Independent Comedies on Netflix
Last updated June 26, 2025
Tenure
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsDespite his outstanding intellect, associate professor Charlie is a chronic underachiever and has never received university tenure. His best friend helps him launch a final effort to make the grade, but a beautiful new teacher shakes up his plans.
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Please Give
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsLife gets knotty when successful Manhattan couple Alex (Oliver Platt) and Kate (Catherine Keener) develop a relationship with the granddaughters of Andra (Ann Morgan Guilbert), the cantankerous elderly woman who owns the apartment next to theirs -- and who must die so they can expand their home. The all-star cast includes Amanda Peet, Rebecca Hall and Lois Smith in this indie feature from writer-director Nicole Holofcener (Friends with Money).
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Every Day
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsNed is fed up with his unfulfilling work as a writer on a flawed television show and his stagnant marriage to wife Jeannie. Just when he thinks life can't get worse, his teenage son announces he's gay and his ailing father-in-law moves in.
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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter her husband's midlife crisis drives him into the arms of a younger woman, Helena consults a psychic to learn what fate has in store for her and is told that she'll soon meet a tall, dark stranger who will become the love of her life.
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Coach
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsNewly single and without any friends to hang with, trust fund-supported slacker Nick (Hugh Dancy) begins coaching a youth soccer team. As he forges meaningful relationships with his star player and a new girlfriend (Liane Balaban), Nick finally starts learning how to grow up. Set in New York City, this charming romantic comedy about finding direction in life also features Gillian Jacobs, David Zayas and Mamie Gummer.
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French Lovers Have All the Answers
2008 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWhile preparing to interview renowned French filmmaker and self-proclaimed romance expert Thierry Grimandi (Eric Cantona), London journalist Jed (Hugh Bonneville) struggles to hang on to his longtime girlfriend, Cheryl (Victoria Hamilton), and comprehend the true meaning of love. Directed by Jackie Oudney, this romantic comedy waxes philosophic on the stark differences between French and British approaches to relationships.
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The Comedy
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAging hipster Swanson is inured to his life of privilege in New York, where he will inherit his father's wealth. Instead of doing anything meaningful with his time, Swanson engages in meaningless games of casual cruelty with his equally numb friends.
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsThis comic fable chronicles 35 years in the lives of good friends Sal and Max -- including a love triangle with Lyla, the woman they both adore. As they make their way through major life events, a magic suitcase prevents Max from getting older.
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The Do-Deca-Pentathlon
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsTwo brothers resurrect a two-person, 25-event "Olympics" (whose sports include pool and ping-pong) from their childhood for a family reunion. The silly competition may have been cute when they were kids, but now it's driving people away.
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Nesting
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsFeeling like they've become boring, thirtysomethings Neil and Sarah take a trip down memory lane. They soon wind up breaking into the apartment they shared in their twenties -- and throwing a party there that gets out of hand.
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Punch-Drunk Love
2002 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsBarry, a bathroom supply salesman prone to spasms of rage, tries to escape constant harassment from three thugs and his seven sisters. He finds his life refreshed when he meets Lena, who falls in unconditional love with him.
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Puccini for Beginners
2006 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAllegra is recovering from a breakup with her girlfriend when she starts to fall for a member of the opposite sex. Philip is the tidy professor who's romancing the ambivalent Allegra while she pursues a straight woman who's recently become single.
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Good Dick
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsHabitually isolated in her quiet apartment, a vulnerable girl (Marianna Palka) with a penchant for soft-core porn ventures out to a local video store, where she meets a store clerk (Jason Ritter) who vows to break down her emotional walls and win her affections. But as he pursues her in bizarre fashion, it's clear that their budding relationship will be anything but conventional. Lead actress and screenwriter Palka makes her directorial debut.
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Happy-Go-Lucky
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsWhen someone steals her beloved bike, eternally cheerful schoolteacher "Poppy" Cross takes up driving and is paired with a sour instructor -- who's both attracted to and repelled by Poppy in this upbeat slice-of-life tale.
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Still Waiting...
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter losing all its hottest waitresses to new competitor Ta-Ta's Wing Shack -- where the scantily clad wait staff earns bigger tips -- the Shenaniganz staff aims to give Ta-Ta's its just desserts in this sequel to the 2005 comedy.
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Cold Souls
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsPaul Giamatti stars as himself, an actor in the throes of anxiety over an upcoming performance -- until he gives his soul to a mysterious company that promises to freeze and store it until he wants it again, along with his anxieties. But when his soul goes missing, Giamatti embarks on a journey to track it down. Along the way he learns a thing or two about engaging every human emotion, however difficult. Sophie Barthes directs.
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Solitary Man
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsMichael Douglas stars as a former car dealership owner who sees his personal and professional lives take a nosedive when the repercussions of years of shady business dealings and chronic womanizing finally catch up with him.
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Jack Goes Boating
2010 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsJack, a marijuana-smoking Manhattan limo driver, begins an unlikely regimen of self-improvement to win the heart of a fellow misfit named Connie. But as Jack learns to cook and swim for her benefit, he also witnesses his best friends' breakup.
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Aaah! Zombies!!
2007 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsFinally, zombies are able to tell their story their way. A group of undead freaks -- who think they're living -- are just beginning to grasp the implications of their horrific new existence.
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Cyrus
2010 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIndie favorites Jay and Mark Duplass co-direct this wry look at modern love and family dysfunction. John C. Reilly plays a divorced man who thinks he's found just the right woman (Marisa Tomei) to help him recover and move on. Unfortunately, the woman's son, played by Jonah Hill, has no interest in allowing another man into their lives -- a stance he proceeds to demonstrate in a variety of obnoxious ways.
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Henry's Crime
2010 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsKeanu Reeves stars in this dark comedy as Henry, an affable tollbooth worker in Buffalo, N.Y., who finds himself on the wrong end of justice when he's accused and convicted of a bank robbery that he didn't commit.
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The Beaver
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsSuffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. Jodie Foster directs and co-stars as Walter's wife in this dark comedy.
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The New Year
2010 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter deferring college to tend to her ailing dad, Sunny gets stuck working at the local bowling alley, until a high school acquaintance turns up and disrupts her routine. Soon Sunny realizes that the future extends well beyond the shoe counter.
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Terri
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThis poignant coming-of-age tale follows Terri, an overweight orphan who, while struggling to find acceptance with his peers, forms an unlikely friendship with his vice principal, who also knows all too well what it's like to be alone.
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Young Adult
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsTaken aback when she receives a letter from an old boyfriend announcing that he's just had a baby with his wife, divorced fiction writer Mavis Gary decides to return to her small hometown and reconnect with her former lover.
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