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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 1956 United States of America 4148 7.1 Movie Released
2 1959 United Kingdom 3100 7.1 Movie Released NR
3 1957 United States of America 12411 7.4 Movie Released NR
4 2010 United Kingdom 98 8.2 Movie Released
5 1963 United States of America 261224 8.2 Movie Released
6
Das Boot
Das Boot
150 min
1981 Germany 266535 8.4 Movie Released
7 1957 United Kingdom 235464 8.1 Movie Released PG
8
Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies
141 min
2015 India 329932 7.6 Movie Released PG-13
9 1949 United States of America 15955 7.7 Movie Released NR
10
Midway
Midway
138 min
2019 Canada 95721 6.7 Movie Released PG-13
11 2022 Germany 252881 7.8 Movie Released R
12 1962 United Kingdom 318054 8.3 Movie Released
13 2001 France 279720 7.5 Movie Released R
14 1998 United States of America 201250 7.6 Movie Released
15 1998 United States of America 1514790 8.6 Movie Released
16
Fury
Fury
135 min
2014 United States of America 555635 7.6 Movie Released R
17
Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda
121 min
2004 Italy 374612 8.1 Movie Released
18
The Pianist
The Pianist
150 min
2002 France 926283 8.5 Movie Released R
19 2009 France 1607050 8.4 Movie Released
20
Black Book
Black Book
145 min
2006 Belgium 80965 7.7 Movie Released
21 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26105 6.8 Movie Released R
22
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
121 min
2008 Germany 261452 7.1 Movie Released PG-13
23 2014 United States of America 832628 8 Movie Released PG-13
24
American Sniper
American Sniper
133 min
2014 United States of America 535391 7.3 Movie Released R
25
Restrepo
Restrepo
93 min
2010 United States of America 24536 7.4 Movie Released
26
Generation Kill
Generation Kill
65 min
SS 1 EP 7
2008 60257 8.5 Serie Ended TV-MA
27
Band of Brothers
Band of Brothers
60 min
SS 1 EP 10
2001 Switzerland 539524 9.4 Serie Ended TV-MA
28
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
116 min
1970 United States of America 78256 7.4 Movie Released R
29
Catch-22
Catch-22
121 min
1970 United States of America 26692 7.1 Movie Released R
30
The Pacific
The Pacific
60 min
SS 1 EP 10
2010 United States of America 132838 8.3 Serie Ended TV-MA
31
Generation War
Generation War
90 min
SS 1 EP 3
2013 Germany 33045 8.4 Serie Ended TV-14
32
TURN: Washington's Spies
TURN: Washington's Spies
55 min
SS 4 EP 40
2014 United States of America 23725 8.1 Serie Ended TV-14
33
The Crown
The Crown
73 min
SS 6 EP 60
2016 United Kingdom 260567 8.6 Serie Ended TV-MA
34 1984 United Kingdom 60089 7.8 Movie Released
35 1965 United Kingdom 18989 7.5 Movie Released
36 2003 New Zealand 476104 7.8 Movie Released
37
Atonement
Atonement
123 min
2007 France 302794 7.8 Movie Released R
38
The Alamo
The Alamo
137 min
2004 United States of America 22481 6 Movie Released
39
The Last Kingdom
The Last Kingdom
60 min
SS 5 EP 46
2015 United Kingdom 169712 8.5 Serie Ended TV-MA
40 2016 Ireland 44935 7.2 Movie Released
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