Best Movies of the 2020s

1. 1
   Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender 2026

   Directed by Lauren Montgomery · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   8.9

   9.0 · 1.4K votes
2. 2
   Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle 2025

   Directed by Haruo Sotozaki · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu
   8.7

   8.8 · 2.3K votes
3. 3
   Swapped 2026

   Directed by Nathan Greno · Streaming on Netflix
   8.7

   8.8 · 2.3K votes
4. 4
   Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall 2026

   Directed by Jeff Wamester
   8.6

   9.1 · 478 votes
5. 5
   Project Hail Mary 2026

   Directed by Phil Lord · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
   8.6

   8.6 · 8.5K votes
6. 6
   Facing El Chapo 2026

   Directed by Chava Cartas · Streaming on Netflix
   8.6

   8.8 · 954 votes
7. 7
   Michael 2026

   Directed by Antoine Fuqua · Streaming on Philo, Starz
   8.6

   8.6 · 4.6K votes
8. 8
   The Way to the Heart 2024

   Directed by Wendy Ord · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Fawesome
   8.5

   9.9 · 143 votes
9. 9
   Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026

   Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
   8.4

   8.5 · 6K votes
10. 10
    Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc 2025

    Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    8.4

    8.5 · 1.3K votes
11. 11
    Accidental Partners 2026

    Directed by Ihtzi Hurtado · Streaming on VIX , ViX Premium
    8.4

    8.8 · 403 votes
12. 12
    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023

    Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, HBO Max
    8.3

    8.3 · 9.4K votes
13. 13
    Gabriel's Inferno 2020

    Directed by Tosca Musk · Streaming on Passionflix, Tubi TV
    8.3

    8.4 · 2.5K votes
14. 14
    The Wild Robot 2024

    Directed by Chris Sanders · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    8.3

    8.3 · 6.8K votes
15. 15
    The Shadow's Edge 2025

    Directed by Larry Yang
    8.2

    8.3 · 1.6K votes
16. 16
    Gabriel's Inferno: Part II 2020

    Directed by Tosca Musk · Streaming on Passionflix, Tubi TV
    8.2

    8.3 · 1.6K votes
17. 17
    Toy Story 5 2026

    Directed by Andrew Stanton · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.2

    8.3 · 2.7K votes
18. 18
    Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022

    Directed by Joel Crawford · Streaming on Netflix
    8.2

    8.2 · 9.3K votes
19. 19
    Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train 2020

    Directed by Haruo Sotozaki · Streaming on Crunchyroll, Amasian TV
    8.2

    8.2 · 4.7K votes
20. 20
    Remarkably Bright Creatures 2026

    Directed by Olivia Newman · Streaming on Netflix
    8.2

    8.4 · 986 votes
21. 21
    The Punisher: One Last Kill 2026

    Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.2

    8.3 · 2.4K votes
22. 22
    Break the Silence: The Movie 2020

    Directed by Park Jun-soo · Streaming on Rakuten Viki
    8.2

    9.1 · 188 votes
23. 23
    Gabriel's Inferno: Part III 2020

    Directed by Tosca Musk · Streaming on Passionflix, Tubi TV
    8.2

    8.3 · 1.1K votes
24. 24
    The Super Mario Galaxy Movie 2026

    Directed by Michael Jelenic · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    8.2

    8.2 · 3.9K votes
25. 25
    Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me 2022

    Directed by Alek Keshishian · Streaming on Apple TV
    8.2

    8.4 · 623 votes
26. 26
    Obsession 2026

    Directed by Curry Barker · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    8.1

    8.2 · 6.3K votes
27. 27
    Top Gun: Maverick 2022

    Directed by Joseph Kosinski · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    8.1

    8.2 · 12K votes
28. 28
    Life in a Year 2020

    Directed by Mitja Okorn
    8.1

    8.2 · 2K votes
29. 29
    Voicemails for Isabelle 2026

    Directed by Leah McKendrick · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.3 · 1K votes
30. 30
    Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK 2024

