With October approaching, Netflix, Amazon and Hulu have announced their respective lineups of movies that will begin streaming. Among the lineups include several Oscar-winning and nominated movies, particularly from the last 20 years. Such films include Arrival, Blood Diamond, Fargo, The Hateful Eight, Midnight Express, Philadelphia, Reds, and Best Picture winner Gandhi.
There are also an uncharacteristically large number of nominees for Screenplay, such as Before Midnight, Boogie Nights, The Crying Game, Election, and Ghost World.
All of the movies listed below are available starting Oct. 1, unless indicated otherwise. Happy watching!
The Hateful Eight (2015)
“In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.”
-Won Best Original Score, Nominated for Supporting Actress for Jennifer Jason Leigh and Cinematography — available 10/25
Blood Diamond (2006)
“A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.”
-Nominated for Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, Supporting Actor for Djimon Hounsou, Film Editing, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing
Boogie Nights (1997)
“The story of a young man’s adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the late 1970s and early 1980s.”
-Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Burt Reynolds, Supporting Actress for Julianne Moore and Original Screenplay
Before Midnight (2013)
“We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.”
-Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
“A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world’s most unusual candy maker.”
-Nominated for Best Costume Design
Fargo (1996)
“Jerry Lundegaard’s inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen’s bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.”
-Won Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Adapted Screenplay, Nominated for Picture, Director for Joel Coen, Supporting Actor for William H. Macy, Cinematography and Film Editing
Arrival (2016)
“When twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world, linguistics professor Louise Banks is tasked with interpreting the language of the apparent alien visitors.”
-Won Best Sound Editing, Nominated for Picture, Director for Denis Villeneuve, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design and Sound Mixing
Election (1999)
-Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay
Ghost World (2001)
“With only the plan of moving in together after high school, two unusually devious friends seek direction in life. As a mere gag, they respond to a man’s newspaper ad for a date, only to find it will greatly complicate their lives.”
-Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay
Gandhi (1982)
“Gandhi’s character is fully explained as a man of nonviolence. Through his patience, he is able to drive the British out of the subcontinent. And the stubborn nature of Jinnah and his commitment towards Pakistan is portrayed.”
-Won Best Picture, Director for Richard Attenborough, Actor for Ben Kingsley, Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design and Film Editing, Nominated for Original Score, Makeup and Sound
Reds (1981)
-Won Best Director for Warren Beatty, Supporting Actress for Maureen Stapleton and Cinematography, Nominated for Picture, Actor for Warren Beatty, Actress for Diane Keaton, Supporting Actor for Jack Nicholson, Original Screenplay, Art Direction, Costume Design, Film Editing and Sound
Fargo (1996)
“Jerry Lundegaard’s inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen’s bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.”
-Won Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Adapted Screenplay, Nominated for Picture, Director for Joel Coen, Supporting Actor for William H. Macy, Cinematography and Film Editing
Midnight Express (1978)
“Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.”
-Won Best Adapted Screenplay and Original Score, Nominated for Picture, Director for Alan Parker, Supporting Actor for John Hurt and Film Editing
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 Adapted Screenplay, Makeup and Original Song (for “Philadelphia”)
Heaven Can Wait (1979)
“A Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.”
-Won Best Art Direction, Nominated for Picture, Director for Warren Beatty and Buck Henry, Actor for Warren Beatty, Supporting Actor for Jack Warden, Supporting Actress for Dyan Cannon, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography and Original Score
Arrival (2016)
“When twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world, linguistics professor Louise Banks is tasked with interpreting the language of the apparent alien visitors.”
-Won Best Sound Editing, Nominated for Picture, Director for Denis Villeneuve, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing, Production Design and Sound Mixing
The Crying Game (1992)
“A British soldier is kidnapped by IRA terrorists. He befriends one of his captors, who is drawn into the soldier’s world.”
-Won Best Original Screenplay, Nominated for Picture, Director for Neil Jordan, Actor for Stephen Rea, Supporting Actor for Jaye Davidson and Film Editing — available 10/15
The Madness of King George (1994)
“The story of King George III of England’s slide into insanity, and the political and royal back stabbing which results from his incapacitation.”
-Won Best Art Direction, Nominated for Actor for Nigel Hawthorne, Supporting Actress for Helen Mirren and Adapted Screenplay
March of the Penguins (2005)
“In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.”
-Won Best Documentary Feature
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
“A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.”
-Nominated for Best Actress for Meryl Streep and Original Song (for “I’m Checkin’ Out”)
Frances (1982)
“The story of Frances Farmer’s meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.”
-Nominated for Best Actress for Jessica Lange and Supporting Actress for Kim Stanley
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
“A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.”
-Nominated for Best Original Song (for “Mean Green Mother from Outer Space”) and Visual Effects
Volver (2006)
“After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn’t resolve during her life.”
-Nominated for Best Actress for Penélope Cruz
Pieces of April (2003)
“A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.”
-Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Patricia Clarkson
Alice (1990)
“A spoiled Manhattan housewife re-evaluates her life after visiting a Chinatown healer.”
-Nominated for Best Original Screenplay
Election (1999)
-Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay
Ghost World (2001)
“With only the plan of moving in together after high school, two unusually devious friends seek direction in life. As a mere gag, they respond to a man’s newspaper ad for a date, only to find it will greatly complicate their lives.”
-Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay
Across the Universe (2007)
“The music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.”
-Nominated for Best Costume Design
The Amityville Horror (1979)
“Newlyweds move into a large house where a mass murder was committed, and experience strange manifestations which drive them away.”
-Nominated for Best Original Score