#1 of 5,955 Best-rated film of the 2020s
2026 Documentary Biography 2h 54m English
95 Echo Score $56.9M worldwide
Directed by Lance Oppenheim
About You Can See Everything The 2020s
Best Movies of the 2020s So Far: Top Films Year by Year
47,393 films on the site were released from 2020 to 2026, and 5,955 are ranked. You Can See Everything (2026) leads the decade, ahead of April May 99 (2025). The biggest hit was Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) with $2.5B worldwide, and 6 Best Picture winners were released in the decade.
- films released 2020–2026
- 47,393
- ranked by rating
- 5,955
- worldwide box office
- $135.4B
- award wins
- 922
#1 of 5,955 Ranked
What Are the Best Movies of the 2020s?
April May 99 and Giannis: The Marvelous Journey follow You Can See Everything. Documentary is the most common genre in the top 20 (10 films). Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
- 1. You Can See Everything 95 Echo (Echo Score 95 out of 100)
2026 · Documentary, Biography · 2h 54m
Dir. Lance Oppenheim
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3. Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 94 Echo (Echo Score 94 out of 100)2024 · Sport, Documentary · 1h 49m
Dir. Kristen Lappas
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4. The Alabama Solution 93 Echo (Echo Score 93 out of 100)2025 · Documentary · 1h 57m
Dir. Andrew Jarecki
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7. Wolfwalkers 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2020 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m
Dir. Ross Stewart
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7. Quo Vadis, Aida? 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2021 · Drama, History · 1h 41m
Dir. Jasmila Zbanic
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7. Boys Go to Jupiter 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2025 · Animation · 1h 30m
Dir. Julian Glander
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7. Songs of Earth 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2024 · Documentary, Biography · 1h 30m
Dir. Margreth Olin
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7. The Tale of Silyan 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2025 · Documentary · 1h 20m
Dir. Tamara Kotevska
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7. David Byrne’s American Utopia 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2020 · Documentary, Music · 1h 45m
Dir. Spike Lee
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7. Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2020 · Documentary · 2h 4m
Dir. Julien Temple
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7. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2025 · Comedy · 1h 40m
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7. Compensation 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2025 · Drama, History · 1h 35m
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20. Caught by the Tides 91 Echo (Echo Score 91 out of 100)2025 · Drama · 1h 51m
Year by year
The 2020s Year by Year: Biggest Hit and Best Picture
2023 has the most releases on the site (8,942). The decade's biggest single hit, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, came out in 2026. No Best Picture winner of the 2020s was also its year's biggest hit. Each year links to its own ranking.
| Year | Releases | Biggest hit | Best Picture winner |
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| 2020 | Releases: 8,388 |  Biggest hit The Eight Hundred $461.4M worldwide | Best Picture winner Nomadland Oscars 2021 |
| 2021 | Releases: 8,406 |  Biggest hit Spider-Man: No Way Home $1.9B worldwide | Best Picture winner CODA Oscars 2022 |
| 2022 | Releases: 8,624 |  Biggest hit Avatar: The Way of Water $2.3B worldwide | Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All at Once Oscars 2023 |
| 2023 | Releases: 8,942 |  Biggest hit Barbie $1.4B worldwide | Best Picture winner Oppenheimer Oscars 2024 |
| 2024 | Releases: 8,501 |  Biggest hit Inside Out 2 $1.7B worldwide | Best Picture winner Anora Oscars 2025 |
| 2025 | Releases: 3,959 |  Biggest hit Ne Zha 2 $2.3B worldwide | Best Picture winner One Battle After Another Oscars 2026 |
| 2026 | Releases: 574 |  Biggest hit Spider-Man: Brand New Day $2.5B worldwide | Named at the 2027 Oscars |
#1 of each year
The Best-Rated Movie of Every Year, 2020–2026
Wolfwalkers (2020), Quo Vadis, Aida? (2021), The Legend of Maula Jatt (2022) and 4 more years: the best-rated film of each year of the 2020s so far. Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
- Best of 2020 92 Echo Wolfwalkers Adventure, Fantasy
- Best of 2021 92 Echo Quo Vadis, Aida? Drama, History
- Best of 2022
91 Echo The Legend of Maula Jatt Fantasy, Drama - Best of 2023 92 Echo 32 Sounds Documentary
- Best of 2024 94 Echo Giannis: The Marvelous Journey Sport, Documentary
- Best of 2025 95 Echo April May 99 Drama
- Best of 2026 95 Echo You Can See Everything Documentary, Biography
Box office
Which 2020s Movies Earned the Most?
