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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 2014 United States of America 38121 7.9 Movie Released R
2
This Is Us
This Is Us
43 min
SS 6 EP 105
2016 United States of America 161542 8.7 Serie Ended TV-14
3 1991 United States of America 18119 8.2 Movie Released
4 2013 United States of America 523644 7.9 Movie Released
5
Queer As Folk
Queer As Folk
45 min
SS 5 EP 83
2000 United States of America 22683 8.5 Serie Ended TV-MA
6
Tangerine
Tangerine
87 min
2015 United States of America 36358 7.1 Movie Released
7
Milk
Milk
128 min
2008 United States of America 180650 7.5 Movie Released R
8
Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under
72 min
SS 5 EP 63
2001 United States of America 151829 8.7 Serie Ended TV-MA
9
POSE
POSE
42 min
SS 3 EP 26
2018 United States of America 33378 8.6 Serie Ended TV-MA
10
The L Word
The L Word
50 min
SS 6 EP 71
2004 Canada 29025 7.7 Serie Canceled TV-MA
11
Transparent
Transparent
30 min
SS 5 EP 41
2014 United States of America 23592 7.8 Serie Ended TV-MA
12
A Single Man
A Single Man
100 min
2009 United States of America 118533 7.5 Movie Released R
13
Rent
Rent
135 min
2005 United States of America 56192 6.8 Movie Released PG-13
14 2017 Brazil 322880 7.8 Movie Released
15
The Danish Girl
The Danish Girl
119 min
2015 Belgium 200325 7.1 Movie Released R
16
Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry
118 min
1999 United States of America 104107 7.5 Movie Released R
17
The Birdcage
The Birdcage
119 min
1996 United States of America 102552 7.2 Movie Released R
18
Sense8
Sense8
60 min
SS 2 EP 24
2015 United Kingdom 164401 8.2 Serie Canceled TV-MA
19
I Am Cait
I Am Cait
45 min
SS 2 EP 16
2015 United States of America 2301 3.6 Serie Canceled TV-14
20
Restless
Restless
91 min
2011 United States of America 18475 6.7 Movie Released PG-13
21 2005 Canada 388344 7.7 Movie Released
22
The AIDS Show
The AIDS Show
58 min
1986 United States of America 42 7.4 Movie Released
23
Cucumber
Cucumber
50 min
SS 1 EP 8
2015 United Kingdom 3834 7.9 Serie Ended
24 2017 United States of America 3219 7.2 Movie Released
25
We're Here
We're Here
60 min
SS 4 EP 26
2020 United States of America 3263 8.2 Serie Returning Series TV-MA
26
The Prom
The Prom
130 min
2020 United States of America 29488 5.9 Movie Released
27 2012 United States of America 119340 6.7 Movie Released R
28
The Good Fight
The Good Fight
50 min
SS 6 EP 60
2017 United States of America 33029 8.3 Serie Ended TV-MA
29
Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere
60 min
SS 1 EP 8
2020 United States of America 56192 7.7 Serie Ended TV-MA
30
Normal People
Normal People
30 min
SS 1 EP 12
2020 Ireland 95814 8.4 Serie Ended TV-MA
31
The Queen's Gambit
The Queen's Gambit
68 min
SS 1 EP 7
2020 United States of America 575311 8.5 Serie Ended TV-MA
32
Euphoria
Euphoria
61 min
SS 2 EP 16
2019 Israel 251332 8.3 Serie Returning Series TV-MA
33
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
43 min
SS 4 EP 62
2015 United States of America 22932 7.9 Serie Ended TV-14
34 2014 United States of America 832628 8 Movie Released PG-13
35
The Sum of Us
The Sum of Us
100 min
1994 Australia 5870 7.3 Movie Released R
36 1997 Italy 750960 8.6 Movie Released PG-13
37
The Road
The Road
111 min
2009 United States of America 256876 7.2 Movie Released
38
Little Voice
Little Voice
97 min
1998 United Kingdom 17248 7 Movie Released
39
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
76 min
SS 5 EP 43
2017 United States of America 144940 8.7 Serie Ended TV-MA
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