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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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| 1 |
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2013 | United States of America | Biography | 14029 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 2 |
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2008 | United States of America | Music | 3776 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 3 |
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2013 | Biography | 4332 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | PG | |
| 4 |
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2019 | United States of America | Documentary | 4066 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 5 | 2016 | United Kingdom | Documentary | 13936 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | NR | |
| 6 | 2021 | United States of America | Music | 14091 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 | |
| 7 |
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2001 | United States of America | Drama | 156162 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 8 |
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1978 | United States of America | Biography | 20450 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 9 |
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2017 | United States of America | Documentary | 2248 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 10 |
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2012 | Finland | Biography | 73382 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 11 |
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2013 | United States of America | Biography | 4028 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 12 | 2017 | Canada | Documentary | 1097 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | ||
| 13 |
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2015 | United Kingdom | Musical | 529 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 14 |
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2008 | United States of America | Documentary | 13602 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 15 |
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1996 | United States of America | Comedy | 74412 | 7 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 16 |
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1929 | United States of America | Drama | 11228 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 17 |
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2017 | United States of America | Adventure | 605600 | 8.4 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 18 |
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2000 | United Kingdom | Comedy | 191343 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 19 |
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2016 | United States of America | Drama | 23828 | 8.2 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 20 |
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2017 | United States of America | Biography | 3710 | 6.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 21 | 2021 | United States of America | Documentary | 8952 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | R | |
| 22 |
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2007 | France | Comedy | 14259 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 23 |
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1970 | United States of America | Documentary | 18619 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 24 |
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2013 | France | Drama | 164727 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 25 |
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2004 | United States of America | Drama | 158365 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 26 |
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2008 | Germany | Comedy | 279383 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 27 |
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2016 | Hong Kong | Comedy | 684970 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 28 |
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2007 | Ireland | Drama | 121924 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 29 |
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2018 | United States of America | Comedy | 193690 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 30 |
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2020 | United States of America | Adventure | 387856 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 31 |
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2011 | Canada | Drama | 927 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 32 |
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2017 | United States of America | Biography | 316915 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 33 |
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2018 | United States of America | Drama | 424179 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 34 |
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2016 | Ireland | Comedy | 102087 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 35 |
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1958 | United States of America | Crime | 18141 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 36 |
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2016 | United States of America | Adventure | 220141 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | PG |
