Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

10 movies

Critics’ Picks: Films · 90 Min Max · Recognition 2021–2026

Films lasting 90 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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N
Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · United Kingdom
202693.582.097.381.4
◆VENICE 2026
Documentary80 min
2
PM
Céline Sciamma · France
202189.874.894.670.0
●BERLIN 2021
Drama, Fantasy73 min
3
WM
Frédéric Hambalek · Germany
202589.0~68.193.970.0
●BERLIN 2025
Drama86 min
4
F
Paweł Pawlikowski · Poland; Germany; Italy; France
202690.175.792.471.6
●CANNES 2026
Drama, History82 min
5
FL
Aki Kaurismäki · Finland; Germany
202392.474.489.983.3
◆CANNES 2023
Comedy, Drama, Romance81 min
6
D
Mati Diop · France; Senegal; Benin
202493.669.989.291.2
🏆BERLIN 2024
Documentary68 min
7
E
Jerzy Skolimowski · Poland; Italy
202291.769.489.083.3
◆CANNES 2022
Drama88 min
8
L
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun · France; Chad; Germany; Belgium
202189.170.787.671.6
●CANNES 2021
Drama87 min
9
TL
Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · Austria
202689.3~76.286.770.0
●BERLIN 2026
Biography, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music86 min
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TV
Kaouther Ben Hania · Tunisia; France
202592.783.485.681.4
◆VENICE 2025
Biography, Drama, War89 min
#1
N
2026 · Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · 80 min
Documentary
◆VENICE 2026
#4
F
2026 · Paweł Pawlikowski · 82 min
Drama · History
●CANNES 2026
#5
FL
2023 · Aki Kaurismäki · 81 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance
◆CANNES 2023
#6
D
2024 · Mati Diop · 68 min
Documentary
🏆BERLIN 2024
#7
E
2022 · Jerzy Skolimowski · 88 min
Drama
◆CANNES 2022
#8
L
2021 · Mahamat-Saleh Haroun · 87 min
Drama
●CANNES 2021
#9
TL
2026 · Tizza Covi; Rainer Frimmel · 86 min
Biography · Comedy · Documentary · Drama · Music
●BERLIN 2026

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 10 films 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 90 minutes or less. The shortest is 68 minutes and the longest is 89 minutes. 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.

Naza leads this Critics Score ranking with 97.3. The Voice of Hind Rajab has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.4). Naza has one of the highest known Critics scores (97.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.

  1. 1. Naza

    Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · 2026 · 80 min

    Audience 82.0 · Critics 97.3 · Total 93.5

    Venice 2026: Other major award

  2. 2. Petite Maman

    Céline Sciamma · 2021 · 73 min

    Audience 74.8 · Critics 94.6 · Total 89.8

    Berlin 2021: Main Competition

  3. 3. What Marielle Knows

    Frédéric Hambalek · 2025 · 86 min

    Audience 68.1 · Critics 93.9 · Total 89.0 (provisional)

    Berlin 2025: 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.