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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
128 min
2007 China 82835 7.6 Movie Released
2
A Separation
A Separation
123 min
2011 Australia 260952 8.3 Movie Released PG-13
3
Persepolis
Persepolis
95 min
2007 France 100824 8 Movie Released PG-13
4
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
98 min
2001 Belgium 49063 7.9 Movie Released
5 2017 Canada 28526 7.7 Movie Released PG-13
6 2008 Australia 60782 8 Movie Released R
7
City of God
City of God
130 min
2002 Brazil 809417 8.6 Movie Released
8 1985 United States of America 98350 7.7 Movie Released
9
Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda
121 min
2004 Italy 374612 8.1 Movie Released
10 1998 United Kingdom 561 7.4 Movie Released
11
Offside
Offside
93 min
2006 Iran 8697 7.3 Movie Released
12
For Sama
For Sama
100 min
2019 Syrian Arab Republic 12972 8.5 Movie Released
13
The Offering
The Offering
93 min
2022 United States of America 7366 5.3 Movie Released R
14
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
90 min
2005 France 24196 7.4 Movie Released PG-13
15
Kandahar
Kandahar
119 min
2023 United Arab Emirates 36501 6.1 Movie Released R
16
The Last Face
The Last Face
130 min
2017 United States of America 5577 5 Movie Released R
17
Sand Storm
Sand Storm
87 min
2016 Israel 3988 6.8 Movie Released
18
Timbuktu
Timbuktu
96 min
2014 France 18386 7.1 Movie Released
19 1997 Italy 750960 8.6 Movie Released PG-13
20 1970 Japan 37622 7.5 Movie Released G
21
The Pianist
The Pianist
150 min
2002 France 926283 8.5 Movie Released R
22
American Sniper
American Sniper
133 min
2014 United States of America 535391 7.3 Movie Released R
23 1993 United States of America 1468400 9 Movie Released R
24
The Hunt
The Hunt
116 min
2012 Belgium 369804 8.3 Movie Released
25 2013 United States of America 747033 8.1 Movie Released
26 2015 Brazil 87514 7.7 Movie Released
27
The Road
The Road
111 min
2009 United States of America 256876 7.2 Movie Released
28
Bird Box
Bird Box
124 min
2018 United States of America 392227 6.6 Movie Released R
29 2009 Argentina 224631 8.2 Movie Released
30
Beirut
Beirut
109 min
2018 United States of America 25003 6.5 Movie Released R
31 2012 Denmark 41179 8.2 Movie Released NR
32 1984 United Kingdom 60089 7.8 Movie Released
33 2016 Jordan 30458 6.8 Movie Released
34 2011 United States of America 3626 7.5 Movie Released NR
35 2004 France 3485 7.4 Movie Released
36
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
111 min
2015 Canada 151654 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
37
The Namesake
The Namesake
122 min
2006 India 21928 7.5 Movie Released
38 2011 United Kingdom 34692 4.7 Movie Released R
39
The Last Days
The Last Days
100 min
2013 Spain 9078 6.1 Movie Released
40
The Messenger
The Messenger
113 min
2009 United States of America 36931 7.1 Movie Released
41
Capernaum
Capernaum
126 min
2018 Cyprus 108001 8.4 Movie Released
42 2017 Chile 27500 7.2 Movie Released R
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