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Favorite low budget indies from the last ten years

posted 5 years ago by yatzo376 (7717)
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Netflix and Amazon have been great for gems like these!

Gold (2013) western
Take me to the River (2015) drama/ mystery
Uncle John (2015) drama/ mystery
Starlet (2012) dramedy
Mid- August Lunch (2008) Italian dramedy
Kill List (2011) horror
Only (2008) drama

[–] TexasJack (12516) 5 years ago

I'm cheating by two years due to my woeful ignorance of recent indy cinema:

The Man From Earth (2007)

[–] Moonglum9 (11311) 5 years ago

This one!

[–] tcrum (31595) 5 years ago

It follows 2014

[–] tcrum (31595) 5 years ago

Sinister 2012

[–] CKid (3842) 5 years ago

Much like TexasJack, I am going to "sort of cheat" by listing a film which I saw in 2007. However, it did not get officially released until March, 2009.
I've got no problem doing this because the original poster, yatzo376, also cheated by including two films from 2008.
Therefore, my choice is ...
The Cake Eaters - comedy/drama/romance
starring Elizabeth Ashley, Bruce Dern, Kristen Stewart, Aaron Stanford and Jayce Bartok; directed by Mary Stuart Masterson
I first saw this film at The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in November, 2007 where it won the Audience Award for Best American Indie. The acting was excellent all around. I also enjoyed the white cake with chocolate sauce on the side which they served after the showing of the film. It was there that I got to meet Mary Stuart Masterson. She looked great.

[–] yatzo376 (7717) 5 years ago

I'll have to check that one out Ckid..., and yes, I did cheat.

I had to include those two 08 films.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 5 years ago

I'm inspiring lawlessness everywhere! 😈

The Cake Eaters was very good. I think it's the first time I saw Kristen Stewart.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

creep 2014
blue ruin 2013

[–] yatzo376 (7717) 5 years ago

Blue Ruin was great!

I forgot about that one.

[–] FredBurroughs (21609) 5 years ago

Special shout out to Blue Ruin.

As far as what hasn't been mentioned yet:

The FP (2011)
FP2: Beats of Rage (2018)
Mystery Team (2009)
Brigsby Bear (2017)
Blue Jay (2016)
Turbo Kid (2015)
Rubber (2010)
At Middleton (2013)
Like Crazy (2011)
The One I Love (2014)
Dude Bro Party Massacre III (2015)
Fish Tank (2009)

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

i like all the films on this list that i've seen.
i haven't watched blue jay yet. for some reason i thought it had received sniffy reviews, but it has a fairly solid 69% rating on metacritic. i'll probably try to catch it this week.

i really liked dude bro party massacre...fun, silly, good time. it's still streaming on shudder, so i might give that another go too.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Animal Kingdom (2010)
Pin Cushion (2017)
Hereditary (2018)
Sweet Country (2017)
Holy Motors (2012)
Red Hill (2010)
What We Do In The Shadows (2014)
Under The Skin (2013)
Snowtown (2011)
The Rover (2014)
Boy (2010)

[–] Moonglum9 (11311) 5 years ago

What We Do In The Shadows was damn funny

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

A Dark Place (2018)