Best movies of before 2000 that are oscar winners or nominees



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.



Ghost(1990)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 26

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.



Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves(1991)

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Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 26

When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw.



Dog Day Afternoon(1975)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 25

A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.



The Great Escape(1963)

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Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 25

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.



1941(1979)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 33

Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.



The Wild Bunch(1969)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 28

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.



Being There(1979)

Combined Rating:
48
Combined Critics Rating: 28

A simple, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful businessman and an insider in Washington politics.



The Rose(1979)

Combined Rating:
48
Combined Critics Rating: 47

The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.



A Dry White Season(1989)

Combined Rating:
48
Combined Critics Rating: 55

Ben du Toit is a schoolteacher who always has considered himself a man of caring and justice, at least on the individual level. When his gardener's son is brutally beaten up by the police ...



Death Becomes Her(1992)

Combined Rating:
48
Combined Critics Rating: 26

When a woman learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.



Primal Fear(1996)

Combined Rating:
48
Combined Critics Rating: 24

An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.



Maverick(1994)

Combined Rating:
48
Combined Critics Rating: 26

Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.



Dave(1993)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 28

To avoid a potentially explosive scandal when the U.S. President goes into a coma, an affable temp agency owner with an uncanny resemblance is put in his place.



Rob Roy(1995)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 28

In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite.



A Chorus Line(1985)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 43

Hopefuls try out before a demanding director for a part in a new musical.



Heavenly Creatures(1994)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 26

Two girls have an intense fantasy life; their parents, concerned the fantasy is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.



Good Morning, Vietnam(1987)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 23

In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam.



Beverly Hills Cop II(1987)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 24

Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.




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