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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
158 min
2012 United Kingdom 348396 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
2
Reds
Reds
195 min
1981 United States of America 24920 7.3 Movie Released PG
3 1971 Italy 4149 7.6 Movie Released
4 1940 United States of America 100940 8.1 Movie Released NR
5
The Jungle
The Jungle
15 min
2015 1357 8.8 Movie Released
6 1961 United States of America 9781 8 Movie Released
7 2006 Belgium 55171 7.5 Movie Released NR
8 1954 United States of America 4113 7.4 Movie Released
9 2017 Canada 28526 7.7 Movie Released PG-13
10
Norma Rae
Norma Rae
110 min
1979 United States of America 12980 7.3 Movie Released PG
11
Pride
Pride
120 min
2014 France 62387 7.8 Movie Released R
12
Matewan
Matewan
132 min
1987 United States of America 9094 7.9 Movie Released PG-13
13 1993 United States of America 1468400 9 Movie Released R
14 2005 China 149417 7.3 Movie Released R
15 1980 United States of America 260887 8.2 Movie Released PG
16
October Sky
October Sky
108 min
1999 United States of America 99009 7.8 Movie Released PG
17
Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry
118 min
1999 United States of America 104107 7.5 Movie Released R
18 2006 United States of America 568904 8 Movie Released PG-13
19
Hunger
Hunger
96 min
2008 Ireland 73965 7.5 Movie Released
20
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man
144 min
2005 United States of America 199732 8 Movie Released PG-13
21
The Help
The Help
146 min
2011 India 498104 8.1 Movie Released
22
Little Women
Little Women
135 min
2019 United States of America 251429 7.8 Movie Released PG
23
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
127 min
2013 Czech Republic 393218 7.1 Movie Released R
24 1989 United States of America 556046 8.1 Movie Released
25 2010 United States of America 767077 7.8 Movie Released PG-13
26 1992 United States of America 190311 7.6 Movie Released R
27
Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda
121 min
2004 Italy 374612 8.1 Movie Released
28
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
103 min
2017 Canada 4191 5.9 Movie Released R
29 2019 Malawi 45488 7.6 Movie Released
30 2009 Germany 19227 6.9 Movie Released R
31
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
128 min
2007 China 82835 7.6 Movie Released
32 1995 France 14320 6.5 Movie Released R
33 2009 Argentina 224631 8.2 Movie Released
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