6 More Venice Golden Lion Winning Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 17, 2026

More Venice Golden Lion winners, boundary-pushing and acclaimed. Poor Things sends a reanimated young woman on a whirlwind journey, Joker follows a failed comedian into madness, and The Shape of Water has a mute cleaner bonding with a captured creature. Pieta, Somewhere and Vera Drake round out the six.

Poor Things (2023)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A reanimated young woman embarks on a whirlwind journey of self-discovery across a fantastical Europe.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · 2h 21m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Joker (2019)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 68% Metacritic 59

A struggling, mentally ill clown-for-hire descends into violence and chaos amid a decaying Gotham City.

Directed by Todd Phillips · 2h 02m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars120 wins & 247 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Shape of Water (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 92% Metacritic 87

A mute janitor falls for a captive amphibious creature in a Cold War-era research facility.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro · 2h 03m · Rated R

Won 4 Oscars138 wins & 350 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Pieta (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A brutal debt collector's life is upended by the sudden appearance of a woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.

Directed by Kim Ki-duk · 1h 44m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Fandor, FlixFling, Cinefest Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling

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Somewhere (2010)

TMDB ★ 5.9

A jaded movie star's aimless Hollywood existence is upended by an unexpected visit from his young daughter.

Directed by Sofia Coppola · 1h 38m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vera Drake (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A devoted working-class mother's secret life performing illegal abortions is exposed in 1950s London.

Directed by Mike Leigh · 2h 05m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: BFI Player Amazon Channel

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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 More Venice Golden Lion Winning Movies

Poor Things (2023)

Joker (2019)

The Shape of Water (2017)

Pieta (2012)

Somewhere (2010)

Vera Drake (2004)

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