Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

10 movies

Best Crime Movies Released in 2025 — Recognition in 2021–2026

Crime 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. Ranked by audience ratings, critics’ scores and award recognition.

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

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⚠ Select at least one recognition.
#MovieWatchYearTotal ~AudienceCriticsAward ScoreRecognitionGenreRuntime
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1
OB
Paul Thomas Anderson · United States
202596.377.195.396.6
🏆BAFTA 2026🏆OSCAR 2026
Comedy, Crime, Thriller161 min
2
IW
Jafar Panahi · Iran; France; Luxembourg
202595.175.393.593.1
🏆CANNES 2025
Crime, Drama, Mystery103 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
NO
Park Chan-wook · South Korea
202589.977.589.970.8
●VENICE 2025
Comedy, Crime, Drama139 min
5
TP
Sergey Loznitsa · France; Germany; Romania; Latvia; Netherlands; Lithuania
202589.572.689.471.6
●CANNES 2025
Biography, Crime, Drama118 min
6
TS
François Ozon · France; Belgium
202588.972.385.870.8
●VENICE 2025
Crime, Drama122 min
7
C1
Dominik Moll · France
202588.873.880.771.6
●CANNES 2025
Crime, Drama116 min
8
TM
Kelly Reichardt · United Kingdom; United States
202587.963.684.071.6
●CANNES 2025
Crime, Drama110 min
9
TP
Wes Anderson · United States; Germany
202587.769.074.671.6
●CANNES 2025
Action, Comedy, Crime101 min
10
TW
Olivier Assayas · France
202585.766.757.770.8
●VENICE 2025
Biography, Crime, Drama137 min
#1
OB
2025 · Paul Thomas Anderson · 161 min
Comedy · Crime · Thriller
🏆BAFTA 2026🏆OSCAR 2026
#2
IW
2025 · Jafar Panahi · 103 min
Crime · Drama · Mystery
🏆CANNES 2025
#3
TS
2025 · Kleber Mendonça Filho · 161 min
Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller
●CANNES 2025●OSCAR 2026
#8
TM
2025 · Kelly Reichardt · 110 min
Crime · Drama
●CANNES 2025
#9
TP
2025 · Wes Anderson · 101 min
Action · Comedy · Crime
●CANNES 2025

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 10 crime 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. The Crime label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre. Release year and recognition year are separate: a film can receive recognition at a later ceremony or festival.

One Battle After Another leads this Total Score ranking with 96.3. No Other Choice has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (77.5). 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. It Was Just an Accident

    Jafar Panahi · 2025 · 103 min

    Audience 75.3 · Critics 93.5 · Total 95.1

    Cannes 2025: Palme d'Or

  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

Total combines 40% audience ratings, 30% critic ratings and 30% original award points, with a bonus for recognition by additional institutions. Scores shown to one decimal place can be tied while their unrounded ranking differs. 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.