Best movies of recent years that are award winners or nominees in writing (screenplay based on material previously produced or published) category

The Power of the Dog(2021)

Combined Rating:
91
Combined Critics Rating: 91

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.



Top Gun: Maverick(2022)

Combined Rating:
91
Combined Critics Rating: 88

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.



Dune(2021)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 86

Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction novel about the son of a noble family entrusted with the protection of the most valuable asset and most vital element in the galaxy.



The Batman(2022)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 85

When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.



Turning Red(2022)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 87

A 13-year-old girl named Meilin turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited.



Spider-Man: No Way Home(2021)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 83

With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.



Raya and the Last Dragon(2021)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 83

In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.



No Time to Die(2021)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 82

James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.



Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings(2021)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 82

Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.



Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 82

Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.



Luca(2021)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 81

On the Italian Riviera, an unlikely but strong friendship grows between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human.



West Side Story(2021)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 89

An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.



Black Panther: Wakanda Forever(2022)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 81

The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.



Cruella(2021)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A live-action prequel feature film following a young Cruella de Vil.



Free Guy(2021)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A bank teller discovers that he's actually an NPC inside a brutal, open world video game.



Everything Everywhere All at Once(2022)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 85

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led.



Spencer(2021)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 84

During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, Diana Spencer, struggling with mental health problems, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Prince Charles.



King Richard(2021)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard Williams.



Encanto(2021)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 80

A young Colombian girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers.



Elvis(2022)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 80

The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.




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