Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Comedies 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. 15 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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| 1 | PT Yorgos Lanthimos · Ireland; United Kingdom; United States | 2023 | 95.8 | 79.0 | 90.1 | 95.7 | 🏆VENICE 2023●BAFTA 2024●OSCAR 2024 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 141 min | |
| 2 | TB Martin McDonagh · United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 94.6 | 77.8 | 90.3 | 90.8 | ●VENICE 2022●BAFTA 2023●OSCAR 2023 | Comedy, Drama | 114 min | |
| 3 | FM Jim Jarmusch · United States; Ireland; France; Italy; Japan | 2025 | 92.7 | 68.1 | 79.5 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2025 | Comedy, Drama | 110 min | |
| 4 | B Yorgos Lanthimos · Ireland; United Kingdom; Canada; South Korea; United States | 2025 | 92.5 | 75.7 | 78.2 | 87.5 | ●VENICE 2025●OSCAR 2026 | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi | 118 min | |
| 5 | WH Martin McDonagh · United Kingdom; United States; Chile | 2026 | 90.1~ | 83.4 | 84.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 118 min | |
| 6 | NO Park Chan-wook · South Korea | 2025 | 89.9 | 77.5 | 89.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 139 min | |
| 7 | L Dag Johan Haugerud · Norway | 2024 | 89.1 | 72.6 | 87.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 120 min | |
| 8 | OC Mariano Cohn; Gastón Duprat · Spain; Argentina | 2021 | 88.7 | 71.3 | 84.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Comedy, Drama | 115 min | |
| 9 | OP Rebecca Zlotowski · France | 2022 | 88.6 | 70.8 | 84.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 103 min | |
| 10 | TF Emmanuel Mouret · France | 2024 | 88.3~ | 67.6 | 84.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 117 min | |
| 11 | EC Pablo Larraín · Chile | 2023 | 87.4 | 65.8 | 77.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Comedy, Fantasy, History | 110 min | |
| 12 | JK Noah Baumbach · United Kingdom; United States | 2025 | 87.1 | 67.1 | 72.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Comedy, Drama | 132 min | |
| 13 | BF Alejandro G. Iñárritu · Mexico | 2022 | 86.4 | 70.6 | 60.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Comedy, Drama | 159 min | |
| 14 | UP Nicolas Pariser · France | 2026 | 86.2~ | 53.7 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Comedy, Drama | 107 min | |
| 15 | WN Noah Baumbach · United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 86.0 | 60.8 | 69.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Horror | 136 min |
This collection contains 15 comedies with Venice main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. The Comedy 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.
Poor Things leads this Total Score ranking with 95.8. Wild Horse Nine has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (83.4). The Banshees of Inisherin has one of the highest known Critics scores (90.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.
Yorgos Lanthimos · 2023 · 141 min
Audience 79.0 · Critics 90.1 · Total 95.8
Venice 2023: Golden Lion
Martin McDonagh · 2022 · 114 min
Audience 77.8 · Critics 90.3 · Total 94.6
Venice 2022: Main Competition
Jim Jarmusch · 2025 · 110 min
Audience 68.1 · Critics 79.5 · Total 92.7
Venice 2025: Golden Lion
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.