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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Clockwork Orange
137 min
|
1971 | United Kingdom | Science Fiction | 940232 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
The Motorcycle Diaries
126 min
|
2004 | Argentina | Drama | 109498 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
The Secret in Their Eyes
130 min
|
2009 | Argentina | Drama | 243854 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
The Hunt
116 min
|
2012 | Denmark | Drama | 413949 | 8.3 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
Persepolis
95 min
|
2007 | France | Animation | 106664 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
City of God
129 min
|
2002 | Brazil | Drama | 876306 | 8.6 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
Hotel Rwanda
121 min
|
2004 | Italy | Drama | 393438 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
Z
122 min
|
1969 | Algeria | Thriller | 34220 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
The Killing Fields
142 min
|
1984 | United Kingdom | Drama | 64031 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
The Wave
107 min
|
2008 | Germany | Drama | 122368 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
Erin Brockovich
131 min
|
2000 | United States of America | Drama | 248131 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
Boys Don't Cry
118 min
|
1999 | United States of America | Drama | 107992 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
The Pianist
150 min
|
2002 | France | Drama | 1018110 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
Schindler's List
195 min
|
1993 | United States of America | Drama | 1593670 | 9 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
The Kite Runner
128 min
|
2007 | China | Drama | 85412 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
V for Vendetta
132 min
|
2006 | Germany | Drama | 1251250 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
The Baader Meinhof Complex
149 min
|
2008 | Czech Republic | Action | 41805 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
Missing
111 min
|
2023 | United States of America | Drama | 72503 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
American History X
119 min
|
1998 | United States of America | Drama | 1279640 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 20 |
Dead Poets Society
128 min
|
1989 | United States of America | Drama | 661326 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
A Separation
123 min
|
2011 | France | Drama | 279132 | 8.3 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
Invictus
134 min
|
2009 | United States of America | Drama | 174946 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
Roma
135 min
|
2018 | United Kingdom | Drama | 179101 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
The Act of Killing
117 min
|
2012 | Denmark | Documentary | 44553 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 25 |
Caché
117 min
|
2005 | France | Drama | 90668 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
The Square
151 min
|
2017 | Denmark | Drama | 83166 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
Selma
127 min
|
2014 | France | Drama | 99458 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
In the Name of the Father
133 min
|
1993 | United Kingdom | Drama | 203754 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
Suffragette
106 min
|
2015 | France | Drama | 46630 | 6.9 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
The Invisible Man
124 min
|
2020 | Australia | Drama | 287985 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
The Help
146 min
|
2011 | United States of America | Drama | 530638 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 32 |
Spotlight
129 min
|
2015 | United States of America | Drama | 538005 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 33 |
Milk
128 min
|
2008 | United States of America | Drama | 186537 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 34 |
The Pursuit of Happyness
117 min
|
2006 | United States of America | Drama | 626401 | 8 | Film | HD |