99		Grave of the Fireflies (Animation, Drama, War, 1988)
99		Turtles Can Fly (Drama, War, 2004)
89		La Grande Illusion (Drama, War, 1937)
84		Angela's Ashes (Drama, 1999)
84		Rescue Dawn (Adventure, Biography, Drama, 2006)
79		The Painted Veil (Drama, Romance, 2006)
76		The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Adventure, Drama, Western, 1948)
76		Letters from Iwo Jima (Drama, History, War, 2006)
75		Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Drama, War, 1983)
73		Bridge of Spies (Drama, History, Thriller, 2015)
73		Breaker Morant (Drama, History, War, 1980)
73		Jin ling shi san chai (Drama, History, Romance, 2011)
72		Ride with the Devil (Drama, Romance, War, 1999)
70		Flags of Our Fathers (Drama, History, War, 2006)
67		Before Sunrise (Drama, Romance, 1995)
67		The Great Raid (Action, Drama, War, 2005)
65		Walkabout (Adventure, Drama, 1971)
63		The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Drama, War, 2008)
62		Kundun (Biography, Drama, History, 1997)
60		The Killing Fields (Drama, History, War, 1984)
59		River's Edge (Crime, Drama, 1986)
56		Zulu (Drama, History, War, 1964)
56		The Mirror (Biography, Drama, 1975)
55		Glory (Drama, History, War, 1989)
54		Young Adam (Crime, Drama, 2003)
54		All Good Things (Crime, Drama, Mystery, 2010)
52		Hart's War (Drama, War, 2002)
52		Jesus Christ Superstar (Drama, History, Musical, 1973)
50		3:10 to Yuma (Adventure, Crime, Drama, 2007)
50		Blow (Biography, Crime, Drama, 2001)
49		Sid and Nancy (Biography, Drama, Music, 1986)
49		The Good German (Drama, Mystery, Thriller, 2006)
49		John Q (Crime, Drama, Thriller, 2002)
48		The Counterfeiters (Crime, Drama, War, 2007)
47		Defiance (Action, Drama, History, 2008)
47		A Mighty Heart (Biography, Drama, History, 2007)
47		The Joy Luck Club (Drama, 1993)
47		The Patriot (Action, Drama, History, 2000)
46		Alive (Adventure, Biography, Drama, 1993)
45		Gods and Generals (Drama, History, War, 2003)
45		Before Sunset (Drama, Romance, 2004)
44		The Road (Adventure, Drama, 2009)
44		Blindness (Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, 2008)
44		The Beat That My Heart Skipped (Action, Crime, Drama, 2005)
44		The Assassination of Richard Nixon (Biography, Drama, 2004)
44		Top Gun (Action, Drama, Romance, 1986)
44		Vantage Point (Crime, Drama, Mystery, 2008)
44		The Man Who Knew Too Much (Drama, Thriller, 1956)
44		Frantic (Crime, Drama, Mystery, 1988)
44		The Quiet American (Drama, Mystery, Romance, 2002)
44		Beyond Borders (Adventure, Drama, Romance, 2003)
44		Derailed (Drama, Thriller, 2005)
43		Force 10 from Navarone (Action, Drama, War, 1978)
43		Gettysburg (Drama, History, War, 1993)
43		The Last Emperor (Biography, Drama, History, 1987)
42		Gandhi (Biography, Drama, History, 1982)
42		Brothers (Drama, Thriller, War, 2009)
42		Hotel Rwanda (Drama, History, War, 2004)
42		Battle of Britain (Action, Drama, History, 1969)
42		Jakob the Liar (Drama, War, 1999)
42		Schindler's List (Biography, Drama, History, 1993)
41		Black Hawk Down (Drama, History, War, 2001)
41		Bloody Sunday (Drama, History, War, 2002)
41		Enemy at the Gates (Drama, History, War, 2001)
41		Missing (Drama, History, Mystery, 1982)
40		Lust, Caution (Drama, Romance, Thriller, 2007)
40		Saving Private Ryan (Action, Drama, War, 1998)
40		Titanic (Drama, Romance, 1997)
40		Dangerous Liaisons (Drama, Romance, 1988)
