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Movies: Best "independent film" Movies

An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, in some cases, distributed by major companies). Independent films are sometimes distinguishable by their content and style and how the filmmakers' artistic vision is realized. Sometimes, independent films are made with considerably lower budgets than major studio films. It is not unusual for well-known actors who are cast in independent features to take substantial pay cuts for a variety of reasons: if they truly believe in the message of the film, they feel indebted to a filmmaker for a career break; their career is otherwise stalled, or they feel unable to manage a more significant commitment to a studio film; the film offers an opportunity to showcase a talent that has not gained traction in the studio system; or simply because they want to work with a particular director that they admire. Many examples of the latter include John Travolta and Bruce Willis taking less pay to work with Quentin Tarantino on Pulp Fiction. Generally, the marketing of independent films is characterized by limited release, often at independent movie theaters,... ()

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Past Lives(2023)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 46min | Drama, Romance / Love
4.0/5 (with 288 votes)

Nora and Hae Sung, two childhood friends, are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.

Directed by Celine Song - With Greta Lee, Yoo Teo, John Magaro, Choi Won-young, Jonica T. Gibbs

Mavka: The Forest Song(2023)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 25min | Animation, Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy
3.7/5 (with 295 votes)

Forest soul Mavka faces an impossible choice between her heart and her duty as guardian to the Heart of the Forest, when she falls in love with the talented young human musician Lukas.

Directed by Oleh Malamuzh, Oleksandra Ruban

Fallen Leaves(2023)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 21min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 31 votes)

In modern-day Helsinki, Ansa and Holappa, two lonely souls in search of their first love, meet by chance in a local karaoke bar. However, the pair’s path to happiness is beset by numerous obstacles—from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.

From the Ashes(2024)

Jailed for her husband's crime, a woman discovers that her only way out is to solve riddles from her mysterious past.

Beautiful Wedding(2024)

1.5/5 (with 1 vote)

In the aftermath of Beautiful Disaster, Abby and Travis wake after a crazy night in Vegas as accidental newlyweds! With the mob on their heels, they flee to Mexico for a wild, weird honeymoon—but are they in for another disaster?

Resident Evil: Red Falls(2013)

3.4/5 (with 6 votes)

Time is ticking for captain Jackson Elis as he interrogates a mysterious man with ties to an unnamed bioterrorist group holding a team of B.S.A.A. operatives hostage. Foxtrot team is sent in to rescue the hostages through the zombie infested Red Falls. Is there any hope for the B.S.A.A. hostages?

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey(2023)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 40min | Horror, Thriller
2.6/5 (with 516 votes)

Christopher Robin is headed off to college and he has abandoned his old friends, Pooh and Piglet, which then leads to the duo embracing their inner monsters.

Directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield

Monster High: The Movie(2022)

3.5/5 (with 104 votes)

Clawdeen Wolf, half human and half werewolf, has recently started attending Monster High, a school for monsters in all forms. After quickly befriending her classmates Frankie Stein and Draculaura, Clawdeen feels like she has finally found a place where she can truly be herself, or so she thinks. Soon, a devious plan to destroy Monster High threatens to reveal her real identity and Clawdeen must learn to embrace her true monster heart before it's too late.

Directed by Ari Sandel

Uncut Gems(2019)

2h 16min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
3.6/5 (with 2,011 votes)

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.

Project PastaHunters 3(2022)

Michael is seemingly recovering from his nightmare but it proves to only be beginning when it spreads to his friends and people that he doesn't know, and now he must stop it.

Slotherhouse(2023)

1h 33min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
2.1/5 (with 16 votes)

Wanting to have a killer year, sorority sister Emily Young realizes she might just be the best option for her sorority. While beginning her campaign, she finds an adorable sloth that steals her heart and soon realizes she just might steal the hearts, and votes, of her sorority sisters. But when bodies slowly begin to pile up in the Sigma Lambda Theta house, Emily and her sorority sisters realize the deaths are being caused by their new house mascot, the cuddly sloth Alpha. Will Emily and her sisters escape the house with their lives? Or is this death-sloth with three razor sharp claws too quick for them?

Directed by Matthew Goodhue - With Lisa Ambalavanar, Sydney Craven, Olivia Rouyre, Bianca Beckles-Rose, Tiff Stevenson, Stefan Kapičić, ...

Passages(2023)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 31min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.3/5 (with 32 votes)

Tomas and Martin are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas impulsively begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe. But when Martin begins an affair of his own, Tomas must confront life decisions he may be unprepared—or unwilling—to deal with.

