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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Blair Witch Project
81 min
|
1999 | United States of America | Horror | 317844 | 6.5 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
Tangerine
87 min
|
2015 | United States of America | Drama | 43122 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
Searching for Sugar Man
85 min
|
2012 | Sweden | Music | 76412 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
The Act of Killing
117 min
|
2012 | Denmark | Documentary | 44345 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 5 | 2008 | United States of America | Documentary | 45695 | 8.5 | Film | HD | |
| 6 |
American Factory
110 min
|
2019 | United States of America | Documentary | 25102 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
My Winnipeg
80 min
|
2008 | Canada | Documentary | 6038 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
Waltz with Bashir
90 min
|
2008 | Australia | Drama | 62700 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
Paris, Texas
145 min
|
1984 | United Kingdom | Drama | 141580 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
Exit Through the Gift Shop
86 min
|
2010 | United Kingdom | Documentary | 70479 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
|
2020 | United States of America | Documentary | 181057 | 9 | Serial | Încheiat |
| 12 |
Catfish
87 min
|
2010 | United States of America | Documentary | 43917 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
The Thin Blue Line
103 min
|
1988 | United States of America | Crime | 26460 | 7.9 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
|
2015 | United States of America | Documentary | 108304 | 8.5 | Serial | Încheiat |
| 15 |
Fahrenheit 9/11
123 min
|
2004 | Italy | Documentary | 135106 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
The Florida Project
112 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 147179 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
The Social Dilemma
94 min
|
2020 | United States of America | Drama | 94492 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
95 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Documentary | 28153 | 8.3 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
|
2022 | United States of America | Drama | 42111 | 7.1 | Serial | Încheiat |
| 20 |
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
82 min
|
2011 | United States of America | Documentary | 39827 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
20 Feet from Stardom
89 min
|
2013 | United States of America | Documentary | 14494 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
|
2019 | Documentary | 16252 | 7.5 | Serial | Încheiat | |
| 23 |
Crumb
120 min
|
1994 | United States of America | Documentary | 23039 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
|
2018 | United States of America | Documentary | 38679 | 8 | Serial | Încheiat |
| 25 |
The Cove
92 min
|
2009 | United States of America | Documentary | 52726 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
The Square
151 min
|
2017 | Denmark | Drama | 82912 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
Lords of Chaos
118 min
|
2018 | United Kingdom | Drama | 22496 | 6.6 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
City of God
129 min
|
2002 | Brazil | Drama | 872151 | 8.6 | Film | HD |
