Independent Comedies on Netflix
Last updated April 19, 2025
Woodshop
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAmbitious high school student Chris Johnson (Scott Cooper Ryan) creates a big problem for himself when he accidentally blows up the chemistry lab. To avoid being disqualified as class valedictorian, Chris must attend a Saturday detention session. Unfortunately, the school's pugnacious woodshop teacher (Jesse Ventura) will be running the session, and a number of unstable characters will be in attendance -- any of whom could derail Chris's future.
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Lucky
2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen an aspiring serial killer strikes it rich in the state lottery, he uses the cash to marry his dream girl -- and advance his career as a murderer. But there's trouble when his wife -- and a curious detective -- uncovers the truth.
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Slacker
1991 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTold through a series of unrelated vignettes, Richard Linklater's 1991 cult classic serves up surreal slices of what it's like to be a young underachiever in the college town of Austin, Texas.
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Kissing Jessica Stein
2001 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsJessica (Jennifer Westfeldt) is a single, straight, successful New York journalist who, like most of her female friends, has had a history of dating (male) creeps. But when she answers an intriguing personal ad from Helen (Heather Juergensen), Jessica finds herself intensely drawn to her. As Jessica explores this new side of her sexuality, the two begin a friendship that ultimately leads to romance.
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Your Sister's Sister
2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsJack, who is mourning the death of his brother, has a complicated relationship with his best friend, Iris, who used to date his brother. Their chaotic situation becomes even more tangled when Jack has a drunken tryst with Iris's flighty sister.
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I Hate Valentine's Day
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsNia Vardalos and John Corbett star in this romantic comedy -- set on Valentine's Day -- in which a commitment-phobic florist persuades a handsome restaurateur to take a chance on a no-strings-attached relationship.
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Save the Date
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsSisters Beth and Sarah are a study in contrasts, but both are also involved with men who are best friends and members of the same rock band. When Sarah leaves her lover, Kevin, and starts another intense affair, Beth grows furious with her sibling.
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The Bothersome Man
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsMysteriously deposited in a perfectly serene but colorless city where every need is met, Andreas soon realizes that not even a new lover can change the sterile banality drowning him. Is this placid life a dream come true or an inescapable hell?
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Nate & Margaret
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn this quirky comedy, the odd-couple friendship between Nate, a young, gay film student, and Margaret, a 50-something eccentric, takes center stage. Trouble arrives in the form of Nate's first lover, who doesn't quite "get" Margaret.
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The Answer Man
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsReclusive author Arlen Faber, who's intentionally been out of the spotlight since he penned an inspirational self-help book two decades ago, finds himself in need of spiritual healing in this quirky indie romance. Though everyone still looks to Arlen for answers, he's an emotional cipher without a clue until he meets an angst-ridden, overprotective single mom and a recovering alcoholic.
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Grassroots
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsBased on a true story, this inspiring comedy tells the tale of unemployed writer Phil Campbell, who's roped into helping his quirky friend Grant run for Seattle city council. Surprisingly, Grant's passion for mass transit may win him the election.
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Funeral Kings
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThe altar boys at St. Mark's love a funeral. They're pulled out of school to work the event and never seem to make it back to class afterward. But too much free time can be the devil's playground, as the boys are about to find out.
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White T
2013 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTwin rappers Henry and Herbert's purchase of a prize-winning T-shirt lands them a gig performing with a hip-hop superstar. But when their rival Kevin swipes their golden ticket, the pair will stop at nothing to save their chance at stardom.
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Slums of Beverly Hills
1998 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWriter-director Tamara Jenkins's semiautobiographical dramedy follows a gawky, fed-up teen as she tries to survive her dysfunctional family -- including her washed-up dad and fresh-from-rehab cousin -- while coming of age in 1970s California.
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Weather Girl
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen she discovers that her vapid anchorman boyfriend is sleeping with their TV news program co-anchor, weather forecaster Sylvia wildly denounces him live on the air and soon finds herself without a job.
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Gayby
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen yoga teacher Jenn and her gay friend Matt find themselves thirtysomething, single and childless, they decide to parent a baby together. But trouble arises when they discover they have differing ideas about the method of the child's conception.
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The History of Future Folk
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAlthough Trius has been sent to begin the colonization of Earth, he abandons his mission upon hearing music for the first time. When an assassin from his home world arrives, Trius persuades him to join his bluegrass band and save his adopted planet.
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Smashed
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsKate and Charlie are a young married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of music, laughter and lots of drinking. When Kate decides to sober up, her new lifestyle brings to the surface a troubling relationship with her mother, her employer and Charlie.
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Why Stop Now
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsOn the day piano prodigy Eli is to audition for a famous conservatory, he gets sidetracked by an attempt to stash his cocaine-addled mother, Penny, in rehab. When Penny is denied admittance, Eli enters into a bizarre partnership with her dealers.
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Cedar Rapids
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsTerrified of leaving his tiny town for the first time, sheltered insurance salesman Tim nervously sets out for the bright lights of bustling Cedar Rapids, where he attends a chaotic insurance convention and learns how to survive in the real world.
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Alter Egos
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAt a time when superheroes have lost government funding and public support, a superhero meets a girl who can help him overcome his own emotional crisis and face his nemesis responsible for the murder of his parents.
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Rock Jocks
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA group of misfit gamers are part of a secret Defense Department initiative to shoot down the asteroids that threaten our world. But as they begin a night shift from hell, the Rock Jocks must fight off a meddling bureaucrat ... and extreme boredom.
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The Impostors
1998 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsTo elude the wrath of overbearing Broadway star Sir Jeremy Burtom, two struggling actors are forced into a madcap succession of masquerades aboard an elite ocean liner swarming with people who aren't what they seem.
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The Matador
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThe life of Danny Wright, a salesman constantly on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and strikes up a friendship with a mysterious stranger -- who happens to be a hit man.
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The Men Next Door
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAs he reluctantly celebrates his 40th birthday, Doug finds himself falling for two very different but equally lovable men. But what Doug doesn't know right away is that the two men are, in fact, father and son.
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