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50 Independent Movies You Must See Before You Die

These are 50 of the most important independent films ever made.
If you didn't see one of your favorites on this list, it's probably because the director made another movie that's on this list!
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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
2
Easy Rider (1969)
Easy Rider (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
3
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
4
Badlands (1973)
Badlands (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
5
Mean Streets (1973)
Mean Streets (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
6
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
7
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
8
Grey Gardens (1975)
Grey Gardens (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
9
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
10
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
11
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
12
Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
13
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
14
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
15
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
16
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
17
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
18
Metropolitan (1990)
Metropolitan (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
19
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
20
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
21
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
22
Clerks (1994)
Clerks (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
23
Before Sunrise (1995)
Before Sunrise (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
24
Kids (1995)
Kids (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   46%
25
Safe (1995)
Safe (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
26
Cube (1997)
Cube (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
27
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
28
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
29
Happiness (1998)
Happiness (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
30
Pi (1998)
Pi (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
31
Run Lola Run (1998)
Run Lola Run (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
32
Rushmore (1998)
Rushmore (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
33
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
34
But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   41%
35
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
36
Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
37
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
38
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
39
Lost in Translation (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
40
Primer (2004)
Primer (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
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