80 Super-Cool Indie Films From the 1980s and 1990s

With this nifty image of an abandoned pizza parlor in New York state, which we are using for both "Do the Right Thing" and "Mystic Pizza," we present a LIST of 80 Indie FILMS from the '80s and '90s when American/Sundance indie films with low budgets were at their peaks. As always, ENJOY....!!!!!!

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Mystic Pizza (1988)

Mystic Pizza (1988)

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Do the Right Thing (1989)

Do the Right Thing (1989)

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Empire Records (1995)

Empire Records (1995)

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Henry Fool (1997)

Henry Fool (1997)

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Metropolitan (1990)

Metropolitan (1990)

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Slacker (1991)

Slacker (1991)

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The Doom Generation (1995)

The Doom Generation (1995)

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The Brother From Another Planet (1984)

The Brother From Another Planet (1984)

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Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

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Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

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Last Night at the Alamo (1984)

Last Night at the Alamo (1984)

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Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

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Night on Earth (1991)

Night on Earth (1991)

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Gregory's Girl (1981)

Gregory's Girl (1981)

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Blood Simple (1984)

Blood Simple (1984)

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Rushmore (1998)

Rushmore (1998)

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Julian Po (1997)

Julian Po (1997)

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Parting Glances (1986)

Parting Glances (1986)

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Alphabet City (1984)

Alphabet City (1984)

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The Thin Blue Line (1988)

The Thin Blue Line (1988)

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Roger & Me (1989)

Roger & Me (1989)

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Cutter's Way (1981)

Cutter's Way (1981)

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Clerks (1994)

Clerks (1994)

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Blue Velvet (1986)

Blue Velvet (1986)

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In the Company of Men (1997)

In the Company of Men (1997)

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Working Girls (1984)

Working Girls (1984)

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Ruby in Paradise (1993)

Ruby in Paradise (1993)

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Waiting for Guffman (1996)

Waiting for Guffman (1996)

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River's Edge (1987)

River's Edge (1987)

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Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

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Naked (1993)

Naked (1993)

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Dead Man (1995)

Dead Man (1995)

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The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)

The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)

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After Hours (1985)

After Hours (1985)

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Daughters of the Dust (1991)

Daughters of the Dust (1991)

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Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)

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The Evil Dead (1981)

The Evil Dead (1981)

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Stand and Deliver (1988)

Stand and Deliver (1988)

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The Watermelon Woman (1996)

The Watermelon Woman (1996)

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Kicking and Screaming (1995)

Kicking and Screaming (1995)

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