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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1
Atomic Blonde
Atomic Blonde
115 min
2017 Hungary 208928 6.7 Movie Released R
2
Sankofa
Sankofa
124 min
1993 Burkina Faso 822 7 Movie Released
3
Black Panther
Black Panther
135 min
2018 United States of America 847166 7.3 Movie Released PG-13
4
The Lion King
The Lion King
89 min
1994 United States of America 1156880 8.5 Movie Released G
5
Tsotsi
Tsotsi
94 min
2005 South Africa 31700 7.2 Movie Released
6
City of God
City of God
130 min
2002 Brazil 809417 8.6 Movie Released
7 2006 United States of America 197314 7.6 Movie Released
8 2013 United States of America 747033 8.1 Movie Released
9 2015 Brazil 87514 7.7 Movie Released
10 1998 France 10913 7.5 Movie Released
11 2005 China 149417 7.3 Movie Released R
12
Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda
121 min
2004 Italy 374612 8.1 Movie Released
13 1966 Italy 66540 8.1 Movie Released
14
Timbuktu
Timbuktu
96 min
2014 France 18386 7.1 Movie Released
15
Wadjda
Wadjda
98 min
2012 Germany 21594 7.5 Movie Released PG
16 2020 India 524 7 Movie Released NR
17 2021 United States of America 72054 6.6 Movie Released R
18
Black Girl
Black Girl
65 min
1966 France 6172 7.4 Movie Released
19 2012 Kenya 1072 7.3 Movie Released
20 2016 Czech Republic 17069 6.9 Movie Released
21 1952 United Kingdom 85060 7.7 Movie Released
22
Fatima
Fatima
113 min
2020 United States of America 4180 6.6 Movie Released PG-13
23
Cairo Time
Cairo Time
88 min
2009 Canada 6874 6.6 Movie Released PG
24
Rising Sun
Rising Sun
125 min
1993 United States of America 48555 6.2 Movie Released R
25 2009 3898 8.2 Serie Canceled
26 2007 United States of America 10273 5.9 Movie Released R
27
Moolaadé
Moolaadé
124 min
2004 Burkina Faso 4184 7.6 Movie Released
28 2009 United States of America 21970 7.9 Movie Released
29
The Last Face
The Last Face
130 min
2017 United States of America 5577 5 Movie Released R
30 2014 United States of America 12493 6.6 Movie Released
31
The Good Lie
The Good Lie
110 min
2014 India 30173 7.4 Movie Released PG-13
32
Munyurangabo
Munyurangabo
97 min
2008 Rwanda 824 6.7 Movie Released
33
Amen
Amen
165 min
2013 India 3500 7.9 Movie Released
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