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| # | Title | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hotel Rwanda
121 min
|
2004 | Italy | Drama | 392616 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 2 |
The Constant Gardener
129 min
|
2005 | China | Drama | 156032 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 3 |
Blood Diamond
143 min
|
2006 | Germany | Drama | 626885 | 8 | Film | HD |
| 4 |
The Last King of Scotland
123 min
|
2006 | United States of America | Drama | 206138 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 5 |
Beasts of No Nation
137 min
|
2015 | Brazil | Drama | 91626 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 6 |
Timbuktu
96 min
|
2014 | France | Drama | 19025 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 7 |
12 Years a Slave
134 min
|
2013 | United Kingdom | Drama | 788470 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 8 |
City of God
129 min
|
2002 | Brazil | Drama | 873004 | 8.6 | Film | HD |
| 9 |
The Kite Runner
128 min
|
2007 | China | Drama | 85328 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 10 |
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
113 min
|
2019 | Malawi | Drama | 52568 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 11 |
African Cats
89 min
|
2011 | United States of America | Documentary | 6963 | 7.5 | Film | HD |
| 12 |
A Dry White Season
107 min
|
1989 | United States of America | Drama | 6873 | 7 | Film | HD |
| 13 |
The Siege of Jadotville
108 min
|
2016 | Ireland | Drama | 48301 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 14 |
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
141 min
|
2013 | France | Drama | 30114 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 15 |
Queen of Katwe
124 min
|
2016 | United States of America | Drama | 20070 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 16 |
Shooting Dogs
115 min
|
2006 | Germany | Drama | 12419 | 7.6 | Film | HD |
| 17 |
Shutter Island
138 min
|
2010 | United States of America | Drama | 1655640 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 18 |
The Fountain
96 min
|
2006 | United States of America | Drama | 258541 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 19 |
Beasts of the Southern Wild
93 min
|
2012 | Canada | Drama | 86863 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 20 |
The Help
146 min
|
2011 | United States of America | Drama | 529493 | 8.1 | Film | HD |
| 21 |
The Color Purple
154 min
|
1985 | United States of America | Drama | 104468 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 22 |
The Good Lie
110 min
|
2014 | India | Drama | 35798 | 7.4 | Film | HD |
| 23 |
The Railway Man
116 min
|
2013 | Australia | Drama | 44556 | 7.1 | Film | HD |
| 24 | 2007 | Canada | Thriller | 50529 | 3.8 | Film | HD | |
| 25 |
They Shall Not Grow Old
99 min
|
2018 | New Zealand | Documentary | 40868 | 8.2 | Film | HD |
| 26 |
Eye in the Sky
102 min
|
2015 | United Kingdom | Drama | 96192 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 27 |
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
158 min
|
2011 | Sweden | Drama | 529471 | 7.8 | Film | HD |
| 28 |
Mississippi Masala
118 min
|
1991 | United Kingdom | Drama | 7492 | 6.8 | Film | HD |
| 29 |
The Physician
155 min
|
2013 | Germany | Adventure | 45367 | 7.2 | Film | HD |
| 30 |
I Am Not a Witch
93 min
|
2017 | France | Drama | 4951 | 6.9 | Film | HD |
| 31 |
The Last Face
130 min
|
2017 | United States of America | Drama | 5920 | 5 | Film | HD |
| 32 |
The African Queen
105 min
|
1952 | United Kingdom | Drama | 87619 | 7.7 | Film | HD |
| 33 |
Black Panther
135 min
|
2018 | United States of America | Action | 912250 | 7.3 | Film | HD |
| 34 |
The Lion King
89 min
|
1994 | United States of America | Drama | 1262640 | 8.5 | Film | HD |
| 35 |
Mountains May Depart
127 min
|
2015 | China | Drama | 7056 | 6.9 | Film | HD |
