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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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| 1 |
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1998 | Biography | 5357 | 8.4 | Serie | Ended | ||
| 2 |
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1961 | United States of America | Drama | 9781 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 3 |
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2006 | United States of America | Drama | 77776 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 4 |
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2008 | United States of America | Drama | 23310 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 5 |
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2004 | United States of America | Drama | 158365 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 6 |
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1978 | United States of America | Adventure | 17350 | 5.6 | Movie | Released | G |
| 7 |
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1991 | Ireland | Comedy | 39251 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 8 |
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2008 | United States of America | Comedy | 11804 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 9 |
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2009 | United States of America | Documentary | 42073 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 10 |
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1992 | United States of America | Biography | 3823 | 7.5 | Serie | Ended | |
| 11 | 2002 | United States of America | Documentary | 3863 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | ||
| 12 |
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2014 | United States of America | Biography | 26296 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 13 |
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1997 | United States of America | Biography | 32019 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 14 |
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2007 | Ireland | Drama | 121924 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 15 |
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1980 | United States of America | Action | 216596 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 16 |
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1984 | United States of America | Drama | 24258 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 17 |
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2002 | Germany | Drama | 325866 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 18 |
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2007 | United Kingdom | Comedy | 139670 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 19 |
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1992 | United States of America | Comedy | 109793 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 20 |
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1980 | United States of America | Drama | 24942 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 21 |
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2014 | United States of America | Action | 123867 | 6.1 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 22 |
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2018 | United States of America | Drama | 424179 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 23 |
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2017 | United States of America | Biography | 316915 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 24 |
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2016 | Hong Kong | Comedy | 684970 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 25 |
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1990 | United States of America | Drama | 13805 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 26 |
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2011 | United States of America | Comedy | 97441 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 27 |
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2017 | United States of America | Biography | 24917 | 5.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 28 | 1995 | United States of America | Comedy | 37523 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 | |
| 29 |
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2002 | Germany | Comedy | 245124 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 30 |
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1994 | United States of America | Comedy | 1604 | 6.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 31 |
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1997 | United States of America | Comedy | 9105 | 7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 32 |
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1999 | United States of America | Comedy | 11980 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 33 |
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2000 | United States of America | Drama | 24649 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 34 |
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2003 | United States of America | Comedy | 7689 | 5.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 35 |
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1996 | United States of America | Comedy | 125077 | 5.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 36 |
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2018 | United States of America | Drama | 52848 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 37 |
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1998 | United States of America | Crime | 12804 | 6.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 38 |
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1995 | United States of America | Comedy | 12382 | 6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 39 |
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2002 | United States of America | Comedy | 33830 | 6.3 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
