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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Ascent
111 min
|
1977 | Soviet Union | Drama | 12406 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
Stalker
162 min
|
1979 | Soviet Union | Drama | 156598 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
Burnt by the Sun
135 min
|
1994 | Russia | Drama | 17332 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
Leviathan
141 min
|
2014 | Russia | Drama | 60244 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
The Russian Woodpecker
80 min
|
2015 | Ukraine | Documentary | 1554 | 6.7 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
The Death of Stalin
107 min
|
2017 | Belgium | Drama | 127238 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
The Double
93 min
|
2014 | United Kingdom | Thriller | 55694 | 6.4 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
The Artist
100 min
|
2011 | Belgium | Drama | 255773 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
The Lobster
119 min
|
2015 | France | Drama | 335426 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 10 | 2014 | France | Drama | 20571 | 6.9 | Film | HD | |
| 11 |
Wings
144 min
|
1927 | United States of America | Drama | 16392 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
Amour
127 min
|
2012 | France | Drama | 110849 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
The Great Beauty
142 min
|
2013 | France | Drama | 106580 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
In the Mood for Love
98 min
|
2000 | Hong Kong | Drama | 189560 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
Paris, Texas
145 min
|
1984 | United Kingdom | Drama | 142434 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
I Am Love
120 min
|
2010 | Italy | Drama | 25702 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
A Fantastic Woman
104 min
|
2017 | Chile | Drama | 28559 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
Frantz
113 min
|
2016 | France | Drama | 18834 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 19 | 2007 | France | Drama | 112965 | 8 | Film | HD | |
| 20 |
The Lives of Others
137 min
|
2006 | Germany | Drama | 444458 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
The Favourite
120 min
|
2018 | Ireland | Drama | 259577 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
A Man Called Ove
116 min
|
2015 | Norway | Drama | 75089 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
Persona
84 min
|
1966 | Sweden | Drama | 141102 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
Two Days, One Night
95 min
|
2014 | Belgium | Drama | 52394 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 25 |
The Celebration
105 min
|
1998 | Denmark | Drama | 100184 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
Tangerines
87 min
|
2013 | Estonia | Drama | 51828 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
Toni Erdmann
162 min
|
2016 | Austria | Drama | 55338 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
Wild Strawberries
91 min
|
1957 | Sweden | Drama | 124897 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
Lady Macbeth
86 min
|
2016 | United Kingdom | Drama | 30057 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
The Salesman
125 min
|
2016 | Iran | Drama | 69016 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
mother!
121 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 269183 | 6.6 | Film | HD |
| 32 |
Life Is Beautiful
116 min
|
1997 | Italy | Drama | 815710 | 8.6 | Film | HD |
