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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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1973 | Senegal | Drama | 4189 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 2 |
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1975 | Senegal | Comedy | 2005 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 3 |
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2014 | United States of America | Biography | 205 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 4 |
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1966 | France | Drama | 6172 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 5 |
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1954 | United States of America | Drama | 5977 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 6 |
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1993 | Burkina Faso | Drama | 822 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 7 |
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1972 | Jamaica | Crime | 7133 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 8 |
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2002 | Mauritania | Drama | 1103 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 9 |
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2004 | Burkina Faso | Drama | 4184 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 10 |
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2006 | France | Drama | 1508 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 11 |
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1952 | United Kingdom | Adventure | 85060 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 12 |
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2004 | Italy | Drama | 374612 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 13 |
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2006 | United States of America | Drama | 197314 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 14 |
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2010 | Documentary | 203 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | ||
| 15 |
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2010 | Belgium | Drama | 1850 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 16 |
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2017 | United States of America | Action | 5577 | 5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 17 |
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2007 | France | Animation | 100824 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 18 |
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2002 | Brazil | Drama | 809417 | 8.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 19 |
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1974 | United Kingdom | Drama | 143 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 20 |
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1966 | Italy | Drama | 66540 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 21 |
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2008 | Canada | Drama | 1070 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 22 |
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1995 | Hong Kong | Action | 46495 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 23 |
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2005 | China | Drama | 149417 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 24 |
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2006 | Germany | Drama | 591751 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 25 |
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1998 | France | Adventure | 10913 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 26 | 1982 | France | Music | 227 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | ||
| 27 |
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2004 | Afghanistan | Drama | 9567 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 28 |
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2019 | Malawi | Biography | 45488 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 29 |
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2021 | Austria | Drama | 38841 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 30 |
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2013 | Nigeria | Drama | 2162 | 6.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 31 |
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2011 | Finland | Biography | 353 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 32 |
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2012 | Denmark | Biography | 41179 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 33 |
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2015 | Senegal | Biography | 178 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 34 |
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1973 | Bangladesh | Drama | 1383 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 35 |
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2014 | Germany | Drama | 2608 | 7 | Movie | Released | NC-17 |
