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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 2017 Belgium 23707 7.9 Movie Released
2
The Help
The Help
146 min
2011 India 498104 8.1 Movie Released
3 2013 United States of America 747033 8.1 Movie Released
4
Moonlight
Moonlight
111 min
2016 United States of America 334820 7.4 Movie Released R
5
Loving
Loving
123 min
2016 United Kingdom 37040 7 Movie Released PG-13
6
Passing Strange
Passing Strange
135 min
2009 United States of America 423 7.3 Movie Released
7
Get Out
Get Out
104 min
2017 United States of America 717300 7.8 Movie Released R
8
Beloved
Beloved
172 min
1998 United States of America 9636 6 Movie Released R
9 1985 United States of America 98350 7.7 Movie Released
10
Black Swan
Black Swan
109 min
2010 United States of America 834171 8 Movie Released
11 1961 United States of America 9781 8 Movie Released
12 2013 United States of America 86396 7.5 Movie Released
13
Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones
105 min
1954 United States of America 5977 6.8 Movie Released NR
14 2012 United States of America 1718800 8.5 Movie Released R
15 1991 United States of America 18119 8.2 Movie Released
16 2008 United States of America 702001 7.8 Movie Released PG-13
17 2013 United States of America 603835 7.2 Movie Released
18
Belly
Belly
96 min
1998 United States of America 12804 6.2 Movie Released R
19 1990 United States of America 19745 6.7 Movie Released R
20 2012 United States of America 553835 7.9 Movie Released
21 2010 United Kingdom 711617 8 Movie Released
22 1995 United States of America 37523 6.7 Movie Released PG-13
23
Selma
Selma
127 min
2014 France 95930 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
24
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
127 min
2016 United States of America 259836 7.8 Movie Released
25
Monster
Monster
110 min
2003 United States of America 163673 7.3 Movie Released R
26
Tangerine
Tangerine
87 min
2015 United States of America 36358 7.1 Movie Released
27
Black Panther
Black Panther
135 min
2018 United States of America 847166 7.3 Movie Released PG-13
28
The Outsider
The Outsider
60 min
SS 1 EP 10
2020 United States of America 100932 7.6 Serie Ended TV-MA
29
Othello
Othello
93 min
1951 France 9567 7.5 Movie Released
30
This Is Us
This Is Us
43 min
SS 6 EP 105
2016 United States of America 161542 8.7 Serie Ended TV-14
31
Boy Erased
Boy Erased
115 min
2018 Australia 43297 6.9 Movie Released
32
Something New
Something New
99 min
2006 United States of America 14712 6.6 Movie Released PG-13
33
The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give
133 min
2018 United States of America 40892 7.5 Movie Released
34 1967 United States of America 84345 7.9 Movie Released PG-13
35 2019 Malawi 45488 7.6 Movie Released
36 2017 Finland 13854 7.2 Movie Released
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