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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grave of the Fireflies
89 min
|
1988 | Japan | Drama | 388977 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
The Thin Red Line
171 min
|
1998 | United States of America | Drama | 212546 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
Come and See
142 min
|
1985 | Soviet Union | Drama | 124174 | 8.3 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
Life Is Beautiful
116 min
|
1997 | Italy | Drama | 815570 | 8.6 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
Letters from Iwo Jima
141 min
|
2006 | United States of America | Drama | 177423 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
The Pianist
150 min
|
2002 | France | Drama | 1015380 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
Atonement
123 min
|
2007 | France | Drama | 330591 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
Schindler's List
195 min
|
1993 | United States of America | Drama | 1589720 | 9 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
City of God
129 min
|
2002 | Brazil | Drama | 873917 | 8.6 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
The Bridge on the River Kwai
161 min
|
1957 | United Kingdom | Drama | 249259 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
Saving Private Ryan
169 min
|
1998 | United States of America | Drama | 1646360 | 8.6 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
Platoon
120 min
|
1986 | United Kingdom | Drama | 473117 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
The Hurt Locker
131 min
|
2008 | United States of America | Drama | 497517 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
War Horse
146 min
|
2011 | India | Drama | 173762 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
Paths of Glory
88 min
|
1957 | United States of America | Drama | 239963 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
Full Metal Jacket
117 min
|
1987 | United Kingdom | Drama | 852754 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
The English Patient
162 min
|
1996 | United Kingdom | Drama | 214171 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
The Deer Hunter
183 min
|
1978 | United Kingdom | Drama | 386881 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
The Killing Fields
142 min
|
1984 | United Kingdom | Drama | 63892 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 20 |
The Last Samurai
154 min
|
2003 | United States of America | Drama | 505733 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
1917
119 min
|
2019 | India | Drama | 775701 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
Soylent Green
97 min
|
1973 | United States of America | Thriller | 74312 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
Hiroshima Mon Amour
92 min
|
1959 | France | Drama | 39544 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
The Act of Killing
117 min
|
2012 | Denmark | Documentary | 44460 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 25 |
The Great Escape
173 min
|
1963 | United States of America | Drama | 278216 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
Zama
115 min
|
2017 | Argentina | Drama | 7769 | 6.7 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
Tora! Tora! Tora!
144 min
|
1970 | Japan | Drama | 39955 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
Restrepo
93 min
|
2010 | United States of America | War | 24616 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
Waltz with Bashir
90 min
|
2008 | Australia | Drama | 62760 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
The Sandlot
101 min
|
1993 | United States of America | Drama | 115748 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
My Way
137 min
|
2011 | South Korea | Drama | 13506 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 32 |
Hostiles
134 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 107861 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 33 |
The Impossible
113 min
|
2012 | Spain | Drama | 264008 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 34 |
The Road
111 min
|
2009 | United States of America | Drama | 271881 | 7.2 | Film | HD |