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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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1988 | United States of America | Comedy | 41199 | 8.4 | Serie | Ended | TV-PG |
| 2 |
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1993 | United States of America | Comedy | 46905 | 8.1 | Serie | Ended | TV-G |
| 3 | 2006 | United States of America | Biography | 2066 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | ||
| 4 |
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1999 | United States of America | Comedy | 154694 | 8.8 | Serie | Canceled | TV-14 |
| 5 |
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1994 | United States of America | Comedy | 22174 | 8.4 | Serie | Canceled | TV-PG |
| 6 |
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2008 | United States of America | Comedy | 21044 | 4.9 | Serie | Ended | TV-14 |
| 7 |
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2017 | United States of America | Drama | 319375 | 7.5 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 8 |
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2015 | United States of America | Biography | 3202 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 9 |
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2007 | United Kingdom | Drama | 94156 | 8.2 | Serie | Ended | TV-MA |
| 10 |
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2012 | United States of America | Drama | 553835 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 11 |
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2004 | United States of America | Comedy | 49342 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 12 |
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1989 | United States of America | Biography | 23170 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 13 |
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1983 | France | Crime | 99630 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 14 |
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1995 | United States of America | Biography | 122496 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 15 |
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2000 | United States of America | Drama | 909017 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 16 |
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2007 | Germany | Crime | 86020 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 17 |
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1989 | United States of America | Comedy | 556046 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 18 |
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2014 | United States of America | Drama | 405184 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 19 |
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2018 | United States of America | Comedy | 83216 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 20 |
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2016 | United States of America | Comedy | 142397 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 21 |
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2004 | United States of America | Drama | 442749 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 22 |
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2014 | United States of America | Drama | 126451 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 23 |
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2002 | United States of America | Drama | 223214 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 24 |
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2020 | Denmark | Crime | 2076 | 7.7 | Serie | Ended | NR |
| 25 |
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2011 | United States of America | Drama | 61040 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 26 |
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2000 | United States of America | Drama | 171441 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 27 |
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2010 | United States of America | Comedy | 422176 | 7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 28 |
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2006 | United States of America | Drama | 21858 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 29 |
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2012 | United States of America | Comedy | 73929 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 30 |
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2018 | United States of America | Comedy | 41383 | 5.8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 31 |
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2018 | United States of America | Comedy | 127654 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 32 |
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2013 | United States of America | Drama | 162366 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 33 |
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2018 | United States of America | Comedy | 23629 | 7.4 | Serie | Canceled | TV-14 |
| 34 |
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1966 | Italy | Drama | 6323 | 6.2 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 35 |
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2003 | United States of America | Family | 42481 | 5.5 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 36 |
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2006 | Germany | Comedy | 30738 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 37 |
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2008 | France | Comedy | 64734 | 6.1 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 38 |
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2013 | United States of America | Comedy | 42196 | 5.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 39 |
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2017 | United Kingdom | Drama | 35 | 8.6 | Movie | Released |
