Independent
see all genres ›The whole notion of independence applies to films made outside major studios though, occasionally, the studios will distribute independently-produced films that they acquire at assorted film festivals. Independent films are often characterized as personal projects with low budgets and limited releases. Because of this, they usually feature a high degree of artistic investment and frequently explore unconventional subject material.
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Genres / Independent
SUB-GENRES · Documentary · Narrative
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Kurt and Courtney
This controversial documentary, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Nick Broomfield, begins as an observation of the music of Kurt Cobain and his Seattle/Portland contemporaries. KURT AND COURTNEY takes a different turn when Courtney Love intervenes. What emerges is a powerful...Watch Movie
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Biggie and Tupac
BIGGIE AND TUPAC is a no holds barred investigation into the unsolved murders of two of the biggest superstars rap has ever produced, Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur. Nick Broomfield hits the streets, putting his life at risk as he uncovers sensational new evidence that points...Watch Movie
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Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam
Acclaimed filmmaker Nick Broomfield takes on his most controversial subject, Heidi Fleiss, madam to Hollywood superstars. With its parade of pimps, madams, hustlers, call girls, informers and cops, you quickly catch on that no one can be trusted.Everybody lies. It's RASHOMAN...Watch Movie
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Uncle Bob
On a fateful night in 1974, millions of Americans tuned in to the Academy Awards® and watched in shock as an anonymous man streaked naked across the stage in the middle of the show. In an instant, the prankster named Robert Opel rocketed to iconic status, but to this day few people know the full...Watch Movie
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Fetishes
Controversial filmmaker Nick Broomfield takes a deep look at the kinks that make people tick. Filmed at Pandora's Box, the luxurious Sadomasochism parlor in New York, FETISHES reveals in both a humorous and informative manner the full range of fetishes, from rubber and infantilism, to...Watch Movie
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I Used to Be Darker
When Taryn, a Northern Irish runaway, finds herself in trouble in Ocean City, Maryland, she seeks refuge in Baltimore with her aunt and uncle. Kim and Bill are having problems of their own: they're trying to dissolve their marriage gracefully for the sake of their daughter,...Watch Movie
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Battle for Haditha
Iraqi insurgents bomb a convoy of US Marines, resulting in the death of their most popular officer. Enraged by this loss, his young Marine buddies carry out a brutal retaliation. Their violent house-searches lead to the massacre of twenty-four people, many of whom are women...Watch Movie
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Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea
Fabulously offbeat and refreshingly upbeat, this lovable film gets friendly with the natives of the Salton Sea, an inland ocean of massive fish kills, rotting resorts, and 120 degree nights located just minutes from urban Southern California. This award-winning film from...Watch Movie
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Rat Pack Rat
Eddie plays a Sammy Davis, Jr. impersonator hired via Craigslist to perform for a boy's birthday party. He arrives at the boy's home, meets the boy's mother and finds her living in a hoarder house. Despite the bleak surroundings, the woman is full of life and excited to meet Sammy Davis, Jr....Watch Movie
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Hank and Asha
In this award-winning romance, an Indian woman studying in Prague and a lonely New Yorker begin an unconventional correspondence through video letters, two strangers searching for deeper connection in a hyper-connected world. Before long their online relationship grows intimate as they share...Watch Movie
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Memphis
A strange singer with god given talent drifts through the mythic city of Memphis under its canopy of ancient oak trees, shattered windows and burning spirituality. Surrounded by lovers, legends, hustlers, preachers and a wolfpack of kids, the unstable performer avoids the recording studio and is...Watch Movie
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Psychotropic Overload
A deliciously campy but disturbing thriller that'll keep you guessing. Steven Callahan is a well respected therapist has just taken on a new client named Christian who's an aspiring fashion photographer who suffers from a series of bizarre and violent fantasies. As the...Watch Movie
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Castle Freak
Stuart Gordon takes you on a pulse pounding roller coaster ride in CASTLE FREAK...one of the most macabre thrillers you'll ever experience. John Reilly and their daughter come face to face with terror when they travel to Italy to move into a castle they have inherited. They soon discover it is...Watch Movie
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That's Sexploitation!
In the era before R-rated movies, pornographic theaters and online prurient material, bawdy movies and erotic films were shuffled into the margins of the movie industry, created by independent producers and sold by hucksters and promoters with promises of salacious thrills and...Watch Movie
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Wrong
Dolph Springer awakens one morning to find he has lost the sole love of his life, his dog, Paul. Desperate to reunite with his best friend and to set things right, Dolph embarks on a journey which spirals into the realm of the absurd. On his quest, he drastically alters the lives of several...Watch Movie
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Crimes Against Humanity
A darkly comic series of unusual and unfortunate events spin out of control for a sophisticated couple. Lewis, a passive-aggressive, manipulative boyfriend, explains over coffee to his maudlin girlfriend, Brownie, how people feel fulfilled by their careers as he leaves for his...Watch Movie
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Hunting
Tina is high-strung and over-worked. Her boss (whom she refers to as "Rick the Dick") is so strict about personal time she can't even apartment hunt with her roommate Maureen. Already suffering from terrifying chronic stress dreams about a creepy, claustrophobic hallway and not wanting anymore...Watch Movie
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Tourist Trap
An eerie and deserted wax museum, Slausen's Lost Oasis, is the site for spine-tingling terror where four unsuspecting young travelers are lured into a very deadly "tourist trap." Slausen, is the reclusive and bizarre owner of this attraction, which is actually more like a macabre chamber of...Watch Movie
