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

RoboCop(1987)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 34

In a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.



Baby Boom(1987)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 51

The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.



Salaam Bombay!(1988)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 57

The boy Krishna is abandoned by his mother at the Apollo Circus and she tells him that he can only return home when he can afford 500 rupees to pay for the bicycle of his brother that he ...



Twister(1996)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 34

Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.



Bridget Jones's Diary(2001)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 33

A British woman is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.



The Quiet American(2002)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 42

An older British reporter vies with a young U.S. doctor for the affections of a beautiful Vietnamese woman.



Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs(2009)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 33

A local scientist is often regarded as a failure until he invents a machine that can make food fall from the sky. But little does he know, that things are about to take a turn for the worst.



Les Misérables(2012)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 32

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.



Cinderella(2015)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 34

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming step-sisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.



Destroyer(2018)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.



Stan & Ollie(2018)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 80

Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.



Rocketman(2019)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 35

A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.



High Anxiety(1977)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 46

Mel Brooks' parody of Alfred Hitchcock films.



American Gigolo(1980)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 45

A Los Angeles male escort, who mostly caters to an older female clientèle, is accused of a murder which he did not commit.



Annie(1982)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 40

A young orphan girl's adventures in finding a family that will take her.



An Officer and a Gentleman(1982)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 38

A young man must complete his work at a Navy Flight school to become an aviator, with the help of a tough gunnery sergeant and his new girlfriend.



Blue Thunder(1983)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 48

The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle.



Henry V(1989)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 42

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.



The Patriot(2000)

Combined Rating:
53
Combined Critics Rating: 32

Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.



Rabbit-Proof Fence(2002)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
53
Combined Critics Rating: 40

In 1931, three aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff and set off on a journey across the Outback.




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