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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Child in Time
90 min
|
2018 | United Kingdom | Drama | 5506 | 6.1 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
The Kite Runner
128 min
|
2007 | China | Drama | 85343 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
The Breadwinner
94 min
|
2017 | Canada | Drama | 30939 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
Room
118 min
|
2015 | Canada | Drama | 481355 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
Atonement
123 min
|
2007 | France | Drama | 330371 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
Beasts of the Southern Wild
93 min
|
2012 | Canada | Drama | 86872 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
Lion
118 min
|
2016 | Australia | Drama | 267264 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
The Pursuit of Happyness
117 min
|
2006 | United States of America | Drama | 624118 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
Precious
110 min
|
2009 | United States of America | Drama | 121342 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
Little Miss Sunshine
102 min
|
2006 | United States of America | Drama | 560507 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
My Life as a Zucchini
66 min
|
2016 | France | Drama | 33110 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
A Monster Calls
108 min
|
2016 | Spain | Drama | 99131 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
The Sound of Music
174 min
|
1965 | United States of America | Drama | 291839 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
The Station Agent
88 min
|
2003 | United States of America | Drama | 80306 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
Life Is Beautiful
116 min
|
1997 | Italy | Drama | 815103 | 8.6 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
Innocent Voices
120 min
|
2005 | Mexico | Drama | 8632 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
Slumdog Millionaire
120 min
|
2008 | United Kingdom | Drama | 911623 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
The Florida Project
112 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 147572 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
Children of Heaven
88 min
|
1997 | Iran | Drama | 90380 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 20 |
The Giver
97 min
|
2014 | United States of America | Drama | 131003 | 6.4 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
113 min
|
2019 | Malawi | Drama | 52617 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
About Time
123 min
|
2013 | United Kingdom | Drama | 436133 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
August Rush
114 min
|
2007 | United States of America | Family | 114864 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
Capernaum
126 min
|
2018 | France | Drama | 125023 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 25 |
The Fault in Our Stars
126 min
|
2014 | United States of America | Drama | 425421 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
The Secret Garden
102 min
|
1993 | United States of America | Drama | 47341 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
Matilda
98 min
|
1996 | United States of America | Comedy | 196584 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
Paper Towns
109 min
|
2015 | United States of America | Drama | 111851 | 6.2 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
The Road
111 min
|
2009 | United States of America | Drama | 271736 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
Inside Out
95 min
|
2015 | United States of America | Drama | 919943 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
The Help
146 min
|
2011 | United States of America | Drama | 529651 | 8.1 | Film | HD |