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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Last Letter from Your Lover
110 min
|
2021 | Canada | Drama | 25377 | 6.7 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
Apur Sansar
105 min
|
1959 | India | Drama | 20126 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
The Lunchbox
104 min
|
2013 | France | Drama | 68799 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
Masaan
109 min
|
2015 | France | Drama | 35737 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
The Namesake
122 min
|
2006 | India | Drama | 23016 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
Rang De Basanti
157 min
|
2006 | India | Drama | 126825 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
Queen
146 min
|
2014 | India | Drama | 71529 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
Kahaani
122 min
|
2012 | India | Mystery | 70153 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
PK
153 min
|
2014 | India | Drama | 223970 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
Life of Pi
127 min
|
2012 | India | Drama | 702102 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
Dangal
161 min
|
2016 | India | Drama | 244997 | 8.3 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
190 min
|
1995 | India | Comedy | 86032 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!
207 min
|
1994 | India | Drama | 24377 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
159 min
|
2015 | India | Drama | 112153 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
Rajma Chawal
129 min
|
2018 | India | Drama | 2052 | 5.7 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
Fahrenheit 451
113 min
|
1966 | United Kingdom | Drama | 47658 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
Gandu
85 min
|
2010 | India | Drama | 3053 | 5.3 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
Kapoor & Sons
137 min
|
2016 | India | Drama | 33962 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
Court
116 min
|
2015 | India | Drama | 5775 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 20 |
Murder on the Orient Express
114 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 322283 | 6.5 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
Tumbbad
113 min
|
2018 | India | Fantasy | 76043 | 8.2 | Film | HD |