Best movies that are oscar winners or nominees in sound category

The Electric Horseman(1979)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 15

Sonny Steele used to be a rodeo star, but his next appearance is to be on a Las Vegas stage, wearing a suit covered in lights, advertising a breakfast cereal. When he finds out they are ...



Never Cry Wolf(1983)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 13

A government researcher, sent to research the "menace" of wolves in the north, learns about the true beneficial and positive nature of the species.



The Wind and the Lion(1975)

Combined Rating:
24
Combined Critics Rating: 11

In early 20th century Morocco, a Sharif kidnaps an American woman and her children, forcing President Theodore Roosevelt to send in forces to conduct a rescue mission.



The Parent Trap(1961)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.



Silver Streak(1976)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 0

On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.



Anne of the Thousand Days(1969)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 10

Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.



Hooper(1978)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 13

Hollywood aging stuntman Sonny Hooper wants to prove that he's still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky and under-recognized line of work.



The Alamo(1960)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.



That Touch of Mink(1962)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 7

A rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save her virginity for marriage.



Grand Prix(1966)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 8

American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard. While Stoddard struggles to recover, ...



Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 9

Millie comes to town in the roaring twenties to encounter flappers, sexuality and white slavers.



The Day of the Dolphin(1973)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 18

Dr Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He has taught his dolphins to speak and understand English, although they do have a limited...



Funny Lady(1975)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 11

Story of singer Fanny Brice's stormy relationship with showman Billy Rose.



Bite the Bullet(1975)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 11

A group of ex-rough riders, an ex-prostitute and a gunfighter enter a horse race in the desert.



Shenandoah(1965)

Combined Rating:
19
Combined Critics Rating: 4

During the Civil War, a Virginia farmer and his family vow to remain neutral but one of the sons is captured by Union soldiers, sending the farmer to his rescue.



The Agony and the Ecstasy(1965)

Combined Rating:
18
Combined Critics Rating: 5

The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.



Butterflies Are Free(1972)

Combined Rating:
18
Combined Critics Rating: 10

A blind man moves into his own apartment against the wishes of his overprotective mother, and befriends the freethinking young woman next door.



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.



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.




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