Best movies that are oscar winners or nominees in writing (adapted screenplay) category

The Power of the Dog(2021)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 90

Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.



The Pianist(2002)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.





Mystic River(2003)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 85

With a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives, three men are reunited by circumstance when one has a family tragedy.



Atonement(2007)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 86

Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a thirteen-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.



True Grit(2010)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 85

A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.



127 Hours(2010)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 85

An adventurous mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.



Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(2011)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 86

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.



Hugo(2011)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 85

In Paris in 1931, an orphan named Hugo Cabret who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.



Life of Pi(2012)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

Adil Hussain, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Suraj Sharma,
Ang Lee,

A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.



The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 83

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.



A History of Violence(2005)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.



Frost/Nixon(2008)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 85

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.



An Education(2009)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 85

A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.



Beasts of the Southern Wild(2012)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 86

Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.



American Sniper(2014)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 82

Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.



The Imitation Game(2014)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 82

During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.



American Splendor(2003)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 87

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.



The Constant Gardener(2005)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption.



The Theory of Everything(2014)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.




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