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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 1984 United Kingdom 21331 7.3 Movie Released PG
2 2012 United Arab Emirates 100110 7.2 Movie Released PG-13
3 2013 Qatar 14634 6.8 Movie Released
4 2008 United Kingdom 882520 8 Movie Released R
5 2016 United Kingdom 62842 7.2 Movie Released PG-13
6
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
127 min
2012 Canada 671802 7.9 Movie Released
7
Out of Africa
Out of Africa
161 min
1985 United States of America 87321 7.1 Movie Released PG
8
Charulata
Charulata
117 min
1964 India 7332 8.1 Movie Released
9
Mystic India
Mystic India
45 min
2005 392 7.5 Movie Released
10
The Namesake
The Namesake
122 min
2006 India 21928 7.5 Movie Released
11
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
104 min
2013 France 61553 7.8 Movie Released
12
Monsoon Wedding
Monsoon Wedding
114 min
2001 France 26814 7.3 Movie Released R
13
Lion
Lion
118 min
2016 Australia 253376 8 Movie Released PG-13
14 1997 United Kingdom 11437 6 Movie Released R
15
Viceroy's House
Viceroy's House
106 min
2017 India 8601 6.7 Movie Released PG-13
16 1956 United States of America 70634 7.4 Movie Released
17
Shutter Island
Shutter Island
138 min
2010 United States of America 1480590 8.2 Movie Released
18 1997 United Kingdom 157512 7.1 Movie Released PG-13
19
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
128 min
2007 China 82835 7.6 Movie Released
20 2014 India 88140 7.3 Movie Released PG
21
Queen
Queen
146 min
2014 India 68706 8.1 Movie Released
22
The Way Back
The Way Back
133 min
2010 India 122717 7.3 Movie Released
23
Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love
133 min
2010 United States of America 107135 5.8 Movie Released PG-13
24 1998 Austria 1193 7.3 Movie Released R
25
Sacred Games
Sacred Games
50 min
SS 2 EP 16
2018 India 93699 8.5 Serie Ended TV-MA
26
Delhi Belly
Delhi Belly
102 min
2011 India 32638 7.6 Movie Released
27
Tumbbad
Tumbbad
113 min
2018 India 60687 8.2 Movie Released
28 2012 India 38137 8.2 Movie Released
29
Bajirao Mastani
Bajirao Mastani
158 min
2015 India 38987 7.3 Movie Released
30
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
89 min
2015 Belgium 815 5.4 Movie Released
31
Rang De Basanti
Rang De Basanti
157 min
2006 India 122883 8.1 Movie Released PG-13
32
Chandni Bar
Chandni Bar
143 min
2001 India 2800 7.6 Movie Released
33
Haider
Haider
150 min
2014 India 58262 8 Movie Released
34
Barfi!
Barfi!
151 min
2012 India 87644 8.1 Movie Released
35
Masaan
Masaan
109 min
2015 France 31774 8.1 Movie Released PG-13
36
Rani Padmini
Rani Padmini
137 min
2015 India 406 6.1 Movie Released
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