Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

12 movies

Loved by Critics and Audiences · Recognition 2021–2026

Films 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. Audience Score 80+ is also required.

2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 12 films in this collection.

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1
O
Christopher Nolan · United States; United Kingdom
202396.783.091.796.6
🏆BAFTA 2024🏆OSCAR 2024
Biography, Drama, History180 min
2
TF
Florian Zeller · France; United Kingdom
202095.083.391.589.3
●BAFTA 2021●OSCAR 2021
Drama, Mystery97 min
3
IS
Walter Salles · Brazil; France
202494.282.089.287.5
●VENICE 2024●OSCAR 2025
Biography, Drama, History137 min
4
M
Andrey Zvyagintsev · France; Latvia; Germany
202693.6~81.693.583.3
◆CANNES 2026
Drama, War135 min
5
N
Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · United Kingdom
202693.582.097.381.4
◆VENICE 2026
Documentary80 min
6
MB
Maria Speth · Germany
202192.981.592.680.6
◆BERLIN 2021
Documentary217 min
7
TV
Kaouther Ben Hania · Tunisia; France
202592.783.485.681.4
◆VENICE 2025
Biography, Drama, War89 min
8
LB
Javier Ambrossi; Javier Calvo · Spain; France
202690.884.388.871.6
●CANNES 2026
Drama155 min
9
AO
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi · France; Japan; Germany; Belgium
202690.782.090.371.6
●CANNES 2026
Drama196 min
10
J
Beth de Araújo · United States
202690.3~82.589.770.0
●BERLIN 2026
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller114 min
11
PD
Wim Wenders · Japan; Germany
202390.180.785.671.6
●CANNES 2023
Drama124 min
12
M
Hirokazu Koreeda · Japan
202390.180.885.271.6
●CANNES 2023
Drama, Mystery, Thriller127 min
#1
O
2023 · Christopher Nolan · 180 min
Biography · Drama · History
🏆BAFTA 2024🏆OSCAR 2024
#2
TF
2020 · Florian Zeller · 97 min
Drama · Mystery
●BAFTA 2021●OSCAR 2021
#3
IS
2024 · Walter Salles · 137 min
Biography · Drama · History
●VENICE 2024●OSCAR 2025
#4
M
2026 · Andrey Zvyagintsev · 135 min
Drama · War
◆CANNES 2026
#5
N
2026 · Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · 80 min
Documentary
◆VENICE 2026
#8
LB
2026 · Javier Ambrossi; Javier Calvo · 155 min
Drama
●CANNES 2026
#9
AO
2026 · Ryūsuke Hamaguchi · 196 min
Drama
●CANNES 2026
#10
J
2026 · Beth de Araújo · 114 min
Crime · Drama · Mystery · Thriller
●BERLIN 2026
#11
PD
2023 · Wim Wenders · 124 min
Drama
●CANNES 2023
#12
M
2023 · Hirokazu Koreeda · 127 min
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
●CANNES 2023

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 12 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 has an Audience Score of at least 80. Audience Score combines audience ratings; it is not an individual IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes rating. Every film also has a known Critics Score of at least 85; estimated scores are excluded.

Oppenheimer leads this Total Score ranking with 96.7. La Bola Negra has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (84.3). Naza has one of the highest known Critics scores (97.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.

  1. 1. Oppenheimer

    Christopher Nolan · 2023 · 180 min

    Audience 83.0 · Critics 91.7 · Total 96.7

    BAFTA 2024: Winner (Best Film)
    Oscar 2024: Winner (Best Picture)

  2. 2. The Father

    Florian Zeller · 2020 · 97 min

    Audience 83.3 · Critics 91.5 · Total 95.0

    BAFTA 2021: Nominee (Best Film)
    Oscar 2021: Nominee (Best Picture)

  3. 3. I'm Still Here

    Walter Salles · 2024 · 137 min

    Audience 82.0 · Critics 89.2 · Total 94.2

    Venice 2024: Main Competition
    Oscar 2025: 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.