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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 2004 United States of America 117537 6.6 Movie Released R
2 2005 United Kingdom 230007 7.5 Movie Released R
3
Lincoln
Lincoln
149 min
2012 India 274322 7.3 Movie Released
4
The West Wing
The West Wing
45 min
SS 7 EP 154
1999 United States of America 86827 8.9 Serie Ended TV-14
5
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
143 min
1998 France 30279 6.7 Movie Released R
6 2007 Germany 125718 7 Movie Released R
7 1995 United States of America 61064 6.8 Movie Released PG-13
8
House of Cards
House of Cards
55 min
SS 6 EP 73
2013 United States of America 534923 8.6 Serie Ended TV-MA
9
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
132 min
2006 Germany 1188360 8.1 Movie Released
10 2020 United States of America 195300 7.7 Movie Released R
11 1939 United States of America 122444 8.1 Movie Released
12
War Room
War Room
120 min
2015 United States of America 16281 6.5 Movie Released PG
13
Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog
97 min
1997 United States of America 89110 7.1 Movie Released R
14
The Candidate
The Candidate
110 min
1972 United States of America 12029 7 Movie Released PG
15 2015 United States of America 23353 6.1 Movie Released R
16 1990 United States of America 216978 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
17
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
43 min
SS 7 EP 156
2009 United States of America 83797 8.4 Serie Ended TV-14
18
The Butler
The Butler
132 min
2013 United States of America 120207 7.2 Movie Released PG-13
19
Fair Game
Fair Game
108 min
2010 United States of America 51270 6.8 Movie Released PG-13
20
Breach
Breach
110 min
2007 United Kingdom 62204 7 Movie Released PG-13
21
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
123 min
1976 United States of America 9682 6.2 Movie Released PG
22 2014 United States of America 49010 6.9 Movie Released R
23
The Report
The Report
119 min
2019 United States of America 51930 7.2 Movie Released
24
Rendition
Rendition
120 min
2007 United States of America 58448 6.8 Movie Released R
25
American Crime Story
American Crime Story
74 min
SS 3 EP 29
2016 United States of America 99431 8.4 Serie Returning Series TV-MA
26 2019 United States of America 45694 6.7 Movie Released
27
Snowden
Snowden
134 min
2016 Germany 164473 7.3 Movie Released R
28
The Best Man
The Best Man
120 min
1999 United States of America 11980 6.7 Movie Released R
29
Recount
Recount
116 min
2008 United States of America 13731 7.3 Movie Released
30
The Post
The Post
116 min
2017 United States of America 163821 7.2 Movie Released
31 2004 United States of America 815010 8 Movie Released R
32
Zodiac
Zodiac
157 min
2007 United States of America 607340 7.7 Movie Released R
33
Blue State
Blue State
88 min
2007 Canada 2473 5.9 Movie Released
34 2020 United States of America 103 7.4 Movie Released
35
No Way Out
No Way Out
114 min
1987 United States of America 47701 7.1 Movie Released R
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