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

The Reivers(1969)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 4

In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to Memphis and a series of adventures.



The Assassination Bureau(1969)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 6

A woman causes a group of assassins to face their greatest challenge.



The Great White Hope(1970)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 6

A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.



I Never Sang for My Father(1970)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 6

A man who wants to move on with his life by moving to California and marry his girlfriend, finds it difficult as he still lives in the towering shadow of his aging father.



Mary, Queen of Scots(1971)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 0

During the sixteenth century, the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots engages in over two decades of religious and political conflict with her cousin, the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England, amidst political intrigue in her native land.



What's the Matter with Helen?(1971)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 8

Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood, California after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.



Young Winston(1972)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 8

This historical drama is an account of the early life of the future British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Simon Ward), including his childhood, his time as a war correspondent in South ...



The Gambler(1974)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Axel Freed is a literature professor. He has the gambling vice. When he has lost all his money, he borrows from his girlfriend, then his mother and finally some bad guys that chase him. Despite all of this he cannot stop gambling.



The Fortune(1975)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 7

Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.





The Jazz Singer(1980)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.



The Competition(1980)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 7

The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul's last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better pianist. Can romance be far away? Will ...



Daens(1992)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the ...



Babes in Toyland(1961)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Tom the Piper's Son is about to marry Mary Quite Contrary. On the eve of their wedding, evil miser Barnaby hires two henchmen to drown Tom and steal Mary's sheep, cared for by Little Bo ...



Two Weeks in Another Town(1962)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 6

After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.



Taras Bulba(1962)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In the 16th century Ukraine, the Polish overlords and the Cossacks fight for control of the land but frequent Turkish invasions force them to unite against the common Turkish foe.



The V.I.P.s(1963)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Fog delays a group of travelers headed for New York. They wait at the V.I.P. lounge of London Airport, each at a moment of crisis in his or her life.



Circus World(1964)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 5

When circus proprietor Matt Masters decides to take his show on a European tour, it is beset by problems, while he searches for Lili, the mother of his adopted daughter, who disappeared years before.



You're a Big Boy Now(1966)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 8

Post-teen virgin moves to New York City, falls for a cold-hearted beauty, then finds true love with a loyal lass.



The Sterile Cuckoo(1969)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 6

Two students from neighboring colleges in upstate New York are swept up in a tragic romantic interlude calling for a maturity of vision beyond their experience of capabilities. Pookie Adams...




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