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Blonde

Blonde is a psychological drama depicting the life of Marilyn Monroe. The film offers a fictionalized account of the ico...

Drama Psychological Historical Biographical

9.2 Excellent

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Pyaasa

Pyaasa is a 1957 Indian drama film centered on Vijay, an Urdu poet in Calcutta whose work receives little recognition. H...

Drama India 1950S

9.1 Excellent

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Queen

Queen is a 2014 Indian comedy-drama centered around Rani Mehra, a woman who travels alone across Europe following the ca...

Travel Adventure Independent India

8.9 Great

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Jalsaghar

Jalsaghar, directed by Satyajit Ray, is a 1958 Bengali drama film adapted from Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay’s short story. F...

Drama India 1950S

8.9 Great

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Pather Panchali

Satyajit Ray’s *Pather Panchali* (1955) offers a deeply moving portrayal of rural poverty in colonial India. The film ch...

Classic Drama India Family

8.8 Great

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Mahanagar

Mahanagar, directed by Satyajit Ray in 1963, portrays a Bengali family’s reaction to their wife’s employment as a salesw...

Drama India 1960S

8.8 Great

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Anand

Anand, released in 1971, was a Hindi-language drama directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and co-written by Gulzar. The film...

Drama India 1970S

8.7 Great

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Hamilton

Hamilton is a 2020 film based on the Broadway musical, recorded from three performances of the stage production. The mov...

Musical United States 2020S

8.6 Great

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Sing Sing

Sing Sing is a 2023 biographical drama depicting the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing Correctional F...

Drama United States 2020S

8.6 Great

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About Dry Grasses

About Dry Grasses is a 2023 drama film set in rural eastern Anatolia. The story centers on a teacher facing accusations...

Germany Drama 2020S

8.6 Great

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Green Border

Green Border is a 2023 drama focusing on the experiences of migrants near the Belarus-European Union border. The film’s...

Drama Czech Republic 2020S

8.6 Great

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Do Bigha Zamin

Do Bigha Zamin, directed by Bimal Roy, adapts Rabindranath Tagore’s work into a Hindi drama featuring Balraj Sahni and N...

Drama India 1950S

8.6 Great

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All We Imagine as Light

All We Imagine as Light is a 2024 drama film directed by Payal Kapadia with a multilingual cast including Kani Kusruti a...

Romantic Drama India INDIE

8.1 Great

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Vikram

Vikram is a 2022 Tamil action thriller directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The film features Kamal Haasan as a former special...

India Action Thriller 2020S

8.1 Great

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Ponniyin Selvan: I

Ponniyin Selvan: I is a 2022 Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s novel. The story depicts...

India Action Adventure Historical Fiction 2020S

7.7 Good

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Gangubai Kathiawadi

Gangubai Kathiawadi is a 2022 biographical crime drama depicting the life of Gangubai Kathiawadi, originating from Kathi...

Drama India Romance Crime Historical

7.5 Good

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The White Tiger

The White Tiger is a drama film adapting Aravind Adiga’s novel about Balram Halwai, a young man from rural India seeking...

Drama India Crime Social Commentary

7.1 Good

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Tanhaji

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior is a 2020 Indian historical action film depicting the life of Maratha warrior Tanaji Malusar...

India Historical 2020S

7.0 Good

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The Kashmir Files

The Kashmir Files is a 2022 drama depicting the 1990 expulsion of Kashmiri Pandits from Indian-administered Kashmir. It...

India Historical Drama 2020S

6.4 Fair

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Dhurandhar

Dhurandhar is a 2025 Hindi-language spy thriller directed by Aditya Dhar, focusing on a covert counter-terrorism operati...

India Spy Action Thriller 2020S

6.3 Fair