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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 2005 China 149417 7.3 Movie Released R
2
Dark Waters
Dark Waters
127 min
2019 United States of America 107316 7.6 Movie Released
3
A Civil Action
A Civil Action
115 min
1998 United States of America 31309 6.6 Movie Released PG-13
4 1979 United States of America 33359 7.4 Movie Released PG
5
Silkwood
Silkwood
131 min
1983 United States of America 22499 7.1 Movie Released R
6
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
135 min
1997 United States of America 83781 7.2 Movie Released PG-13
7
Michael Clayton
Michael Clayton
119 min
2007 United States of America 175057 7.2 Movie Released R
8
Promised Land
Promised Land
106 min
2012 United Arab Emirates 40114 6.6 Movie Released R
9
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
131 min
1993 United States of America 322755 7.8 Movie Released
10
The Insider
The Insider
158 min
1999 United States of America 181912 7.8 Movie Released R
11
Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich
131 min
2000 United States of America 224441 7.4 Movie Released R
12
Chernobyl
Chernobyl
73 min
SS 1 EP 5
2019 United Kingdom 890998 9.3 Serie Ended TV-MA
13 2022 United Kingdom 609 7.1 Movie Released
14 2006 United States of America 85454 7.4 Movie Released PG
15
Gasland
Gasland
107 min
2010 United States of America 11118 7.6 Movie Released NR
16
The Corporation
The Corporation
145 min
2003 Canada 21860 8 Movie Released NR
17 2012 Canada 85298 7.2 Movie Released
18
The Big Short
The Big Short
131 min
2015 United States of America 492003 7.8 Movie Released R
19
Inside Job
Inside Job
109 min
2010 United States of America 79617 8.2 Movie Released PG-13
20
Fahrenheit 9/11
Fahrenheit 9/11
123 min
2004 Italy 132756 7.5 Movie Released R
21
The Cave
The Cave
97 min
2005 Germany 41902 5.1 Movie Released PG-13
22 2020 United States of America 90224 7.6 Movie Released
23
A Plastic Ocean
A Plastic Ocean
102 min
2016 Hong Kong 3243 7.9 Movie Released NR
24
Chasing Ice
Chasing Ice
74 min
2012 United States of America 8889 7.7 Movie Released
25 2016 United States of America 29018 8.2 Movie Released
26
The True Cost
The True Cost
92 min
2015 United States of America 7330 7.7 Movie Released PG-13
27
Our Planet
Our Planet
50 min
SS 2 EP 12
2019 United Kingdom 52506 9.3 Serie Ended TV-PG
28
The 11th Hour
The 11th Hour
95 min
2007 United States of America 5928 7.2 Movie Released PG
29 2015 United States of America 16784 6.6 Movie Released NR
30 2021 United States of America 5152 5.9 Movie Released
31 2009 United Kingdom 1103 7.5 Movie Released
32 2015 United States of America 8233 8.2 Movie Released
33
The Great Hack
The Great Hack
114 min
2019 United States of America 25129 7 Movie Released
34 2009 Austria 1240 7.2 Movie Released
35 2014 United States of America 26735 8.1 Movie Released NR
36 2020 Canada 663 7 Movie Released
37 2019 United States of America 1894 7.7 Movie Released
38
The G Word with Adam Conover
The G Word with Adam Conover
30 min
SS 1 EP 6
2022 United States of America 1225 6.7 Serie Ended TV-MA
39 2014 United States of America 3949 7.6 Movie Released PG-13
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