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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tokyo Story
137 min
|
1953 | Japan | Drama | 78045 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
Ikiru
143 min
|
1952 | Japan | Drama | 102783 | 8.3 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
Grave of the Fireflies
89 min
|
1988 | Japan | Drama | 388710 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
The Last Emperor
163 min
|
1987 | Italy | Drama | 120060 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
137 min
|
2013 | Japan | Animation | 62364 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
The Circle
110 min
|
2017 | United Arab Emirates | Drama | 105593 | 5.4 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
Wild Strawberries
91 min
|
1957 | Sweden | Drama | 124863 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 8 | 1984 | Japan | Adventure | 197846 | 8 | Film | HD | |
| 9 |
The Road
111 min
|
2009 | United States of America | Drama | 271833 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
The Color Purple
154 min
|
1985 | United States of America | Drama | 104586 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
Dances with Wolves
181 min
|
1990 | United Kingdom | Drama | 311167 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
A Man Called Ove
116 min
|
2015 | Norway | Drama | 75058 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 13 | 2007 | Canada | Drama | 204902 | 7.5 | Film | HD | |
| 14 |
Still Walking
114 min
|
2008 | Japan | Drama | 21095 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
The Lives of Others
137 min
|
2006 | Germany | Drama | 444364 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
The Sea Inside
126 min
|
2004 | Spain | Drama | 89064 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
The Pianist
150 min
|
2002 | France | Drama | 1015170 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
My Neighbor Totoro
86 min
|
1988 | Japan | Fantasy | 434033 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
A Separation
123 min
|
2011 | France | Drama | 278541 | 8.3 | Film | HD |
| 20 |
The Motorcycle Diaries
126 min
|
2004 | Argentina | Drama | 109322 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
120 min
|
2000 | Hong Kong | Adventure | 295677 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
The Station Agent
88 min
|
2003 | United States of America | Drama | 80363 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
A Ghost Story
93 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 86947 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
The Virgin Suicides
97 min
|
2000 | United States of America | Drama | 187007 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 25 |
Like Father, Like Son
120 min
|
2013 | Japan | Drama | 31124 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
92 min
|
1964 | France | Drama | 35205 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
The Road to El Dorado
89 min
|
2000 | United States of America | Family | 119638 | 6.9 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
Pan's Labyrinth
118 min
|
2006 | Mexico | Drama | 748451 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
The Master
137 min
|
2012 | United States of America | Drama | 201894 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
The Farewell
100 min
|
2019 | China | Drama | 75815 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
Life Is Beautiful
116 min
|
1997 | Italy | Drama | 815404 | 8.6 | Film | HD |
| 32 |
The Old Man and the Sea
86 min
|
1958 | United States of America | Drama | 9355 | 6.9 | Film | HD |
| 33 |
Into the Wild
148 min
|
2007 | United States of America | Drama | 696663 | 8 | Film | HD |
