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1. Dreamers (I) (1999)
93 min | Drama, Comedy
Two childhood friends dream about escaping to Los Angeles to pursue their fame and fortune as filmmakers.
Director: Ann Lu | Stars: Jeremy Jordan, Mark Ballou, Courtney Gains, Portia Dawson
Votes: 169
2. Knuckle Draggers (2009)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
"Knuckle Draggers" takes a realistic, but comic look at how the behaviors of men and women have evolved very little since the caveman times. When Ethan, the needy nice guy, is dumped by his... See full summary »
Director: Alex Ranarivelo | Stars: Ross McCall, Paul J. Alessi, Amie Barsky, Omar Gooding
Votes: 295
3. Tapage nocturne (1979)
97 min | Drama
Director: Catherine Breillat | Stars: Dominique Laffin, Bertrand Bonvoisin, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Joe Dallesandro
Votes: 265
4. Antisocial Distance (2021– )
Comedy, Romance
Stars: Avital Ash, Christina Kartchner, Ellington Wells, Steven Weber
Votes: 32
5. A Dirty Story (1977)
50 min | Documentary, Drama
A group of friends listen as one man tells them a story about a time when, in a small cafe, he discovered a peephole into the ladies' bathroom and became addicted to looking through it at female genitals.
Director: Jean Eustache | Stars: Michael Lonsdale, Douchka, Jean-Noël Picq, Laurie Zimmer
Votes: 427
6. The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films (2014)
88 min | Documentary
Two Israeli cousins, Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, in pursuit of the American Dream, turned the Hollywood power structure upside down, producing over 300 films and becoming the most powerful independent film company in the world.
Director: Hilla Medalia | Stars: Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus, Yehuda Barkan, Ram Globus
Votes: 605
7. Defeated (2018)
Drama, Romance
Inspired by true events, DEFEATED is an amazing romance/drama. The film takes you on a journey that follows the life of a model (Stephanie). She struggles to find true love & contentment ... See full summary »
Director: Joe G. LaRue | Stars: Sophie Mazzaro, Robert Miano, Arden Banks, Emilie Germain
Votes: 18
8. Numéro zéro (1971)
107 min | Documentary
A family portrait in which the director profiles his grandmother.
Director: Jean Eustache | Stars: Boris Eustache, Jean Eustache, Odette Robert
Votes: 110
9. Microscopic Liquid Subway to Oblivion (1970)
85 min | Crime, Drama
The use of dope is running rampant at a small college. Convinced the college's reputation is at stake, Professor Dr. John takes it upon himself to get the college's biggest user to go straight.
Director: John W. Shadow | Stars: Ewa Aulin, Alex Rebar, Carlo De Mejo, Eugene Pomeroy
Votes: 64
10. Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary
From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.
Director: Stuart Samuels | Stars: John Waters, Ben Barenholtz, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Alan Douglas
Votes: 1,645
11. D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist (2002)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
This documentary features interviews with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr.), John John Jesse (Demonic Erotic painter), Jim Rose (Jim Rose Sideshow), Jim Thirwell (Foetus), Lydia... See full summary »
Director: Michael W. Dean | Stars: Ron Asheton, Mike Boner, Lynn Breedlove, Dave Brockie
Votes: 154
12. Avarice (2020)
81 min | Thriller
A parallel narrative which revolves around how we have let money control our emotions.
Director: Prajwal Shyale | Stars: Rohith Bhanuprakash, Neha Gowda, Spoorthi Gumaste, Nandan Jonty
Votes: 16
13. No Goodbyes (2022)
8 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
No Goodbyes is a Horror - Mystery snippet about a maid and a lady. It revolves around an unraveling drama between them. It is set in a tense ambiance of a House enchanted by the presence of the maid.
Director: Rutika Nikam | Stars: Sanika Gaikwad, Anushka Khode
Votes: 9
14. Star Power: The Creation of United Artists (1998 Video)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary, Biography
The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and 1919.
Director: Hugh Munro Neely | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Marc Wanamaker, Christopher Sanders, Joy Noe
Votes: 28
15. Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Biography
A chronicle of the life and career of silent film star Mary Pickford.
Director: Nicholas Eliopoulos | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Walt Disney, Amelia Earhart, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Votes: 223
16. Shaw (2016– )
Comedy
Follow Shaw James, a misunderstood and awkward black male going through a quarter life crisis fueled by a series of unfortunate events, leading him to therapy, which he wants no part of.
