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The 17 Best Oscar-Nominated Movies on Netflix by Rotten Tomatoes Score

By Kayla Cobb @kaylcobb

Published Jan. 22, 2019, 8:30 a.m. ET

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***L.A. Confidential***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 99%
Set in the early 1950s, this mystery follows three different policemen all dedicated to learning the truth about an unsolved murder. Starring Danny DeVito, Russell Crowe, and Kim Basinger, this is an Oscar-nominated film with a cast to beat.
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***Schindler's List***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 97%
Set in the middle of the Holocaust, this infamous Steven Spielberg drama follows a business owner who saves the lives of Polish-Jewish refugees by having them work in his factory. It's a cinematic masterpiece that's often listed as one of the greatest films ever made.
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***Good Will Hunting***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 97%
When a janitor with a genius-level IQ (Matt Damon) solves a difficult math problem, a professor decides to help this misguided youth reach his potential. It's an incredibly moving movie that also stars Ben Affleck and Robin Williams.
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***Boyhood***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 97%
Filmed over the course of 12 years, this innovative drama follows one boy as he grows from age seven to 18. Starring Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, and Ethan Hawke, it's a film experiment unlike any other.
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***Hell or High Water***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 97%
When a bank threatens to foreclose on a family's ranch, a divorced father and an ex-convict plan a series of heists to secure their future. Starring Taylor Sheridan, Chris Pine, and Jeff Bridges, this is an excellent option if you love Westerns.
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***An Education***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 95%
This romantic drama is one of the lightest films on the list. When a sheltered, bright teenager (Carey Mulligan) meets a much older suitor (Peter Sarsgaard), her life changes forever.
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***The King's Speech***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 95%
Starring Colin Firth, this historical drama depicts Prince Albert's rise to becoming England's King Edward VI. However, it's his struggles with public speaking paired with the immense responsibility on his shoulders that make this film gripping.
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***The Pianist***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 95%
Told through the life and work of Polish Jewish radio station pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody), this drama depicts Warsaw's dark, changing political landscape as World War II begins. It's a story of art in the midst of the most horrific human tragedy imaginable.
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***Her***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 94%
This movie about a sensitive writer (Joaquin Phoenix) falling in love with his operating system (Scarlett Johansson) is as beautifully bizarre as it is haunting relevant.
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***Room***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 94%
Before she was Captain Marvel, Brie Larson was kicking butt in an entirely different way. Starring Larson and Jacob Tremblay, this heart-breaking drama tells the story of one mother's love as she tries to raise her son inside a one-room prison.
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***Pulp Fiction***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 94%
Directed by Quentin Tarantino, this film about crime, violence, overdoses, and five dollar milkshakes is iconic. Watch if only for Samuel L. Jackson's monologues.
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***Howards End***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 94%
Based on the novel of the same name, this story of class relations in turn-of-the-20th-century Britain stars Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, and Anthony Hopkins.
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***Dallas Buyers Club***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 93%
Starring Matthew McConaughey, this 1980s-set drama follows a man who learns he only has 30 days to live after his AIDs diagnosis. He joins forces with a fellow patient (Jared Leto), and takes medical care into his own hands.
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***Milk***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 93%
This Sean Penn-starring biopic tells the incredible story of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk. Though this drama has a dark ending, Milk's story still remains uplifting.
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***No Country for Old Men***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 93%
Since this film was directed by the Coen brothers, you already know it's going to involve crime, misunderstandings, and bleak philosophy lessons hidden in black humor. Starring Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem, this drama won't let you down.
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***Silver Linings Playbook***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 92%
Starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, this complicated rom-com will make you super emotional. After losing his job, wife, and part of his sanity, things become even more complicated when Pat meets the eccentric Tiffany.
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***The Departed***
**Rotten Tomatoes Score:** 91%
It's double the moles in one thrilling movie. At the same time a Boston cop (Leonardo DiCaprio) infiltrates a huge gang, a career criminal (Matt Damon) sneaks his way into the police department. Whose ruse will work?
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It’s Oscars nominations day, which means we’re roughly a month away from knowing who our 2019 Academy Awards winners will be. But before we bask in the glory of future winners, let’s take a moment to appreciate nominees past, with a little help from Netflix.

In the mood for a film that got the highest of thumbs up from the people we trust to judge them? Then look no further than your Netflix account. From recent nominees like Netflix’s own Mudbound, to timeless classics like 1979’s Apocalypse Now, Netflix is filled with enough Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated movies to make film snobs of us all. But we didn’t stop our curation selection there.

In the above gallery is your guide to the best Oscar-nominated movies currently on Netflix, ranked by their Rotten Tomatoes scores. Every single one of these films was nominated for Best Picture in their respective year. And though not every film on this list won, each one still has a special place in film history.

They say that when it comes to the Oscars it’s an honor just to be nominated. But thanks to Netflix’s excellent selection of award-winning movies, we already feel like we’ve won.