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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 2017 United States of America 130794 7.6 Movie Released
2 2006 United States of America 568904 8 Movie Released PG-13
3
Room
Room
118 min
2015 Canada 455229 8.1 Movie Released R
4
Precious
Precious
110 min
2009 United States of America 116901 7.3 Movie Released
5 2017 Canada 28526 7.7 Movie Released PG-13
6
Short Term 12
Short Term 12
96 min
2013 United States of America 92333 7.9 Movie Released
7
Boyhood
Boyhood
166 min
2014 United States of America 369349 7.9 Movie Released
8 1940 United States of America 100940 8.1 Movie Released NR
9
American Honey
American Honey
163 min
2016 United Kingdom 47041 7 Movie Released
10
Lady Bird
Lady Bird
94 min
2017 United States of America 336638 7.4 Movie Released
11 2009 Spain 7397 6.7 Movie Released
12 2016 United Kingdom 34063 7.3 Movie Released NR
13
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man
144 min
2005 United States of America 199732 8 Movie Released PG-13
14
Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy
117 min
2020 United States of America 53129 6.7 Movie Released R
15 1997 United States of America 1086590 8.3 Movie Released R
16
The Pursuit
The Pursuit
76 min
2019 189 6.2 Movie Released
17
Wild
Wild
115 min
2014 United States of America 140337 7.1 Movie Released
18 2008 United Kingdom 882520 8 Movie Released R
19
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
99 min
1959 France 129004 8.1 Movie Released NR
20
The Blind Side
The Blind Side
129 min
2009 United States of America 364032 7.6 Movie Released PG-13
21
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
136 min
2018 United States of America 424179 7.6 Movie Released
22 2001 United States of America 471 5.7 Movie Released NR
23
Hunger
Hunger
96 min
2008 Ireland 73965 7.5 Movie Released
24 1991 United States of America 16228 6.6 Movie Released PG
25
The Road
The Road
111 min
2009 United States of America 256876 7.2 Movie Released
26
Blindspotting
Blindspotting
95 min
2018 United States of America 33109 7.4 Movie Released
27
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
128 min
2007 China 82835 7.6 Movie Released
28
Sicario
Sicario
122 min
2015 Mexico 484672 7.7 Movie Released R
29
Hustle & Flow
Hustle & Flow
116 min
2005 United States of America 43545 7.3 Movie Released
30 2019 United States of America 22135 7.3 Movie Released
31 1993 United States of America 42646 7.4 Movie Released PG
32
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
142 min
1994 United States of America 2289120 8.8 Movie Released PG-13
33
The Help
The Help
146 min
2011 India 498104 8.1 Movie Released
34 2000 United States of America 171441 7.2 Movie Released
35
The Square
The Square
151 min
2017 Denmark 78244 7.1 Movie Released R
36 2017 United Kingdom 30080 7.1 Movie Released PG
37
The Book Thief
The Book Thief
131 min
2013 Germany 143107 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
38 1991 United States of America 62565 7 Movie Released R
39
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
111 min
2015 Canada 151654 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
40 2000 United States of America 90190 7.3 Movie Released
41 2019 Belgium 26249 7.6 Movie Released
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