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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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| 1 |
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2009 | United States of America | Documentary | 929 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 2 |
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1978 | United States of America | Biography | 20450 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 3 | 2021 | United States of America | Music | 14091 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 | |
| 4 |
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2013 | United States of America | Biography | 14029 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | NR |
| 5 |
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1970 | United States of America | Documentary | 18619 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 6 | 2017 | Canada | Documentary | 1097 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | ||
| 7 |
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2019 | United States of America | Documentary | 706 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 8 |
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2014 | United States of America | Biography | 26296 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 9 |
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1995 | United States of America | Drama | 232 | 5.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 10 |
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1972 | Jamaica | Crime | 7133 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 11 |
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2012 | Finland | Biography | 73382 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 12 |
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2013 | United States of America | Biography | 4028 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 13 |
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2015 | Canada | Biography | 9332 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 14 |
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1980 | United States of America | Action | 216596 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 15 |
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2004 | United States of America | Drama | 158365 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 16 |
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2013 | France | Drama | 164727 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | R |
| 17 |
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2008 | United States of America | Music | 3776 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 18 |
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2011 | United States of America | Drama | 8739 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 19 |
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2015 | United States of America | Biography | 14908 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 20 |
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2016 | United States of America | Drama | 23828 | 8.2 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
| 21 |
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2020 | United States of America | Biography | 116635 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 22 |
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2006 | United States of America | Drama | 77776 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 23 |
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2018 | United States of America | Drama | 424179 | 7.6 | Movie | Released | |
| 24 |
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2016 | United States of America | Drama | 10637 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 25 |
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2018 | United States of America | Drama | 8380 | 7.6 | Serie | Returning Series | TV-MA |
| 26 |
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2015 | United Kingdom | Biography | 220623 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 27 |
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2008 | United States of America | Drama | 23310 | 7 | Movie | Released | |
| 28 |
|
1997 | United States of America | Biography | 32019 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 29 |
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1999 | United States of America | Drama | 13403 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 30 |
|
2017 | United States of America | Adventure | 605600 | 8.4 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 31 |
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1972 | United Kingdom | Documentary | 1658 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | G |
| 32 |
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1972 | United States of America | Biography | 4903 | 7 | Movie | Released | R |
| 33 |
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2012 | United States of America | Biography | 738 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 34 | 2019 | United States of America | Drama | 22135 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | ||
| 35 |
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2021 | United States of America | Comedy | 892 | 7.7 | Serie | Canceled | TV-MA |