Directed by Ira Sachs - With Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Caroline Chaniolleau, Théo Cholbi, William Nadylam, ...
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His Only Son(2023)

1h 41min | Drama, Fantasy
2.8/5 (with 5 votes)

By God's order, Abraham was commanded to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain of Moriah. While traveling to the place of the sacrifice, alongside Isaac and two servants, Abraham is flooded with vivid memories from the years he and Sarah spent longing for the son they were promised—the son he must now lay upon the altar.

Directed by David Helling

Terrifier 3(2024)

After the bloody events of Terrifier 2, Art the Clown once again returns to Miles County setting to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of the town as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.

Directed by Damien Leone

The Invisible Man(2020)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 4min | Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror
3.6/5 (with 2,675 votes)

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

Orgazmo(1998)

1h 34min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 178 votes)

A devout Mormon living in L.A. becomes a pornographic actor after his martial arts moves impress a big-time director.

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2(2024)

Pooh and friends leave the 100 Acre Wood to take their fight to the quiet community of Ashdown.

Directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield - With Scott Chambers, Philip Philmar, Tallulah Evans, Alec Newman

Fast & Feel Love(2022)

3.6/5 (with 14 votes)

When a world champion of sport stacking is dumped by his long-time girlfriend, he has to learn basic adulting skills in order to live alone and take care of himself.

With Urassaya Sperbund

You're Next(2011)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 35min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 1,091 votes)

When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.

The Ballad of Narayama(1983)

2h 10min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 69 votes)

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse he/she would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.

The VelociPastor(2018)

1h 15min | Horror, Action, Comedy
2.5/5 (with 65 votes)

After losing his parents, a priest travels to China, where he inherits a mysterious ability to turn into a dinosaur. At first horrified by this new power, a prostitute convinces him to fight crime. And ninjas.

Directed by Brendan Steere

The Color of Pomegranates(1969)

1h 20min | Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 101 votes)

The life of the revered 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the life of the artist from childhood up to his death, the movie addresses in particular his relationships with women, including his muse. The production tells Sayat-Nova's dramatic story by using both his poems and largely still camerawork, creating a work hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov.

Directed by Sergei Parajanov - With Sofiko Chiaureli, Vilen Galstyan, Spartak Bagashvili, Gogi Gegechkori, Medea Japaridze

The Limits of Control(2009)

1h 56min | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
3.0/5 (with 114 votes)

A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him across Spain, but also through his own consciousness.

Robots(2023)

2.9/5 (with 69 votes)

A womanizer and a gold digger trick people into relationships with illegal robot doubles. When they unwittingly use this scam on each other, their robot doubles fall in love and elope, forcing the duo to team up to hunt them down before the authorities discover their secret.

Alice, Darling(2022)

1h 29min | Thriller, Drama
2.9/5 (with 71 votes)

A young woman trapped in an abusive relationship becomes an unwitting participant in an intervention staged by her two closest friends.

Perpetrator(2023)

1h 40min | Horror
2.2/5 (with 10 votes)

Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On the event of her eighteenth birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.

Don't Look Away(2023)

1h 21min | Horror, Thriller
2.6/5 (with 4 votes)

After a gang of criminals unintentionally unleashes a supernatural force onto the world, a young woman named Frankie is convinced she's being stalked by a killer mannequin. Frankie soon realizes that her friends are in jeopardy too. She must find the man who holds the key to stopping the killings, but Frankie knows that once you see the mannequin, there may be no end in sight, except for your own.

Beyond the Law(1993)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 48min | Action
3.1/5 (with 63 votes)

Dan Saxon is an undercover cop who infiltrates a biker gang to nail the scum behind a drug-smuggling operation. In order to maintain the trust of the gang's leader, he must commit ever more dangerous and heinous crimes. Just how far 'beyond the law' will Saxon go?

Maurice(1987)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 20min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.8/5 (with 224 votes)

After his lover rejects him, a young man in early 20th century England, trapped by the oppressiveness of Edwardian society, tries to come to terms with and accept his sexuality.

The Snow Walker(2003)

1h 43min | Adventure, Drama
3.5/5 (with 44 votes)

A bush pilot in nothern Canada who with the aid of modernity thinks he can handle it all & knows it all. After reluctantly agreeing to transport a local indian girl to a medical facility his light plane crashes & they have to survive whilst finding their way back to civilization. Along the journey the man finds a new respect for the native ways as they battle to survive the elements.

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