40		A Bridge Too Far (Drama, History, War, 1977)
40		The Sand Pebbles (Adventure, Drama, Romance, 1966)
40		Battle of the Bulge (Drama, History, War, 1965)
40		The Alamo (Drama, History, War, 2004)
39		The Way Back (Adventure, Biography, Drama, 2010)
39		Swimming Pool (Crime, Drama, Mystery, 2003)
39		The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (Crime, Drama, 1989)
39		Babel (Drama, 2006)
39		Rendition (Drama, Thriller, 2007)
39		He Was a Quiet Man (Drama, Romance, Thriller, 2007)
39		Chocolat (Drama, Romance, 2000)
38		Richard III (Drama, War, 1995)
37		Lincoln (Biography, Drama, History, 2012)
37		The Young Victoria (Biography, Drama, History, 2009)
37		The Promise (Drama, History, 2016)
37		The New World (Biography, Drama, History, 2005)
37		Into the White (Biography, Drama, History, 2012)
37		In the Land of Blood and Honey (Drama, Romance, War, 2011)
37		War Horse (Drama, War, 2011)
37		Amistad (Drama, History, 1997)
35		Catch Me If You Can (Biography, Crime, Drama, 2002)
35		Blood Diamond (Adventure, Drama, Thriller, 2006)
35		The Pillow Book (Drama, 1996)
35		The Great Train Robbery (Adventure, Crime, Drama, 1979)
34		Full Metal Jacket (Drama, War, 1987)
34		Platoon (Drama, War, 1986)
34		Au Revoir Les Enfants (Biography, Drama, War, 1987)
34		The Four Feathers (Adventure, Drama, Romance, 2002)
34		The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (Adventure, Biography, Drama, 1999)
34		Crossroads (Drama, Music, Mystery, 1986)
34		Dorian Gray (Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, 2009)
34		Airport (Action, Drama, Thriller, 1970)
34		Miracle at St. Anna (Action, Crime, Drama, 2008)
34		Zabriskie Point (Drama, 1970)
34		The Delta Force (Action, Adventure, Drama, 1986)
33		Revenge (Action, Crime, Drama, 1990)
33		Mississippi Burning (Crime, Drama, History, 1988)
33		Mrs. Miniver (Drama, Romance, War, 1942)
33		Amadeus (Biography, Drama, History, 1984)
33		Europa (Drama, Thriller, 1991)
32		The Remains of the Day (Drama, Romance, 1993)
32		Eight Men Out (Drama, History, Sport, 1988)
32		Salvador (Drama, History, Thriller, 1986)
32		The Mission (Adventure, Drama, History, 1986)
32		Cry Freedom (Biography, Drama, History, 1987)
31		Birdy (Drama, War, 1984)
31		Lion of the Desert (Biography, Drama, History, 1980)
31		Casualties of War (Crime, Drama, War, 1989)
31		A Passage to India (Adventure, Drama, History, 1984)
31		Red Dawn (Action, Drama, War, 1984)
31		The Right Stuff (Adventure, Drama, History, 1983)
31		Malcolm X (Biography, Drama, History, 1992)
31		Before the Rain (Drama, War, 1994)
31		In the Name of the Father (Biography, Drama, History, 1993)
31		Memphis Belle (Action, Drama, War, 1990)
31		JFK (Drama, History, Thriller, 1991)
31		Wings of Desire (Drama, Fantasy, Romance, 1987)
31		Born on the Fourth of July (Biography, Drama, War, 1989)
30		Casablanca (Drama, Romance, War, 1942)
30		The Year of Living Dangerously (Drama, Romance, War, 1982)
30		The Deer Hunter (Drama, War, 1978)
30		Detachment (Drama, 2011)
30		Apocalypse Now (Drama, War, 1979)
30		Braveheart (Biography, Drama, History, 1995)
30		Silkwood (Biography, Drama, History, 1983)
30		In the Heart of the Sea (Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, 2015)
29		Paths of Glory (Drama, War, 1957)
29		The Bridge on the River Kwai (Adventure, Drama, War, 1957)
