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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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2000 | United States of America | Drama | 90190 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 2 |
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1989 | United States of America | Comedy | 556046 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 3 |
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2001 | United States of America | Biography | 996118 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 4 |
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2005 | Germany | Drama | 174067 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 5 |
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2007 | Germany | Crime | 86020 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 6 |
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1988 | United States of America | Biography | 22576 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 7 |
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2006 | United States of America | Drama | 568904 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 8 |
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2015 | United States of America | Biography | 43014 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 9 |
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2009 | United States of America | Drama | 364032 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 10 |
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2007 | United States of America | Drama | 63349 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 11 |
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2000 | United States of America | Biography | 234392 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 12 |
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2011 | India | Drama | 498104 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 13 |
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2010 | United States of America | Drama | 767077 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 14 |
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1997 | United States of America | Drama | 1086590 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 15 |
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2014 | United States of America | Drama | 1009580 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 16 |
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2021 | United States of America | Documentary | 280 | 5.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 17 |
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1962 | United States of America | Crime | 335560 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 18 |
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2012 | United States of America | Drama | 553835 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 19 |
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2019 | United States of America | Biography | 140834 | 8.8 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 20 |
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1993 | United States of America | Biography | 69729 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 21 |
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2000 | France | Drama | 144748 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 22 |
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2018 | United States of America | Crime | 40892 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 23 |
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1999 | United States of America | Biography | 104107 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 24 |
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2016 | United States of America | Drama | 334820 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 25 |
|
1959 | France | Crime | 129004 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 26 |
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1989 | United States of America | Biography | 23170 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 27 |
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2006 | United States of America | Drama | 92597 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 28 |
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2009 | United States of America | Drama | 116901 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 29 |
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2014 | France | History | 95930 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 30 |
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2006 | United States of America | Comedy | 523038 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 31 |
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2017 | United States of America | Adventure | 605600 | 8.4 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 32 |
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2010 | United Kingdom | Biography | 711617 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 33 |
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2015 | United States of America | Biography | 506139 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 34 |
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2014 | United States of America | Biography | 832628 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 35 |
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2013 | United Kingdom | Adventure | 344677 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 36 |
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2015 | United States of America | Comedy | 5360 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 37 |
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2012 | Canada | Adventure | 671802 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 38 |
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2011 | France | Comedy | 940617 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 39 |
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2020 | United Kingdom | Drama | 31418 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 40 |
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2016 | United States of America | Comedy | 142397 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | R |