IMDb's Independent Top 50

As seen by Emiam

You are viewing emiam's version of this list. You can view your version too.

IMDb's Independent Top 50's icon

An official iCheckMovies list.

Favorited 245 times, disliked 9 times, added to 361 watchlists.

Independent is not a strict genre category, but is rather a grouping of films that are financed outside the regular channels of big production companies. Not being tied to those production companies, independent films often dare to tread outside the more familiar paths used by those companies.

Remove ads

Pssst, want to check out the IMDb's Independent Top 50 list in our new look?

  1. 18 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 48 -6

    Akira

    1988, in 19 top lists Check
  3. 12 -1

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  4. 34 -2

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 11 -1

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  6. 38 new

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 33 -2

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 17 top lists Check
  8. 26 -2

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 2 -

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 29 top lists Check
  10. 39 new

    A Close Shave

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 42 -3

    Dances with Wolves

    1990, in 17 top lists Check
  12. 44 -1

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 41 -5

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 20 top lists Check
  14. 20 -7

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 36 top lists Check
  15. 17 -

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  16. 28 -2

    Fargo

    1996, in 26 top lists Check
  17. 15 -

    Good Will Hunting

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 45 -7

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  19. 35 -2

    Hotel Rwanda

    2004, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 29 +1

    Into the Wild

    2007, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 7 -1

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  22. 22 -2

    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    2003, in 18 top lists Check
  23. 46 -5

    The King's Speech

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  24. 8 -1

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  25. 32 -3

    Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

    1998, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 13 -1

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  27. 36 -1

    The Message

    1976 — a.k.a. Mohammad: Messenger of God, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 4 new

    Michael Jackson: Thriller

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 23 -2

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  30. 40 new

    More

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 3 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  32. 50 -5

    Papillon

    1973, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 14 -

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  34. 24 -2

    Per qualche dollaro in più

    1965 — a.k.a. For a Few Dollars More, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 10 -1

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  36. 1 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  37. 37 -3

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  38. 16 -

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  39. 19 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  40. 31 -3

    Rocky

    1976, in 20 top lists Check
  41. 30 -5

    Rush

    2013, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 5 -1

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  43. 43 -6

    Sin City

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 49 -5

    Sling Blade

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  45. 6 -1

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  46. 27 -

    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
  47. 9 -1

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 47 -7

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 21 new

    The Wrong Trousers

    1993, in 11 top lists Check
Remove ads

Last updated on May 30, 2024; source