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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1 2013 United States of America 747033 8.1 Movie Released
2
The Butler
The Butler
132 min
2013 United States of America 120207 7.2 Movie Released PG-13
3
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
127 min
2016 United States of America 259836 7.8 Movie Released
4
The Help
The Help
146 min
2011 India 498104 8.1 Movie Released
5
Selma
Selma
127 min
2014 France 95930 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
6
Fences
Fences
139 min
2016 Canada 119144 7.2 Movie Released PG-13
7 1985 United States of America 98350 7.7 Movie Released
8 1990 United States of America 4947 7.3 Movie Released PG
9
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
149 min
1996 United States of America 184201 7.5 Movie Released R
10
The Blind Side
The Blind Side
129 min
2009 United States of America 364032 7.6 Movie Released PG-13
11 1988 United States of America 112703 7.8 Movie Released R
12
Goodbye Solo
Goodbye Solo
91 min
2009 United States of America 6167 7.3 Movie Released
13 1998 United States of America 1197920 8.5 Movie Released R
14
Precious
Precious
110 min
2009 United States of America 116901 7.3 Movie Released
15 2008 United States of America 28197 7.2 Movie Released PG-13
16 2005 United States of America 3055 6.4 Movie Released NR
17
Belly
Belly
96 min
1998 United States of America 12804 6.2 Movie Released R
18 2012 United States of America 1718800 8.5 Movie Released R
19
Roots
Roots
90 min
SS 1 EP 8
1977 19100 8.4 Serie Ended NR
20 1999 United States of America 593 7.1 Movie Released G
21 1967 United States of America 84345 7.9 Movie Released PG-13
22 2003 United States of America 7689 5.6 Movie Released PG-13
23
When They See Us
When They See Us
75 min
SS 1 EP 4
2019 United States of America 140834 8.8 Serie Ended TV-MA
24
I'll Fly Away
I'll Fly Away
60 min
SS 3 EP 39
1991 1067 8.6 Serie Ended
25
Green Book
Green Book
130 min
2018 United States of America 587421 8.2 Movie Released
26
The Wire
The Wire
60 min
SS 5 EP 60
2002 United States of America 384058 9.3 Serie Ended TV-MA
27 2010 United States of America 8229 6.2 Movie Released R
28
Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black
90 min
SS 7 EP 91
2013 United States of America 322661 8 Serie Ended TV-MA
29 2012 United States of America 7978 7.7 Movie Released NR
30
Just Mercy
Just Mercy
137 min
2019 United States of America 76680 7.6 Movie Released
31 2017 United States of America 4040 6.4 Movie Released
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