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Explore films with recorded independent-cinema genres.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 800 films · Page 16.

Darkness Falls (1999)

independent film

With his pregnant wife at death's door after a car crash, desperate husband John Barrett (Ray Winstone) invades the home of Mark Driscoll (Tim Dutton) and holds both Driscoll and his rich, neglected wife Sally (Sherilyn Fenn) hostage in or…

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All the Light in the Sky (2012)

drama film, independent film

The film follows Marie (Jane Adams), an actress struggling with the prospect of aging, which becomes all the more apparent when her 25-year-old, aspiring actress niece Faye (Sophia Takal) arrives for a weekend stay.

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On the Edge (1986)

Drama, Sport, drama film, independent film

A gaunt, bushy-bearded, 44-year-old Wes Holman returns to his Marin County roots after a 20-year absence, determined to enter one of America's oldest distance races. Holman was banned from competition after being a whistle-blower about ill…

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Radiance (1998)

independent film

Three sisters, Cressy, Nona, and Mae, who have not seen each other for a long time, are brought together after their mother dies, to arrange her funeral. Mae wears her mother's wedding dress, while she and Nona argue about what to do with …

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Being Rose (2017)

Drama, drama film, independent film

After being diagnosed with serious health issues, ex-cop Rose Jones (Cybill Shepherd), goes on a road trip in a wheelchair to search for her estranged son Will (Erik Fellows). The journey is punctuated with stays at health spas. Along the …

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Heaven Is a Playground (1991)

drama film, independent film

Byron Harper operates a non-profit farming system on a playground in the Cabrini Green neighborhood of Chicago with the aim of landing black kids into college basketball programs. He focuses most of his energy on the best prospects, whom h…

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Fourteen (2019)

drama film, independent film

Mara is an aspiring writer who spends her days as a dedicated and slightly frustrated teacher's aid. Her main source of excitement is her childhood friend Jo, a freewheeling social worker who frequently calls upon Mara when she finds herse…

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How He Fell in Love (2015)

independent film, romance film

The film revolves around Travis (McGorry), a young struggling musician, who crosses paths with Ellen (Hargreaves) at a wedding. She's an older married yoga teacher who is trying to adopt a child with her husband. Travis and Ellen begin an …

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Day Out of Days (2015)

drama film, independent film

Mia Roarke, an actress, is on a personal and professional high after appearing in a successful period piece Wild Sunset and getting engaged to her co-star, Liam. 10 years later, Mia is divorced from Liam and is struggling to book roles. He…

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Yosemite (2015)

independent film

It's the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Ted, Joe and Chris, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.

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Redwood Highway (2013)

independent film

Living in a comfortable retirement community in southern Oregon, estranged from her family, unsatisfied with her surroundings, and generally not happy about life, Marie (Shirley Knight) decides to journey 60 miles on foot to the coast of O…

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Foreign Exchange (2008)

Komödie, independent film

Four high school friends decide to take all easy classes their last year of high school. One of their classes is a program for housing foreign exchange students. The four students are having troubles with grades, aspirations and love and a…

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They Call Me Macho Woman! (1989)

independent film

The story follows city woman Susan Morris (Debra Sweaney), who decides to escape her banal urban life and goes looking for a house in the country. Unfortunately, she's taken prisoner by a group of savage drug smugglers, headed by the ruthl…

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The Unholy Rollers (1972)

Action, Drama, Komödie, action film, exploitation film, sport film

Karen Walker wants more action out of life and quits her job at the cannery to become a skater in the roller derby. She encounters friction from the other skaters—especially Mickey, the current star of the team. Karen proves herself a feis…

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Daddy Issues (2018)

LGBTQ-related film, drama film, independent film, romance film

Nineteen year old Maya lives at home with her mother and step-father. She is a very unhappy artist who wants to go to art school in Florence, Italy. Simon is a drug addict doctor who has fantasy sex with Jasmine who dresses up as a little …

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Supercock (1975)

independent film

An American cowboy and his prized pet rooster, Friendly, travel to the Philippines to enter the First International Cockfighting Olympics and for a chance to win $100,000.

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Ripe (1997)

drama film, independent film

Fraternal twin sisters Rosie (Daisy Eagan) and Violet (Monica Keena) lead a life of hard knocks with very poor, abusive parents. Glad to be rid of their parents who have been killed in a car crash, the twins vow to run away to Kentucky in …

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