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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 |
Amreeka
96 min
|
2009 | Canada | Drama | 3781 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
The Namesake
122 min
|
2006 | India | Drama | 23003 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
Slumdog Millionaire
120 min
|
2008 | United Kingdom | Drama | 911601 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
The Visitor
104 min
|
2008 | United States of America | Drama | 46307 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
The Pursuit of Happyness
117 min
|
2006 | United States of America | Drama | 624066 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
Brooklyn
111 min
|
2015 | Canada | Drama | 158830 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
The Hundred-Foot Journey
122 min
|
2014 | India | Drama | 91568 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
A Fantastic Woman
104 min
|
2017 | Chile | Drama | 28545 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
Lost in Translation
102 min
|
2003 | United Kingdom | Drama | 530652 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
The Great Beauty
142 min
|
2013 | France | Drama | 106513 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
In the Fade
106 min
|
2017 | France | Drama | 37893 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
Hotel Rwanda
121 min
|
2004 | Italy | Drama | 392721 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
The Intouchables
113 min
|
2011 | France | Drama | 1031070 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
Moonlight
111 min
|
2016 | United States of America | Drama | 353296 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
Wild Tales
122 min
|
2014 | Argentina | Drama | 239268 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
The Last Face
130 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 5922 | 5 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
Yesterday
116 min
|
2019 | United Kingdom | Comedy | 185467 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
The Secret in Their Eyes
130 min
|
2009 | Argentina | Drama | 243074 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 20 |
Room
118 min
|
2015 | Canada | Drama | 481331 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
Fallen
124 min
|
1998 | United States of America | Crime | 103436 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
About Elly
119 min
|
2009 | Iran | Drama | 61195 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
113 min
|
2019 | Malawi | Drama | 52613 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
The Last King of Scotland
123 min
|
2006 | United States of America | Drama | 206193 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 25 |
Minari
115 min
|
2021 | United States of America | Drama | 126441 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
The Farewell
100 min
|
2019 | China | Drama | 75797 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
Life of Pi
127 min
|
2012 | India | Drama | 701716 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
The Other Side of Hope
101 min
|
2017 | Finland | Drama | 14851 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
The Help
146 min
|
2011 | United States of America | Drama | 529625 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
He Named Me Malala
87 min
|
2015 | United Arab Emirates | Documentary | 4918 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
Capernaum
126 min
|
2018 | France | Drama | 125009 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 32 |
The Breadwinner
94 min
|
2017 | Canada | Drama | 30935 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 33 | 2008 | United Kingdom | Drama | 275519 | 7.7 | Film | HD | |
| 34 |
Into the Wild
148 min
|
2007 | United States of America | Drama | 696488 | 8 | Film | HD |
