Critically acclaimed movies that are oscar winners or nominees in cinematography (black-and-white) category

Psycho(1960)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.





To Kill a Mockingbird(1962)

Combined Rating:
52
Combined Critics Rating: 29

Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.



Seconds(1966)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 28

An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity - one that comes with its own price.



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.



What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?(1962)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 25

A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.





Inherit the Wind(1960)

Combined Rating:
37
Combined Critics Rating: 17

Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.



Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte(1964)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 17

An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.



The Fortune Cookie(1966)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury.





The Longest Day(1962)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 15

The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.



Birdman of Alcatraz(1962)

Combined Rating:
32
Combined Critics Rating: 15

A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.



Ship of Fools(1965)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 14

A varied group of passengers boarding a ship bound for post-war Germany represents a microcosm of 1930s society.



The Night of the Iguana(1964)

Combined Rating:
26
Combined Critics Rating: 11

A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.



In Harm's Way(1965)

Combined Rating:
24
Combined Critics Rating: 11

A naval officer reprimanded after Pearl Harbor is later promoted to rear admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.



The Americanization of Emily(1964)

Combined Rating:
19
Combined Critics Rating: 10

An American naval officer's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission.



Love with the Proper Stranger(1963)

Combined Rating:
16
Combined Critics Rating: 8

Angie Rossini is an innocent Italian Catholic Macy's salesgirl, who discovers she's pregnant from a fling with Rocky, a musician. Angie finds Rocky (who doesn't remember her at first) to ...



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.



The Children's Hour(1961)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 7

A troublemaking student at a girls' school accuses two teachers of being lesbians.




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