29		Fahrenheit 451 (Drama, Sci-Fi, 1966)
29		Barry Lyndon (Adventure, Drama, History, 1975)
29		Blackhat (Action, Crime, Drama, 2015)
29		Incendies (Drama, Mystery, War, 2010)
29		All Quiet on the Western Front (Drama, War, 1930)
29		The Lion in Winter (Biography, Drama, History, 1968)
29		Ben-Hur (Adventure, Drama, History, 1959)
29		The Great Escape (Adventure, Drama, History, 1963)
29		Z (Crime, Drama, History, 1969)
29		The Battle of Algiers (Drama, War, 1966)
29		Metropolis (Animation, Adventure, Drama, 2001)
29		Redemption (Action, Crime, Drama, 2013)
29		Judgment at Nuremberg (Drama, War, 1961)
29		Inherit the Wind (Drama, History, 1960)
29		12 Years a Slave (Biography, Drama, History, 2013)
29		Army of Shadows (Drama, War, 1969)
29		Stalag 17 (Drama, War, 1953)
29		The Best Years of Our Lives (Drama, Romance, War, 1946)
29		Legends of the Fall (Drama, Romance, War, 1994)
29		Brick (Action, Crime, Drama, 2005)
29		Apollo 13 (Adventure, Drama, History, 1995)
29		Gallipoli (Adventure, Drama, History, 1981)
29		Quiz Show (Drama, History, 1994)
29		The Color Purple (Drama, 1985)
29		Inglourious Basterds (Adventure, Drama, War, 2009)
29		Gone with the Wind (Drama, History, Romance, 1939)
29		The Grapes of Wrath (Drama, History, 1940)
29		Moonlight Mile (Drama, Romance, 2002)
29		Reds (Biography, Drama, History, 1981)
29		The Big Red One (Drama, War, 1980)
29		Veronica Guerin (Biography, Crime, Drama, 2003)
29		The Pianist (Biography, Drama, War, 2002)
29		Amelia (Adventure, Biography, Drama, 2009)
28		Mutiny on the Bounty (Adventure, Drama, History, 1935)
28		No Man's Land (Drama, War, 2001)
28		Fury (Action, Drama, War, 2014)
28		From Here to Eternity (Drama, Romance, War, 1953)
28		Zodiac (Crime, Drama, History, 2007)
28		The Longest Day (Action, Drama, History, 1962)
28		Sergeant York (Biography, Drama, History, 1941)
28		A Night to Remember (Action, Drama, History, 1958)
28		Lifeboat (Drama, War, 1944)
28		The Last King of Scotland (Biography, Drama, History, 2006)
28		Twelve O'Clock High (Drama, War, 1949)
28		The Caine Mutiny (Drama, War, 1954)
28		Johnny Got His Gun (Drama, War, 1971)
28		Lakshya (War, Drama, Romance, 2004)
28		Evita (Biography, Drama, History, 1996)
28		Caligula (Drama, History, 1979)
28		Joyeux Noel (Drama, History, Music, 2005)
28		All the President's Men (Biography, Drama, History, 1976)
28		The Crucible (Drama, History, 1996)
28		The English Patient (Drama, Romance, War, 1996)
28		The Book Thief (Drama, War, 2013)
28		Beasts of No Nation (Drama, War, 2015)
28		Milk (Biography, Drama, History, 2008)
28		The Hurt Locker (Drama, History, Thriller, 2008)
28		Nixon (Biography, Drama, History, 1995)
28		United 93 (Drama, History, Thriller, 2006)
28		Argo (Biography, Drama, History, 2012)
28		The Last Samurai (Action, Drama, History, 2003)
28		Kelebegin Rüyasi (Biography, Drama, History, 2013)
28		A Man for All Seasons (Biography, Drama, History, 1966)
28		J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (Drama, Thriller, War, 2000)
28		Becket (Biography, Drama, History, 1964)
28		Doctor Zhivago (Drama, Romance, War, 1965)
28		The Thin Red Line (Drama, War, 1998)
28		Black Book (Drama, Thriller, War, 2006)
28		Patton (Biography, Drama, War, 1970)
28		A Royal Affair (Biography, Drama, History, 2012)

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