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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 1969 Soviet Union 13954 7.6 Movie Released
2
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
185 min
1966 Soviet Union 57540 8 Movie Released R
3 2002 Canada 6895 7.4 Movie Released R
4 1952 Finland 2516 6.9 Movie Released
5
The Isle
The Isle
90 min
2000 South Korea 14876 6.9 Movie Released
6
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog
136 min
1988 Soviet Union 9329 8.5 Movie Released
7
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
141 min
1975 Japan 33906 8.2 Movie Released
8
The Fall
The Fall
57 min
SS 3 EP 17
2013 Ireland 121468 8.1 Serie Ended TV-MA
9 1972 Germany 63140 7.8 Movie Released NR
10
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice
149 min
1986 France 31387 7.9 Movie Released
11
Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga
89 min
1973 France 2299 5.7 Movie Released
12 1959 India 16999 8.4 Movie Released PG-13
13
Tangerines
Tangerines
87 min
2013 Estonia 49367 8.1 Movie Released PG-13
14 2004 Argentina 105191 7.7 Movie Released R
15
Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi
86 min
1983 United States of America 42103 8.2 Movie Released NR
16 2009 Belgium 38613 7.5 Movie Released NR
17 2016 Belgium 39215 7.5 Movie Released PG
18
Tale of Tales
Tale of Tales
134 min
2015 United Kingdom 31496 6.4 Movie Released R
19
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
128 min
1987 France 78212 7.9 Movie Released PG-13
20
Nostalgia
Nostalgia
124 min
1983 Italy 30480 7.9 Movie Released
21 2014 Belgium 63734 8 Movie Released PG
22
The Hunter
The Hunter
102 min
2011 Australia 41382 6.7 Movie Released R
23 2012 United Kingdom 17582 6.2 Movie Released
24 1987 China 112568 7.7 Movie Released PG-13
25
I Am Mother
I Am Mother
114 min
2019 Australia 100423 6.7 Movie Released
26
The Revenant
The Revenant
157 min
2015 Canada 884846 8 Movie Released R
27 2017 United States of America 451038 7.3 Movie Released R
28 2013 France 109112 7.2 Movie Released
29
Rang De Basanti
Rang De Basanti
157 min
2006 India 122883 8.1 Movie Released PG-13
30 2013 Japan 55200 8 Movie Released PG
31
A Ghost Story
A Ghost Story
93 min
2017 United States of America 80905 6.8 Movie Released
32 1991 France 53537 7.7 Movie Released R
33 2017 Chile 27500 7.2 Movie Released R
34 1973 Spain 20975 7.8 Movie Released
35
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita
53 min
SS 1 EP 10
2005 Russia 4877 7.5 Serie Ended
36 1977 Ireland 234 6.2 Movie Released
37
The Last Wave
The Last Wave
106 min
1977 Australia 11187 6.9 Movie Released PG
38
Hanna
Hanna
111 min
2011 Germany 207793 6.7 Movie Released PG-13
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