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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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2013 | United States of America | Biography | 120207 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 2 |
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2014 | France | History | 95930 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 3 |
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2013 | United States of America | Drama | 103730 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 4 |
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2016 | United States of America | Biography | 259836 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 5 |
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2011 | India | Drama | 498104 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 6 |
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1992 | United States of America | Biography | 102979 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 7 |
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1961 | United States of America | Drama | 9781 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 8 | 1974 | United States of America | Drama | 2569 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | ||
| 9 |
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1972 | United States of America | Biography | 4903 | 7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 10 |
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2013 | United States of America | Biography | 747033 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 11 |
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1954 | United States of America | Drama | 5977 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 12 |
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2012 | United States of America | Drama | 6695 | 5.8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 13 |
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1985 | United States of America | Drama | 98350 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 14 |
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2014 | United States of America | Biography | 26296 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 15 |
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2006 | United States of America | Drama | 77776 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 16 |
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2007 | United States of America | Comedy | 14040 | 5.9 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 17 |
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2015 | United States of America | Drama | 41374 | 7.4 | Serie | Ended | TV-14 |
| 18 |
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2017 | United States of America | Biography | 3314 | 8.8 | Serie | Ended | TV-14 |
| 19 |
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2015 | United States of America | Adventure | 2588 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 20 |
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1977 | Biography | 19100 | 8.4 | Serie | Ended | NR | |
| 21 |
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2016 | United States of America | Drama | 23828 | 8.2 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 22 |
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2017 | United States of America | Comedy | 26521 | 6.4 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 23 |
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2015 | United States of America | Biography | 4842 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 24 |
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2008 | United States of America | Family | 28197 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 25 |
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2010 | United States of America | Drama | 8229 | 6.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 26 |
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2013 | United States of America | Drama | 2383 | 4.8 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 27 |
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2013 | United States of America | Drama | 4326 | 7.6 | Serie | Ended | TV-14 |
| 28 |
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2019 | United States of America | Comedy | 3884 | 7.5 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 29 |
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2014 | United States of America | Comedy | 2581 | 7.1 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 30 |
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2019 | United States of America | Crime | 21592 | 8.1 | Serie | Returning Series | TV-MA |
| 31 |
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2020 | United States of America | Drama | 47857 | 7.1 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 32 |
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2016 | United States of America | Comedy | 161542 | 8.7 | Serie | Ended | TV-14 |
| 33 |
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2020 | India | Drama | 9766 | 6.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 34 |
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2021 | Canada | Biography | 18086 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