    Directed by Yuichiro Hayashi · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    8.1

    8.8 · 273 votes
31. 31
    The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo 2020

    Directed by Carlos Pérez Osorio · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.8 · 246 votes
32. 32
    Runner 2026

    Directed by Scott Waugh · Streaming on Angel Studios
    8.1

    8.3 · 698 votes
33. 33
    Young Hearts 2024

    Directed by Anthony Schatteman · Streaming on Kanopy, Strand Releasing
    8.1

    8.6 · 332 votes
34. 34
    Counterattack 2025

    Directed by Chava Cartas · Streaming on Netflix, The Roku Channel
    8.1

    8.3 · 870 votes
35. 35
    Clouds 2020

    Directed by Justin Baldoni
    8.1

    8.2 · 1.1K votes
36. 36
    Justice League Dark: Apokolips War 2020

    Directed by Matt Peters · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.1

    8.2 · 1.6K votes
37. 37
    David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 2020

    Directed by Alastair Fothergill · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.4 · 473 votes
38. 38
    Dune: Part Two 2024

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
    8.1

    8.1 · 8.8K votes
39. 39
    Impossible Things 2021

    Directed by Ernesto Contreras
    8.1

    8.5 · 449 votes
40. 40
    Soul 2020

    Directed by Pete Docter · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu
    8.1

    8.1 · 12K votes
41. 41
    My Dearest Assassin 2026

    Directed by Taweewat Wantha · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.6 · 314 votes
42. 42
    Hoppers 2026

    Directed by Daniel Chong · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.1

    8.1 · 2.5K votes
43. 43
    Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021

    Directed by Hideaki Anno
    8.1

    8.2 · 1K votes
44. 44
    Wolfwalkers 2020

    Directed by Tomm Moore · Streaming on Apple TV
    8.1

    8.2 · 1.5K votes
45. 45
    Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021

    Directed by Zack Snyder · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.1

    8.1 · 11K votes
46. 46
    The Father 2020

    Directed by Florian Zeller
    8.0

    8.1 · 3.8K votes
47. 47
    The Furious 2026

    Directed by Kenji Tanigaki · Streaming on Philo, Starz
    8.0

    8.2 · 861 votes
48. 48
    Palmer 2021

    Directed by Fisher Stevens · Streaming on Apple TV
    8.0

    8.1 · 2K votes
49. 49
    I Swear 2025

    Directed by Kirk Jones · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.3 · 641 votes
50. 50
    Violet Evergarden: The Movie 2020

    Directed by Taichi Ishidate · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.3 · 557 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Ghosts and the Afterlife 2021

   Directed by Steve Sayre · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free
   6.8

   9.6 · 23 votes
2. 2
   Elephant Mother 2024

   Directed by Jez Lewis
   6.7

   10.0 · 17 votes
3. 3
   War 2023

   Directed by Catherine Chalmers
   6.7

   9.4 · 22 votes
4. 4
   The Great Warning 2024

   Directed by Juan Carlos Salas Tamez · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel
   6.7

   9.4 · 22 votes
5. 5
   WAR 2023

   Directed by Miklós Horváth Milán
   6.7

   9.4 · 21 votes
6. 6
   Ado SPECIAL LIVE "Shinzou" in Cinema 2025

   Directed by Toshihito Hirose
   6.7

   9.6 · 18 votes
7. 7
   Purple Leone 2025

   Directed by Young Bachir
   6.6

   9.7 · 16 votes
8. 8
   Reinvented Mom 2025

   Directed by Bonnie Cartas · Streaming on VIX , ViX Premium
   6.8

   8.7 · 32 votes
9. 9
   MelanKos Vol. 2 2023
   6.7

   9.1 · 22 votes
10. 10
    Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era 2025
    6.7

    8.9 · 26 votes