IMDb's Independent Top 50

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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. 6 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  2. 14 -

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 35 -

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  4. 48 -

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  5. 40 -1

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 47 -

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  7. 39 +1

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  8. 45 +1

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 28 top lists Check
  9. 43 +2

    Papillon

    1973, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 3 -

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  11. 32 +1

    The Message

    1976 — a.k.a. Mohammad: Messenger of God, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 30 -

    Rocky

    1976, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 11 -1

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  14. 49 +1

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 10 +2

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  16. 41 -

    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
  17. 38 -

    Dances with Wolves

    1990, in 18 top lists Check
  18. 19 -

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  19. 7 -

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  20. 1 -

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  21. 4 -

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  22. 8 -

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  23. 26 -

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  24. 46 -2

    Sling Blade

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  25. 28 -1

    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
  26. 16 -1

    Good Will Hunting

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 50 -1

    The Straight Story

    1999, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 34 -3

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 17 -

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  30. 36 -

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  31. 33 -1

    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
  32. 15 +1

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  33. 31 +3

    Hotel Rwanda

    2004, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 29 -

    Into the Wild

    2007, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 44 -2

    The King's Speech

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  36. 24 +4

    Rush

    2013, in 6 top lists Check
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