Best movies that are oscar winners or nominees in writing (story and screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) category

Patton(1970)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 71

The World War II phase of the career of the controversial American general, George S. Patton.



Love Story(1970)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 60

A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.



The Sting(1973)

Combined Rating:
59
Combined Critics Rating: 40

In Chicago in September 1936, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker.



American Graffiti(1973)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 26

A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.



Five Easy Pieces(1970)

Combined Rating:
44
Combined Critics Rating: 26

A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.



Klute(1971)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 23

A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.



The Candidate(1972)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 19

Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.



Summer of '42(1971)

Combined Rating:
26
Combined Critics Rating: 16

During his summer vacation on Nantucket Island in 1942, a youth eagerly awaiting his first sexual encounter finds himself developing an innocent love for a young woman awaiting news on her soldier husband's fate in WWII.



Sunday Bloody Sunday(1971)

Combined Rating:
25
Combined Critics Rating: 18

Divorced working woman Alex and well-to-do Jewish family doctor Daniel Hirsh share not only the same answering service but also the favours of young Bob Elkin who bed-hops between them as ...



Save the Tiger(1973)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A disillusioned aging decent man and once proud WWII veteran is dealing with midlife crisis as well as a tough moral dilemma. If he wants his small near-bankrupt clothing company to survive, he has two days to let go of his shaken morals.



The Hospital(1971)

Combined Rating:
19
Combined Critics Rating: 9

An over-burdened doctor struggles to find meaning in his life while a murderer stalks the halls of his hospital.



Lady Sings the Blues(1972)

Combined Rating:
19
Combined Critics Rating: 13

The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday.



A Touch of Class(1973)

Combined Rating:
14
Combined Critics Rating: 9

Romantic comedy about a pair of clandestine lovers in a London-Spain tryst.



Joe(1970)

Combined Rating:
13
Combined Critics Rating: 8

Bill, a wealthy businessman, confronts his junkie daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend; in the ensuing argument, Bill kills him. Panic-stricken, he wanders the streets and eventually stops at ...



Young Winston(1972)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 8

This historical drama is an account of the early life of the future British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Simon Ward), including his childhood, his time as a war correspondent in South ...