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Favorite low budget indies from the last ten years


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

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i don't know all the films on your list, but the ones i know (take me..., starlet, kill list) are all great in my books.

my list, starting with recent & working backwards...

diane (2019)
madeline's madeline (2018)
lean on pete (2018)
we the animals (2018)
a ghost story (2017)
rat film (2017)
little sister (2016)
tangerine (2015)
the forbidden room (2015)
something, anything (2015)
stinking heaven (2014)
listen up philip (2014)
this is martin bonner (2013)
sun don't shine (2013)
kill list (2012)
starlet (2012)
the color wheel (2012)
meek's cutoff (2011)
another earth (2011)
rid of me (2011)
daddy longlegs (2010)

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There’s a lot there for me to check out.
Thanks
That’s the kind of list I’m looking for!

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no problem, i'm going to try to track down the films i haven't seen from your list - seems likely i'd enjoy them, since i like all the films i do know that you've included.

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Watched Diane last night and loved it!
The timeline was a little confusing but overall a very effective indie. Thx for the rec!

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Watched Lean on Pete last night. Another winner, thx

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oh, nice. lean on pete...i don't know if it was just me, but that's one of those films that's almost on the verge of being too emotional. not to sound too soft or anything, but i can get a little emotionally worked up just thinking about it.

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Crush the Skull (2015)
Coherence (2013)
Chronicle (2012)

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I forgot about Coherence. Yes, very good!

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A couple more:

Miss Stevens (2016)
The Florida Project (2017)

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Summer of '84

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A Ghost Story (2017)
Heaven Knows What (2015)
The Rider (2017)
Thunder Road (2018)
The Witch (2015)
Take Shelter (2011)
First Reformed (2017)
Fruitvale Station (2013)

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Small Town Crime - 2017 - Crime drama
He Never Died - 2015 - Horror/dark comedy
John Dies at the End - 2012 - Sci-fi/bizarre
Annihilation - 2018 - Sci-fi/fantasy
Mirage - 2018 - Spanish mystery/time travel-ish
The Highwaymen - Bonnie & Clyde
Mahtub - 2017 - Israeli crime comedy


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