Total Film's 50 Greatest American Independent Films

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  1. 1 new

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  2. 2 new

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
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    Sex, Lies, and Videotape

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
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    Easy Rider

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
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    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
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    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
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    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
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    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
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    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
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    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
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    The Blair Witch Project

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
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    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 38 top lists Check
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    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
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    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
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    Clerks

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
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    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
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    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
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    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
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    Do the Right Thing

    1989, in 25 top lists Check
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    Drive

    2011, in 8 top lists Check
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    The Evil Dead

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
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    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
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    Slacker

    1990, in 7 top lists Check
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    Winter's Bone

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 25 new

    King of New York

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 26 new

    Blue Valentine

    2010, in 2 top lists Check
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    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
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    The Passion of the Christ

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 29 new

    Paranormal Activity

    2007, in 3 top lists Check
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    Brick

    2005, in 8 top lists Check
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    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
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    Lost in Translation

    2003, in 19 top lists Check
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    Sideways

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
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    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
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    Swingers

    1996, in 1 top list Check
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    Pink Flamingos

    1972, in 13 top lists Check
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    Killer of Sheep

    1978, in 14 top lists Check
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    Half Nelson

    2006, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 39 new

    Take Shelter

    2011, in 2 top lists Check
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    Black Swan

    2010, in 12 top lists Check
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    THX 1138

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
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    Lone Star

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
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    Grosse Pointe Blank

    1997, in 4 top lists Check
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    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
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    Drugstore Cowboy

    1989, in 7 top lists Check
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    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
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    Meek's Cutoff

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
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    Kids

    1995, in 5 top lists Check
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    Hannah Takes the Stairs

    2007, in 0 top lists Check
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    Martha Marcy May Marlene

    2011, in 1 top list Check
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