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51 Indie Movies You Need to See Before You Die (Complex)

There's so much life outside of the Big Five major film Studios. I mean, new directors would probably land a role at Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, and/ or Columbia Pictures… but it's definitely possible to create and distribute amazing work without their help.
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Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
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Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
4
Before Sunrise (1995)
Before Sunrise (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
5
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
6
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
7
Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
8
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
9
Bottle Rocket (1996)
Bottle Rocket (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
10
Clerks (1994)
Clerks (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
11
The Crying Game (1992)
The Crying Game (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
12
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
13
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
14
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
15
Easy Rider (1969)
Easy Rider (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
16
Eighth Grade (2018)
Eighth Grade (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
17
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
18
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
19
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
20
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
21
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
22
Gummo (1997)
Gummo (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   37%
23
Happiness (1998)
Happiness (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
24
In the Company of Men (1997)
In the Company of Men (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
25
Kids (1995)
Kids (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   46%
26
Killer of Sheep (1978)
Killer of Sheep (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
27
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
28
Lost in Translation (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
29
Mean Streets (1973)
Mean Streets (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
30
Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
31
Metropolitan (1990)
Metropolitan (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
32
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
33
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
34
Pi (1998)
Pi (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
35
Primer (2004)
Primer (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
36
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
37
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
38
Safe (1995)
Safe (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
40
Shadows (1959)
Shadows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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