Best movies that are oscar winners or nominees in sound category

The Electric Horseman(1979)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 14

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: 12

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: 12

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: 6

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, ...



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...



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.



Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967)

Combined Rating:
19
Combined Critics Rating: 8

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



Funny Lady(1975)

Combined Rating:
19
Combined Critics Rating: 10

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



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: 9

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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