Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026

6 movies

Venice Documentaries Ranked — Competition Years 2021–2026

Documentaries with Venice main competition selection, including winners in 2021–2026. Ranked by audience ratings, critics’ scores and award recognition. Oscar and BAFTA documentary categories are outside this catalogue.

2021–2026 refers to ceremony and festival years, not necessarily release dates. 6 films in this collection.

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Laura Poitras · United States
202294.976.092.891.9
🏆VENICE 2022
Biography, Documentary, History113 min
2
N
Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · United Kingdom
202693.582.097.381.4
◆VENICE 2026
Documentary80 min
3
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Gianfranco Rosi · Italy
202591.368.190.881.4
◆VENICE 2025
Documentary115 min
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Wang Bing · China; France; Luxembourg; Netherlands
202489.577.185.870.8
●VENICE 2024
Documentary152 min
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Franco Maresco · Italy
202588.6~73.9~80.070.8
●VENICE 2025
Documentary114 min
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Lance Oppenheim · United States
202688.073.074.670.8
●VENICE 2026
Documentary109 min
#2
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2026 · Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · 80 min
Documentary
◆VENICE 2026
#4
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2024 · Wang Bing · 152 min
Documentary
●VENICE 2024
#5
BB
2025 · Franco Maresco · 114 min
Documentary
●VENICE 2025
#6
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2026 · Lance Oppenheim · 109 min
Documentary
●VENICE 2026

How to choose from this collection

This collection contains 6 documentaries with Venice main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. The Documentary 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. Oscar and BAFTA documentary categories are not represented.

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed leads this Total Score ranking with 94.9. Naza has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (82.0). Naza has one of the highest known Critics scores (97.3). Comparing these separate scores can help you choose between the films.

  1. 1. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

    Laura Poitras · 2022 · 113 min

    Audience 76.0 · Critics 92.8 · Total 94.9

    Venice 2022: Golden Lion

  2. 2. Naza

    Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · 2026 · 80 min

    Audience 82.0 · Critics 97.3 · Total 93.5

    Venice 2026: Other major award

  3. 3. Pompei: Below the Clouds

    Gianfranco Rosi · 2025 · 115 min

    Audience 68.1 · Critics 90.8 · Total 91.3

    Venice 2025: Other major award

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.