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The 40 Best Indie Movies of All Time

There are blockbusters and then there are indie films which work with a limited budget and are produced independently. But let me tell you a secret: Indie films are often the better movies. Enjoy lifehack's ranking of the 40 world's best independent films.
In order from 1 to 40.
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1
American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
2
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
3
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
4
Factory Girl (2006)
Factory Girl (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
5
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
6
The Ramen Girl (2008)
The Ramen Girl (2008)
7
Ellie Parker (2005)
Ellie Parker (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   51%
8
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
9
The Boat That Rocked (2009)
The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
10
Secretary (2002)
Secretary (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
11
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
12
Thirteen (2003)
Thirteen (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
13
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
14
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
15
The Runaways (2010)
The Runaways (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
16
Poison Ivy (1992)
Poison Ivy (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
17
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
18
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
19
Run Lola Run (1998)
Run Lola Run (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
20
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
21
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
22
Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
23
The Meaning of Life (1983)
The Meaning of Life (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
24
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
25
No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
26
Before Sunrise (1995)
Before Sunrise (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
27
Before Sunset (2004)
Before Sunset (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
28
Juno (2007)
Juno (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
29
Happiness (1998)
Happiness (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
30
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
31
Submarine (2011)
Submarine (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
32
The Science of Sleep (2006)
The Science of Sleep (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
33
Lost in Translation (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
34
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
35
Life of Brian (1979)
Life of Brian (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
36
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
37
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
38
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
39
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
40
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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