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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 2006 United States of America 568904 8 Movie Released PG-13
2
A Better Life
A Better Life
98 min
2011 United States of America 16621 7.2 Movie Released PG-13
3
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
128 min
2007 China 82835 7.6 Movie Released
4 2014 India 88140 7.3 Movie Released PG
5
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
111 min
2015 Canada 151654 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
6
A Separation
A Separation
123 min
2011 Australia 260952 8.3 Movie Released PG-13
7
The Visitor
The Visitor
104 min
2008 United States of America 44815 7.6 Movie Released PG-13
8
The Namesake
The Namesake
122 min
2006 India 21928 7.5 Movie Released
9
Room
Room
118 min
2015 Canada 455229 8.1 Movie Released R
10
Winter's Bone
Winter's Bone
101 min
2010 Netherlands 151488 7.1 Movie Released
11 1940 United States of America 100940 8.1 Movie Released NR
12
Little Children
Little Children
137 min
2006 United States of America 117614 7.5 Movie Released R
13
The Road
The Road
111 min
2009 United States of America 256876 7.2 Movie Released
14
Precious
Precious
110 min
2009 United States of America 116901 7.3 Movie Released
15
Fish Tank
Fish Tank
123 min
2009 Netherlands 65470 7.3 Movie Released NR
16
Babel
Babel
143 min
2006 France 318710 7.5 Movie Released
17 2017 United States of America 130794 7.6 Movie Released
18
American Honey
American Honey
163 min
2016 United Kingdom 47041 7 Movie Released
19
Boyhood
Boyhood
166 min
2014 United States of America 369349 7.9 Movie Released
20 2000 United States of America 909017 8.3 Movie Released NR
21 2013 United States of America 603835 7.2 Movie Released
22
The Reader
The Reader
124 min
2008 Germany 262108 7.6 Movie Released R
23 1997 United States of America 1086590 8.3 Movie Released R
24 2013 United States of America 747033 8.1 Movie Released
25 2013 Japan 28545 7.8 Movie Released G
26
Capernaum
Capernaum
126 min
2018 Cyprus 108001 8.4 Movie Released
27 2009 Argentina 224631 8.2 Movie Released
28
The Help
The Help
146 min
2011 India 498104 8.1 Movie Released
29 2010 United Kingdom 711617 8 Movie Released
30 1997 Italy 750960 8.6 Movie Released PG-13
31 2007 United States of America 1075900 8.2 Movie Released R
32 2006 United States of America 197314 7.6 Movie Released
33
Moonlight
Moonlight
111 min
2016 United States of America 334820 7.4 Movie Released R
34 2000 China 283356 7.9 Movie Released PG-13
35 2003 United Kingdom 496088 7.7 Movie Released
36
Blue Valentine
Blue Valentine
112 min
2010 United States of America 213140 7.3 Movie Released
37 2020 Australia 260026 7.1 Movie Released R
38 2011 China 56104 7.5 Movie Released R
39 2004 Argentina 105191 7.7 Movie Released R
40 2008 United States of America 28197 7.2 Movie Released PG-13
41
Wild
Wild
115 min
2014 United States of America 140337 7.1 Movie Released
42 2012 United States of America 553835 7.9 Movie Released
43
On the Road
On the Road
124 min
2012 Brazil 43452 6 Movie Released R
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