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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 2013 France 98196 7.7 Movie Released
2 2017 United Kingdom 64344 7.8 Movie Released PG-13
3
The Square
The Square
151 min
2017 Denmark 78244 7.1 Movie Released R
4 2014 United States of America 15177 7.7 Movie Released
5 2010 United Kingdom 69135 7.9 Movie Released
6
A Ghost Story
A Ghost Story
93 min
2017 United States of America 80905 6.8 Movie Released
7
Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler
118 min
2014 United States of America 612762 7.8 Movie Released
8
Frida
Frida
123 min
2002 Canada 96034 7.3 Movie Released R
9
The Artist
The Artist
100 min
2011 Belgium 249574 7.9 Movie Released
10
Becoming
Becoming
89 min
2020 United States of America 6715 7 Movie Released PG
11
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch
149 min
2019 United States of America 27429 6.4 Movie Released R
12
The Impressionists
The Impressionists
60 min
SS 1 EP 3
2006 1140 8.1 Serie Ended
13 2016 United States of America 49967 7.3 Movie Released R
14 2011 France 452833 7.6 Movie Released PG-13
15 2007 France 110742 8 Movie Released PG-13
16 2005 United Kingdom 21972 6.7 Movie Released R
17 2013 United Kingdom 344677 7.3 Movie Released PG
18 2019 Spain 17813 5.2 Movie Released NR
19
Midsommar
Midsommar
147 min
2019 Sweden 416616 7.1 Movie Released R
20
Little Ashes
Little Ashes
112 min
2008 Spain 9669 6.4 Movie Released R
21 2017 Chile 27500 7.2 Movie Released R
22
The Hours
The Hours
114 min
2002 United Kingdom 140802 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
23
Tangerine
Tangerine
87 min
2015 United States of America 36358 7.1 Movie Released
24
Amour
Amour
127 min
2012 Austria 106421 7.9 Movie Released
25 2000 France 169412 8.1 Movie Released PG
26 2020 United States of America 346 5.9 Movie Released
27
The Sea Inside
The Sea Inside
125 min
2004 France 85671 8 Movie Released PG-13
28 2017 Brazil 322880 7.8 Movie Released
29
Coco
Coco
105 min
2017 United States of America 605600 8.4 Movie Released PG
30 2022 United Kingdom 259848 7.7 Movie Released R
31
Her
Her
126 min
2013 United States of America 678961 8 Movie Released
32
The Lobster
The Lobster
119 min
2015 France 303575 7.1 Movie Released
33
Annihilation
Annihilation
115 min
2018 United Kingdom 366924 6.8 Movie Released R
34 2019 France 112157 8.1 Movie Released
35
The Farewell
The Farewell
100 min
2019 China 71942 7.5 Movie Released
36
Room
Room
118 min
2015 Canada 455229 8.1 Movie Released R
37 2011 Spain 167909 7.6 Movie Released
38
Her Smell
Her Smell
136 min
2019 Greece 8282 6 Movie Released
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