Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to The Commissar List
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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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1966 | Soviet Union | Biography | 57540 | 8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 2 |
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1957 | Soviet Union | Drama | 20114 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 3 |
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1997 | Iran | Drama | 3177 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 4 |
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1979 | Soviet Union | Drama | 146368 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 5 |
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1985 | Soviet Union | Drama | 100240 | 8.4 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 6 |
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1994 | France | Drama | 16447 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 7 |
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1977 | Soviet Union | Drama | 10311 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 8 |
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1997 | France | Drama | 37661 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 9 |
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1988 | Germany | Drama | 5256 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 10 |
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1986 | France | Drama | 31387 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 11 |
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1987 | China | Biography | 112568 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 12 |
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1989 | France | Drama | 2140 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 13 |
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1956 | France | Drama | 25387 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 14 |
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1950 | Italy | Biography | 4086 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 15 |
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1940 | United States of America | Drama | 100940 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 16 |
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1998 | France | Comedy | 56753 | 8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 17 |
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1966 | Italy | Drama | 66540 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 18 |
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1971 | United States of America | Drama | 48358 | 8 | Movie | Released | G |
| 19 |
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1932 | United States of America | Comedy | 4999 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 20 |
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2006 | France | Drama | 413983 | 8.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 21 |
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1993 | Australia | Drama | 95995 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 22 |
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1987 | Germany | Drama | 36420 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 23 |
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1969 | Soviet Union | Biography | 13954 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 24 |
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1994 | France | Drama | 111059 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 25 |
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2006 | Mexico | Fantasy | 708164 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | R |
| 26 |
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2002 | France | Biography | 926283 | 8.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 27 |
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1994 | United States of America | Comedy | 5214 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 28 |
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1987 | France | Drama | 78212 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 29 |
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1993 | United States of America | Biography | 1468400 | 9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 30 |
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2018 | United Kingdom | Drama | 170986 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 31 |
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2000 | China | Adventure | 283356 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 32 |
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1995 | Japan | Drama | 7480 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 33 |
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2013 | France | Drama | 98196 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 34 |
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2006 | Belgium | Drama | 55171 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 35 |
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1959 | France | Crime | 129004 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 36 |
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2004 | Germany | Drama | 51227 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 37 |
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2015 | Canada | Comedy | 3441 | 6.1 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 38 |
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2010 | United Kingdom | Biography | 711617 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 39 |
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2009 | Argentina | Drama | 224631 | 8.2 | Movie | Released |