Critically acclaimed movies that are golden globes winners or nominees in new star of the year - actor category



The Omen(1976)

Combined Rating:
52
Combined Critics Rating: 31

Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?



Nine to Five(1980)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 29

Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.



True Grit(1969)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 27

A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in Indian territory.



American Graffiti(1973)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 26

A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.



The Hustler(1961)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 25

An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.



Dog Day Afternoon(1975)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 25

A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.



Shaft(1971)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 24

Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.





The Great Gatsby(1974)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 22

A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.



The Stunt Man(1980)

Combined Rating:
32
Combined Critics Rating: 22

A fugitive stumbles on a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out, and falls for the leading lady.





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.



Cat Ballou(1965)

Combined Rating:
33
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.



Chitty Chitty Bang Bang(1968)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.



Bugsy Malone(1976)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 17

The classic gangster story of Bugsy Malone told with an all-child cast.



Car Wash(1976)

Combined Rating:
26
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Car Wash is about a close-knit group of employees who one day have all manner of strange visitors coming onto their forecourt, including Richard Pryor as a preaching 'wonder-man' who is ...



Midnight Express(1978)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.



The Champ(1979)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Billy Flynn, a former boxing champion, is now horse trainer in Hialeah. He makes just enough money to raise his little boy T.J., over whom he got custody after his wife Annie left him seven...



Splendor in the Grass(1961)

Combined Rating:
33
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A fragile Kansas girl's love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.




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