Audience
77.1
Critics
95.3
Award
96.6
🏆BAFTA 2026🏆OSCAR 2026
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Thrillers 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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| 1 | OB Paul Thomas Anderson · United States | 2025 | 96.3 | 77.1 | 95.3 | 96.6 | 🏆BAFTA 2026🏆OSCAR 2026 | Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 161 min | |
| 2 | S Ryan Coogler · United States | 2025 | 94.0 | 77.5 | 88.5 | 89.3 | ●BAFTA 2026●OSCAR 2026 | Drama, Horror, Thriller | 137 min | |
| 3 | TS Kleber Mendonça Filho · Brazil; France; Mexico; Germany; Netherlands | 2025 | 93.8 | 74.8 | 93.5 | 87.6 | ●CANNES 2025●OSCAR 2026 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 161 min | |
| 4 | II Mary Bronstein · United States | 2025 | 88.0 | 68.2 | 83.4 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama, Thriller | 113 min | |
| 5 | EO Tarik Saleh · Sweden; France; Denmark; Finland | 2025 | 87.8 | 71.2 | 72.3 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Action, Drama, Thriller | 129 min | |
| 6 | AH Kathryn Bigelow · United States | 2025 | 87.6 | 67.6 | 77.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Drama, Thriller | 112 min | |
| 7 | DM Lynne Ramsay · United States | 2025 | 87.2 | 64.5 | 75.5 | 71.6 | ●CANNES 2025 | Drama, Thriller | 118 min | |
| 8 | TI Lucile Hadzihalilovic · France; Germany; Italy | 2025 | 87.2 | 62.2 | 82.2 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller | 117 min | |
| 9 | MB Johanna Moder · Austria; Switzerland; Germany | 2025 | 86.1~ | 62.7 | 69.6 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Mystery, Thriller | 108 min | |
| 10 | D Michel Franco · Mexico; United States | 2025 | 85.5 | 62.6 | 62.9 | 70.0 | ●BERLIN 2025 | Drama, Romance, Thriller | 98 min |
This collection contains 10 thrillers 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 Thriller 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. Sinners 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.
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)
Ryan Coogler · 2025 · 137 min
Audience 77.5 · Critics 88.5 · Total 94.0
BAFTA 2026: Nominee (Best Film)
Oscar 2026: Nominee (Best Picture)
Kleber Mendonça Filho · 2025 · 161 min
Audience 74.8 · Critics 93.5 · Total 93.8
Cannes 2025: Main Competition
Oscar 2026: Nominee (Best Picture)
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.