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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1
The Lobster
The Lobster
119 min
2015 France 303575 7.1 Movie Released
2 2012 Denmark 41179 8.2 Movie Released NR
3 2015 Denmark 14013 8.3 Movie Released
4
City of God
City of God
130 min
2002 Brazil 809417 8.6 Movie Released
5
Central Station
Central Station
113 min
1998 Brazil 43077 8 Movie Released
6
Z
Z
127 min
1969 Algeria 31672 8.2 Movie Released
7 2010 Chile 6183 7.6 Movie Released
8 2004 Argentina 105191 7.7 Movie Released R
9
Silenced
Silenced
125 min
2011 South Korea 22422 8 Movie Released
10
The Square
The Square
151 min
2017 Denmark 78244 7.1 Movie Released R
11
The Fog of War
The Fog of War
107 min
2003 United States of America 25203 8.1 Movie Released PG-13
12 2018 New Zealand 38780 8.2 Movie Released R
13 2008 Australia 60782 8 Movie Released R
14
The Power of Nightmares
The Power of Nightmares
60 min
SS 1 EP 3
2004 United Kingdom 4580 8.7 Serie Ended
15 2012 United Kingdom 15292 5.8 Movie Released R
16 1984 United Kingdom 60089 7.8 Movie Released
17
Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich
131 min
2000 United States of America 224441 7.4 Movie Released R
18
The Pianist
The Pianist
150 min
2002 France 926283 8.5 Movie Released R
19 2006 United States of America 197314 7.6 Movie Released
20
Red Joan
Red Joan
101 min
2018 United Kingdom 14595 6.4 Movie Released
21 1993 United Kingdom 188828 8.1 Movie Released R
22 2017 Belgium 115341 7.3 Movie Released
23
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
132 min
2006 Germany 1188360 8.1 Movie Released
24 2015 United States of America 6509 7.4 Movie Released
25
Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda
121 min
2004 Italy 374612 8.1 Movie Released
26 2013 United States of America 747033 8.1 Movie Released
27
La Haine
La Haine
98 min
1995 France 200196 8.1 Movie Released
28 2020 Australia 260026 7.1 Movie Released R
29 1998 United States of America 1197920 8.5 Movie Released R
30 2013 United States of America 86396 7.5 Movie Released
31 2006 United States of America 568904 8 Movie Released PG-13
32
Selma
Selma
127 min
2014 France 95930 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
33 1971 United Kingdom 888921 8.3 Movie Released
34 2006 Belgium 55171 7.5 Movie Released NR
35
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
127 min
2013 Czech Republic 393218 7.1 Movie Released R
36
The Road
The Road
111 min
2009 United States of America 256876 7.2 Movie Released
37
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
128 min
2007 China 82835 7.6 Movie Released
38
Hotel Mumbai
Hotel Mumbai
123 min
2019 Australia 72548 7.6 Movie Released R
39
A Separation
A Separation
123 min
2011 Australia 260952 8.3 Movie Released PG-13
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