Best movies of before 2000 that are oscar winners or nominees

Children of a Lesser God(1986)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.





Fantastic Voyage(1966)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 19

A scientist is nearly assassinated. In order to save him, a submarine is shrunken to microscopic size and injected into his blood stream with a small crew. Problems arise almost as soon as they enter the bloodstream.



A Woman Under the Influence(1974)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 18

Mabel, a wife and mother, is loved by her husband Nick but her mental illness proves to be a problem in the marriage.



The Pink Panther Strikes Again(1976)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 14

Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.



The Preacher's Wife(1996)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 24

Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all ...



Beloved(1998)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 29

Based on the book by Toni Morrison, in which a slave is visited by the spirit of her deceased daughter.



Before the Rain(1994)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 20

In the republic of Macedonia, amid war in Bosnia, an Albanian girl being hunted by Christians is offered protection by a monk who has taken a vow of silence.



Salvador(1986)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 17

An American photojournalist gets caught in a political struggle at El Salvador in 1980.





The World According to Garp(1982)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 13

A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.



The Cotton Club(1984)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people that visited the club, those that ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous.



The Mirror Has Two Faces(1996)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 19

A shy, middle-aged professor enters into a romantic but non-physical relationship with an unlucky-in-love colleague.



The Wiz(1978)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 20

An adaptation of 'The Wizard of Oz' that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.



Shadowlands(1993)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 18

C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned Christian theologian, writer, and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets a spirited poet from the U.S.



The Shootist(1976)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 15

A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.



Dragonslayer(1981)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.



The Paper(1994)

Combined Rating:
34
Combined Critics Rating: 20

NYC tabloid editor Henry is faced with tough decisions while he faces several serious life challenges and a tempting job offer.



Aladdin(1992)

Combined Rating:
33
Combined Critics Rating: 0

When a street urchin vies for the love of a beautiful princess, he uses a genie's magic power to make himself off as a prince in order to marry her.



Quest for Camelot(1998)

Combined Rating:
33
Combined Critics Rating: 18

An adventurous girl, a young blind hermit and a goofy two headed dragon race to find the lost sword Excalibur to save King Arthur and Camelot from disaster.




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