Critically acclaimed movies that are oscar winners in music (original song) category

Philadelphia(1993)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 60

When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.



Top Gun(1986)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 56

As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.



Norma Rae(1979)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 49

A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved.



Fame(1980)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 48

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.



Flashdance(1983)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 45

A Pittsburgh woman with two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer wants to get into ballet school.



Once(2007)

Combined Rating:
61
Combined Critics Rating: 44

A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.



Evita(1996)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 44

The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.



An Officer and a Gentleman(1982)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 38

A young man must complete his work at a Navy Flight school to become an aviator, with the help of a tough gunnery sergeant and his new girlfriend.



Arthur(1981)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 35

Arthur he does as he pleases. All of his life, his master's toys. Deep in his heart, he's just, he's just a boy.



White Nights(1985)

Combined Rating:
37
Combined Critics Rating: 33

An expatriate Russian dancer is on a plane forced to land on Soviet territory. He is taken to an apartment in which a black American who has married a Russian woman lives with her. He is to...



The Prince of Egypt(1998)

Combined Rating:
53
Combined Critics Rating: 32

An Egyptian prince learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people.



Nashville(1975)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 31

Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention as secrets and lies are surfaced and revealed.



The Little Mermaid(1989)

Combined Rating:
52
Combined Critics Rating: 30

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land.



Pocahontas(1995)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 29

An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth-century Virginia.



A Star Is Born(1976)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 23

A has-been rock star falls in love with a young, up-and-coming songstress.



The Woman in Red(1984)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 13

On his way to work, Teddy spots Charlotte - an incredibly beautiful Woman in Red. He really wants to meet her - but what would his wife say?



Thank God It's Friday(1978)

Combined Rating:
12
Combined Critics Rating: 8

It's Friday and everyone is going to the hot new disco. The Commodores are scheduled to play if Floyd shows up with the instruments and Nicole dreams of becoming a disco star. Other ...



You Light Up My Life(1977)

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Combined Rating:
5
Combined Critics Rating: 4

Laurie has been in show business since she was a child. Her dream is to be a singer, songwriter and actress. Her father wants her to be a comedian like him and Laurie only tries because it ...



Dick Tracy(1990)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 0

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.



Aladdin(1992)

Combined Rating:
33
Combined Critics Rating: 0

When a street urchin vies for the love of a beautiful princess, he uses a genie's magic power to make himself off as a prince in order to marry her.




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