BFI's 100 American Independent Films

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The top 100 American independent films as selected by Jason Wood, author of BFI Screen Guides' "100 American Independent Films."

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  1. 1 -

    Angel City

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  2. 5 -

    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  3. 10 -

    Born in Flames

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 14 -

    Buffalo '66

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 19 -

    Clerks

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 20 -

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 27 -

    Eating Raoul

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 31 -

    Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

    1965 — a.k.a. The Leather Girls, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 36 -

    Gummo

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 40 -

    In Search of a Midnight Kiss

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  11. 41 -

    In the Company of Men

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 42 -

    Junebug

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  13. 43 -

    Juno

    2007, in 12 top lists Check
  14. 48 -

    The Living End

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 49 -

    Living in Oblivion

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 53 -

    Me and You and Everyone We Know

    2005, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 56 -

    Metropolitan

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 57 -

    Mutual Appreciation

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  19. 58 -

    Napoleon Dynamite

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 65 -

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 72 -

    The Savages

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 73 -

    Secretary

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 77 -

    She's Gotta Have It

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 80 -

    Slacker

    1990, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 83 -

    Stranger Than Paradise

    1984, in 14 top lists Check
  26. 92 -

    Trees Lounge

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 93 -

    Trouble in Mind

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  28. 95 -

    The Unbelievable Truth

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 98 -

    Welcome to the Dollhouse

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jan 25, 2012; source