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1. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

PG | 224 min | Drama, Musical, Sport

The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.

Director: Ashutosh Gowariker | Stars: Aamir Khan, Raghubir Yadav, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley

Votes: 120,781 | Gross: $0.91M

2. Madrasapattinam (2010)

165 min | Drama, History, Romance

A film set in 1940s India, during the country's struggle for independence. The young daughter of an English governor falls in love with a local Indian boy.

Director: A.L. Vijay | Stars: Arya, Carole Trangmar-Palmer, Amy Jackson, Cochin Hanifa

Votes: 2,897

3. Ex-Lady (1933)

Unrated | 67 min | Comedy, Drama

Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Bette Davis, Gene Raymond, Frank McHugh, Monroe Owsley

Votes: 1,694 | Gross: $0.50M

4. Mortu Nega (1988)

85 min | Drama, War

The story of a woman who searches through the country for her husband, a resistant, while the war for independence is raging. She finds him at last and saves his life. When peace finally ... See full summary »

Director: Flora Gomes | Stars: Bia Gomes, Tunu Eugenio Almada, Mamadu Uri Balde, Pedro da Silva

Votes: 100

5. L'empire du milieu du sud (2002)

86 min | Documentary, History, War

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Directors: Eric Deroo, Jacques Perrin

Votes: 24

6. Svetlo z temnot (1980)

128 min | Drama, History

A two-part film from the period of Thirty Years' War about John Amos Comenius. He impresses Queen Kristina of Sweden with the weight of his scientific and moral authority in the hope that ... See full summary »

Stars: Otakar Dadák, Jirí Dusek, Ota Filip, Zdenek Hradilák

7. Gilmore Girls (2000–2007)
Episode: Love, Daisies and Troubadours (2001)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama

Lorelai and Max's relationship gets more serious. Luke's girlfriend Rachel returns. Meanwhile, Rory tries to win Dean back.

Director: Amy Sherman-Palladino | Stars: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena

Votes: 1,132

8. The Thorn Birds (1983)
Episode: Part 1 (1983)

Unrated | 147 min | Drama, Romance

Against the backdrop of unrequited loves, bitter passions, and desperate inner conflicts, an affluent landowner in the arid 1920s Australian Outback takes in her brother's family. How far is she willing to go in the name of love?

Director: Daryl Duke | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Jean Simmons, Ken Howard

Votes: 217