Best Drama movies that are golden globes winners or nominees





The Towering Inferno(1974)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 19

At the opening party of a colossal, but poorly constructed, office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.



The Mission(1986)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 17

18th century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.



Stand and Deliver(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 28

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout prone students to learn calculus.



Mr. & Mrs. Bridge(1990)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 47

Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.



The Portrait of a Lady(1996)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 31

An American girl inherits a fortune and falls into a misguided relationship with a gentleman confidence artist whose true nature, including a barbed and covetous disposition, turns her life into a nightmare.



The Guns of Navarone(1961)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A British team is sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel.



The Longest Day(1962)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 15

The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.



The Great Gatsby(1974)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 22

A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.



New York, New York(1977)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 24

An egotistical saxophonist and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, up-hill climb.



The Boys from Brazil(1978)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.



Runaway Train(1985)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 20

Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving.





Fearless(1993)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 22

A man's personality is dramatically changed after surviving a major airline crash.



Nell(1994)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 20

In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.



Mr. Holland's Opus(1995)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A frustrated composer finds fulfillment as a high school music teacher.



De-Lovely(2004)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 27

Inspecting a magical biographical stage musical, composer Cole Porter reviews his life and career with his wife, Linda.



The Poseidon Adventure(1972)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A group of passengers struggle to survive and escape when their ocean liner completely capsizes at sea.



Lorenzo's Oil(1992)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 21

A boy develops a disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his father decides to learn all about it and tackle the problem himself.




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