Haunting Award-Winning Films
Films that stay with you for days after the credits roll.
The most awarded is Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), with 6 wins, followed by The Pianist (4) and The Informer (4). Among them, 16 won at least one Oscar, 1 won a Golden Globe, 1 won a prize at Cannes and 1 won a prize at the Berlinale. They were released between 1927 and 2003.
39 films recognised at the Oscars, the Golden Globes, Cannes or the Berlinale carry this mood. Ranked by wins. Moods are tagged automatically for each film, so treat them as a guide. Other moods.
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Haunting films, most awarded first

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · 1h 34m
Drama · Romance

The Pianist
2002 · 2h 30m
Drama · War

The Informer
1935 · 1h 31m
Crime · Drama

Rebecca
1940 · 2h 10m
Mystery · Romance · Thriller · Drama

A Farewell to Arms
1932 · 1h 29m
Drama · Romance · War

All Quiet on the Western Front
1930 · 2h 13m
Drama · War

Talk to Her
2002 · 1h 52m
Drama · Romance

Spirited Away
2001 · 2h 5m
Family · Fantasy

Citizen Kane
1941 · 1h 59m
Mystery · Drama

Shanghai Express
1932 · 1h 22m
Drama · Romance · War

Suspicion
1941 · 1h 39m
Mystery · Romance · Thriller

All That Money Can Buy
1941 · 1h 47m
Drama · Fantasy

Krakatoa
1933 · 23m

Kukan: The Battle Cry of China
1941 · 1h 30m

One Way Passage
1932 · 1h 8m
Romance · Drama

White Shadows in the South Seas
1928 · 1h 28m
Romance · Adventure · Drama

The Letter
1940 · 1h 35m
Crime · Drama

The Long Voyage Home
1940 · 1h 45m
Drama · War

Anna Christie
1930 · 1h 25m
Drama

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · 1h 32m
Drama · Crime

Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness
1927 · 1h 9m
Adventure · Drama

Ladies in Retirement
1941 · 1h 31m
Drama · Thriller

Sadie Thompson
1928 · 1h 37m
Drama · Romance

A Place to Live
1941 · 17m

Back Street
1941 · 1h 29m
Drama

Barbary Coast
1935 · 1h 30m
Romance · Western · Drama

Blues in the Night
1941 · 1h 28m
Crime · Drama · Music

Escape Me Never
1935 · 1h 35m
Drama

Mount Head
2002 · 10m
Comedy · Fantasy

Of Human Bondage
1934 · 1h 23m
Drama · Romance

Prisoner of Paradise
2003 · 1h 36m

Smilin' Through
1932 · 1h 38m
Drama · Romance

The Devil Dancer
1927 · 1h 13m
Drama · Romance

The House of the Seven Gables
1940 · 1h 29m
Thriller · Drama · Romance

The Invisible Man Returns
1940 · 1h 21m
Horror · Sci-Fi

The Letter
1929 · 1h 5m
Drama

The Lost Patrol
1934 · 1h 13m
Action · War

The Sign of the Cross
1932 · 2h 6m
Drama · History

Typhoon
1940 · 1h 10m
Adventure · Drama · Romance