The 2020s

Best Movies of the 2020s So Far: Top Films Year by Year

47,392 films on the site were released from 2020 to 2026, and 5,847 are ranked. You Can See Everything (2026) leads the decade, ahead of Giannis: The Marvelous Journey (2024). 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: 47,392
ranked by rating: 5,847
worldwide box office: $134.1B
award wins: 922

You Can See Everything (2026) movie poster

#1 of 5,847

Best-rated film of the 2020s

You Can See Everything

2026 Documentary Biography 2h 54m English

99 Metascore

Directed by Lance Oppenheim

About You Can See Everything

Ranked

What Are the Best Movies of the 2020s?

Giannis: The Marvelous Journey and Dead to Rights follow You Can See Everything. Documentary is the most common genre in the top 20 (10 films). Ranked by Echo Score; 1 of these 20 films has none and is ranked by a blend of its Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.

1. You Can See Everything 99 Metascore (Metascore 99 out of 100 (11 critic reviews))

2026 · Documentary, Biography · 2h 54m

Dir. Lance Oppenheim No Echo Score: ranked 99/100 on critics & audiences
2. Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 94 Echo (Echo Score 94 out of 100)

2024 · Sport, Documentary · 1h 49m

Dir. Kristen Lappas
3. Dead to Rights 93 Echo (Echo Score 93 out of 100)

2025 · Drama, History · 2h 17m

Dir. Ao Shen
3. Utshob 93 Echo (Echo Score 93 out of 100)

2025 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 52m

Dir. Tanim Noor
3. The Alabama Solution 93 Echo (Echo Score 93 out of 100)

2025 · Documentary · 1h 57m

Dir. Andrew Jarecki
6. Wolfwalkers 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2020 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m

Dir. Ross Stewart
6. Quo Vadis, Aida? 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2021 · Drama, History · 1h 41m

Dir. Jasmila Zbanic
6. Songs of Earth 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2024 · Documentary, Biography · 1h 30m

Dir. Margreth Olin
6. Boys Go to Jupiter 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2025 · Animation · 1h 30m

Dir. Julian Glander
6. A Secret Love 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2020 · Documentary · 1h 21m

Dir. Chris Bolan
6. David Byrne’s American Utopia 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2020 · Documentary, Music · 1h 45m

Dir. Spike Lee
6. Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2020 · Documentary · 2h 4m

Dir. Julien Temple
6. 32 Sounds 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2023 · Documentary · 1h 37m

Dir. Sam Green
6. Train Dreams 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2025 · Drama · 1h 42m

Dir. Clint Bentley
6. The Tale of Silyan 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2025 · Documentary · 1h 20m

Dir. Tamara Kotevska
6. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2025 · Comedy · 1h 40m
6. Simple as Water 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2021 · Documentary · 1h 37m

Dir. Megan Mylan
6. Compensation 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

2025 · Drama, History · 1h 35m
19. The Legend of Maula Jatt 91 Echo (Echo Score 91 out of 100)

2022 · Fantasy, Drama · 2h 33m

Dir. Bilal Lashari
19. 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.

Every year of the 2020s: releases on the site, biggest hit and the Oscar Best Picture winner released that year
Year	Releases	Biggest hit	Best Picture winner
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; 1 of these 7 films has none and is ranked by a blend of its Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.

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 $18.6B; all 9,111 films of the decade with a box office record took $134.1B.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day $2.5B
2026 · Action, Adventure
Avatar: The Way of Water $2.3B
2022 · Action, Adventure
Ne Zha 2 $2.3B
2025 · Animation, Drama
Spider-Man: No Way Home $1.9B
2021 · Action, Adventure
Zootopia 2 $1.9B
2025 · Animation, Action
The Odyssey $1.8B
2026 · Adventure, Drama
Inside Out 2 $1.7B
2024 · Animation, Adventure
Avatar: Fire and Ash $1.5B
2025 · Action, Adventure
Barbie $1.4B
2023 · Adventure, Drama
The Super Mario Bros. Movie $1.4B
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.

Everything Everywhere All at Once 33 / 62
2022 · Action, Adventure · 33 wins from 62 nominations Won at Artios Awards, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, DGA Awards, Golden Globes, Oscars, Actor Awards (SAG), Saturn Awards, Spirit Awards
Oppenheimer 30 / 65
2023 · Biography, Drama · 30 wins from 65 nominations Won at BAFTA, Critics' Choice, DGA Awards, Golden Globes, Oscars, Actor Awards (SAG), Saturn Awards
Sinners 23 / 61
2025 · Action, Drama · 23 wins from 61 nominations Won at Artios Awards, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globes, NAACP Image Awards, Oscars, Actor Awards (SAG)
One Battle After Another 23 / 52
2025 · Action, Crime · 23 wins from 52 nominations Won at BAFTA, César Awards, Critics' Choice, DGA Awards, Golden Globes, Oscars, PGA Awards, Actor Awards (SAG)
Nomadland 19 / 31
2020 · Drama · 19 wins from 31 nominations Won at BAFTA, Critics' Choice, DGA Awards, Golden Globes, Oscars, Spirit Awards, TIFF
Emilia Pérez 18 / 62
2024 · Comedy, Crime · 18 wins from 62 nominations Won at Artios Awards, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globes, Lumières, NAACP Image Awards, Oscars, Actor Awards (SAG)
Anora 16 / 43
2024 · Comedy, Drama · 16 wins from 43 nominations Won at BAFTA, Critics' Choice, DGA Awards, NAACP Image Awards, Oscars, PGA Awards, Spirit Awards, WGA Awards
Dune: Part One 16 / 41
2021 · Action, Adventure · 16 wins from 41 nominations Won at BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globes, Oscars, Saturn Awards

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.

Herman Yau 9 films
Best: Shock Wave 2 (2020)
Jared Cohn 9 films
Best: Deadlock (2021)
Brett Bentman 9 films
Best: Bull Shark (2022)
Quentin Dupieux 8 films
Best: Incredible But True (2022)
Edward Drake 8 films
Best: Guns Up (2025)
Sean McNamara 8 films
Best: Soul on Fire (2025)
Guy Ritchie 7 films
Best: Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (2023)
Steven Soderbergh 7 films
Best: The Christophers (2026)

Every decade

Best Movies by Decade

10 decades ranked, from the 1930s to the 2020s. Each has its year-by-year table and its own top films.

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 a rank value of 99/100 from critics and audiences. Giannis: The Marvelous Journey (2024) is second and Dead to Rights (2025) third. Ranked by Echo Score; 1 of these 20 films has none and is ranked by a blend of its Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.

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?

47,392 films released from 2020 to 2026, the most in 2023 (8,942). 5,847 of them are ranked.

How are the best movies of the 2020s ranked?

Ranked by Echo Score; 1 of these 20 films has none and is ranked by a blend of its Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. 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.