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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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| 1 |
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1987 | China | Biography | 112568 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 2 |
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2002 | Brazil | Drama | 809417 | 8.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 3 |
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2009 | France | Crime | 102788 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 4 |
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1959 | France | Crime | 129004 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 5 |
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1998 | Denmark | Drama | 94758 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 6 |
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1952 | Japan | Drama | 89104 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 7 |
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2000 | France | Drama | 169412 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 8 |
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2002 | France | Biography | 926283 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 9 |
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2014 | United States of America | Drama | 369349 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 10 |
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2013 | Belgium | Drama | 164624 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | NC-17 |
| 11 |
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1997 | Italy | Comedy | 750960 | 8.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 12 |
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1995 | France | Crime | 200196 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 13 |
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2006 | Belgium | Drama | 55171 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 14 |
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2000 | United States of America | Drama | 909017 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 15 |
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2009 | United States of America | Adventure | 256876 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 16 |
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1996 | United Kingdom | Drama | 732000 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 17 |
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2019 | South Korea | Drama | 983364 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 18 |
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1991 | Belgium | Comedy | 6382 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 19 |
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1948 | Italy | Drama | 177123 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 20 |
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2003 | South Korea | Crime | 221898 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 21 |
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2004 | Argentina | Drama | 105191 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 22 |
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1957 | Sweden | Drama | 116226 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 23 |
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2007 | Germany | Drama | 33867 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 24 |
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1945 | Italy | Drama | 29538 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 25 |
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2011 | Australia | Drama | 260952 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 26 |
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2011 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Crime | 50808 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 27 |
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1994 | Hong Kong | Comedy | 97977 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 28 | 2007 | France | Drama | 110742 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 | |
| 29 |
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2015 | Norway | Comedy | 69342 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 30 |
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2009 | Argentina | Drama | 224631 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 31 |
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1993 | China | Drama | 33715 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 32 |
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1995 | Japan | Drama | 7480 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 33 |
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2004 | Japan | Drama | 31982 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 34 |
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2012 | Denmark | Biography | 41179 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 35 |
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2000 | United States of America | Drama | 171441 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 36 |
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2005 | United States of America | Drama | 77350 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 37 |
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2016 | Denmark | Drama | 945 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 38 |
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1998 | United States of America | Comedy | 75135 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 39 |
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2009 | United Kingdom | Fantasy | 181322 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 40 |
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2018 | Japan | Crime | 87964 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | R |
