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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 2016 Spain 2299 5.3 Movie Released
2
Persepolis
Persepolis
95 min
2007 France 100824 8 Movie Released PG-13
3 2004 Ecuador 36352 7.4 Movie Released R
4
Machuca
Machuca
116 min
2004 Chile 12725 7.7 Movie Released
5 2017 Chile 27500 7.2 Movie Released R
6 2004 Argentina 105191 7.7 Movie Released R
7 2009 Argentina 224631 8.2 Movie Released
8 2008 Argentina 5805 6.5 Movie Released
9
The Sea Inside
The Sea Inside
125 min
2004 France 85671 8 Movie Released PG-13
10
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
122 min
2014 Argentina 219271 8.1 Movie Released R
11
Ariel
Ariel
73 min
1988 Finland 8587 7.4 Movie Released
12
The Last Face
The Last Face
130 min
2017 United States of America 5577 5 Movie Released R
13
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
98 min
2009 Greece 112734 7.2 Movie Released
14
The Inheritance
The Inheritance
116 min
2003 United Kingdom 4883 7.2 Movie Released
15
Roma
Roma
135 min
2018 United Kingdom 170986 7.7 Movie Released R
16 1985 United States of America 98350 7.7 Movie Released
17
Frida
Frida
123 min
2002 Canada 96034 7.3 Movie Released R
18
City of God
City of God
130 min
2002 Brazil 809417 8.6 Movie Released
19
A Separation
A Separation
123 min
2011 Australia 260952 8.3 Movie Released PG-13
20 2001 Argentina 16623 7.8 Movie Released R
21 2009 Spain 7397 6.7 Movie Released
22
Sicario
Sicario
122 min
2015 Mexico 484672 7.7 Movie Released R
23
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
128 min
2007 China 82835 7.6 Movie Released
24 2012 Canada 85298 7.2 Movie Released
25 2013 United States of America 747033 8.1 Movie Released
26 2017 Canada 28526 7.7 Movie Released PG-13
27
The Piano
The Piano
117 min
1993 Australia 95995 7.5 Movie Released R
28 1997 Italy 750960 8.6 Movie Released PG-13
29 2011 Sweden 499932 7.8 Movie Released R
30 2013 Belgium 164624 7.7 Movie Released NC-17
31 2001 Austria 73010 7.5 Movie Released R
32
Blue Jasmine
Blue Jasmine
99 min
2013 United States of America 213625 7.3 Movie Released
33 2001 Mexico 2516 6.6 Movie Released PG-13
34 2006 France 413983 8.4 Movie Released R
35 2017 Mexico 9195 6.9 Movie Released
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