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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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2004 | Belgium | Thriller | 419247 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 2 |
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2010 | United States of America | Drama | 834171 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 3 |
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2000 | United States of America | Mystery | 1336770 | 8.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 4 |
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2001 | United States of America | Drama | 858573 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 5 |
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1999 | Germany | Drama | 2358980 | 8.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 6 | 2004 | United States of America | Sci-Fi | 1090100 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | R | |
| 7 |
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2010 | United States of America | Drama | 1480590 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 8 |
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2000 | United States of America | Drama | 909017 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 9 |
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2001 | United States of America | Biography | 996118 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 10 |
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1999 | United States of America | Drama | 1064000 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 11 |
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2013 | United States of America | Drama | 678961 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 12 |
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2001 | France | Horror | 397398 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 13 |
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2008 | United States of America | Drama | 99176 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 14 |
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1998 | United States of America | Drama | 187279 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 15 |
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2014 | Australia | Drama | 250858 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 16 |
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2003 | South Korea | Drama | 645833 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 17 |
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2019 | Brazil | Drama | 260924 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 18 |
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2000 | Canada | Crime | 732402 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 19 |
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1997 | France | Drama | 154812 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 20 |
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2006 | United Kingdom | Drama | 1458860 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 21 |
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2014 | Switzerland | Drama | 160235 | 6.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 22 |
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2013 | Ireland | Crime | 121468 | 8.1 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 23 |
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1990 | United States of America | Crime | 218394 | 8.8 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 24 |
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2018 | United Kingdom | Adventure | 366924 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 25 |
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2020 | United States of America | Drama | 575311 | 8.5 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 26 |
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2017 | United States of America | Crime | 344617 | 8.6 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 27 |
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2014 | United States of America | Animation | 194090 | 8.8 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 28 |
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2002 | Canada | Crime | 43513 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 29 |
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1971 | United Kingdom | Crime | 888921 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 30 |
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2017 | United Kingdom | Drama | 192767 | 7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 31 |
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2016 | United States of America | Drama | 120273 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 32 |
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2018 | United States of America | Drama | 36553 | 5.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 33 |
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2016 | India | Crime | 201055 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 34 |
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1998 | Japan | Animation | 98944 | 8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 35 |
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1996 | United Kingdom | Crime | 733442 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 36 |
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2014 | United States of America | Action | 242290 | 7.8 | Serie | Ended | TV-14 |
| 37 |
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2016 | United States of America | Drama | 117812 | 7.8 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 38 |
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2008 | United States of America | Drama | 259489 | 8.4 | Serie | Ended | TV-14 |
| 39 |
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2017 | United States of America | Crime | 141048 | 7.9 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 40 |
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2015 | United Kingdom | Drama | 164401 | 8.2 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 41 |
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2012 | France | Drama | 21425 | 8.1 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 42 |
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2018 | United States of America | Action | 190913 | 7.9 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 43 |
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2017 | Germany | Crime | 456065 | 8.7 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 44 |
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2018 | United States of America | Action | 139270 | 8.1 | Serie | Ended | TV-14 |
| 45 |
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1979 | United States of America | Action | 940 | 5.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 46 |
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2018 | United States of America | Drama | 295936 | 8.5 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 47 |
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2011 | United States of America | Drama | 347486 | 8 | Serie | Returning Series | TV-MA |
