Movies recognized by major awards & festivals, 2021–2026
Films lasting 120 minutes or less 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. 67 films in this collection.
| # | Movie | Watch | Year | Total ~ | Audience | Critics | Award Score | Recognition | Genre | Runtime |
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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 | H Audrey Diwan · France | 2021 | 94.6 | 75.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2021 | Drama | 100 min | |
| 3 | 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 | |
| 4 | N Yuval Abraham; Rachel Szor · United Kingdom | 2026 | 93.5 | 82.0 | 97.3 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2026 | Documentary | 80 min | |
| 5 | FM Jim Jarmusch · United States; Ireland; France; Italy; Japan | 2025 | 92.7 | 68.1 | 79.5 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2025 | Comedy, Drama | 110 min | |
| 6 | TV Kaouther Ben Hania · Tunisia; France | 2025 | 92.7 | 83.4 | 85.6 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama, War | 89 min | |
| 7 | TR Pedro Almodóvar · Spain | 2024 | 92.6 | 70.3 | 75.3 | 91.9 | 🏆VENICE 2024 | Drama | 107 min | |
| 8 | 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 | |
| 9 | NB Jafar Panahi · Iran | 2022 | 92.3 | 73.5 | 95.1 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2022 | Drama, Romance | 106 min | |
| 10 | V Maura Delpero · Italy; France; Belgium | 2024 | 91.6 | 72.6 | 88.3 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2024 | Drama, History | 119 min | |
| 11 | ED Ryūsuke Hamaguchi · Japan | 2023 | 91.4 | 72.2 | 86.5 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2023 | Drama | 106 min | |
| 12 | PB Gianfranco Rosi · Italy | 2025 | 91.3 | 68.1 | 90.8 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2025 | Documentary | 115 min | |
| 13 | TH Michelangelo Frammartino · Italy; France; Germany | 2021 | 90.5 | 67.8 | 82.0 | 81.4 | ◆VENICE 2021 | Drama | 93 min | |
| 14 | 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 | |
| 15 | LB Hirokazu Koreeda · Japan | 2026 | 89.2 | 79.8 | 79.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 100 min | |
| 16 | L Dag Johan Haugerud · Norway | 2024 | 89.1 | 72.6 | 87.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 120 min | |
| 17 | AW Stéphane Brizé · France | 2021 | 88.9 | 72.2 | 85.8 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama | 96 min | |
| 18 | OC Mariano Cohn; Gastón Duprat · Spain; Argentina | 2021 | 88.7 | 71.3 | 84.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Comedy, Drama | 115 min | |
| 19 | TB Lorenzo Vigas · Mexico; USA | 2021 | 88.7 | 70.8 | 85.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama | 92 min | |
| 20 | OP Rebecca Zlotowski · France | 2022 | 88.6 | 70.8 | 84.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 103 min | |
| 21 | BB Franco Maresco · Italy | 2025 | 88.6~ | 73.9 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Documentary | 114 min | |
| 22 | OO Stéphane Brizé · France | 2023 | 88.5~ | 67.2 | 88.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Drama | 115 min | |
| 23 | AG Stéphane Brizé · France | 2026 | 88.4~ | 76.2 | 75.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 102 min | |
| 24 | RA Marco Bechis · Italy; Brazil | 2026 | 88.4~ | 72.6 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 104 min | |
| 25 | AB Ali Asgari · Iran; Switzerland; Italy; Canada; Türkiye | 2026 | 88.4~ | 72.3 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 87 min | |
| 26 | TO Justin Kurzel · Canada; United States; United Kingdom | 2024 | 88.3 | 70.1 | 81.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 116 min | |
| 27 | TF Emmanuel Mouret · France | 2024 | 88.3~ | 67.6 | 84.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 117 min | |
| 28 | P Sofia Coppola · United States | 2023 | 88.2 | 69.0 | 82.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Biography, Drama, Music | 113 min | |
| 29 | AP Cédric Kahn · France | 2026 | 88.1~ | 69.9 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 105 min | |
| 30 | M Michel Franco · United States | 2023 | 88.1 | 71.7 | 77.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Drama | 103 min | |
| 31 | A Romain Gavras · France | 2022 | 88.1 | 70.3 | 79.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Action, Drama, Thriller | 99 min | |
| 32 | S Pablo Larraín · United Kingdom; United States; Germany; Chile | 2021 | 88.1 | 69.5 | 80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Biography, Drama | 117 min | |
| 33 | I Danny Boyle · United Kingdom; France; United States | 2026 | 88.0~ | 69.0 | 80.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 116 min | |
| 34 | P Lance Oppenheim · United States | 2026 | 88.0 | 73.0 | 74.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Documentary | 109 min | |
| 35 | TS Paolo Strippoli · Italy; France; Belgium | 2026 | 88.0 | 72.4 | 75.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama, Thriller | 115 min | |
| 36 | TF Edoardo De Angelis · Italy | 2026 | 87.9~ | 68.5 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 93 min | |
| 37 | TK David Fincher · United States | 2023 | 87.9 | 69.7 | 78.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Action, Adventure, Crime | 118 min | |
