Best movies that are oscar winners or nominees in art direction category

The Man Who Would Be King(1975)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 19

Two British former soldiers decide to set themselves up as kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.



All That Jazz(1979)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 23

Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid life of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.



Bedknobs and Broomsticks(1971)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 20

An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical conman search for the missing component to a magic spell useful to the defense of Britain.



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 China Syndrome(1979)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 22

A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.



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.



Beaches(1988)

Combined Rating:
40
Combined Critics Rating: 23

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.



Heaven Can Wait(1978)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 24

A Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.



Toys(1992)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 18

When a military general inherits a toy making company and begins making war toys, his employees band together to stop him before he ruins the name of Zevo Toys forever.



Tora! Tora! Tora!(1970)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A series of mistakes made by the US Navy in the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor prove disastrous when Japan strikes.



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.



Radio Days(1987)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 18

A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.



The Way We Were(1973)

Combined Rating:
37
Combined Critics Rating: 19

Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.



The Madness of King George(1994)

Combined Rating:
37
Combined Critics Rating: 23

A meditation on power, and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III (now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder). As he ...





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.



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.



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.



Hello, Dolly!(1969)

Combined Rating:
33
Combined Critics Rating: 19

Matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way.



Earthquake(1974)

Combined Rating:
33
Combined Critics Rating: 18

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles.




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