6 Best National Board of Review Best Film Winners

By Vlad Zakh · June 18, 2026

The National Board of Review’s Best Film award, one of the earliest voices of each awards season, has recognized some of the year’s most ambitious and acclaimed films. In Green Book (2018): A bouncer is hired to drive a renowned Black pianist on a concert tour through the segregated Deep South. Equally memorable is 1917 (2019): Two young soldiers race against time to deliver a message that could save thousands of lives.

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A series of murders targeting the oil-rich Osage Nation exposes a conspiracy reaching into one family's own home.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 3h 26m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Women Talking (2022)

TMDB ★ 6.8

The women of an isolated religious colony secretly convene to decide how to respond to a horrifying pattern of abuse.

Directed by Sarah Polley · 1h 44m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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King Richard (2021)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A determined father coaches his two daughters toward tennis stardom against overwhelming odds.

Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · 2h 24m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Da 5 Bloods (2020)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Four Black Vietnam veterans return to the country decades later to recover their fallen squad leader's remains and a buried fortune.

Directed by Spike Lee · 2h 35m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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1917 (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 88% Metacritic 78

Two young soldiers race against time to deliver a message that could save thousands of lives.

Directed by Sam Mendes · 1h 59m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars137 wins & 202 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Green Book (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 77% Metacritic 69

A bouncer is hired to drive a renowned Black pianist on a concert tour through the segregated Deep South.

Directed by Peter Farrelly · 2h 10m · Rated PG-13

Won 3 Oscars58 wins & 125 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · 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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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

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 National Board of Review Best Film Winners

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

Women Talking (2022)

King Richard (2021)

Da 5 Bloods (2020)

1917 (2019)

Green Book (2018)

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