Best movies of before 2000 that are oscar winners or nominees

In the Heat of the Night(1967)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 32

An African American police detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racially hostile southern town.



The Blue Lagoon(1980)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 32

In the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturity will eventually intervene.



Pete's Dragon(1977)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 40

An orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit.



Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid(1969)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 29

Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close.



The Firm(1993)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 29

A young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.



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.



Cry Freedom(1987)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 46

South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country, after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the black activist Steve Biko.



Cliffhanger(1993)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 30

A botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains.



U-571(2000)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 31

A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.



All the President's Men(1976)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 29

"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.



Topsy-Turvy(1999)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 45

Set in the 1880s, the story of how, during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado.



Deliverance(1972)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 28

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.



James and the Giant Peach(1996)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 30

An orphan, who lives with his two cruel aunts, befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.



Brubaker(1980)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 42

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.



Oscar and Lucinda(1997)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 52

In mid-1800s England, Oscar is a young Anglican priest, a misfit and an outcast, but with the soul of an angel. As a boy, even though from a strict Pentecostal family, he felt God told him ...



Harry and the Hendersons(1987)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 36

The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of 'Bigfoot' a secret.



Emma(1996)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 33

In rural 1800s England things go bad for a young matchmaker after she finds a man for another woman.



The Apostle(1997)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 42

After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.



Poetic Justice(1993)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 45

In this film, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice, a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run.



The Mummy(1999)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 24

An American serving in the French Foreign Legion on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens a mummy that wreaks havoc on him, and his crew.




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