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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. 91 -

    Tongues Untied

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 66 -

    Poison

    1991, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 96 -

    Variety

    1983, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 52 -

    Man Push Cart

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 37 -

    Half Nelson

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 97 -

    Wanda

    1970, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 32 -

    Gas Food Lodging

    1992, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 81 -

    Smithereens

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 53 -

    Me and You and Everyone We Know

    2005, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 84 -

    Suture

    1993, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 21 -

    Daughters of the Dust

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 95 -

    The Unbelievable Truth

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 88 -

    Targets

    1968, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 61 -

    Old Joy

    2006, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 70 -

    Roger & Me

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 22 -

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  17. 47 -

    The Last Seduction

    1994, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 49 -

    Living in Oblivion

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 98 -

    Welcome to the Dollhouse

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 55 -

    Medium Cool

    1969, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 27 -

    Eating Raoul

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 17 -

    Chan Is Missing

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 89 -

    Tarnation

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 34 -

    Girlfight

    2000, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 14 -

    Buffalo '66

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 62 -

    On the Bowery

    1956, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 41 -

    In the Company of Men

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 38 -

    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 24 -

    Dont Look Back

    1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 6 -

    Billy Jack

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 12 -

    Boyz n the Hood

    1991, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 7 -

    The Blair Witch Project

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 87 -

    Synecdoche, New York

    2008, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 85 -

    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  35. 69 -

    Return of the Secaucus Seven

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 67 -

    Portrait of Jason

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
  37. 45 -

    Killer of Sheep

    1978, in 14 top lists Check
  38. 48 -

    The Living End

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 42 -

    Junebug

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  40. 3 -

    Bad Lieutenant

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 58 -

    Napoleon Dynamite

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 20 -

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 72 -

    The Savages

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 56 -

    Metropolitan

    1990, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 33 -

    George Washington

    2000, in 5 top lists Check
  46. 65 -

    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 99 -

    The Woodsman

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  48. 28 -

    El mariachi

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 73 -

    Secretary

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 44 -

    Kids

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
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