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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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1979 | United States of America | Drama | 12980 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 2 |
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1987 | United States of America | Drama | 9094 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 3 |
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1940 | United States of America | Drama | 100940 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 4 |
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2000 | France | Drama | 6119 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 5 |
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2015 | Drama | 1357 | 8.8 | Movie | Released | ||
| 6 |
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2002 | United States of America | Comedy | 33830 | 6.3 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 7 |
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1964 | Germany | Action | 235816 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 8 |
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2012 | United States of America | Crime | 11856 | 5.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 9 |
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2014 | France | Biography | 62387 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 10 |
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2019 | Belgium | Drama | 26249 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 11 |
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2016 | United Kingdom | Adventure | 47041 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 12 |
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2020 | United States of America | Documentary | 778 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 13 |
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1989 | United States of America | Comedy | 114091 | 8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 14 |
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2017 | United States of America | Drama | 130794 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 15 |
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2000 | United States of America | Biography | 224441 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 16 |
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2011 | Sweden | Crime | 499932 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 17 |
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1983 | United States of America | Biography | 22499 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 18 |
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2008 | United States of America | Action | 92664 | 6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 19 |
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1988 | United States of America | Comedy | 17425 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 20 |
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1998 | United States of America | Comedy | 100344 | 7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 21 |
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2001 | United States of America | Action | 86002 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 22 |
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2019 | Documentary | 11802 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | NR | |
| 23 |
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2019 | United States of America | Documentary | 24071 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 24 |
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2000 | Sweden | Comedy | 1630 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 25 |
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2011 | India | Drama | 498104 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 26 |
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2006 | United States of America | Drama | 568904 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 27 |
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1999 | United States of America | Biography | 104107 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 28 |
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1985 | United States of America | Drama | 98350 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 29 |
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2013 | United States of America | Biography | 86396 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 30 |
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2012 | United States of America | Crime | 7978 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 31 |
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1988 | United States of America | Crime | 112703 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 32 |
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2016 | United States of America | Biography | 259836 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 33 |
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2014 | France | History | 95930 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 34 |
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2007 | China | Drama | 82835 | 7.6 | Movie | Released |