Best movies that are golden globes winners or nominees in actress in a leading role - musical or comedy category

Pocketful of Miracles(1961)

Combined Rating:
19
Combined Critics Rating: 8

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.



Inside Daisy Clover(1965)

Combined Rating:
17
Combined Critics Rating: 12

A tomboy turned movie star deals with the cruelty of Hollywood.



Finian's Rainbow(1968)

Combined Rating:
17
Combined Critics Rating: 11

An Irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the American South with a magical piece of gold that will change people's lives, including a struggling farmer and African American citizens threatened by a bigoted politician.



Bye Bye Birdie(1963)

Combined Rating:
16
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted.



Yours, Mine and Ours(1968)

Combined Rating:
16
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A widower with ten children falls for a widow with eight, and they must decide about forming a huge, unconventional family.



Flower Drum Song(1961)

Combined Rating:
15
Combined Critics Rating: 11

A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.



The Knack ...and How to Get It(1965)

Combined Rating:
15
Combined Critics Rating: 10

In England, the times are a changing: it's mods and rockers. On the day Nancy gets off the London train, cases in hand, looking for the YWCA, Colin has had enough of missing out on the ...



Gambit(1966)

Combined Rating:
15
Combined Critics Rating: 5

An English cat burglar needs a Eurasian dancer's help to pull off the perfect heist, but even the most foolproof schemes have a way of backfiring.



Georgy Girl(1966)

Combined Rating:
15
Combined Critics Rating: 8

A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer while striving to capture some of the glamorous life of her swinging London roommate.



Sweet Charity(1969)

Combined Rating:
15
Combined Critics Rating: 5

Taxi dancer Charity continues to have Faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and Hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her ...



The Owl and the Pussycat(1970)

Combined Rating:
15
Combined Critics Rating: 8

A stuffy author enters into an explosive relationship with his neighbor, a foul-mouthed, freewheeling prostitute.



Bells Are Ringing(1960)

Combined Rating:
14
Combined Critics Rating: 9

Ella Peterson is a Brooklyn telephone answering service operator who tries to improve the lives of her clients by passing along bits of information she hears from other clients. She falls ...



Gypsy(1962)

Combined Rating:
14
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Based on the Broadway hit about the life and times of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee and her aggressive stage mother, Mama Rose.



The Unsinkable Molly Brown(1964)

Combined Rating:
14
Combined Critics Rating: 7

A poor, uneducated mountain girl leaves her cabin in search of respect, a wealthy husband, and a better life.



The Boy Friend(1971)

Combined Rating:
14
Combined Critics Rating: 9

When the leading lady of a low-budget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place, becoming a star and finding love in the process.



The Secret of Santa Vittoria(1969)

Combined Rating:
13
Combined Critics Rating: 7

During WWII in Italy, a wine producing village hide a million bottles from the Germans



John and Mary(1969)

Combined Rating:
13
Combined Critics Rating: 10

John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.



Move Over, Darling(1963)

Combined Rating:
12
Combined Critics Rating: 0

After five years lost at sea, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband remarries.



Diary of a Mad Housewife(1970)

Combined Rating:
12
Combined Critics Rating: 12

A housewife with an abusive husband has an affair with a writer.



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.




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