Audience
76.0
Critics
92.8
Award
91.9
🏆VENICE 2022
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Biographical films with Venice main competition selection, including winners in 2021–2026. Ranked by audience ratings, critics’ scores and award recognition.
2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 23 films in this collection.
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| 1 | AT Laura Poitras · United States | 2022 | 94.9 | 76.0 | 92.8 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2022 | Biography, Documentary, History | 113 min | |
| 2 | IS Walter Salles · Brazil; France | 2024 | 94.2 | 82.0 | 89.2 | 87.5 | ●VENICE 2024●OSCAR 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 137 min | |
| 3 | TV Kaouther Ben Hania · Tunisia; France | 2025 | 92.7 | 83.4 | 85.6 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, War | 89 min | |
| 4 | M Bradley Cooper · United States | 2023 | 91.6 | 67.4 | 79.5 | 87.5 | ●VENICE 2023●OSCAR 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 129 min | |
| 5 | SF Ildikó Enyedi · Germany; France; Hungary; Hong Kong | 2025 | 89.8 | 75.3 | 91.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 147 min | |
| 6 | A1 Santiago Mitre · Argentina; United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 89.6 | 79.4 | 84.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, Crime, Drama | 140 min | |
| 7 | P Sofia Coppola · United States | 2023 | 88.2 | 69.0 | 82.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Biography, Drama, Music | 113 min | |
| 8 | TT Mona Fastvold · United Kingdom; United States | 2025 | 88.1 | 67.4 | 83.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 136 min | |
| 9 | S Pablo Larraín · United Kingdom; United States; Germany; Chile | 2021 | 88.1 | 69.5 | 80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Biography, Drama | 117 min | |
| 10 | TK Mario Martone · Italy; Spain | 2021 | 88.0~ | 75.1 | 71.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Biography | 133 min | |
| 11 | Q Luca Guadagnino · Italy; United States | 2024 | 87.5 | 67.7 | 75.7 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 137 min | |
| 12 | F Michael Mann · United States | 2023 | 87.4 | 67.5 | 75.7 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Biography, Drama, History | 130 min | |
| 13 | LO Gianni Amelio · Italy | 2022 | 87.3~ | 72.6 | 66.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, Drama | 134 min | |
| 14 | M Pablo Larraín · Italy; Germany; Chile; United States | 2024 | 86.9 | 67.9 | 69.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Biography, Drama, Music | 124 min | |
| 15 | C Susanna Nicchiarelli · Italy; Belgium | 2022 | 86.9~ | 62.8 | 75.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, History | 106 min | |
| 16 | TS Benny Safdie · USA | 2025 | 86.9 | 67.1 | 69.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Action, Biography, Drama | 123 min | |
| 17 | AW Valérie Donzelli · France | 2025 | 86.6 | 69.9 | 63.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama | 92 min | |
| 18 | D Pietro Marcello · Italy; France | 2025 | 86.6~ | 67.2 | 66.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 122 min | |
| 19 | O László Nemes · Hungary; France; Germany; United Kingdom | 2025 | 86.4 | 67.2 | 65.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 132 min | |
| 20 | DF Giulia Louise Steigerwalt · Italy | 2024 | 86.0~ | 65.8 | 61.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Biography, Drama | 125 min | |
| 21 | TW Olivier Assayas · France | 2025 | 85.7 | 66.7 | 57.7 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Crime, Drama | 137 min | |
| 22 | C Edoardo De Angelis · Italy | 2023 | 85.3 | 70.3 | 48.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Biography, Drama, History | 120 min | |
| 23 | B Andrew Dominik · United States | 2022 | 84.6 | 60.8 | 53.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, Drama, History | 167 min |
This collection contains 23 biographical films with Venice main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. The Biography label comes from the catalogue genres; a film can belong to more than one genre. Only main competition films and their recorded awards are covered; other festival sections are outside this selection.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed leads this Total Score ranking with 94.9. The Voice of Hind Rajab has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.4). All the Beauty and the Bloodshed has one of the highest known Critics scores (92.8). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Laura Poitras · 2022 · 113 min
Audience 76.0 · Critics 92.8 · Total 94.9
Venice 2022: Golden Lion
Walter Salles · 2024 · 137 min
Audience 82.0 · Critics 89.2 · Total 94.2
Venice 2024: Main Competition
Kaouther Ben Hania · 2025 · 89 min
Audience 83.4 · Critics 85.6 · Total 92.7
Venice 2025: Other major award
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.