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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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| 1 |
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1972 | United States of America | Crime | 2040040 | 9.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 2 |
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1980 | United States of America | Biography | 383916 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 3 |
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1951 | United States of America | Drama | 115160 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 4 |
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1941 | United States of America | Drama | 469527 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 5 |
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1999 | Germany | Drama | 2358980 | 8.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 6 |
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1957 | United States of America | Crime | 878567 | 9 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 7 |
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1999 | United States of America | Crime | 484655 | 9.2 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 8 |
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1983 | United States of America | Crime | 928328 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 9 |
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1975 | United States of America | Biography | 275630 | 8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 10 |
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1990 | United States of America | Biography | 1273730 | 8.7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 11 |
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2006 | Hong Kong | Drama | 1438060 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 12 |
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2002 | United States of America | Crime | 384058 | 9.3 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 13 |
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1973 | United States of America | Crime | 120835 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 14 |
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1997 | United States of America | Crime | 623461 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 15 |
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1940 | United States of America | Drama | 100940 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 16 |
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1971 | United States of America | Action | 137433 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 17 |
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1995 | United States of America | Crime | 1155830 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 18 |
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1976 | United States of America | Crime | 934574 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 19 |
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2016 | United Kingdom | Crime | 175458 | 8.4 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 20 |
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2019 | United States of America | Biography | 436641 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 21 |
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2003 | United States of America | Thriller | 490292 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 22 |
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2013 | United States of America | Crime | 824685 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 23 |
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2010 | United Kingdom | Crime | 419660 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 24 |
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2002 | United States of America | Crime | 89420 | 8.7 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 25 |
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2011 | United States of America | Crime | 125250 | 8.3 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 26 |
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2017 | United States of America | Crime | 32798 | 8.4 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 27 |
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2017 | Denmark | Comedy | 78244 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 28 |
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2008 | United States of America | Action | 241028 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 29 |
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1998 | United States of America | Crime | 1197920 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 30 |
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2016 | Spain | Crime | 105226 | 8 | Serie | Returning Series | TV-MA |
| 31 |
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2017 | France | Crime | 283937 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 32 |
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2014 | United States of America | Comedy | 111607 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 33 |
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2019 | United States of America | Action | 708836 | 8.7 | Serie | Returning Series | TV-MA |
| 34 |
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1992 | United States of America | Drama | 440351 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 35 |
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2004 | United States of America | Crime | 119179 | 8.6 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 36 |
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1988 | United States of America | Drama | 63815 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 37 |
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1996 | United Kingdom | Crime | 733442 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |