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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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| 1 |
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1995 | France | Drama | 136261 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 2 |
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2008 | United States of America | Drama | 321552 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 3 |
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1996 | United Kingdom | Drama | 732000 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 4 |
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2000 | United States of America | Drama | 909017 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 5 |
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1945 | United States of America | Drama | 40658 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 6 |
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2004 | Hungary | Comedy | 206317 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 7 |
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1951 | United States of America | Drama | 115160 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 8 |
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1974 | United States of America | Drama | 354079 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 9 |
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1995 | United States of America | Biography | 122496 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 10 |
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1999 | Germany | Drama | 2358980 | 8.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 11 |
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1990 | United States of America | Crime | 102072 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 12 |
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1972 | United States of America | Drama | 6144 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 13 |
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1983 | United States of America | Crime | 928328 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 14 |
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1999 | United States of America | Drama | 1220120 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 15 |
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2000 | Argentina | Crime | 117754 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 16 |
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2004 | United States of America | Comedy | 500384 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 17 |
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2009 | United States of America | Drama | 95230 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 18 |
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2010 | United States of America | Drama | 213140 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 19 |
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1978 | United Kingdom | Drama | 365631 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 20 |
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1998 | United Kingdom | Comedy | 868070 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 21 |
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1971 | United Kingdom | Crime | 888921 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 22 |
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1999 | United States of America | Crime | 484655 | 9.2 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 23 |
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2004 | United States of America | Crime | 119179 | 8.6 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 24 |
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2007 | United States of America | Drama | 263657 | 8.7 | Serie | Ended | TV-14 |
| 25 |
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2015 | United States of America | Crime | 668297 | 9 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 26 |
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2013 | United States of America | Action | 127246 | 8.4 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 27 |
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2002 | United States of America | Crime | 384058 | 9.3 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 28 |
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2010 | United States of America | Crime | 205091 | 8.6 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 29 |
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2007 | United States of America | Comedy | 189403 | 8.3 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 30 | 2007 | Canada | Drama | 194193 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R | |
| 31 |
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2001 | United States of America | Crime | 42685 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 32 |
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1989 | Germany | Drama | 7073 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 33 |
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1971 | United States of America | Action | 137433 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 34 |
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2014 | United States of America | Crime | 79770 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 35 |
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1969 | United States of America | Adventure | 118176 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 36 |
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2001 | France | Drama | 388083 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 37 |
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2002 | United States of America | Comedy | 99952 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 38 |
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2016 | France | Comedy | 89899 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 39 |
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2015 | France | Drama | 44986 | 6.9 | Movie | Released |
