Best movies that are award winners or nominees in writing (screenplay based on material previously produced or published) category

Inherent Vice(2014)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 85

In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.



The Hateful Eight(2015)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.



Spy(2015)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.



Trainwreck(2015)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 83

Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.



Hacksaw Ridge(2016)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.



Hidden Figures(2016)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 84

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.



Silence(2016)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 85

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.



Hail, Caesar!(2016)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.



Toni Erdmann(2016)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 91

A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.



A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood(2019)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 88

Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.



Taxi Driver(1976)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, while attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.



Toy Story(1995)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.



Shakespeare in Love(1998)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.



Raya and the Last Dragon(2021)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 83

In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.



Da 5 Bloods(2020)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 87

Four African-American vets battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of their fallen squad leader and the gold fortune he helped them hide.



No Time to Die(2021)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 82

James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.



Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings(2021)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 82

Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.



Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 82

Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.



Phantom Thread(2017)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 92

Set in 1950's London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.



The Disaster Artist(2017)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 85

When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.




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