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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Kite Runner
128 min
|
2007 | China | Drama | 85342 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
A Separation
123 min
|
2011 | France | Drama | 278449 | 8.3 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
Persepolis
95 min
|
2007 | France | Animation | 106298 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
No Man's Land
98 min
|
2001 | France | Action | 50667 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
The Breadwinner
94 min
|
2017 | Canada | Drama | 30935 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
Waltz with Bashir
90 min
|
2008 | Australia | Drama | 62749 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
City of God
129 min
|
2002 | Brazil | Drama | 873371 | 8.6 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
The Color Purple
154 min
|
1985 | United States of America | Drama | 104536 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
Hotel Rwanda
121 min
|
2004 | Italy | Drama | 392721 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
For Sama
100 min
|
2019 | Syrian Arab Republic | Documentary | 13812 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
The Offering
93 min
|
2022 | United States of America | Drama | 8939 | 5.3 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
Kandahar
119 min
|
2023 | United Arab Emirates | Drama | 47022 | 6.1 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
The Last Face
130 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 5922 | 5 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
Sand Storm
87 min
|
2016 | Israel | Drama | 4052 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
Timbuktu
96 min
|
2014 | France | Drama | 19032 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
Life Is Beautiful
116 min
|
1997 | Italy | Drama | 815047 | 8.6 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
Tora! Tora! Tora!
144 min
|
1970 | Japan | Drama | 39932 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
The Pianist
150 min
|
2002 | France | Drama | 1014680 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
American Sniper
133 min
|
2014 | United States of America | Drama | 571381 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 20 |
Schindler's List
195 min
|
1993 | United States of America | Drama | 1588650 | 9 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
The Hunt
116 min
|
2012 | Denmark | Drama | 411622 | 8.3 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
12 Years a Slave
134 min
|
2013 | United Kingdom | Drama | 788748 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
Beasts of No Nation
137 min
|
2015 | Brazil | Drama | 91654 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
The Road
111 min
|
2009 | United States of America | Drama | 271709 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 25 |
Bird Box
124 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Horror | 423326 | 6.6 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
The Secret in Their Eyes
130 min
|
2009 | Argentina | Drama | 243074 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
Beirut
109 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Drama | 27076 | 6.5 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
The Act of Killing
117 min
|
2012 | Denmark | Documentary | 44427 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
The Killing Fields
142 min
|
1984 | United Kingdom | Drama | 63855 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
Under the Shadow
84 min
|
2016 | Jordan | Drama | 32696 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
Brooklyn
111 min
|
2015 | Canada | Drama | 158830 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 32 |
The Namesake
122 min
|
2006 | India | Drama | 23003 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 33 |
In the Land of Blood and Honey
127 min
|
2011 | United Kingdom | Drama | 34970 | 4.7 | Film | HD |
| 34 |
The Last Days
103 min
|
2013 | Spain | Science Fiction | 9614 | 6.1 | Film | HD |
| 35 |
The Messenger
113 min
|
2009 | United States of America | Drama | 38579 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 36 |
Capernaum
126 min
|
2018 | France | Drama | 125009 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 37 |
A Fantastic Woman
104 min
|
2017 | Chile | Drama | 28545 | 7.2 | Film | HD |