| 38 | TW Darren Aronofsky · United States | 2022 | 87.9 | 79.1 | 64.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama | 117 min | |
| 39 | TE Joanna Hogg · United Kingdom; United States | 2022 | 87.8 | 63.6 | 85.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 96 min | |
| 40 | TC Paul Schrader · United States | 2021 | 87.8 | 65.4 | 82.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 111 min | |
| 41 | AH Kathryn Bigelow · United States | 2025 | 87.6 | 67.6 | 77.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Drama, Thriller | 112 min | |
| 42 | IW Nanni Moretti · Italy; France; Spain | 2026 | 87.6~ | 65.4 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 103 min | |
| 43 | AC Frederick Wiseman · France; United States | 2022 | 87.5 | 65.4 | 79.1 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama | 63 min | |
| 44 | L Emanuele Crialese · Italy; France | 2022 | 87.5 | 67.2 | 76.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama, Music | 99 min | |
| 45 | E Leonardo Di Costanzo · Italy; Switzerland | 2025 | 87.4~ | 64.0 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Drama | 105 min | |
| 46 | EC Pablo Larraín · Chile | 2023 | 87.4 | 65.8 | 77.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Comedy, Fantasy, History | 110 min | |
| 47 | B Gianni Amelio · Italy | 2024 | 87.3~ | 66.5 | 75.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Drama, History, War | 104 min | |
| 48 | KT Luis Ortega · Argentina; Mexico; Spain; Denmark; United States | 2024 | 87.3 | 68.6 | 73.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Crime, Drama, Sport | 96 min | |
| 49 | S Michel Franco · Mexico; France; Sweden | 2021 | 87.3 | 67.2 | 74.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama, Mystery | 82 min | |
| 50 | M Andrea Pallaoro · United States; Italy | 2022 | 87.2 | 62.8 | 79.5 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama | 106 min | |
| 51 | B Halina Reijn · United States | 2024 | 87.1 | 61.4 | 80.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Drama, Romance, Thriller | 114 min | |
| 52 | ML Ana Lily Amirpour · United States | 2021 | 87.1 | 66.5 | 73.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller | 106 min | |
| 53 | C Susanna Nicchiarelli · Italy; Belgium | 2022 | 86.9~ | 62.8 | 75.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Biography, History | 106 min | |
| 54 | AW Valérie Donzelli · France | 2025 | 86.6 | 69.9 | 63.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2025 | Biography, Drama | 92 min | |
| 55 | BF Werner Herzog · Ireland; United States | 2026 | 86.6 | 67.2 | 66.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama | 109 min | |
| 56 | D Luc Besson · France | 2023 | 86.5 | 75.9 | 53.7 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Action, Crime, Drama | 115 min | |
| 57 | TU Timm Kröger · Germany; Austria; Switzerland | 2023 | 86.3 | 64.5 | 66.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 118 min | |
| 58 | UP Nicolas Pariser · France | 2026 | 86.2~ | 53.7 | ~80.0 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Comedy, Drama | 107 min | |
| 59 | E Pietro Castellitto · Italy | 2023 | 86.0~ | 64.4 | 64.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Crime, Drama | 115 min | |
| 60 | H Fien Troch · Belgium; Netherlands; Luxembourg; France | 2023 | 85.7~ | 61.8 | 64.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Drama | 102 min | |
| 61 | OT Roschdy Zem · France | 2022 | 85.7~ | 66.5 | 57.9 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2022 | Drama | 85 min | |
| 62 | TQ Delphine Coulin; Muriel Coulin · France | 2024 | 85.5~ | 68.3 | 53.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2024 | Drama | 118 min | |
| 63 | FD Saverio Costanzo · Italy | 2023 | 85.4 | 63.6 | 58.6 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Drama, History | 119 min | |
| 64 | C Edoardo De Angelis · Italy | 2023 | 85.3 | 70.3 | 48.3 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2023 | Biography, Drama, History | 120 min | |
| 65 | C Casey Affleck · Canada; United States | 2026 | 84.3 | 60.9 | 49.4 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 92 min | |
| 66 | AL Damiano D'Innocenzo; Fabio D'Innocenzo · Italy | 2021 | 83.5 | 63.9 | 36.8 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2021 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 90 min | |
| 67 | MN Shin'ya Tsukamoto · Japan; United States; Thailand; Vietnam | 2026 | 83.2~ | 68.1 | 28.2 | 70.8 | ●VENICE 2026 | Drama, War | 116 min |
This collection contains 67 films with Venice main competition selection, including winners during 2021–2026. Every film runs for 120 minutes or less. The shortest is 63 minutes and the longest is 120 minutes. 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). Naza has one of the highest known Critics scores (97.3). 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
Audrey Diwan · 2021 · 100 min
Audience 75.7 · Critics 90.3 · Total 94.6
Venice 2021: Golden Lion
Martin McDonagh · 2022 · 114 min
Audience 77.8 · Critics 90.3 · Total 94.6
Venice 2022: Main Competition
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.