Independent Comedies on Netflix
Last updated June 07, 2025
Real Time
2008 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA lifetime of bad luck and bad habits catches up with compulsive gambler Andy (Jay Baruchel) when he's apprehended by a quietly intimidating hit man named Reuben (Randy Quaid), who's been dispatched to kill him. But before he does the deed, Reuben grants Andy one last hour to live and chauffeurs the young ne'er-do-well from one stop to the next on a hilarious journey filled with surprising revelations and unexpected discoveries.
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Taking Woodstock
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA twentysomething man finds his life forever changed in the summer of 1969 when he offers up his parents' motel in the Catskills as a home base for Woodstock organizers and then helps the show go on by donating an all-important music festival permit.
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World's Greatest Dad
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAfter his son dies in an awkward freak accident, high school poetry teacher Lance ghostwrites a suicide note to spare the family embarrassment. But when the note becomes an unexpected hit, Lance sees a chance to resurrect his writing career.
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Calvin Marshall
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThough he has no athletic ability whatsoever, college student Calvin Marshall (Alex Frost) is so blindly single-minded about making the school baseball team that Coach Little (Steve Zahn) -- a former minor league player -- relents and lets him on the squad. But when he's sidelined by an injury, Calvin has an opportunity to discover his true talent in life. Gary Lundgren directs this charming comedy that co-stars Michelle Lombardo.
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Pretty Ugly People
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen chronically overweight Lucy invites a group of her old college pals to Montana for a weekend reunion because "time is running out," the friends assume that Lucy is at death's door, and they rush to her side in this indie comedy. But Lucy's got a few big surprises in store for them that tests the limits of their friendship and their sanity.
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Cooking with Stella
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsHousekeeper Stella's superb culinary skills have helped her hide the fact that she's skimming more than a little off the top, but the jig may be up when a very honest nanny threatens her side business.
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Drones
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBrian Dilks has spent six years toiling in anonymity at Omnilink, the high point of his days being his ongoing flirtation with Amy. But when a revelation by his best friend blows the lid off his world, life at Omnilink may never be the same.
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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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Turn Me On, Dammit!
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAlma is a sexually curious teenager living in a small town. To cope with her boring existence, she indulges in an active fantasy life with the help of a phone sex chat line. Soon her peers learn of Alma's ways, forcing her to stand up for who she is.
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The Perfect Family
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen tightly wound suburbanite Eileen Cleary is nominated for her church's Catholic Woman of the Year award, she pushes aside inconvenient truths, including an alcoholic son, a gay daughter and a philandering son, in favor of a "perfect" family.
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Newlyweds
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThe honeymoon is short-lived for newlyweds Buzzy and Katy. His wild younger sister drops in unannounced, and her ex keeps asking to borrow money. Meanwhile, they watch helplessly as their best friends' marriage of 19 years starts to come undone.
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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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To Rome with Love
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this Woody Allen-directed romp through Rome, an opera director discovers a potential new star in an unexpected place, a young architect battles feelings for his girlfriend's gal-pal, and an average guy suddenly finds himself hounded by paparazzi.
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Lola Versus
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen her fiancé dumps her right before the wedding, 29-year-old Lola finds herself single for the first time in almost a decade. Desperate to figure out where her life goes next, quirky Lola seeks advice from her two best friends and hippie parents.
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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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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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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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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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Broken Flowers
2005 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter being dumped by yet another girlfriend, serial bachelor Don vows he'll be alone forever. But when an anonymous letter informs him he has a 19-year-old son, Don sets out on a cross-country journey to confront his past -- and a few old flames.
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A Serious Man
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsLarry Gopnik has hit a "rough patch," according to a colleague, and it would seem so: People are dropping dead all around him, his wife wants a "get," and his whining kids only add to the heavy load. Can a few rabbis guide him to life's answers?
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My One and Only
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfter catching her husband (Kevin Bacon) in a compromising position, Anne Devereaux (Renée Zellweger) rounds up her teenage sons and hits the road, hoping to find a wealthy new man to care for her family in this comedy based on the real-life childhood of actor George Hamilton. Anne finds no shortage of admirers -- and on her quest for a husband, she soon discovers herself. Eric McCormack, Logan Lerman and Nick Stahl co-star.
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Breaking Upwards
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsBreaking up is painful -- but does it have to be? Subdued individually by their relationship yet afraid of life apart, Zoe Lister Jones and Daryl Wein set out to meticulously orchestrate and manage their split into painlessness in this indie comedy.
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Spooner
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsOnly days away from being kicked out of his parents' house, loafer 30-year-old-to-be Spooner falls head over heels for Rose. But when Rose says she's about to move to the Philippines, Spooner scrambles to win her heart and convince her stay.
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How to Be a Serial Killer
2008 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsMeet Mike Wilson. He's charming. He's smart. He's a serial killer -- and a very happy one, too. Determined to share the secrets of his satisfying career, Mike enlists sad-sack video store clerk Bart as his star pupil.
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