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  1. Michael poster18.62026Michael
  2. Schindler's List poster28.61993Schindler's List
  3. GoodFellas poster38.41990GoodFellas
  4. City of God poster48.42002City of God
  5. The Pianist poster58.42002The Pianist
  6. The Intouchables poster68.32011The Intouchables
  7. Saving Private Ryan poster78.21998Saving Private Ryan
  8. Green Book poster88.22018Green Book
  9. Hacksaw Ridge poster98.22016Hacksaw Ridge
  10. Togo poster108.12019Togo
  11. Memories of Murder poster118.12003Memories of Murder
  12. The Elephant Man poster128.11980The Elephant Man
  13. Lion poster138.02016Lion
  14. The Wolf of Wall Street poster148.02013The Wolf of Wall Street
  15. Amadeus poster158.01984Amadeus
  16. Oppenheimer poster168.02023Oppenheimer
  17. Ford v Ferrari poster178.02019Ford v Ferrari
  18. Lawrence of Arabia poster188.01962Lawrence of Arabia
  19. The Imitation Game poster198.02014The Imitation Game
  20. Catch Me If You Can poster208.02002Catch Me If You Can
  21. Society of the Snow poster218.02023Society of the Snow
  22. Bohemian Rhapsody poster227.92018Bohemian Rhapsody
  23. Sound of Freedom poster237.92023Sound of Freedom
  24. Braveheart poster247.91995Braveheart
  25. Freedom Writers poster257.92007Freedom Writers
  26. 12 Years a Slave poster267.9201312 Years a Slave
  27. The Great Escape poster277.91963The Great Escape
  28. Dallas Buyers Club poster287.92013Dallas Buyers Club
  29. Titanic poster297.91997Titanic
  30. The Pursuit of Happyness poster307.92006The Pursuit of Happyness
  31. Downfall poster317.92004Downfall
  32. The Greatest Showman poster327.92017The Greatest Showman
  33. A Beautiful Mind poster337.92001A Beautiful Mind
  34. Just Mercy poster347.82019Just Mercy
  35. The Theory of Everything poster357.82014The Theory of Everything
  36. Spotlight poster367.82015Spotlight
  37. Into the Wild poster377.82007Into the Wild
  38. Awakenings poster387.81990Awakenings
  39. Straight Outta Compton poster397.82015Straight Outta Compton
  40. Tetris poster407.82023Tetris
  41. Rush poster417.72013Rush
  42. The King's Speech poster427.72010The King's Speech
  43. The Sound of Music poster437.71965The Sound of Music
  44. Hotel Rwanda poster447.72004Hotel Rwanda
  45. Manhattan poster457.71979Manhattan
  46. Gran Turismo poster467.72023Gran Turismo
  47. Mississippi Burning poster477.71988Mississippi Burning
  48. Remember the Titans poster487.72000Remember the Titans
  49. The Blind Side poster497.72009The Blind Side
  50. All the President's Men poster507.71976All the President's Men

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