Stars: Jason A. Coombs, Phillip Shinn, Ace Reyes, Paul Michael Polsinelli
Votes: 13
17. Savage in the City (1977)
Director: John W. Shadow | Stars: Jim Bruce, Andrew Bull, Victor Buono, Yan Yan Lam
18. The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels (2008)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary
THE WILD WORLD OF TED V. MIKELS, a new documentary by Kevin Sean Michaels (no blood relation to Ted, but the same spirit), is a rollicking look at the independent cinema and film pioneering... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Sean Michaels | Stars: John Waters, Ted V. Mikels, Tura Satana, Lila Zaborin
Votes: 65
19. The Rough Gig (2021)
Short, Comedy
Ryan Howe is a successful stand-up comedian who has built his career on making fun of the characters from his home village. When he agrees to come home by his old friend to do a show for "old time's sake", he thinks "what could go wrong?"
Director: Dana Ben | Stars: Ryan Hill, Benjamin David, Richard Fox, Karla Hope
21. Carlo et Charles (2022)
17 min | Short, Drama
Charles, old, rich, weighed down by years, meets Carlo, young, poor, in good shape, who has just immigrated to Switzerland, at a small train station.
Director: Nino Ilacqua | Stars: Luca Colucci, Gil Pidoux, Dino Tassotti, Petros Christidis
22. Take (I) (2008)
62 min | Comedy, Drama
Returning home the morning after graduation, Jim Swanson discovers an intruder in his home. Only after tracking him down and running him over in his car does he find out the intruder is his best friend from university.
Director: Eric Bay-Andersen | Stars: Eric Bay-Andersen, Yasha Shrimpton, Joshua David Hall, Esben Bay-Andersen
Votes: 137
23. Paranoia, sueños recurrentes (2005)
85 min | Thriller
Carlos Uribe, is a young photographer who is in a hypnosis treatment without any progress. His amnesia make him forget extreme emotional situations.
Director: José Allende | Stars: Alexandro Aldrete, José Allende, Octavio Amor, Leticia Hache
Votes: 25
24. Scenario for Delirium (2003)
29 min | Drama, Short
Scenario for Delirium is a independant dramatic film about the events leading to, and after a bank robbery committed by two troubled lovers looking to escape their past, and present problems.
Director: Chris Armstrong | Stars: Mark Alexander, Jenn Gotzon, Roque Versace, Terrence Garner
Votes: 35
25. 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards (2021 TV Special)
85 min | News
Melissa Villaseñor hosts the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The event airs live and uncensored. Each year, the Film Independent Spirit Awards brings together top talent from throughout the world of film and television.
Director: Joel Gallen | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Mollye Asher, Maria Bakalova, Kingsley Ben-Adir
26. The Younger and the Last of the Vengeants (2020)
103 min | Fantasy
A group of teenagers struggling in the wizardry business accidentally unleash an inter-dimensional vampire from his prison using a teleportation cube, and must stop him before he devours the good people of their little town.
Director: Eliab Rice | Stars: Alec Carne, Brandon Draper, Fred Farris, Shane Kessi
27. Booked (I) (2021)
Short, Comedy, Crime
A bored housewife masterminds a heist, enlisting her nephew. Her obsession with social media brings about unexpected results. This dark comedy illustrates how easy one gets trapped in a narcissistic state by seeking virtual attention.
Director: Dimitry Devdariani | Stars: Luke Foames, Mari Alexander, Jemma Amos, Doug Berry
28. APOM (2014)
80 min | Drama
Clyde and Levi prepare for life after high school. Twists and turns allows for them to encounter adversaries that test their friendship, their strength, and the power to go on. We see how ... See full summary »
Director: Jeral Clyde II | Stars: Stephen Barrington, Melissa Barron, Detra Bickerstaff, Angel Brave
Votes: 12
29. Infatuation (2020)
5 min | Short
Infatuation is an experimental short film lasting just over four minutes. In it, a male artist indulges in his love of the female form. That love is tainted when the female subjects make a ... See full summary »
Director: Nace DeSanders | Stars: Alexis Brown, Kia Rush, Rickard Claeson
30. Taapmaan (2018)
Not Rated | 70 min | Action, Drama
An independent filmmaker's struggle for justice begins after he's framed by an online critic for making a snuff film.
Director: Achyut Prashast Singh | Star: Achyut Prashast Singh
31. Anatomy of a Saga (2010)
32 min | Short, Thriller
A troubled office worker, Robert Smith, has been fired from his job, he returns, seeking vengeance.
