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Top Independent Films (#401-527)

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
401 Cube 1997 Vincenzo Natali 2123
402 The Boys in the Band 1970 William Friedkin 2124
403 Wendy and Lucy 2008 Kelly Reichardt 2131
404 Land and Freedom 1995 Ken Loach 2147
405 Raw 2016 Julia Ducournau 2152
406 Sounder 1972 Martin Ritt 2154
407 Tangerine 2015 Sean Baker 2158
408 Primary 1960 Robert Drew 2166
409 Beasts of the Southern Wild 2012 Benh Zeitlin 2183
410 Targets 1968 Peter Bogdanovich 2188
411 Trust 1990 Hal Hartley 2203
412 House of Games 1987 David Mamet 2207
413 The Return of the Living Dead 1985 Dan O'Bannon 2213
414 Lust, Caution 2007 Ang Lee 2218
415 Longtime Companion 1989 Norman René 2223
416 Bloodsport 1988 Newt Arnold 2228
417 Parting Glances 1986 Bill Sherwood 2233
418 Prelude: Dog Star Man 1962 Stan Brakhage 2241
419 My Brilliant Career 1979 Gillian Armstrong 2251
420 Bubba Ho-Tep 2002 Don Coscarelli 2253
421 The Decline of Western Civilization 1981 Penelope Spheeris 2258
422 When the Wind Blows 1986 Jimmy T. Murakami 2261
423 Thank You for Smoking 2005 Jason Reitman 2264
424 The Stunt Man 1980 Richard Rush 2267
425 Girlfight 2000 Karyn Kusama 2270
426 Smoke 1995 Wayne Wang 2273
427 Paranormal Activity 2007 Oren Peli 2279
428 The Celluloid Closet 1995 Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman 2284
429 Eve's Bayou 1997 Kasi Lemmons 2289
430 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2009 Niels Arden Oplev 2292
431 Blue 1993 Derek Jarman 2296
432 Vanishing Point 1971 Richard C. Sarafian 2305
433 Velvet Goldmine 1998 Todd Haynes 2307
434 Blue Collar 1978 Paul Schrader 2314
435 Head 1968 Bob Rafelson 2317
436 Session 9 2001 Brad Anderson 2319
437 The Machinist 2004 Brad Anderson 2332
438 Take the Money and Run 1969 Woody Allen 2333
439 Hell in the Pacific 1968 John Boorman 2338
440 You Can Count on Me 2000 Kenneth Lonergan 2339
441 Little Dieter Needs to Fly 1997 Werner Herzog 2340
442 Martin 1977 George A. Romero 2358
443 Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985 Hector Babenco 2361
444 Gods and Monsters 1998 Bill Condon 2365
445 Dog Star Man: Part IV 1964 Stan Brakhage 2368
446 Following 1998 Christopher Nolan 2370
447 Dogma 1999 Kevin Smith 2371
448 Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story 1988 Todd Haynes 2374
449 Kissing Jessica Stein 2001 Charles Herman-Wurmfeld 2377
450 Snowpiercer 2013 Bong Joon Ho 2380
451 High Art 1998 Lisa Cholodenko 2389
452 eXistenZ 1999 David Cronenberg 2391
453 The Sure Thing 1985 Rob Reiner 2393
454 Radio Days 1987 Woody Allen 2396
455 Flirting with Disaster 1996 David O. Russell 2398
456 C.R.A.Z.Y. 2005 Jean-Marc Vallée 2404
457 Morvern Callar 2002 Lynne Ramsay 2412
458 The Hitch-Hiker 1953 Ida Lupino 2415
459 David Holzman's Diary 1967 Jim McBride 2416
460 Shortbus 2006 John Cameron Mitchell 2419
461 Brother's Keeper 1992 Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky 2420
462 Carnal Knowledge 1971 Mike Nichols 2423
