Best movies of before 2000 that are oscar winners or nominees

Grease(1978)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 66

Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?



Before Night Falls(2000)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Episodic look at the life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990), from his childhood in Oriente province to his death in New York City. He joins Castro's rebels. By 1964, ...



Dancer in the Dark(2000)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 67

An east European girl goes to America with her young son, expecting it to be like a Hollywood film.



Batman(1989)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 65

The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker.



Moonstruck(1987)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Loretta Castorini, a book keeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.



JFK(1991)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 65

New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.



Breakfast at Tiffany's(1961)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 64

A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.



Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 63

When Dr. Henry Jones, Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. must follow in his father's footsteps to stop the Nazis from getting their hands on the Holy Grail first.



Wag the Dog(1997)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a presidential sex scandal.



Serpico(1973)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 66

An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.



In the Line of Fire(1993)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 66

Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president.



Stand by Me(1986)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 64

After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.



Donnie Brasco(1997)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 64

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life, at the expense of his regular one.



The Sweet Hereafter(1997)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to the town to defend the families, but he discovers that everything is not what it seems.



Glengarry Glen Ross(1992)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 66

An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.



Jackie Brown(1997)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 64

A middle-aged woman finds herself in the middle of a huge conflict that will either make her a profit or cost her life.



American History X(1998)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.



Pollock(2000)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.



Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me(1999)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Dr. Evil is back...and has invented a new time machine that allows him to go back to the 60s and steal Austin Powers's mojo, inadvertently leaving him "shagless".



Stuart Little(1999)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 65

The Little family adopt a charming young mouse named Stuart, but the family cat wants rid of him.




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