A whole bunch of Oscar nominated and even Oscar winning movies are available to stream on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu in April 2018. This month’s new additions include Best Picture winner Lawrence of Arabia, BP nominees In the Bedroom, Life Is Beautiful, Mystic River and Taxi Driver and popular films like Carrie, The Karate Kid and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. There is also a film nominated from this year’s Oscar ceremony — Loving Vincent.
Check out the full list of Oscar nominated and winning movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu in April:
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
“When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.”
-Won Best Actor for Roberto Benigni, Foreign Language Film and Original Score, Nominated for Picture, Director for Roberto Benigni, Original Screenplay and Film Editing
Cold Mountain (2003)
“In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.”
-Won Best Supporting Actress for Renée Zellweger, Nominated for Actor for Jude Law, Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Score and Original Song (for “The Scarlet Tide” and “You Will Be My Ain True Love”)
The Duchess (2008)
“A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.”
-Won Best Costume Design, Nominated for Art Direction
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
“Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones’ service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.”
-Won Best Visual Effects, Nominated for Art Direction, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing
Se7en (1995)
“Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.”
-Nominated for Best Film Editing
Mystic River (2003)
“The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy.”
-Won Best Actor for Sean Penn and Supporting Actor for Tim Robbins, Nominated for Picture, Director for Clint Eastwood, Supporting Actress for Marcia Gay Harden and Adapted Screenplay
Philadelphia (1993)
“When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.”
-Won Best Actor for Tom Hanks and Original Song (for “Streets of Philadelphia”), Nominated for Original Screenplay, Makeup and Original Song (for “Philadelphia”)
Carrie (1976)
“Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.”
-Nominated for Best Actress for Sissy Spacek and Supporting Actress for Piper Laurie
A Simple Plan (1998)
“When three blue collar acquaintances come across millions of dollars in lost cash they make a plan to keep their find from the authorities but find complications and mistrust weaving its way into their plan.”
-Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Billy Bob Thornton and Adapted Screenplay
Steel Magnolias (1989)
“A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.”
-Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Julia Roberts
The Karate Kid (1984)
“A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.”
-Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Pat Morita
Marathon Man (1976)
“A graduate history student is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, an exiled Nazi war criminal, and a rogue government agent.”
-Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Laurence Olivier
Basic Instinct (1992)
“A violent, suspended police detective investigates a brutal murder, in which a manipulative and seductive woman could be involved.”
-Nominated for Best Film Editing and Original Score
Married to the Mob (1988)
“An undercover FBI agent falls in love with a recently widowed mafia wife, who is trying to restart her life following her husband’s murder while being pursued by a libidinous mafia kingpin seeking to claim her for himself.”
-Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Dean Stockwell
Sleepers (1996)
“After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Over ten years later, they get their chance for revenge.”
-Nominated for Best Original Score
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
“The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the erse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.”
-Won Best Picture, Director for David Lean, Art Direction, Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Score and Sound, Nominated for Actor for Peter O’Toole, Supporting Actor for Omar Sharif and Adapted Screenplay
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
“When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.”
-Won Best Actor for Roberto Benigni, Foreign Language Film and Original Score, Nominated for Picture, Director for Roberto Benigni, Original Screenplay and Film Editing –available April 15
U-571 (2000)
“A German submarine is boarded by disguised American submariners trying to capture their Enigma cipher machine.”
-Won Best Sound Editing, Nominated for Sound
Death Becomes Her (1992)
“When a woman learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.”
-Won Best Visual Effects
In the Bedroom (2001)
“A New England couple’s college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.”
-Nominated for Best Picture, Actor for Tom Wilkinson, Actress for Sissy Spacek, Supporting Actress for Marisa Tomei and Adapted Screenplay –available April 15
Taxi Driver (1976)
“A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action, while attempting to liberate a twelve-year-old prostitute.”
-Nominated for Best Picture, Actor for Robert De Niro, Supporting Actress for Jodie Foster and Original Score
Carrie (1976)
“Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.”
-Nominated for Best Actress for Sissy Spacek and Supporting Actress for Piper Laurie
A Simple Plan (1998)
“When three blue collar acquaintances come across millions of dollars in lost cash they make a plan to keep their find from the authorities but find complications and mistrust weaving its way into their plan.”
-Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Billy Bob Thornton and Adapted Screenplay
American Gangster (2007)
“An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.”
-Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Ruby Dee and Art Direction –available April 15
The Messenger (2009)
“An American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.”
-Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Woody Harrelson and Original Screenplay
Marathon Man (1976)
“A graduate history student is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, an exiled Nazi war criminal, and a rogue government agent.”
-Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Laurence Olivier
Married to the Mob (1988)
“An undercover FBI agent falls in love with a recently widowed mafia wife, who is trying to restart her life following her husband’s murder while being pursued by a libidinous mafia kingpin seeking to claim her for himself.”
-Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Dean Stockwell
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
“A bitter ex-husband and a put-upon momma’s boy both want their respective former spouse and mother dead. Who will pull it off?”
-Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Anne Ramsey
Basic Instinct (1992)
“A violent, suspended police detective investigates a brutal murder, in which a manipulative and seductive woman could be involved.”
-Nominated for Best Film Editing and Original Score
Con Air (1997)
“Newly paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the passengers seize control.”
-Nominated for Best Sound and Original Song (for “How Do I Live”)
Jane Eyre (2011)
“A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he’s hiding a terrible secret.”
-Nominated for Best Costume Design
Loving Vincent (2017)
“In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist’s final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.”
-Nominated for Best Animated Feature –available April 19