Best movies on amazon prime that are oscar winners or nominees

Poltergeist II: The Other Side(1986)

Combined Rating:
43
Combined Critics Rating: 27

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



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.



Six Degrees of Separation(1993)

Combined Rating:
37
Combined Critics Rating: 19

An affluent New York couple find their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is.



Thunderbolt and Lightfoot(1974)

Combined Rating:
36
Combined Critics Rating: 19

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.



The Shootist(1976)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 16

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



The Wiz(1978)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 20

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



Irma la Douce(1963)

Combined Rating:
32
Combined Critics Rating: 14

In Paris, a former policeman falls in love with a prostitute, and tries to get her out of that life by paying for all of her time.



The Fortune Cookie(1966)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury.



Charade(1963)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Who can she trust?



The Front(1976)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 16

In 1953, a cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.



The Greatest Story Ever Told(1965)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 16

The life of Jesus Christ.



A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum(1966)

Combined Rating:
27
Combined Critics Rating: 15

A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.



One-Eyed Jacks(1961)

Combined Rating:
26
Combined Critics Rating: 13

After robbing a Mexican bank, Dad Longworth takes the loot and leaves his partner Rio to be captured but Rio escapes and searches for Dad in California.



Young Guns II(1990)

Combined Rating:
26
Combined Critics Rating: 0

In 1881, cattle baron John Chisum pays a bounty to Patrick Floyd Garrett to kill outlaw Billy the Kid.



Butterflies Are Free(1972)

Combined Rating:
18
Combined Critics Rating: 10

A blind man moves into his own apartment against the wishes of his overprotective mother, and befriends the freethinking young woman next door.



Lilies of the Field(1963)

Combined Rating:
17
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A traveling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert.



Cromwell(1970)

Combined Rating:
16
Combined Critics Rating: 6

Oliver Cromwell can no longer tolerate King Charles' policies, and the self-interest of the ruling class, and leads a civil war to install Parliament as the ultimate ruler of England.



Georgy Girl(1966)

Combined Rating:
15
Combined Critics Rating: 8

A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer while striving to capture some of the glamorous life of her swinging London roommate.



The Competition(1980)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 7

The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul's last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better pianist. Can romance be far away? Will ...



Hawaii(1966)

Combined Rating:
8
Combined Critics Rating: 0

An American missionary and his wife travel to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding there comes tragedy.




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