Independent Movies on Netflix
Last updated May 02, 2025
The Other Woman
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsRomance becomes reality for Emilia Greenleaf (Natalie Portman), who wins the heart of the handsome object of her affection (Scott Cohen), only to find that the relationship comes with some very real baggage -- including her new beau's troubled son (Charlie Tahan). Don Roos directs the film adaptation of Ayelet Waldman's compelling novel, co-starring Lisa Kudrow, Lauren Ambrose and Elizabeth Marvel.
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this Golden Globe-winning yarn, two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain, become enamored with the same flamboyant painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.
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Manhattan Murder Mystery
1993 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen an elderly neighbor in good health unexpectedly dies, New Yorker Carol Lipton is convinced that the death was no accident and ropes a few of her friends into investigating, despite protests from her skeptical husband.
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All I Wanna Do
1998 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIt's 1963, and budget constraints are forcing Miss Godard's School for Girls to merge with a nearby boy's boarding school. This alarms student Verena (Kirsten Dunst) and her friends, who launch a strike to preserve their academy's all-girl tradition. Their defiance angers straight-arrow Abby (Rachael Leigh Cook) and causes headaches for sympathetic teacher Miss McVane (Lynn Redgrave). Gaby Hoffmann and Heather Matarazzo co-star.
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Monster
2003 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsCharlize Theron took home the Best Actress Oscar for her electrifying performance as Aileen Wuornos, an emotionally scarred highway hooker who shoots a sadistic client and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.
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21 Grams
2003 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA tragic car accident brings together three strangers -- a teacher with a weak heart, a former drug addict turned housewife and an ex-con who's found Christ -- forcing them to face their darkest fears, reevaluate their lives and seek redemption.
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The Escapist
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen Frank Perry, a con serving a life sentence, learns that his estranged daughter has fallen terminally ill, he enlists a hapless group of inmates to help him escape the maximum-security facility so he can reconcile with her before it's too late.
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Beneath the Blue
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsBahamian teenager Alyssa has a kinship with dolphins, a gift she harnesses as a scientist at her father's research station. But her heart is torn when she discovers that her first real love, Craig, takes an opposing interest in the creatures.
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Bicycling with Moliere
2013 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA TV celebrity faces an uphill battle as he tries to persuade his old pal, once-famous actor Serge Tanneur, to take on the lead in a Moliere play, no easy task considering the reclusive Serge has given up acting and burns every script he receives.
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Pi
1998 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDarren Aronofsky's jarring black-and-white brain-bender is a haunting examination of one man's numerical obsession. The story follows a fragile number theorist who's on the trail of a 216-digit number that could unlock the secrets of the universe.
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This Is England
2006 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter his father is killed fighting in the Falklands War, a 12-year-old boy named Shaun falls in with a gang of young skinheads. Still angry and in pain, Shaun becomes susceptible to carrying out the group's hateful agenda.
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Grindhouse: Death Proof
2007 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this high-octane thriller, a tough-talking serial murderer transforms his Dodge Charger into an indestructible weapon and then climbs behind the wheel of his well-oiled killing machine to terrorize a group of women on the road.
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We Own the Night
2007 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn 1980s Brooklyn, Bobby Green appears to have it all: a lovely girlfriend, powerful friends and a lavish lifestyle. In reality, Russian gangsters own the club he manages, and his brother, straight-arrow cop Joseph, is looking to bring them down.
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Samuel Bleak
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSamuel Bleak's disappearance has been unsolved since he ran away from his home at 8 years old. When he resurfaces nearly 20 years later -- mute and living in the woods with only a typewriter -- Bleak's return leads to an even bigger mystery.
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The Girl in the Park
2007 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFor 15 years, Julia Sandburg (Sigourney Weaver) has mourned the loss of her daughter Maggie, who was kidnapped from a park when she was just 3 years old. When a disturbed young woman (Kate Bosworth) enters her life, Julia longs to believe that her little girl has come home at last. Written and directed by David Auburn, this heartbreaking story of love and loss co-stars David Rasche as Julia's long-suffering husband.
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Beginners
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsOliver, a graphic artist, is coming to grips with the imminent death of his father, who, at 75, has one last secret: He's gay. Inspired and confused by his father's determination to find true love at last, Oliver tentatively pursues his own romance.
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Like Crazy
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAn American man and a British woman fall madly in love while attending college in Los Angeles. But when she returns to London, their trust is tested, forcing them to confront the idea that their love may be impermanent.
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An Englishman in New York
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsJohn Hurt plays celebrated, iconic gay author-artist Quentin Crisp (the subject of Sting's song, "Englishman in New York") in this pseudo biopic that chronicles Crisp's high-profile move from London to New York's Bowery in the 1980s. Cynthia Nixon, Swoosie Kurtz, Denis O'Hare and Jonathan Tucker also star in Richard Laxton's long-anticipated sequel to the groundbreaking, made-for-television adaptation of "The Naked Civil Servant."
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16 to Life
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsOn her 16th birthday, never-been-kissed Kate (Hallee Hirsh) decides to play cupid for two people she works with, pairing her boss (Theresa Russell) with a paraplegic customer (Jaime Gomez) and setting up short-order cook Rene (Shiloh Fernandez) with an oversexed co-worker (Emily Foxler). But in the process of matchmaking, Kate learns some surprising lessons about love and the mechanics of romantic relationships.
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Ondine
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA fisherman's life is transformed when he catches a beautiful and mysterious woman in his nets. As he falls helplessly in love, his daughter comes to believe that the woman is a magical creature.
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Pariah
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThough she acts in a traditional, feminine way around her religious parents, Bronx teenage lesbian Alike comfortably expresses her sexuality among her friends. Eventually, her worlds will collide and Alike will have to fully embrace her true self.
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Spring Forward
1999 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSpring Forward focuses on the friendship between two men who work for the parks department in a small New England town. His first day on the job, Paul (Liev Schreiber), a skittish ex-con looking for a second chance, is partnered with Murph (Ned Beatty), a grizzled veteran who's nearing retirement. The two seem to have little in common ... but over the course of a year, shared confidences draw them closer together.
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Cole
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsLooking to escape from his tiny town, aspiring writer Cole Chambers enrolls in a university class in the city, where he falls for a fetching fellow student -- a black woman whose controlling parents don't approve of the match.
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Heavenly Creatures
1994 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSet in 1950s New Zealand, this chilling true-life drama follows two inseparable teenage girls who retreat to a bizarre imaginary world, until their obsessive friendship invites parental opposition that ultimately begets blood.
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At Home by Myself with You
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsApartment dweller Romy Scott (Kristin Booth) decides to deal with her many phobias by never leaving her home. When her elderly neighbor dies and the woman's handsome nephew (Aaron Abrams) moves in, Romy's isolated existence is threatened by the one thing she never expected to find: love. But can love be any match for six years of comfortable existence within a bubble? Kris Booth directs this romantic comedy.
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