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) earned $2.5B worldwide, the most of any 2020s film; Avatar: The Way of Water follows with $2.3B. The top 10 took $18.7B; all 9,231 films of the decade with a box office record took $135.4B.
- 2026 · Action, Adventure
- Avatar: The Way of Water $2.3B2022 · Action, Adventure
- Ne Zha 2 $2.3B2025 · Animation, Drama
- Spider-Man: No Way Home $1.9B2021 · Action, Adventure
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The Odyssey $1.8B2026 · Adventure, Drama - Inside Out 2 $1.7B2024 · Animation, Adventure
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Avatar: Fire and Ash $1.5B2025 · Action, Adventure - Barbie $1.4B2023 · Adventure, Drama
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2023 · Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards
The Most-Awarded Movies of the 2020s
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) leads the 2020s with 33 wins from 62 nominations, ahead of Oppenheimer (30 wins). Films of the decade won 922 awards in all.
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Oppenheimer 30 / 652023 · Biography, Drama · 30 wins from 65 nominations -
Sinners 23 / 612025 · Action, Drama · 23 wins from 61 nominations -
One Battle After Another 23 / 522025 · Action, Crime · 23 wins from 52 nominations -
Nomadland 19 / 312020 · Drama · 19 wins from 31 nominations -
Emilia Pérez 18 / 622024 · Comedy, Crime · 18 wins from 62 nominations -
Anora 16 / 432024 · Comedy, Drama · 16 wins from 43 nominations -
Dune: Part One 16 / 412021 · Action, Adventure · 16 wins from 41 nominations
Genres
What Genres Defined the 2020s?
Drama is the biggest genre of the 2020s with 18,445 films (39% of the decade's films), then Comedy (24%) and Documentary (19%). A film can have several genres, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Directors
Who Directed the Most Films of the 2020s?
Herman Yau made 9 notable films in the 2020s, the best-rated being Shock Wave 2; Jared Cohn also has 9. Counted over feature films with ratings, box office or awards.
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Herman Yau 9 filmsBest: Shock Wave 2 (2020) - Jared Cohn 9 filmsBest: Deadlock (2021)
- Brett Bentman 9 filmsBest: Bull Shark (2022)
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Quentin Dupieux 8 filmsBest: Incredible But True (2022) -
Edward Drake 8 filmsBest: Guns Up (2025) -
Sean McNamara 8 filmsBest: Soul on Fire (2025) -
Jesse V. Johnson 8 filmsBest: White Elephant (2022) -
John Swab 8 filmsBest: King Ivory (2025)
FAQ
Best Movies of the 2020s: Questions & Answers
Quick answers about the 2020s' best-rated films, biggest hits and Best Picture winners, from the lists above.
What is the best movie of the 2020s so far?
You Can See Everything (2026) is the best-rated film of the 2020s so far on What's After the Movie, with an Echo Score of 95. April May 99 (2025) is second and Giannis: The Marvelous Journey (2024) third. Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
About You Can See Everything What was the highest-grossing movie of the 2020s so far?
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) earned $2.5B worldwide, the most of any 2020s release on the site.
2026 box office Which 2020s movies won Best Picture?
Nomadland (2020), CODA (2021), Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), Oppenheimer (2023), Anora (2024) and One Battle After Another (2025). The Best Picture winner among 2026 releases will be named at the 2027 Oscars.
Which 2020s film won the most awards?
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), with 33 wins from 62 nominations recorded on the site.
How many movies from the 2020s are on the site?
47,393 films released from 2020 to 2026, the most in 2023 (8,942). 5,955 of them are ranked.
How are the best movies of the 2020s ranked?
Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating. Only feature films count (60 minutes or longer, no concert recordings), and a film needs enough ratings, box office or award attention to be ranked.