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

Training Day(2001)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

On his first day on the job as a Los Angeles narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes beyond a full work day in training within the narcotics division of the LAPD with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.



Moulin Rouge!(2001)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets.



Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.



21 Grams(2003)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.



Seabiscuit(2003)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 79

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.



Closer(2004)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.



Finding Neverland(2004)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 77

The story of J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.



Maria Full of Grace(2004)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.



Blood Diamond(2006)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.



Little Children(2006)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 78

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations in suburban Massachusetts.



Charlie Wilson's War(2007)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.



The Savages(2007)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.



Wanted(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.



In Bruges(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.



Pineapple Express(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A process server and his marijuana dealer wind up on the run from hitmen and a corrupt police officer after he witnesses his dealer's boss murder a competitor while trying to serve papers on him.



Burn After Reading(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.



Doubt(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.



Happy-Go-Lucky(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.



Iron Man 2(2010)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.



Incendies(2010)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history, and fulfill their mother's last wishes.




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