6 Best National Board of Review Best Film Winners

By Vlad Zakh · June 18, 2026

The National Board of Review is one of the first voices of awards season, and its Best Film winners are ambitious. Killers of the Flower Moon exposes murders targeting the oil-rich Osage Nation, Women Talking has women in a religious colony deciding how to respond to abuse, and King Richard has a father coaching his daughters toward tennis stardom. Da 5 Bloods, 1917 and Green Book round out the six.

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A series of murders targeting the oil-rich Osage Nation exposes a conspiracy reaching into every corner of society.

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

Where to watch

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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

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King Richard (2021)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A determined father coaches his two daughters towards 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 Vietnam veterans return to the jungle to recover a fallen friend and buried gold.

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 across enemy territory to deliver a message that could save sixteen hundred men.

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 Black pianist and his working-class white driver tour the segregated Deep South together.

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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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're 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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