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American Indie Under the Radar (31 titles)
Some US indie films that I've enjoyed. Okay, so some of these weren't exactly teeny-tiny films, but I'm surprised how many of my film-loving friends missed of most of these.
81.8% from 49 members
Rushmore
Excellent script, spare performances, much better than The Aquatic Life of Steve Zissou.
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Rushmore
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Olivia Williams, Bill Murray
Director: Wes Anderson
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Director Wes Anderson's follow-up to the acclaimed BOTTLE ROCKET is a funny, warmhearted, and extremely sharp American response to the English Angry Young Man films of the 1960s, right down to its British Invasion soundtrack. Newcomer Jason Schwartzman creates a classic protagonist in Max Fischer, ..read more »
70%
from 17,803 members
Ghost World
Thora Birch - great. Steve Buscemi - great. Scarlett Johannson - unconvincing.
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Ghost World
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi
Director: Terry Zwigoff
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Terry Zwigoff finally follows up his 1994 breakout success, CRUMB, with this infectious, insightful, and ultimately sad look at teenage angst and boredom in suburbia that recalls such films as WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE and RUSHMORE as well as MTV's excellent DARIA series. The screenplay, written by ..read more »
63%
from 12,662 members
Happiness
Tense, awkward, funny, brilliant.
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Happiness
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Jane Adams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Cynthia Stevenson
Director: Todd Solondz
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Building on the darkly comic angst of WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, Todd Solondz's HAPPINESS conveys suburban desperation and frustration on a larger scale than his previous film. The ensemble cast of characters centers around the lives of three sisters: Joy (Jane Adams), an awkward, naive, and unlucky ..read more »
66%
from 8,571 members
Tape
It twists, it turns.
Reminds me, I should go to the theatre more often.
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Tape
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Robert Sean Leonard
Director: Richard Linklater
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Richard Linklater, known for directing films that take place over a one-day period (SLACKER, DAZED AND CONFUSED, BEFORE SUNRISE), magnifies that concept even further with TAPE. Adapted from the Stephen Belber play, TAPE takes place in a Lansing, Michigan hotel room, where two old friends reunite ..read more »
54%
from 1,777 member
American Splendor
Paul Giamatti - every man's everyman.
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American Splendor
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Chris Ambrose
Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
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Harvey Pekar, the hilariously downtrodden Cleveland comic book artist, is the subject of AMERICAN SPLENDOR, titled after Pekar's autobiographical series. Played by actor Paul Giamatti, Pekar also appears as himself, giving the film a documentary feeling with many behind-the-scenes on-set shots. ..read more »
63%
from 15,940 members
Waiting for Guffman
Guest's best film since Spinal Tap.
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Waiting for Guffman
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Deborah Theaker, Michael Hitchcock, Scott Williamson
Director: Christopher Guest
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There's A Good Reason Some Talent Remains Undiscovered.
69%
from 2,991 members
Brick
This is the film Donnie Darko wishes it was.
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Brick
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Lukas Haas
Director: Rian Johnson
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Brick follows the path of the hard-boiled noir mystery but wittily and bracingly immerses itself in a modern-day Southern California high school. Student Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Mysterious Skin) prefers being an outsider and he stays that way until the day that his ex-girlfriend Emily (..read more »
61%
from 22,075 members
Coffee And Cigarettes
In parts, very funny. Though Jack and Meg White should never be encouraged to act again.
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Coffee And Cigarettes
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Roberto Benigni, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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A comic series of short vignettes built on one another to create a cumulative effect, as characters discuss things as diverse as caffeine popsicles, Paris in the '20s, and the use of nicotine as an insecticide - all the while sitting around sipping coffee and smoking cigarettes. As director Jim ..read more »
53%
from 12,601 members
Factotum
Misery deserves company - wallow for ninety minutes or so.
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Factotum
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Fisher Stevens
Director: Brent Hamer
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This screen adaptation of Charles Bukowski's most acclaimed novel stars Matt Dillon as Henry Chinaski, the heavy-drinking, gambling, womanising antihero who nevertheless wins everybody over with his sleazy charm.
52%
from 6,833 members
Dark City
There's not enough fantasy sci-fi like this.
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Dark City
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly
Director: Alex Proyas
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Upon awakening with a start in an icy bathtub in a strange room--with a woman's dead body inconveniently nearby--John Murdoch can't remember how he got there. With a police detective hot on his trail and a psychiatrist skulking around, Murdoch discovers that the key to his mystery is the presence ..read more »
66%
from 9,073 members
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