Best movies of before 2000 that are oscar winners or nominees

In the Heat of the Night(1967)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 32

An African American police detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racially hostile southern town.



The Blue Lagoon(1980)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 32

In the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturity will eventually intervene.



Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 29

Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close.



Cry Freedom(1987)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 46

South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country, after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the black activist Steve Biko.



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.



Pete's Dragon(1977)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 40

An orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit.



The Firm(1993)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 29

A young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.



Cliffhanger(1993)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 30

A botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains.



U-571(2000)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 31

A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.



All the President's Men(1976)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 29

"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.



Oscar and Lucinda(1997)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 52

In mid-1800s England, Oscar is a young Anglican priest, a misfit and an outcast, but with the soul of an angel. As a boy, even though from a strict Pentecostal family, he felt God told him ...



Harry and the Hendersons(1987)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 36

The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of 'Bigfoot' a secret.



Deliverance(1972)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 28

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.



Topsy-Turvy(1999)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 45

Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.



Brubaker(1980)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 42

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.



James and the Giant Peach(1996)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 30

An orphan, who lives with his two cruel aunts, befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.



Poetic Justice(1993)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 45

In this film, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice, a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run.



The Mummy(1999)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 24

An American serving in the French Foreign Legion on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens a mummy that wreaks havoc on him, and his crew.



Emma(1996)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 33

In rural 1800s England things go bad for a young matchmaker after she finds a man for another woman.



The Apostle(1997)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 42

After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.




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