Independent Movies on Netflix
Last updated May 03, 2025
Everything Must Go
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAfter his alcoholism costs him his marriage and his job as a sales executive, sad sack Nick Halsey tries to make a fresh start -- and hopes to let go of his baggage -- by selling all of his belongings in a yard sale.
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After Fall, Winter
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsHe's a writer in exile with a taste for S & M. She's a caregiver for the terminally ill who moonlights as a dominatrix. A match made in heaven? Perhaps not, but when the two meet in Paris, their weeklong relationship has long-term repercussions.
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Handsome Harry
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsFor many years, small-town resident Harry Sweeney has avoided confronting painful memories from his past. But when his best friend becomes seriously ill, Harry builds up enough courage to explore long-hidden secrets and uncover his true identity.
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Gayby
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen yoga teacher Jenn and her gay friend Matt find themselves thirtysomething, single and childless, they decide to parent a baby together. But trouble arises when they discover they have differing ideas about the method of the child's conception.
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Funeral Kings
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThe altar boys at St. Mark's love a funeral. They're pulled out of school to work the event and never seem to make it back to class afterward. But too much free time can be the devil's playground, as the boys are about to find out.
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11:14
2005 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsEven though they're strangers, Buzzy, Mark, Cheri, Jack and Eddie will become part of each other's lives -- even if it kills them -- in this innovative drama composed of five seemingly random story lines that intersect at precisely 11:14 p.m.
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Save the Date
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsSisters Beth and Sarah are a study in contrasts, but both are also involved with men who are best friends and members of the same rock band. When Sarah leaves her lover, Kevin, and starts another intense affair, Beth grows furious with her sibling.
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Woodshop
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAmbitious high school student Chris Johnson (Scott Cooper Ryan) creates a big problem for himself when he accidentally blows up the chemistry lab. To avoid being disqualified as class valedictorian, Chris must attend a Saturday detention session. Unfortunately, the school's pugnacious woodshop teacher (Jesse Ventura) will be running the session, and a number of unstable characters will be in attendance -- any of whom could derail Chris's future.
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Extract
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsPoised to sell his successful flavor extract company, Joel's life is pretty sweet -- until an on-the-job accident threatens his livelihood. To make matters worse, his marriage is failing, and a sexy con artist is stirring things up at the office.
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The Answer Man
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsReclusive author Arlen Faber, who's intentionally been out of the spotlight since he penned an inspirational self-help book two decades ago, finds himself in need of spiritual healing in this quirky indie romance. Though everyone still looks to Arlen for answers, he's an emotional cipher without a clue until he meets an angst-ridden, overprotective single mom and a recovering alcoholic.
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Grassroots
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsBased on a true story, this inspiring comedy tells the tale of unemployed writer Phil Campbell, who's roped into helping his quirky friend Grant run for Seattle city council. Surprisingly, Grant's passion for mass transit may win him the election.
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Not Since You
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn this engaging indie drama, once-close college friends reunite for a weekend wedding in Georgia, reawakening long-buried feelings that spark tension, conflicts and romantic dilemmas among the gathered.
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Loosies
2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA New York City pickpocket is forced to reexamine his choices when he crosses paths with a one-night stand who informs him she's having his baby. At the same time, he's trying to stay one step ahead of the detective whose badge he stole.
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Weather Girl
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen she discovers that her vapid anchorman boyfriend is sleeping with their TV news program co-anchor, weather forecaster Sylvia wildly denounces him live on the air and soon finds herself without a job.
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Mercy
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA womanizing writer who's never known true love struggles to pen a novel that captures the feeling's all-consuming nature. While looking for inspiration, he falls for a pretty literary critic who drastically alters his outlook on life.
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Your Sister's Sister
2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsJack, who is mourning the death of his brother, has a complicated relationship with his best friend, Iris, who used to date his brother. Their chaotic situation becomes even more tangled when Jack has a drunken tryst with Iris's flighty sister.
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The 27 Club
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen his bandmate and best friend, Tom (James Forgey), kills himself just after his 27th birthday, grief-stricken rock star Elliot Kerrigan (Joe Anderson) hires a driver and sets out on a drug-addled road trip to deliver Tom's final letter to his father. Along the way, Elliot picks up Irish hitchhiker Stella (Eve Hewson), who pretends not to recognize the musical celeb. Erica Dunton directs this provocative drama that co-stars David P. Emrich.
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Faintheart
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsRichard's (Eddie Marsan) wife Cath (Jessica Hynes) dumps him because of his passion for historical re-enactments -- in other words, because he wears homemade armor and runs around in the forest with other wannabe Vikings. Richard hopes to win back Cath and prove a hero to his bullied son, Martin (Joseph Hamilton), but all he's got is a hopeless Trekkie friend (Ewen Bremner) to help him discover his path back to adulthood.
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Falling Awake
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsProfessional and romantic dreams pull an aspiring musician from the Bronx into the wider world. But despite his ambitions, loyalty, obligation and the cycles of violence and trauma that have long plagued his neighborhood continue to draw him back.
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I Hate Valentine's Day
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsNia Vardalos and John Corbett star in this romantic comedy -- set on Valentine's Day -- in which a commitment-phobic florist persuades a handsome restaurateur to take a chance on a no-strings-attached relationship.
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Slacker
1991 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTold through a series of unrelated vignettes, Richard Linklater's 1991 cult classic serves up surreal slices of what it's like to be a young underachiever in the college town of Austin, Texas.
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Cass
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsRaised by white parents in London, Jamaican-born orphan Cass (Nonso Anozie) uses violent aggression to propel himself to the top of a dangerous street gang. A prison sentence and a new love (Natalie Press) inspire Cass to try a new direction in life, but a would-be assassin's bullet shows him that the cycle of violence he set in motion isn't broken easily. Jon S. Baird directs this provocative drama based on a true story.
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Nate & Margaret
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn this quirky comedy, the odd-couple friendship between Nate, a young, gay film student, and Margaret, a 50-something eccentric, takes center stage. Trouble arrives in the form of Nate's first lover, who doesn't quite "get" Margaret.
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Smashed
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsKate and Charlie are a young married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of music, laughter and lots of drinking. When Kate decides to sober up, her new lifestyle brings to the surface a troubling relationship with her mother, her employer and Charlie.
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Cedar Rapids
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsTerrified of leaving his tiny town for the first time, sheltered insurance salesman Tim nervously sets out for the bright lights of bustling Cedar Rapids, where he attends a chaotic insurance convention and learns how to survive in the real world.
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