6 Best Cannes Palme d'Or Winning Films

By Vlad Zakh · June 16, 2026

The Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film Festival’s highest honor, has crowned some of world cinema’s most audacious and influential masterpieces. In Pulp Fiction (1994): The lives of two hitmen, a boxer, and a gangster’s wife intertwine in a nonlinear tale of crime and redemption. Also notable is Apocalypse Now (1979): An army captain travels deep into the Vietnamese jungle to assassinate a renegade colonel who has gone mad.

The Tree of Life (2011)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A man reflects on his childhood in 1950s Texas, weaving memory with cosmic questions about existence itself.

Directed by Terrence Malick · 2h 19m · Rated PG-13

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Pulp Fiction (1994)

IMDb ★ 8.8 RT 92% Metacritic 95

The lives of two hitmen, a boxer, and a gangster's wife intertwine in a nonlinear tale of crime and redemption.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 34m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar69 wins & 72 nominations

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The Piano (1993)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A mute Scottish woman and her daughter forge a new life in colonial New Zealand, communicating only through music.

Directed by Jane Campion · 2h 00m · Rated R

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Barton Fink (1991)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A idealistic New York playwright hired to write a Hollywood wrestling picture descends into surreal writer's block and horror.

Directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen · 1h 57m · Rated R

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Apocalypse Now (1979)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 91% Metacritic 94

An army captain travels deep into the Vietnamese jungle to assassinate a renegade colonel who has gone mad.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 2h 27m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars21 wins & 33 nominations

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Stream: Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Taxi Driver (1976)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 89% Metacritic 94

A disturbed veteran and cab driver's alienation curdles into a violent plan to save a young sex worker.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 1h 54m · Rated R

Nominated for 4 Oscars22 wins & 21 nominations

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Stream: Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Cannes Palme d'Or Winning Films

The Tree of Life (2011)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

The Piano (1993)

Barton Fink (1991)

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Taxi Driver (1976)

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