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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1
Elephant
Elephant
81 min
2003 United States of America 98177 7.1 Movie Released
2 2011 Spain 169697 7.5 Movie Released
3
The Hunt
The Hunt
116 min
2012 Belgium 369804 8.3 Movie Released
4 1971 United Kingdom 888921 8.3 Movie Released
5
Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry
118 min
1999 United States of America 104107 7.5 Movie Released R
6 1998 United States of America 1197920 8.5 Movie Released R
7 2000 United States of America 909017 8.3 Movie Released NR
8 2000 United States of America 171441 7.2 Movie Released
9 1989 United States of America 556046 8.1 Movie Released
10
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
97 min
1957 United States of America 878567 9 Movie Released NR
11 2007 United States of America 175563 7.2 Movie Released PG
12 2016 Australia 4344 6.3 Movie Released PG-13
13 2012 United States of America 553835 7.9 Movie Released
14 1985 United States of America 442607 7.8 Movie Released R
15
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
128 min
2007 China 82835 7.6 Movie Released
16
The Falls
The Falls
115 min
2012 United States of America 2863 6.7 Movie Released
17 1999 United States of America 214930 7.3 Movie Released
18
Prisoners
Prisoners
153 min
2013 United States of America 824685 8.2 Movie Released
19
Election
Election
103 min
1999 United States of America 105848 7.2 Movie Released R
20 1986 Soviet Union 3924 7.5 Movie Released
21
Frances
Frances
140 min
1982 United States of America 8705 7.2 Movie Released R
22
Monster
Monster
110 min
2003 United States of America 163673 7.3 Movie Released R
23
Thirteen
Thirteen
100 min
2003 United Kingdom 99474 6.8 Movie Released
24
Truth or Dare
Truth or Dare
101 min
2018 United States of America 65473 5.2 Movie Released PG-13
25
The Tale
The Tale
115 min
2018 Germany 19961 7.2 Movie Released
26 2016 United States of America 142397 7.3 Movie Released R
27
A Single Man
A Single Man
100 min
2009 United States of America 118533 7.5 Movie Released R
28
Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda
121 min
2004 Italy 374612 8.1 Movie Released
29
The Road
The Road
111 min
2009 United States of America 256876 7.2 Movie Released
30 1995 France 14320 6.5 Movie Released R
31
The Killing
The Killing
60 min
SS 4 EP 44
2011 United States of America 125250 8.3 Serie Ended TV-MA
32
Hurt
Hurt
96 min
2009 United States of America 1688 5.1 Movie Released
33
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
91 min
1983 France 99630 7 Movie Released
34 2011 Sweden 499932 7.8 Movie Released R
35
Fight Club
Fight Club
139 min
1999 Germany 2358980 8.8 Movie Released
36
Room
Room
118 min
2015 Canada 455229 8.1 Movie Released R
37
Requiem
Requiem
60 min
SS 1 EP 6
2018 United Kingdom 7507 6.4 Serie Ended TV-MA
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