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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1
The Last Waltz
The Last Waltz
117 min
1978 United States of America 20450 8.1 Movie Released PG
2 1984 United States of America 21046 8.7 Movie Released PG
3
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
117 min
2006 United States of America 25819 7.4 Movie Released PG
4
Woodstock
Woodstock
225 min
1970 United States of America 18619 8.1 Movie Released R
5
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
92 min
1970 United States of America 13028 7.8 Movie Released
6 2003 United Kingdom 2433 7.5 Movie Released
7 2013 United States of America 14029 7.4 Movie Released NR
8 2008 United States of America 13602 7.6 Movie Released PG
9 2004 United States of America 20522 7.5 Movie Released
10 1981 United States of America 4975 7.5 Movie Released
11
This Is It
This Is It
111 min
2009 United States of America 42073 7.2 Movie Released PG
12 1982 United Kingdom 85985 8 Movie Released R
13 2016 United Kingdom 13936 7.8 Movie Released NR
14 2013 France 164727 7.4 Movie Released R
15
Muscle Shoals
Muscle Shoals
111 min
2013 4332 7.8 Movie Released PG
16
Once
Once
85 min
2007 Ireland 121924 7.8 Movie Released
17
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
136 min
2018 United States of America 424179 7.6 Movie Released
18
Sing Street
Sing Street
105 min
2016 Ireland 102087 7.9 Movie Released
19 1929 United States of America 11228 6.4 Movie Released NR
20
High Fidelity
High Fidelity
113 min
2000 United Kingdom 191343 7.4 Movie Released R
21
Sound City
Sound City
106 min
2013 United States of America 13502 7.8 Movie Released NR
22
Step Brothers
Step Brothers
98 min
2008 United States of America 322398 6.9 Movie Released R
23 2015 France 368 5.7 Movie Released
24 2021 United States of America 8952 7.7 Movie Released R
25
Hype!
Hype!
84 min
1996 United States of America 2992 7.6 Movie Released
26 2008 United States of America 3776 7.7 Movie Released PG
27 2007 United States of America 25218 6.1 Movie Released R
28 2013 United States of America 1167 7.3 Movie Released
29 2013 United States of America 4028 7.5 Movie Released
30
The Breaks
The Breaks
86 min
1999 United States of America 1415 6.1 Movie Released
31 2019 United Kingdom 879 7.2 Movie Released
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