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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Knight and Day
109 min
|
2010 | United States of America | Action | 225599 | 6.3 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
Underground
170 min
|
1995 | Yugoslavia | Comedy | 64367 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
The Secret in Their Eyes
130 min
|
2009 | Argentina | Drama | 243854 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
Life Is Beautiful
116 min
|
1997 | Italy | Drama | 817545 | 8.6 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
120 min
|
2000 | Hong Kong | Adventure | 296171 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
A Fantastic Woman
104 min
|
2017 | Chile | Drama | 28588 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
In the Name of the Father
133 min
|
1993 | United Kingdom | Drama | 203754 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
The Kite Runner
128 min
|
2007 | China | Drama | 85412 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
The Lives of Others
137 min
|
2006 | Germany | Drama | 445154 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
127 min
|
2006 | Ireland | Drama | 59406 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
The Man Who Knew Infinity
108 min
|
2016 | United Kingdom | Drama | 67223 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
Ballad of a Soldier
89 min
|
1959 | Soviet Union | Drama | 12365 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
Romper Stomper
94 min
|
1992 | Australia | Drama | 43713 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
Children of Heaven
88 min
|
1997 | Iran | Drama | 90706 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
The Baader Meinhof Complex
149 min
|
2008 | Czech Republic | Action | 41805 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
The Pianist
150 min
|
2002 | France | Drama | 1018110 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
Hotel Rwanda
121 min
|
2004 | Italy | Drama | 393438 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
Persepolis
95 min
|
2007 | France | Animation | 106664 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
The Book Thief
131 min
|
2013 | Germany | Drama | 148078 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 20 |
All Quiet on the Western Front
147 min
|
2022 | Germany | Drama | 342406 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
The Day After
127 min
|
1983 | United States of America | Science Fiction | 20574 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
Life Is Sweet
103 min
|
1990 | United Kingdom | Drama | 12214 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
The Color Purple
154 min
|
1985 | United States of America | Drama | 104849 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
12 Years a Slave
134 min
|
2013 | United Kingdom | Drama | 790757 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 25 |
The Last Emperor
163 min
|
1987 | Italy | Drama | 120295 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
Brooklyn
111 min
|
2015 | Canada | Drama | 159012 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
The Great Beauty
142 min
|
2013 | France | Drama | 106777 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
The Square
151 min
|
2017 | Denmark | Drama | 83166 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
Mustang
97 min
|
2015 | Turkey | Drama | 43243 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
Roma
135 min
|
2018 | United Kingdom | Drama | 179101 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
The Road
111 min
|
2009 | United States of America | Drama | 272338 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 32 |
A Separation
123 min
|
2011 | France | Drama | 279132 | 8.3 | Film | HD |
| 33 |
|
2012 | Japan | Animation | 26103 | 8.1 | Serial | Încheiat |
| 34 |
Kandahar
119 min
|
2023 | United Arab Emirates | Drama | 47202 | 6.1 | Film | HD |
| 35 |
The Intouchables
113 min
|
2011 | France | Drama | 1034790 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 36 |
A Beautiful Mind
135 min
|
2001 | United States of America | Drama | 1058630 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 37 |
Enemy at the Gates
131 min
|
2001 | United States of America | Drama | 294547 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 38 |
Lady Bird
94 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 366279 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 39 |
Room
118 min
|
2015 | Canada | Drama | 482489 | 8.1 | Film | HD |