Best Serious Movies & TV Series of the 2020s

Looking for the best serious movies and TV series of the 2020s? These 22 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Chainsaw Man 2022 ★ 8.5

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc 2025 ★ 8.5

Daisy Jones & the Six 2023 ★ 8.0

Pachinko 2022 ★ 7.9

The Diplomat 2023 ★ 7.6

Dead to Rights 2025 ★ 8.0

American Fiction 2023 ★ 7.3

Pee-wee as Himself 2025 ★ 8.0

Furies 2024 ★ 7.2

The Patient 2022 ★ 6.9

DTF St. Louis 2026 ★ 6.9

The Dry 2021 ★ 6.8

Sorry, Baby 2025 ★ 6.8

Guardians of the Formula 2024 ★ 7.1

Yakamoz S-245 2022 ★ 6.7

The Copenhagen Test 2025 ★ 6.5

Causeway 2022 ★ 6.5

Pillion 2025 ★ 6.4

Black Box 2020 ★ 6.4

The Humans 2021 ★ 6.1

Echo 2024 ★ 6.0

The Banishing 2021 ★ 5.1