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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Pursuit of Happyness
117 min
|
2006 | United States of America | Drama | 622923 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
Dead Poets Society
128 min
|
1989 | United States of America | Drama | 655050 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
A Beautiful Mind
135 min
|
2001 | United States of America | Drama | 1054880 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
The Blind Side
129 min
|
2009 | United States of America | Drama | 387881 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
Good Will Hunting
127 min
|
1997 | United States of America | Drama | 1220700 | 8.4 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
Freedom Writers
123 min
|
2007 | Germany | Drama | 92826 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
The Karate Kid
126 min
|
1984 | United States of America | Drama | 271813 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
Billy Elliot
110 min
|
2000 | France | Drama | 152465 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
Stand and Deliver
103 min
|
1988 | United States of America | Drama | 22603 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
Remember the Titans
113 min
|
2000 | United States of America | Drama | 250293 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
Coach Carter
136 min
|
2005 | Germany | Drama | 193078 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
Finding Forrester
136 min
|
2000 | United States of America | Drama | 93271 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
The Help
146 min
|
2011 | United States of America | Drama | 529132 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
Whiplash
107 min
|
2014 | United States of America | Drama | 1158720 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
The Social Network
121 min
|
2010 | United States of America | Drama | 820917 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
School of Rock
110 min
|
2003 | United States of America | Comedy | 358859 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
8 Mile
111 min
|
2002 | Germany | Drama | 352176 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
114 min
|
2013 | United Kingdom | Drama | 372544 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
The Greatest Showman
105 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 348536 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 20 |
Little Women
135 min
|
2019 | United States of America | Drama | 284822 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
Rocketman
121 min
|
2019 | United Kingdom | Drama | 209945 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
The Intouchables
113 min
|
2011 | France | Drama | 1029470 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
Joy
124 min
|
2015 | United States of America | Drama | 152569 | 6.6 | Film | HD |
| 24 |
Legally Blonde
96 min
|
2001 | United States of America | Comedy | 286063 | 6.5 | Film | HD |
| 25 |
The Imitation Game
113 min
|
2014 | United States of America | Drama | 879015 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
The King's Speech
118 min
|
2010 | United Kingdom | Drama | 733518 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
Silver Linings Playbook
122 min
|
2012 | United States of America | Drama | 774039 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
Chef
114 min
|
2014 | United States of America | Drama | 251412 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
The Hundred-Foot Journey
122 min
|
2014 | India | Drama | 91493 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
Moneyball
134 min
|
2011 | United States of America | Drama | 510099 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
A Star Is Born
136 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Drama | 449603 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 32 |
The Edge of Seventeen
105 min
|
2016 | United States of America | Drama | 151762 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 33 |
The Intern
121 min
|
2015 | United States of America | Drama | 310524 | 7.1 | Film | HD |