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

All the Money in the World(2017)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 81

The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.



Dancer in the Dark(2000)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 68

An east European girl goes to America with her young son, expecting it to be like a Hollywood film.



Pollock(2000)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.



Nurse Betty(2000)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 73

Comedy about a widow's post-traumatic obsession with a soap star.



Bandits(2001)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 69

Two bank robbers fall in love with the girl they've kidnapped.



The Village(2004)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 66

A series of events tests the beliefs of a small isolated countryside village.



Shark Tale(2004)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 66

When a son of a gangster shark boss is accidentally killed while on the hunt, his would-be prey and his vegetarian brother both decide to use the incident to their own advantage.



Proof(2005)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 71

The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician, recently deceased, tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students, who wants to search through his papers, and her estranged sister, who shows up to help settle his affairs.



Transamerica(2005)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A preoperative transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.



Poseidon(2006)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 68

On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.



Hollywoodland(2006)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952).



The Brave One(2007)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 70

Struggling to recover emotionally from a brutal assault that killed her fiancé and left her in a coma, a radio personality begins a quest for vengeance against the perpetrators that leaves a bloody trail across New York City.



Monsieur Lazhar(2011)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 78

At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.



The Croods(2013)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 67

After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.



The Book Thief(2013)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 66

While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.



The Judge(2014)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Big-city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family.



Miss Sloane(2016)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 75

In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a price.



Motherless Brooklyn(2019)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 74

In 1950s New York, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend.



Grease(1978)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 66

Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?



Stand by Me(1986)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 65

After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.




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