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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 1962 United Kingdom 318054 8.3 Movie Released
2 1948 United States of America 133512 8.2 Movie Released
3 1984 United Kingdom 21331 7.3 Movie Released PG
4 1956 United States of America 70634 7.4 Movie Released
5 2002 Morocco 35655 6.5 Movie Released PG-13
6
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
128 min
2001 Australia 301489 7.6 Movie Released PG-13
7 1987 China 112568 7.7 Movie Released PG-13
8 1957 United Kingdom 235464 8.1 Movie Released PG
9
Out of Africa
Out of Africa
161 min
1985 United States of America 87321 7.1 Movie Released PG
10 1987 United States of America 135404 7.7 Movie Released
11 1996 United Kingdom 203551 7.4 Movie Released R
12 2005 China 149417 7.3 Movie Released R
13
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
147 min
1979 United States of America 717566 8.4 Movie Released R
14
Gunga Din
Gunga Din
117 min
1939 United States of America 12931 7.2 Movie Released
15
Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata!
113 min
1952 United States of America 12610 7.3 Movie Released
16 1952 United Kingdom 85060 7.7 Movie Released
17 1997 United Kingdom 157512 7.1 Movie Released PG-13
18
The Mission
The Mission
126 min
1986 Italy 66491 7.4 Movie Released PG
19
The Way Back
The Way Back
133 min
2010 India 122717 7.3 Movie Released
20
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
171 min
1951 United States of America 16996 7.1 Movie Released NR
21
The New World
The New World
151 min
2005 United States of America 90534 6.7 Movie Released PG-13
22
Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek
142 min
1964 Greece 24315 7.6 Movie Released NR
23 2013 United Kingdom 344677 7.3 Movie Released PG
24 1999 United States of America 250668 7.4 Movie Released R
25
The Revenant
The Revenant
157 min
2015 Canada 884846 8 Movie Released R
26
The King and I
The King and I
133 min
1956 United States of America 28132 7.4 Movie Released G
27 1966 United States of America 820327 8.8 Movie Released R
28
The Book Thief
The Book Thief
131 min
2013 Germany 143107 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
29 2002 France 29906 7 Movie Released R
30 2000 China 283356 7.9 Movie Released PG-13
31 1992 United States of America 66174 7.2 Movie Released
32 1989 United States of America 556046 8.1 Movie Released
33
The Postman
The Postman
177 min
1997 United States of America 79602 6.1 Movie Released R
34 1992 France 33119 6.4 Movie Released PG-13
35 2003 United States of America 240355 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
36
The Last Valley
The Last Valley
128 min
1971 United Kingdom 3647 7 Movie Released PG
37
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
128 min
2007 China 82835 7.6 Movie Released
38
Hidalgo
Hidalgo
136 min
2004 United States of America 86036 6.7 Movie Released PG-13
39
The Fall
The Fall
57 min
SS 3 EP 17
2013 Ireland 121468 8.1 Serie Ended TV-MA
40
Sahara
Sahara
124 min
2005 Germany 104653 6.1 Movie Released PG-13
41 2003 New Zealand 476104 7.8 Movie Released
42 1963 United States of America 261224 8.2 Movie Released
43 1964 United States of America 10291 6.7 Movie Released NR
44
The Alchemist
The Alchemist
84 min
1983 United States of America 672 3.8 Movie Released R
45
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
200 min
1965 Italy 82713 7.9 Movie Released
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