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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1
The Piano
The Piano
117 min
1993 Australia 95995 7.5 Movie Released R
2 1994 New Zealand 37246 7.9 Movie Released R
3
Boy
Boy
87 min
2010 New Zealand 29835 7.5 Movie Released
4 2016 New Zealand 143956 7.8 Movie Released PG-13
5
Moana
Moana
107 min
2016 United States of America 387223 7.6 Movie Released PG
6
Whale Rider
Whale Rider
101 min
2003 Germany 44255 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
7 1994 Ireland 9968 7.4 Movie Released PG
8 2006 United States of America 21858 7.4 Movie Released PG
9 2018 New Zealand 6944 5.9 Movie Released
10
The Lion King
The Lion King
89 min
1994 United States of America 1156880 8.5 Movie Released G
11 2003 New Zealand 476104 7.8 Movie Released
12 1986 Japan 184908 8 Movie Released PG
13
The Descendants
The Descendants
115 min
2011 United States of America 253474 7.3 Movie Released
14
My Girl
My Girl
103 min
1991 United States of America 90046 6.9 Movie Released PG
15 2014 India 88140 7.3 Movie Released PG
16
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
125 min
2001 Japan 864704 8.6 Movie Released
17
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
127 min
2012 Canada 671802 7.9 Movie Released
18 2004 Argentina 105191 7.7 Movie Released R
19
Swing Kids
Swing Kids
112 min
1993 United States of America 17476 6.8 Movie Released PG-13
20
Selma
Selma
127 min
2014 France 95930 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
21 1962 United States of America 335560 8.3 Movie Released NR
22 2006 United States of America 523038 7.8 Movie Released
23
Wild
Wild
115 min
2014 United States of America 140337 7.1 Movie Released
24
Tanna
Tanna
100 min
2015 Australia 4706 6.9 Movie Released
25 2000 China 283356 7.9 Movie Released PG-13
26
Ponyo
Ponyo
100 min
2008 Japan 166961 7.6 Movie Released G
27
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
128 min
2007 China 82835 7.6 Movie Released
28 1985 United States of America 98350 7.7 Movie Released
29 1948 Italy 177123 8.3 Movie Released
30 1993 United States of America 192679 6.8 Movie Released PG
31 2000 United States of America 90190 7.3 Movie Released
32
The Blind Side
The Blind Side
129 min
2009 United States of America 364032 7.6 Movie Released PG-13
33 1991 United States of America 84967 7.7 Movie Released PG-13
34
Precious
Precious
110 min
2009 United States of America 116901 7.3 Movie Released
35 1998 United States of America 115230 7 Movie Released PG-13
36
Atonement
Atonement
123 min
2007 France 302794 7.8 Movie Released R
37 2003 Italy 61214 6.7 Movie Released PG-13
38
The Reader
The Reader
124 min
2008 Germany 262108 7.6 Movie Released R
39 1992 United States of America 66174 7.2 Movie Released
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