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

Surf's Up(2007)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 71

A behind-the-scenes look at the annual Penguin World Surfing Championship, and its newest participant, up-and-comer Cody Maverick.



Mongol(2007)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 72

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206.



The Great Debaters(2007)

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Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 71

A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.



Mamma Mia!(2008)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 68

The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA.



The Young Victoria(2009)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.



Biutiful(2010)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 69

This is the story of Uxbal, a man living in this world, but able to see his death, which guides his every move.



Transformers: Dark of the Moon(2011)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 66

The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.



Hope Springs(2012)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 74

After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.



No(2012)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 79

An ad executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile's 1988 referendum.



The Book of Life(2014)

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Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears.



Maps to the Stars(2014)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A tour into the heart of a Hollywood family chasing celebrity, one another and the relentless ghosts of their pasts.



The Boxtrolls(2014)

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Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.



Timbuktu(2014)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed.



Concussion(2015)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 71

In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.



Passengers(2016)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 67

A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.



Christopher Robin(2018)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.



Cold War(2018)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 90

A passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatefully mismatched and yet condemned to each other. Set against the background of the Cold ...



The Report(2019)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Idealistic Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, tasked by his boss to lead an investigation into the CIA's post 9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program, uncovers shocking secrets.



Bonnie and Clyde(1967)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 69

Bonnie Parker, a bored waitress falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, robbing cars and banks.



Easy Rider(1969)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 70

Two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America.




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