89.8 | 77.8 | 86.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Crime, Drama, History | 123 min | |
| 16 | GT Miguel Gomes · Portugal; Italy; France | 2024 | 88.7 | 69.0 | 85.8 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2024 | Drama, History, Romance | 129 min | |
| 17 | Y( Wang Bing · China; France; Luxembourg; Netherlands | 2024 | 89.5 | 77.1 | 85.8 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Documentary | 152 min | |
| 18 | LÉ Claire Burger · France; Germany; Belgium | 2024 | 88.5~ | 69.9 | 85.8 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Drama, Romance | 101 min | |
| 19 | S Min Bahadur Bham · Nepal; France; Norway; Hong Kong; China; Turkey; Taiwan; United States; Qatar | 2024 | 89.3~ | 77.1 | 85.8 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2024 | Drama | 150 min |
This collection contains 19 films released in 2024 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 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. Release year and recognition year are separate: a film can receive recognition at a later ceremony or festival.
All We Imagine as Light leads this Critics Score ranking with 95.3. I'm Still Here has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (82.0). 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.
Payal Kapadia · 2024 · 118 min
Audience 72.1 · Critics 95.3 · Total 92.6
Cannes 2024: Other major award
Sean Baker · 2024 · 139 min
Audience 75.1 · Critics 92.4 · Total 96.0
Cannes 2024: Palme d'Or
BAFTA 2025: Nominee (Best Film)
Oscar 2025: Winner (Best Picture)
Brady Corbet · 2024 · 216 min
Audience 73.7 · Critics 92.4 · Total 94.3
Venice 2024: Main Competition
BAFTA 2025: Nominee (Best Film)
Oscar 2025: Nominee (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.