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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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| 1 |
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1985 | Soviet Union | Drama | 100240 | 8.4 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 2 |
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1998 | United States of America | Drama | 1514790 | 8.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 3 |
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1987 | United Kingdom | Drama | 798308 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 4 |
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2001 | Switzerland | Drama | 539524 | 9.4 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 5 |
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1998 | United States of America | Drama | 201250 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 6 |
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1986 | United Kingdom | Drama | 443850 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 7 |
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1981 | Germany | Drama | 266535 | 8.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 8 |
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1978 | United Kingdom | Drama | 365631 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 9 |
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2006 | United States of America | Action | 171088 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 10 |
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2019 | India | Action | 690290 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 11 |
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2010 | United States of America | Biography | 24536 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 12 |
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2008 | Drama | 60257 | 8.5 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA | |
| 13 |
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2014 | United States of America | Action | 555635 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 14 |
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2007 | France | Drama | 302794 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 15 |
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2001 | United Kingdom | Action | 427892 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 16 |
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1957 | United Kingdom | Adventure | 235464 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 17 |
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2004 | Italy | Drama | 374612 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 18 |
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2008 | United States of America | Drama | 476768 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 19 |
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2022 | Germany | Drama | 252881 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 20 |
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2002 | France | Biography | 926283 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 21 |
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2011 | India | Action | 166662 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 22 |
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2014 | United States of America | Action | 535391 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 23 |
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2002 | Germany | Action | 152576 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 24 |
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1957 | United States of America | Drama | 215361 | 8.4 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 25 |
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1984 | United Kingdom | Biography | 60089 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 26 |
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2018 | Australia | Adventure | 36559 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 27 |
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2003 | New Zealand | Drama | 476104 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 28 |
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2020 | Bulgaria | Action | 41514 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 29 |
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2004 | Bulgaria | Adventure | 576623 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 30 |
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2017 | United States of America | Crime | 4157 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 31 |
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1981 | Japan | Crime | 2411 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 32 |
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2015 | Mexico | Action | 484672 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 33 |
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2016 | Ireland | Action | 44935 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 34 |
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2016 | United Kingdom | Drama | 27160 | 8.1 | Serie | Ended | TV-14 |
| 35 |
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2020 | United States of America | Drama | 14329 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 36 |
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2014 | Germany | Comedy | 142646 | 6.1 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 37 |
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2009 | United States of America | Drama | 36931 | 7.1 | Movie | Released |