Best movies of before 2000 that are oscar winners or nominees

The Amityville Horror(1979)

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Combined Rating:
43
Combined Critics Rating: 24

Newlyweds move into a large house where a mass murder was committed, and experience strange manifestations which drive them away.



Papillon(1973)

Combined Rating:
43
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.



Unstrung Heroes(1995)

Combined Rating:
43
Combined Critics Rating: 50

Steven Lidz, unhappy with his home life since his mother got sick, goes and lives with his two crazy Uncles. There he changes and gets closer to his Uncles, but his parents want him home ...



Murder on the Orient Express(1974)

Combined Rating:
43
Combined Critics Rating: 22

In December 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.



Grand Canyon(1991)

Combined Rating:
43
Combined Critics Rating: 32

Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from ...



DragonHeart(1996)

Combined Rating:
43
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The last dragon and a disillusioned dragonslaying knight must cooperate to stop an evil king who was given partial immortality.



Poltergeist II: The Other Side(1986)

Combined Rating:
43
Combined Critics Rating: 26

The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.



Fiddler on the Roof(1971)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 22

In prerevolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti-Semitic sentiment threatens his village.



Paper Moon(1973)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 23

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.



Logan's Run(1976)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 20

An idyllic sci-fi future has one major drawback: life must end at the age of 30.



Searching for Bobby Fischer(1993)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 23

A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.



Under Siege(1992)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A Navy cook is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they seize control of a U.S. battleship.



The Rescuers(1977)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 19

Two mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.



McCabe & Mrs. Miller(1971)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 26

A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.



Harlem Nights(1989)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 29

During the 1930s, a New York illegal gambling house owner and his associates must deal with strong competition, gangsters and corrupt cops in order to stay in business.



On Golden Pond(1981)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 23

Norman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.



All That Jazz(1979)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 23

Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid life of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.



Throw Momma from the Train(1987)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 21

A bitter ex-husband and a put-upon momma's boy both want their respective former spouse and mother dead. Who will pull it off?



Steel Magnolias(1989)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.



Fly Away Home(1996)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 24

A father and daughter decide to attempt to lead a flock of orphaned Canada Geese south by air.




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