Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

10 movies

Critically Acclaimed Movies Released in 2025 — Recognition in 2021–2026

Films released in 2025 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 90+ are included, ordered by Critics Score.

2025 is the release year; 2021–2026 is the recognition period. 10 films in this collection.

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Oscar · BAFTA · Cannes · Venice · Berlin
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Venice

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Berlinale
⚠ Select at least one recognition.
#MovieWatchYearTotal ~AudienceCriticsAward ScoreRecognitionGenreRuntime
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⚠ Select at least one recognition.
1
OB
Paul Thomas Anderson · United States
202596.377.195.396.6
🏆BAFTA 2026🏆OSCAR 2026
Comedy, Crime, Thriller161 min
2
WM
Frédéric Hambalek · Germany
202589.0~68.193.970.0
●BERLIN 2025
Drama86 min
3
TS
Kleber Mendonça Filho · Brazil; France; Mexico; Germany; Netherlands
202593.874.893.587.6
●CANNES 2025●OSCAR 2026
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller161 min
4
IW
Jafar Panahi · Iran; France; Luxembourg
202595.175.393.593.1
🏆CANNES 2025
Crime, Drama, Mystery103 min
5
SO
Mascha Schilinski · Germany
202592.472.692.183.3
◆CANNES 2025
Drama, War154 min
6
SF
Ildikó Enyedi · Germany; France; Hungary; Hong Kong
202589.875.391.970.8
●VENICE 2025
Biography, Drama, History147 min
7
MS
Josh Safdie · United States; Finland
202594.176.691.089.3
●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026
Drama, Sport149 min
8
PB
Gianfranco Rosi · Italy
202591.368.190.881.4
◆VENICE 2025
Documentary115 min
9
TD
Clint Bentley · United States
202593.276.690.385.3
●OSCAR 2026
Drama102 min
10
W
Warwick Thornton · Australia
202587.9~62.290.370.0
●BERLIN 2026
Adventure, Drama, Western100 min
#1
OB
2025 · Paul Thomas Anderson · 161 min
Comedy · Crime · Thriller
🏆BAFTA 2026🏆OSCAR 2026
#3
TS
2025 · Kleber Mendonça Filho · 161 min
Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller
●CANNES 2025●OSCAR 2026
#4
IW
2025 · Jafar Panahi · 103 min
Crime · Drama · Mystery
🏆CANNES 2025
#7
MS
2025 · Josh Safdie · 149 min
Drama · Sport
●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026
#10
W
2025 · Warwick Thornton · 100 min
Adventure · Drama · Western
●BERLIN 2026

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 10 films released in 2025 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 90. 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.

One Battle After Another leads this Critics Score ranking with 95.3. One Battle After Another has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (77.1). One Battle After Another has one of the highest known Critics scores (95.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.

  1. 1. One Battle After Another

    Paul Thomas Anderson · 2025 · 161 min

    Audience 77.1 · Critics 95.3 · Total 96.3

    BAFTA 2026: Winner (Best Film)
    Oscar 2026: Winner (Best Picture)

  2. 2. What Marielle Knows

    Frédéric Hambalek · 2025 · 86 min

    Audience 68.1 · Critics 93.9 · Total 89.0 (provisional)

    Berlin 2025: Main Competition

  3. 3. The Secret Agent

    Kleber Mendonça Filho · 2025 · 161 min

    Audience 74.8 · Critics 93.5 · Total 93.8

    Cannes 2025: Main Competition
    Oscar 2026: Nominee (Best Picture)

How the ranking works

Films are ordered by their known Critics Score. The 90-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.