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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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2011 | Germany | Biography | 153 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 2 |
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2012 | France | Biography | 12092 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 3 |
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2008 | Australia | Drama | 60782 | 8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 4 |
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2010 | Greece | Comedy | 7773 | 6.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 5 |
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2015 | France | Drama | 52327 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 6 |
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2002 | France | Biography | 926283 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 7 |
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2013 | Germany | Drama | 143107 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 8 |
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2009 | Belgium | Drama | 2782 | 7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 9 |
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2011 | Australia | Drama | 260952 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 10 |
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2006 | France | Drama | 413983 | 8.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 11 |
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2007 | France | Animation | 100824 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 12 |
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2007 | China | Drama | 82835 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 13 |
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2015 | Brazil | Drama | 87514 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 14 |
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2019 | Syrian Arab Republic | Biography | 12972 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 15 |
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2017 | Czech Republic | Biography | 47233 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 16 |
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2017 | Finland | Comedy | 13854 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 17 |
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2009 | Argentina | Drama | 224631 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 18 |
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2010 | Canada | Drama | 207480 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 19 |
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2017 | Chile | Drama | 27500 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 20 |
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2015 | France | Drama | 41208 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 21 |
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2013 | Belgium | Drama | 51154 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 22 |
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2014 | Australia | Action | 29804 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 23 |
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2004 | Argentina | Drama | 105191 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 24 |
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2018 | France | Drama | 62400 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 25 |
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2004 | Italy | Drama | 374612 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 26 |
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1995 | United States of America | Horror | 7035 | 4.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 27 |
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2011 | China | Drama | 56104 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 28 |
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2016 | Belgium | Biography | 6358 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 29 |
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2009 | United States of America | Adventure | 256876 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 30 |
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2014 | Israel | Documentary | 51 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 31 |
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1940 | United States of America | Comedy | 239431 | 8.4 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 32 |
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2013 | France | Biography | 104247 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 33 |
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2018 | United States of America | Drama | 424179 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 34 |
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2018 | Cyprus | Drama | 108001 | 8.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 35 |
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1985 | Sweden | Comedy | 22727 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 36 |
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1987 | China | Biography | 112568 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 37 |
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2018 | United Kingdom | Drama | 170986 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 38 |
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2012 | Belgium | Drama | 369804 | 8.3 | Movie | Released |