463 The Damned 1962 Joseph Losey 2430
464 Wild Style 1983 Charlie Ahearn 2444
465 The Hidden 1987 Jack Sholder 2447
466 Hell or High Water 2016 David Mackenzie 2457
467 Darling 1965 John Schlesinger 2458
468 Bring It on 2000 Peyton Reed 2460
469 Exotica 1994 Atom Egoyan 2467
470 Dog Star Man: Part II 1963 Stan Brakhage 2482
471 Pitch Black 2000 David Twohy 2490
472 Attack! 1956 Robert Aldrich 2491
473 Portrait of Jason 1967 Shirley Clarke 2496
474 Dog Star Man: Part I 1962 Stan Brakhage 2499
475 The Toxic Avenger 1984 Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman 2501
476 Rabbit-Proof Fence 2002 Phillip Noyce 2510
477 Foxy Brown 1974 Jack Hill 2512
478 Before Night Falls 2000 Julian Schnabel 2519
479 A Simple Plan 1998 Sam Raimi 2523
480 Shallow Grave 1994 Danny Boyle 2537
481 Tenebrae 1982 Dario Argento 2542
482 In the Year of the Pig 1968 Emile de Antonio 2548
483 Blood Feast 1963 Herschell Gordon Lewis 2554
484 Wake in Fright 1971 Ted Kotcheff 2561
485 High Tension 2003 Alexandre Aja 2563
486 River's Edge 1986 Tim Hunter 2565
487 Living in Oblivion 1995 Tom DiCillo 2571
488 Salt of the Earth 1954 Herbert J. Biberman 2572
489 Sisters 1972 Brian De Palma 2587
490 Santa Sangre 1989 Alejandro Jodorowsky 2596
491 Murder on the Orient Express 1974 Sidney Lumet 2597
492 El Norte 1983 Gregory Nava 2598
493 ¡Three Amigos! 1986 John Landis 2616
494 Walking and Talking 1996 Nicole Holofcener 2632
495 Life Is Sweet 1990 Mike Leigh 2633
496 Away from Her 2006 Sarah Polley 2635
497 Bad Timing 1980 Nicolas Roeg 2636
498 Saved! 2004 Brian Dannelly 2644
499 Nothing but a Man 1964 Michael Roemer 2654
500 Wolf Creek 2005 Greg McLean 2659
501 Caravaggio 1986 Derek Jarman 2663
502 Citizen Ruth 1996 Alexander Payne 2664
503 Torch Song Trilogy 1988 Paul Bogart 2665
504 The Little Shop of Horrors 1960 Roger Corman 2671
505 Ichi the Killer 2001 Takashi Miike 2673
506 Monterey Pop 1968 D.A. Pennebaker 2680
507 The Brave Little Toaster 1987 Jerry Rees 2685
508 What We Do in the Shadows 2014 Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi 2688
509 Cul-de-sac 1966 Roman Polanski 2694
510 Tender Mercies 1983 Bruce Beresford 2698
511 The Postman Always Rings Twice 1981 Bob Rafelson 2714
512 I Stand Alone 1998 Gaspar Noé 2717
513 A Boy and His Dog 1975 L.Q. Jones 2722
514 Liquid Sky 1982 Slava Tsukerman 2725
515 A Taste of Honey 1961 Tony Richardson 2726
516 Training Day 2001 Antoine Fuqua 2728
517 In the Bedroom 2001 Todd Field 2740
518 Frances Ha 2012 Noah Baumbach 2745
519 Tetsuo: The Iron Man 1989 Shinya Tsukamoto 2748
520 Punishment Park 1971 Peter Watkins 2756
521 The Fall of the House of Usher 1960 Roger Corman 2768
522 The Illusionist 2006 Neil Burger 2771
523 Dark Days 2000 Marc Singer 2775
524 The Bird with the Crystal Plumage 1970 Dario Argento 2783
525 Society 1989 Brian Yuzna 2798
526 The Doors 1991 Oliver Stone 2805
527 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969 Sydney Pollack 2809
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