Best movies that are golden globes winners or nominees in best actress - motion picture drama category

Elizabeth: The Golden Age(2007)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 23

A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.





Three Days of the Condor(1975)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 25

A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.





Frankie & Alice(2010)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 44

A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the inner ghosts that haunt her.



Steel Magnolias(1989)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.



The River Wild(1994)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 21

Rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.



On Golden Pond(1981)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 23

Norman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.



The China Syndrome(1979)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 22

A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.



Mr. & Mrs. Bridge(1990)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 47

Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.



Play Misty for Me(1971)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 21

A brief fling between a male disc jockey and an obsessed female fan takes a frightening, and perhaps even deadly turn when another woman enters the picture.



Klute(1971)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 23

A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.



Nell(1994)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 20

In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.



Lorenzo's Oil(1992)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 22

A boy develops a disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his father decides to learn all about it and tackle the problem himself.



The Way We Were(1973)

Combined Rating:
37
Combined Critics Rating: 19

Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.



Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore(1974)

Combined Rating:
37
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A recently widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.





Mask(1985)

Combined Rating:
37
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A teenager with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.



Wait Until Dark(1967)

Combined Rating:
36
Combined Critics Rating: 15

A recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.



The Fabulous Baker Boys(1989)

Combined Rating:
36
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.




7
8
9