The Best 'Academy Award Best Picture Nominated' Movies

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Star Wars 1977, 121 min.

George Lucas • Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Action • Adventure • Cyborg / Android / Robot

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The Godfather 1972, 175 min.

Francis Ford Coppola • Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Drama • Crime

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Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981, 115 min.

Steven Spielberg • Starring: Harrison Ford, Paul Freeman, Karen Allen

Action • Adventure • Costume Adventure

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The Shawshank Redemption 1994, 142 min.

Frank Darabont • Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Buddy Film • Drama

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Pulp Fiction 1994, 154 min.

Quentin Tarantino • Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis

Black Comedy • Comedy Thriller • Crime Comedy

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The Godfather Part II 1974, 200 min.

Francis Ford Coppola • Starring: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Drama • Crime

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GoodFellas 1990, 145 min.

Martin Scorsese • Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic

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The Silence of the Lambs 1991, 118 min.

Jonathan Demme • Starring: Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn, Anthony Hopkins

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Cannibal Film • Crime Thriller

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Casablanca 1942, 102 min.

Michael Curtiz • Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid

Based-on-Theatre • Drama • Romance

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The Apartment 1960, 125 min.

Billy Wilder • Starring: Jack Lemmon, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston

Comedy Drama • Drama • Romance

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975, 133 min.

Milos Forman • Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Will Sampson

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Comedy Drama • Drama

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Double Indemnity 1944, 107 min.

Billy Wilder • Starring: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Crime Thriller • Crime

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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927, 94 min.

F.W. Murnau • Starring: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston

Drama • Marriage Drama • Melodrama

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964, 93 min.

Stanley Kubrick • Starring: George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Peter Sellers

Anti-War Film • Apocalyptic Film • Based-on-20th-Century-Literature

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Citizen Kane 1941, 119 min.

Orson Welles • Starring: Orson Welles, Ray Collins, Joseph Cotten

Drama • Newspaper Film • Period Film

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001, 178 min.

Peter Jackson • Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen

Adventure • Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Ensemble Film

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Taxi Driver 1976, 113 min.

Martin Scorsese • Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks

Drama • New Hollywood • Post-Noir

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12 Angry Men 1957, 96 min.

Sidney Lumet • Starring: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Klugman

Based-on-Television • Based-on-Theatre • Courtroom Drama

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003, 201 min.

Peter Jackson • Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis

Adventure • Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Ensemble Film

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Saving Private Ryan 1998, 170 min.

Steven Spielberg • Starring: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns

Combat Films • Drama • Ensemble Film

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The Best 'Academy Award Best Picture Nominated' Movies

Star Wars https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A898B2411B 1977, 121 min.

The Godfather https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B4CFDA198E 1972, 175 min.

Raiders of the Lost Ark https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F8FD895F02 1981, 115 min.

The Shawshank Redemption https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2F21C46A61 1994, 142 min.

Pulp Fiction https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6275664BCE 1994, 154 min.

The Godfather Part II https://www.flickchart.com/movie/DD42A68671 1974, 200 min.

GoodFellas https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8EC84B6AB6 1990, 145 min.

The Silence of the Lambs https://www.flickchart.com/movie/70BB133FB2 1991, 118 min.

Casablanca https://www.flickchart.com/movie/397A5ED065 1942, 102 min.

The Apartment https://www.flickchart.com/movie/80AA9787F3 1960, 125 min.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest https://www.flickchart.com/movie/524F1C7D3F 1975, 133 min.

Double Indemnity https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B7F3394B12 1944, 107 min.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E9477F3156 1927, 94 min.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E02A84753A 1964, 93 min.

Citizen Kane https://www.flickchart.com/movie/693CD88917 1941, 119 min.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8ACFA5F3AA 2001, 178 min.

Taxi Driver https://www.flickchart.com/movie/840F54D99C 1976, 113 min.

12 Angry Men https://www.flickchart.com/movie/3DF07B08B9 1957, 96 min.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King https://www.flickchart.com/movie/7834D51F8F 2003, 201 min.

Saving Private Ryan https://www.flickchart.com/movie/789A99D661 1998, 170 min.

Movies by Decadefrom this Chart

Star Wars 1977, 121 min.

The Godfather 1972, 175 min.

Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981, 115 min.

The Shawshank Redemption 1994, 142 min.

Pulp Fiction 1994, 154 min.

The Godfather Part II 1974, 200 min.

GoodFellas 1990, 145 min.

The Silence of the Lambs 1991, 118 min.

Casablanca 1942, 102 min.

The Apartment 1960, 125 min.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975, 133 min.

Double Indemnity 1944, 107 min.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927, 94 min.

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964, 93 min.

Citizen Kane 1941, 119 min.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001, 178 min.

Taxi Driver 1976, 113 min.

12 Angry Men 1957, 96 min.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003, 201 min.

Saving Private Ryan 1998, 170 min.

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