Director: Patrick Jerome | Stars: James Bocock, Guila Clara Kessous, William Ayers, Kevin Gibbs
32. The Emperor of Rome (1988)
90 min | Drama
Jerry, a schizophrenic junkie, believes that he is the emperor of Rome.
Director: Nico D'Alessandria | Stars: Gerardo Sperandini, Nadia Haggi, Giuseppe Amodio, Agnese De Donato
Votes: 138
33. The New Cinema (1984)
100 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Peter Wintonick | Stars: Belva Webb, Charlie Ahearn, Chantal Akerman, Les Blank
34. PP Studio's Communal Universes (2017– )
10 min | Documentary
PP Stuido's 10th web-series started on 10th anniversary of the studio itself, which cover studio's and Mykola Yeriomin's work in the form of a short documentary or a video essay.
Stars: Mykola Yeriomin, Mikhail Bondarev, Yaroslav Kozak, Leonid Syplyi
Votes: 10
35. The Memory Wheel (1978)
Crime, Drama
Director: Julien Richards | Stars: Richard Bodie, Nancy Cross, Elfie Dupont, Robert Ernst
36. Lucky Day (2019)
6 min | Short, Comedy
The ordinary day of Antoine Miller, a dynamic young man, who does not allow himself to be defeated by the vagaries of his existence.
Director: Eddy Juillerat | Stars: Luca Colucci, Olivier Guibert
37. The Making of the Lost Son (2015)
Not Rated | 8 min | Short, Drama, Western
Mac is at the threshold of losing everything while directing his first feature film.
Director: Thomas Burke | Stars: Sam Stinson, Jae McCain, Todd Essary, Abigail Smith
38. Semantics or political jargon for dummies (2018)
4 min | Animation, Short
A satire on how different political ideologies only end up dividing us and achieve the same end
Director: Aroop Dwivedi
39. Big Iron (2013)
Short, Comedy
An Arizona Ranger (Tyler G. Woida) comes into the town of Agua Fria to face off against the outlaw, Texas Red (Shiloh Foster).
Director: Tyler G. Woida | Stars: Tyler G. Woida, Shiloh Foster, Jorge Taborda, David Small
40. 8 Dates with Paul (2010)
77 min | Comedy, Romance
A young man named Paul is in search of true love. Paul's dad, Paul Senior, has hired a matchmaker to find eight dates for Paul Junior to go on in his quest to find a girlfriend.
Director: Rory Mells | Stars: Paul Roes, Tyson Borger, Paul Abbott, Alex Grosset
Votes: 9
41. Queering the Binary
Documentary | Pre-production
A docuseries revolving around a large-scale research project delving into non-binary history, culture, identities, and experiences.
42. Lost Signal (2021)
25 min | Short, Comedy
A bunch of teenagers decide to throw their devices away for a weekend and go camping. They soon find out that the really truly may not be able to live without their devices.
Director: Jesse D'Hulster | Stars: Leigha Bartholomew, Allison Plato, Luisa Rubio, Amir Azadi
Votes: 6
44. Errors in Geography: Geodesy - Irpen Inspires 2B Creative (2016 Music Video)
5 min | Action, Comedy, Music
Music video tells a story of how one man's life was changed thanks to his mentor from Irpen (Irpin) in Ukraine.
Director: Mykola Yeriomin | Stars: Errors in Geography, E.S. Tribes, Mikhail Bondarev, Yaroslav Kozak
45.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Bernadette Peters/Cass Elliot
(1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Includes The Look of Love, The Sound Man, Cherish/It Had to Be You, As the Stomach Turns.
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 46
46.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
The Cell Within
(1989)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tubbs is held prisoner by a "reformed" psycho he put away years ago, who is obsessed with eradicating crime through extreme methods.
Director: Michael B. Hoggan | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 288
47.
Ukraine on Fire 2 (2022– )
Episode:
Last Shooting: Brent Renaud
(2022)
Documentary, Drama, War
As a filmmaker, Brent Renaud was shooting refugees in Ukraine's hot spot but there was also another shooting that day.
Stars: Juan Arredondo, Brent Renaud
Votes: 19
48.
Five Came Back (2017)
Episode:
The Price of Victory
(2017)
TV-14 | 69 min | Documentary, Biography, History
With the war over, the five directors return to Hollywood to resume their careers, but they will be forever haunted and changed by their experiences.
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Frank Capra, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Votes: 311
49.
Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode:
13 August 2018: Evening Bulletin
(2018)
30 min | News
Stars: Andy Bonner, Lucy Meacock, Hassan Adam, Ashley Derricott