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# Title Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status
1
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev 183 min
1966 Soviet Union 60704 8 Film HD
2
The Cranes Are Flying
The Cranes Are Flying 97 min
1957 Soviet Union 22684 8.3 Film HD
3
Stalker
Stalker 162 min
1979 Soviet Union 156361 8 Film HD
4
Come and See
Come and See 142 min
1985 Soviet Union 123847 8.3 Film HD
5
Burnt by the Sun
Burnt by the Sun 135 min
1994 Russia 17301 7.8 Film HD
6
The Ascent
The Ascent 111 min
1977 Soviet Union 12376 8.2 Film HD
7
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry 100 min
1997 Iran 44287 7.7 Film HD
8
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice 149 min
1986 Sweden 35176 7.8 Film HD
9
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor 163 min
1987 Italy 119966 7.7 Film HD
10
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped 101 min
1956 France 30810 8.1 Film HD
11
Black Cat, White Cat
Black Cat, White Cat 127 min
1998 France 58848 8 Film HD
12
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers 121 min
1966 Italy 76018 8.1 Film HD
13
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof 181 min
1971 United States of America 52264 8 Film HD
14
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others 137 min
2006 Germany 444127 8.4 Film HD
15
The Piano
The Piano 120 min
1993 New Zealand 101518 7.5 Film HD
16
Au Revoir les Enfants
Au Revoir les Enfants 105 min
1987 Germany 38614 8 Film HD
17
Three Colors: Red
Three Colors: Red 100 min
1994 France 116006 8.1 Film HD
18
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth 118 min
2006 Mexico 748058 8.2 Film HD
19
The Pianist
The Pianist 150 min
2002 France 1014370 8.5 Film HD
20
Vanya on 42nd Street
Vanya on 42nd Street 120 min
1994 United States of America 5672 7.3 Film HD
21
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire 128 min
1987 Germany 84161 7.9 Film HD
22
Schindler's List
Schindler's List 195 min
1993 United States of America 1588100 9 Film HD
23
Roma
Roma 135 min
2018 United Kingdom 178792 7.6 Film HD
24
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 120 min
2000 Hong Kong 295521 7.9 Film HD
25
The Great Beauty
The Great Beauty 142 min
2013 France 106485 7.7 Film HD
26
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
The Wind That Shakes the Barley 127 min
2006 Ireland 59202 7.5 Film HD
27
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows 99 min
1959 France 134793 8 Film HD
28
Kinsey
Kinsey 118 min
2004 Germany 52659 7 Film HD
29
The Forbidden Room
The Forbidden Room 119 min
2015 Canada 3601 6.2 Film HD
30
The King's Speech
The King's Speech 118 min
2010 United Kingdom 733894 8 Film HD
31
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes 130 min
2009 Argentina 243003 8.2 Film HD