Critically acclaimed movies that are golden globes winners or nominees in music (original song) category

Philadelphia(1993)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 60

When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.



The Color Purple(1985)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 59

A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.



Top Gun(1986)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 56

As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.



Norma Rae(1979)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 49

A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved.



Fame(1980)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 48

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.



Flashdance(1983)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 45

A Pittsburgh woman with two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer wants to get into ballet school.



Evita(1996)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 44

The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.



An Officer and a Gentleman(1982)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 38

A young man must complete his work at a Navy Flight school to become an aviator, with the help of a tough gunnery sergeant and his new girlfriend.



Rocky(1976)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 35

Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.



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.



White Nights(1985)

Combined Rating:
37
Combined Critics Rating: 33

An expatriate Russian dancer is on a plane forced to land on Soviet territory. He is taken to an apartment in which a black American who has married a Russian woman lives with her. He is to...



Les Misérables(2012)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 32

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.



The Prince of Egypt(1998)

Combined Rating:
53
Combined Critics Rating: 32

An Egyptian prince learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people.



Nashville(1975)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 31

Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention as secrets and lies are surfaced and revealed.



The Little Mermaid(1989)

Combined Rating:
52
Combined Critics Rating: 30

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land.



Pocahontas(1995)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 29

An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth-century Virginia.



The Mirror Has Two Faces(1996)

Combined Rating:
35
Combined Critics Rating: 20

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



Tender Mercies(1983)

Combined Rating:
29
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together.



Yentl(1983)

Combined Rating:
28
Combined Critics Rating: 12

A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.



Same Time, Next Year(1978)

Combined Rating:
17
Combined Critics Rating: 4

A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner. Although both are married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have ...




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