Best movies that are golden globes winners or nominees in best actor - motion picture – musical/comedy category

The Purple Rose of Cairo(1985)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 59

In New Jersey in 1935, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world.



The Mask(1994)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 54

Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic superhero when he wears a mysterious mask.



The Old Man & the Gun(2018)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 85

Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.



Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(1988)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 57

Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000 first.



Mrs. Doubtfire(1993)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 52

After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.



City Slickers(1991)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 58

On the verge of turning 40, an unhappy Manhattan yuppie is roped into joining his two friends on a cattle drive in the southwest.



The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert(1994)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 57

Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.



Ruthless People(1986)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 62

A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.



Tin Cup(1996)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 56

A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.



Hyde Park on Hudson(2012)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 69

The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.



Crocodile Dundee(1986)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 51

An American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an eccentric crocodile poacher and invites him to New York City.



Beyond the Sea(2004)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A swooning study of "Mack the Knife" singer Bobby Darin (Spacey) specifically, and his relationship with his wife Sandra Dee (Bosworth).



Benny & Joon(1993)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 51

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.



Casino Jack(2010)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 60

A hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.



Something Wild(1986)

Combined Rating:
62
Combined Critics Rating: 60

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.



Green Book(2018)

Combined Rating:
61
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.



Little Voice(1998)

Combined Rating:
61
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A shy reclusive lady is convinced by an invisible entity to sing. Subsequently, she finds herself noticed by a sleazy talent agent and her talent being showcased on-stage. She also meets a kind but nervous man who becomes her best friend.



Patch Adams(1998)

Combined Rating:
59
Combined Critics Rating: 42

The true story of a heroic man, Hunter Patch Adams, determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people. He ventured where no doctor had ventured before, using humour and pathos.



High Fidelity(2000)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 40

Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress.



Punch-Drunk Love(2002)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 39

A psychologically troubled novelty supplier is nudged towards a romance with an English woman, all the while being extorted by a phone-sex line run by a crooked mattress salesman, and purchasing stunning amounts of pudding.




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