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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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2009 | France | Crime | 102788 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 2 |
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1994 | United States of America | Drama | 2927360 | 9.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 3 |
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1979 | United States of America | Action | 149121 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 4 |
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2013 | United States of America | Crime | 824685 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 5 |
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2017 | United States of America | Crime | 101269 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 6 |
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1999 | United States of America | Crime | 1425630 | 8.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 7 |
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2009 | United Kingdom | Drama | 323648 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 8 |
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1963 | United States of America | Adventure | 261224 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 9 |
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2008 | United States of America | Crime | 84158 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 10 |
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1998 | United States of America | Crime | 1197920 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 11 |
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2002 | United States of America | Action | 149935 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 12 |
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2017 | United States of America | Action | 77156 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 13 |
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2001 | Germany | Drama | 96493 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 14 |
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1995 | United States of America | Crime | 102501 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 15 |
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2016 | United Kingdom | Crime | 175458 | 8.4 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 16 |
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1997 | United States of America | Crime | 108022 | 8.7 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 17 |
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2007 | Brazil | Drama | 111640 | 8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 18 |
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2015 | Australia | Comedy | 69 | 5.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 19 |
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2013 | United States of America | Comedy | 322661 | 8 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 20 |
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1956 | France | Drama | 25387 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 21 |
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2001 | United States of America | Action | 86002 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 22 |
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1978 | United Kingdom | Biography | 88988 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 23 |
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2008 | Mystery | 8 | 8.8 | Movie | Released | ||
| 24 |
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2012 | United States of America | Action | 112067 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 25 |
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2009 | United Kingdom | Drama | 142032 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 26 |
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2015 | United States of America | Thriller | 46436 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 27 |
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2012 | United States of America | Crime | 255090 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 28 | 2007 | Canada | Adventure | 51415 | 3.8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 | |
| 29 |
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2009 | United States of America | Thriller | 95774 | 5.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 30 |
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1937 | United States of America | Adventure | 5105 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 31 |
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1975 | France | Crime | 517 | 6.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 32 |
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2021 | Thailand | Action | 21110 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 33 |
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2016 | India | Horror | 19429 | 5.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 34 |
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2007 | United States of America | Western | 333762 | 7.6 | Movie | Released |
