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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 1989 United States of America 142975 6.9 Movie Released PG
2 2019 United States of America 24071 7.4 Movie Released
3
The River
The River
43 min
SS 1 EP 8
2012 United States of America 17111 6.8 Serie Canceled TV-MA
4 2015 China 882 7.7 Movie Released
5 1987 China 112568 7.7 Movie Released PG-13
6
Still Life
Still Life
92 min
2013 Italy 9019 7.4 Movie Released PG-13
7
To Live
To Live
133 min
1994 China 20739 8.3 Movie Released
8
The Great Wall
The Great Wall
103 min
2016 China 149576 5.9 Movie Released PG-13
9
The World
The World
144 min
2004 China 3562 7.1 Movie Released
10 2016 France 755 6.9 Movie Released
11
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
131 min
2013 China 13048 7.1 Movie Released
12
The Farewell
The Farewell
100 min
2019 China 71942 7.5 Movie Released
13 1997 China 1191 7 Movie Released
14 2009 China 11822 7.7 Movie Released R
15 2016 China 2509 6.9 Movie Released
16 2018 China 511 6.8 Movie Released
17 2015 China 6472 6.9 Movie Released
18 2012 Japan 115 5.7 Movie Released NR
19 2005 China 114 7 Movie Released
20 2016 Australia 1700 7 Movie Released
21 2012 China 95 6.4 Movie Released
22
I Wish I Knew
I Wish I Knew
125 min
2010 China 852 6.9 Movie Released
23 1996 Taiwan 1964 7.2 Movie Released
24 2001 Canada 2482 7.9 Movie Released
25 1997 France 37661 7.7 Movie Released
26 2017 Taiwan 4963 7.6 Movie Released
27 2017 China 1013 6.4 Movie Released
28 2012 Taiwan 510 6.1 Movie Released
29 2010 Taiwan 418 6.9 Movie Released
30 2019 China 7996 6.7 Movie Released
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