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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.

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  1. 10 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 38 top lists Check
  2. 25 +1

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 17 -

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  4. 6 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  5. 13 -

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

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  6. 11 -

    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
  7. 40 +1

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  8. 15 -

    Good Will Hunting

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 19 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  10. 3 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  11. 20 -

    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    2003, in 18 top lists Check
  12. 1 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  13. 26 +1

    Fargo

    1996, in 26 top lists Check
  14. 8 -

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  15. 4 -

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  16. 49 +1

    The Straight Story

    1999, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 34 +1

    Hotel Rwanda

    2004, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 27 +1

    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
  19. 29 +1

    Into the Wild

    2007, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 36 +1

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 42 +1

    The King's Speech

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  22. 37 +1

    Sin City

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 18 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  24. 12 -

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  25. 21 -

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  26. 16 -

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  27. 47 +1

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  28. 43 +1

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  29. 31 +1

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  30. 32 +1

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  31. 2 -

    Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

    1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
  32. 38 +1

    Dances with Wolves

    1990, in 17 top lists Check
  33. 41 +1

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  34. 48 +1

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  35. 50 new

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 14 top lists Check
  36. 23 -

    Klaus

    2019, in 9 top lists
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  37. 7 -

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 24 +1

    Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

    1998, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 33 +1

    The Message

    1976 — a.k.a. Mohammad: Messenger of God, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 45 +1

    Papillon

    1973, in 6 top lists Check
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    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  42. 22 -

    Per qualche dollaro in più

    1965 — a.k.a. For a Few Dollars More, in 11 top lists Check
  43. 9 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  44. 35 +1

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  45. 30 +1

    Rocky

    1976, in 20 top lists Check
  46. 28 +1

    Rush

    2013, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 44 +1

    Sling Blade

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  48. 46 +1

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 28 top lists Check
  49. 5 -

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  50. 39 +1

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
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