Proof That Independent Films Can Be Like Nothing Else

by nbrimmerbeller | created - 09 May 2014 | updated - 09 May 2014 | Public

These films are the prime examples of how independent film, film for the art and not for the money, can express thoughts, feelings, and ideologies like no other genre can. This list could go on forever, but these are the most recent and most outstanding films I can recall, and the ones that proved this very fact to me.

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1. Enemy (2013)

R | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

61 Metascore

A man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini

Votes: 215,235 | Gross: $1.01M

2. Blue Ruin (2013)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

78 Metascore

A mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

Director: Jeremy Saulnier | Stars: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack

Votes: 78,891 | Gross: $0.26M

3. The Dirties (2013)

Not Rated | 83 min | Crime, Drama

65 Metascore

Two best friends are filming a comedy about getting revenge on the bullies at their high school. One of them isn't joking.

Director: Matt Johnson | Stars: Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Padraig Singal, Ross Hill

Votes: 7,962



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