Best movies that are oscar winners or nominees in visual effects category

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End(2007)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 69

Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, find Jack Sparrow, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.



Hereafter(2010)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A drama centered on three people -- a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy -- who are touched by death in different ways.



Poltergeist(1982)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 69

A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts.



Die Hard(1988)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 67

John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and several others that were taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.



The Perfect Storm(2000)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 68

An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.



The Golden Compass(2007)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 68

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.



Transformers: Dark of the Moon(2011)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 66

The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.



Christopher Robin(2018)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.



Ghostbusters(1984)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 66

Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.



Batman Returns(1992)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 67

When a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda.



Poseidon(2006)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 68

On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.



Love and Monsters(2020)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Seven years after he survived the monster apocalypse, lovably hapless Joel leaves his cozy underground bunker behind on a quest to reunite with his ex.



The Lone Ranger(2013)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.



Stuart Little(1999)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 65

The Little family adopt a charming young mouse named Stuart, but the family cat wants rid of him.



Little Shop of Horrors(1986)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 66

A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.



The Lost World: Jurassic Park(1997)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 61

A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there while another team approaches with another agenda.



Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom(1984)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 59

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.



Armageddon(1998)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 59

After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, N.A.S.A. recruits a misfit team of deep core drillers to save the planet.



True Lies(1994)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 57

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.



The Abyss(1989)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 56

A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and face danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.




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