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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 1993 United States of America 202444 7.6 Movie Released
2
Almost Famous
Almost Famous
124 min
2000 United States of America 296305 7.9 Movie Released R
3 1982 United States of America 117512 7.1 Movie Released R
4 2000 United States of America 171441 7.2 Movie Released
5 1999 United States of America 9298 6.6 Movie Released R
6
American Beauty
American Beauty
122 min
1999 United States of America 1220120 8.3 Movie Released R
7
Filth
Filth
97 min
2013 Belgium 116706 7 Movie Released R
8
Garden State
Garden State
102 min
2004 United States of America 224058 7.4 Movie Released
9 2016 United States of America 142397 7.3 Movie Released R
10
Boyhood
Boyhood
166 min
2014 United States of America 369349 7.9 Movie Released
11 2012 United States of America 553835 7.9 Movie Released
12
Submarine
Submarine
97 min
2011 United Kingdom 97086 7.3 Movie Released R
13 2013 United States of America 162366 7 Movie Released
14
Naked
Naked
131 min
1993 United Kingdom 44543 7.7 Movie Released NR
15 2006 United States of America 523038 7.8 Movie Released
16
The Graduate
The Graduate
106 min
1967 United States of America 290621 8 Movie Released PG
17 1985 United States of America 442607 7.8 Movie Released R
18
Frances Ha
Frances Ha
86 min
2013 Brazil 95467 7.4 Movie Released
19
To the Beat!
To the Beat!
96 min
2018 233 4.4 Movie Released PG
20
Aloha
Aloha
105 min
2015 United States of America 71657 5.4 Movie Released PG-13
21 1971 United States of America 52942 8 Movie Released R
22
Moonlight
Moonlight
111 min
2016 United States of America 334820 7.4 Movie Released R
23
Lady Bird
Lady Bird
94 min
2017 United States of America 336638 7.4 Movie Released
24 2013 United States of America 158093 7.4 Movie Released
25
Adventureland
Adventureland
107 min
2009 United States of America 170286 6.8 Movie Released
26 2014 United States of America 405184 7.7 Movie Released PG-13
27
Sing Street
Sing Street
105 min
2016 Ireland 102087 7.9 Movie Released
28 2013 United States of America 84821 7.1 Movie Released R
29
Inside Out
Inside Out
95 min
2015 United States of America 819095 8.1 Movie Released PG
30
Eighth Grade
Eighth Grade
94 min
2018 United States of America 83216 7.4 Movie Released
31 1973 Czechoslovakia 37663 7.7 Movie Released PG
32 2015 United States of America 139686 7.7 Movie Released
33 2011 United States of America 61040 6.5 Movie Released PG-13
34 2013 United Kingdom 344677 7.3 Movie Released PG
35
Rocketman
Rocketman
121 min
2019 United Kingdom 197497 7.3 Movie Released
36 2000 France 169412 8.1 Movie Released PG
37
On the Road
On the Road
124 min
2012 Brazil 43452 6 Movie Released R
38
Before Sunrise
Before Sunrise
101 min
1995 Austria 344637 8.1 Movie Released
39 2004 Argentina 105191 7.7 Movie Released R
40
Wild
Wild
115 min
2014 United States of America 140337 7.1 Movie Released
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