Audience
76.0
Critics
92.8
Award
91.9
🏆VENICE 2022
Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Historical 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. 20 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 | V Maura Delpero · Italy; France; Belgium | 2024 | 91.6 | 72.6 | 88.3 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2024 | Drama, History | 119 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 | TP Nikolaj Arcel · Denmark; Germany; Sweden | 2023 | 89.6 | 79.2 | 83.8 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Action, Drama, History | 127 min | |
| 7 | TT Mona Fastvold · United Kingdom; United States | 2025 | 88.1 | 67.4 | 83.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 136 min | |
| 8 | O Ava DuVernay · United States | 2023 | 88.1 | 70.1 | 79.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Drama, History | 141 min | |
| 9 | Q Luca Guadagnino · Italy; United States | 2024 | 87.5 | 67.7 | 75.7 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Biography, Drama, History | 137 min | |
| 10 | F Michael Mann · United States | 2023 | 87.4 | 67.5 | 75.7 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Biography, Drama, History | 130 min | |
| 11 | EC Pablo Larraín · Chile | 2023 | 87.4 | 65.8 | 77.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Comedy, Fantasy, History | 110 min | |
| 12 | B Gianni Amelio · Italy | 2024 | 87.3~ | 66.5 | 75.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Drama, History, War | 104 min | |
| 13 | C Susanna Nicchiarelli · Italy; Belgium | 2022 | 86.9~ | 62.8 | 75.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, History | 106 min | |
| 14 | H Athina Rachel Tsangari · United Kingdom; Germany; United States | 2024 | 86.7 | 63.6 | 72.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Drama, History | 133 min | |
| 15 | LN Jan P. Matuszynski · Poland | 2021 | 86.6~ | 72.8 | 59.7 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Crime, Drama, History | 160 min | |
| 16 | D Pietro Marcello · Italy; France | 2025 | 86.6~ | 67.2 | 66.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 122 min | |
| 17 | O László Nemes · Hungary; France; Germany; United Kingdom | 2025 | 86.4 | 67.2 | 65.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, History | 132 min | |
| 18 | FD Saverio Costanzo · Italy | 2023 | 85.4 | 63.6 | 58.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Drama, History | 119 min | |
| 19 | C Edoardo De Angelis · Italy | 2023 | 85.3 | 70.3 | 48.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Biography, Drama, History | 120 min | |
| 20 | B Andrew Dominik · United States | 2022 | 84.6 | 60.8 | 53.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, Drama, History | 167 min |
This collection contains 20 historical films with Venice main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. The History 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. I'm Still Here has one of the highest Audience scores in the selection (82.0). 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
Maura Delpero · 2024 · 119 min
Audience 72.6 · Critics 88.3 · Total 91.6
Venice 2024: 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.