Best Thoughtful Movies & TV Series of the 2020s

The 54 best-rated thoughtful movies and TV series of the 2020s on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

House of the Dragon 2022 ★ 8.4
Lioness 2023 ★ 8.0
Like Water for Chocolate 2024 ★ 8.2
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a 2023 ★ 8.1
A Man Called Otto 2022 ★ 7.7
3 Body Problem 2024 ★ 7.5
Free Guy 2021 ★ 7.4
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head 2022 ★ 7.8
WAR 2023 ★ 9.4
Summerland 2020 ★ 7.5
Abbott Elementary 2021 ★ 7.5
Crush 2022 ★ 7.4
Minari 2021 ★ 7.3
10DANCE 2025 ★ 7.6
LIGHT & MAGIC 2022 ★ 7.9
American Fiction 2023 ★ 7.3
The President's Cake 2026 ★ 7.5
The Ballad of Wallis Island 2025 ★ 7.2
Twinless 2025 ★ 7.2
Patience 2025 ★ 7.3
King & Conqueror 2025 ★ 7.2
Nuovo Olimpo 2023 ★ 7.0
Guardians of the Dafeng 2024 ★ 7.4
Mo 2022 ★ 7.1