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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 18.

New York Doll (2005)

biographical film, independent film, rockumentary

The film details the history of both the New York Dolls and one of its members, Arthur "Killer" Kane. The film narrates the history of the band from its formation in 1972, through its drug problems and the deaths of several of its members.…

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October 22 (1998)

drama film, independent film

A group of disparate patrons in a Los Angeles diner are having breakfast when a psychopath enters with a gun, holds them hostage, and has a standoff with the SWAT Team. The film then cuts to earlier that same day, showing how each characte…

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Casa de los Babys (2003)

Social Drama, comedy film, drama film, independent film, social problem film

The film tells the story of six white American women impatiently waiting out their lengthy residency requirements in an unnamed South American country before taking custody of their adoptive babies.

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Cas & Dylan (2013)

Tragic Comedy Film, independent film

Dr. Cas Pepper is a 61-year-old doctor, a self-proclaimed loner, and terminally ill. Dylan Morgan is a 22-year-old woman, somewhat of a social misfit, and an aspiring writer.

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Man Beast (1956)

independent film

Connie Hayward (Virginia Maynor) and Trevor Hudson (Lloyd Nelson) travel to the Himalayas with a guide named Steve (Tom Maruzzi) to locate Connie's missing brother, who disappeared in that region while on an earlier expedition looking for …

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Necrosis (2009)

Psychological Thriller, horror film, independent film, psychological thriller

During the winter of 1846, a group of ill-fated pioneers, known as the Donner Party, were on their way to California through a newly discovered mountain pass. They encountered the worst blizzard ever recorded, trapping them with little foo…

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The Sister-in-Law (1974)

drama film, independent film

Robert Strong, a singer-songwriter who has been traveling the country, makes a mistake when he goes to visit his brother, Edward, and gets involved with his bored sister-in-law, Joanna. Robert and his brother's mistress, Deborah Holt, try …

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M Cream (2014)

independent film

Figs is the typical cynic who lurks in the expansive lawns of Delhi University. Entangled in a web of drugged out delirium, he’s the quintessential rebel. His world is thrown into disarray when his conservative parents begin to chalk out a…

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Sollers Point (2017)

Drama, drama film, independent film

Sollers Point tells the story of Keith (Lombardi), a twenty-four-year-old newly released from prison and living with his father (Belushi) under house arrest in Baltimore. Keith is struggling to reestablish himself, and break free of the bo…

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Ash Tuesday (2003)

independent film

The film is narrated by Punch, a cab driver who experiences an unexplained ringing in his head. Samantha, an introverted new transplant to New York, works at a dive bar where singer Gina Mascara provides the night's entertainment. After Gi…

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Land of No Return (1978)

independent film

Zak O'Brien (Mel Torme) is an animal trainer for the popular television series Caesar & Romulus, which has been selected for a "Patsy" Award to be presented in Burbank, California. Zak, along with Caesar (a golden eagle), and Romulus (a wo…

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Douchebag (2010)

Dark Comedy, independent film

Sam Nussbaum is a seemingly environmentally-conscientious vegetarian living an established life in Los Angeles with his fiancée, Steph. When Steph asks Sam why he has been estranged from his younger brother, Tom, for two years, he tells he…

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Downtime (1998)

independent film

Former police psychologist Rob helps to save a young woman, Chrissy, when she is about to commit suicide by jumping off a 21st-storey balcony with her 4-year-old son, Jake. When he persuades her to go on a date, they are trapped with Jake …

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The Future of Work and Death (2016)

independent film

World experts in the fields of futurology, anthropology, neuroscience, and philosophy consider the impact of technological advances on the two 'certainties' of human life; work and death. Charting human developments from Homo habilis, past…

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Beauty No. 2 (1965)

independent film

The movie has a fixed point of view showing a bed with two characters on it, Sedgwick and Piserchio. The film's writer, Chuck Wein is heard speaking but is just out of view. Sedgwick is wearing a lace bra and panties, and Piserchio, wearin…

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