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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1
The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give
133 min
2018 United States of America 40892 7.5 Movie Released
2 2013 United States of America 86396 7.5 Movie Released
3
Selma
Selma
127 min
2014 France 95930 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
4 2013 United States of America 747033 8.1 Movie Released
5 1998 United States of America 1197920 8.5 Movie Released R
6
When They See Us
When They See Us
75 min
SS 1 EP 4
2019 United States of America 140834 8.8 Serie Ended TV-MA
7 1989 United States of America 114091 8 Movie Released R
8
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
202 min
1992 United States of America 102979 7.7 Movie Released PG-13
9 2012 United States of America 7978 7.7 Movie Released NR
10
Blindspotting
Blindspotting
95 min
2018 United States of America 33109 7.4 Movie Released
11
Belly
Belly
96 min
1998 United States of America 12804 6.2 Movie Released R
12 2015 United Kingdom 220623 7.8 Movie Released R
13
The Wire
The Wire
60 min
SS 5 EP 60
2002 United States of America 384058 9.3 Serie Ended TV-MA
14
The Shield
The Shield
45 min
SS 7 EP 88
2002 United States of America 89420 8.7 Serie Ended TV-MA
15
Just Mercy
Just Mercy
137 min
2019 United States of America 76680 7.6 Movie Released
16
Fargo
Fargo
98 min
1996 United Kingdom 733442 8.1 Movie Released R
17
The Night Of
The Night Of
60 min
SS 1 EP 8
2016 United Kingdom 175458 8.4 Serie Ended TV-MA
18
Snowfall
Snowfall
42 min
SS 6 EP 60
2017 United States of America 32798 8.4 Serie Ended TV-MA
19
Peterloo
Peterloo
154 min
2018 United Kingdom 5533 6.5 Movie Released
20
The Butler
The Butler
132 min
2013 United States of America 120207 7.2 Movie Released PG-13
21
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
149 min
1996 United States of America 184201 7.5 Movie Released R
22
Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry
118 min
1999 United States of America 104107 7.5 Movie Released R
23
The Purge
The Purge
86 min
2013 France 242657 5.7 Movie Released R
24
Narcos
Narcos
51 min
SS 3 EP 30
2015 United States of America 477729 8.8 Serie Ended TV-MA
25 2020 United States of America 195300 7.7 Movie Released R
26
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
189 min
1999 United States of America 1425630 8.6 Movie Released
27
Catch-22
Catch-22
121 min
1970 United States of America 26692 7.1 Movie Released R
28
Good Time
Good Time
102 min
2017 United States of America 142188 7.3 Movie Released R
29
Clemency
Clemency
112 min
2019 United States of America 5484 6.5 Movie Released
30
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
91 min
1983 France 99630 7 Movie Released
31
MINDHUNTER
MINDHUNTER
74 min
SS 2 EP 19
2017 United States of America 344617 8.6 Serie Canceled TV-MA
32
The Affair
The Affair
50 min
SS 5 EP 53
2014 United States of America 49613 7.9 Serie Ended TV-MA
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