Independent Dramas on Netflix
Last updated May 14, 2025
Leslie, My Name Is Evil
2009 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsSheltered, sexually frustrated chemist Perry is thrust headlong into the wildness of the 1960s when he is selected as a jury member in the infamous trial of Charles Manson and becomes obsessed with one of Manson's followers, Leslie Van Houten.
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Multiple Sarcasms
2010 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsIn 1979, architect Gabriel (Timothy Hutton) begins questioning his existence, avoiding work and escaping into the fictional world of movies. When he starts writing a play examining the choices he's made, it creates issues with his family and friends.
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Cold Weather
2010 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsAfter things go south for former forensic science major Doug (Cris Lankenau), he leaves Chicago and returns home to Oregon to live with his sister, Gail (Trieste Kelly Dunn) -- and soon finds himself entangled in an unexpected situation that calls on his investigative mind. Together with Gail and his friend Carlos, Doug uses his forensic skills and the techniques he's learned as a detective fiction enthusiast to unravel the mystery he encounters.
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Vital Signs
2009 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsAfter her grandmother passes away, Simone (Marie-Helene Bellavance) tries to bury her grief by helping others who are near death. Albeit short-lived, these intense relationships with people who crave intimacy more than anything else help Simone access her own emotional needs. Writer-director Sophie Deraspe's moving drama examines the connection between the frail human body and the resilient but often well-guarded soul.
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The Hungry Ghosts
2009 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsDesperate for spiritual fulfillment, five individuals search separately throughout New York City for the connections and wholeness they lack. As they try to find direction, the characters must also cope with addiction, rejection and responsibilities.
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Lost Journey
2010 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsIranian teenager Pedram Abasi travels to Canada to live with his aunt and uncle, who are pleased to see how well he adapts to the change -- until he befriends Nima and Chrissy, who introduce him to a nightlife soaked in sex and drugs.
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The Casserole Club
2012 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsIn a 1960s suburb, a group of housewives decides to form a recipe club and host dinners with their husbands to see who can make the best casserole. But the competition soon turns to boozy flirtation, and more than recipes end up getting swapped.
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Automatic
2005 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsBound together by threads of destiny, six people trudge through the tangled paths of their troubled lives. As they drift along on seemingly fated courses -- bumping into one another along the way -- can they break free from their reflexive behavior? Sean O'Bryan, Travis Schuldt, Jay Thames, Jennifer Ferguson, Jamie Anne Allman and Brandy Howard star in this edgy ensemble drama directed by Jonathan Walls.
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Return of the Seacaucus 7
1980 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsAcclaimed director John Sayles began his career with this award-winning drama about seven activist friends reuniting several years after being arrested for protesting the Vietnam war. Their weekend of soul-searching reveals their changed priorities. Held at the home of schoolteachers Mike and Karen, the gathering includes wannabe singer J.T., homebody mechanic Ron and family man Howie, who share their triumphs and disappointments in life.
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Gal Young'Un
1979 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsMarking his first film out of the gate, Victor Nuñez wrote, directed, photographed, edited and produced this Prohibition-era tale about a young drifter (David Peck) who sets his sights on marrying a middle-aged widow (Dana Preu) for her money. His true intentions are painfully obvious to everyone -- including the widow, who's perfectly fine without a man. But that only makes his overtures all the more charming.
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Spring Breakers
2012 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsAfter four college girls rob a fast food joint to fund their spring break in Florida, they hit the road and wind up in jail and hungover. They're bailed out by a deeply weird dude named Alien, who demands their help with his own criminal enterprises.
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Uncle Kent
2011 | NR | 2.4 out of 5 StarsKent, a cartoonist, invites a journalist he met on a chat site for a weekend visit. He's sure they'll sleep together, but she seems to have other things on her mind. And though sexual escapades abound, the matchup of his dreams is just out of reach.
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Entrance
2012 | NR | 2.4 out of 5 StarsAfter mysteriously losing her dog one evening, a Los Angeles barista questions her commitment to living in the city and decides to get out. But when her going-away party takes an odd turn, she finds that the city just might not let her go so easily.
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AutoErotic
2011 | NR | 2.4 out of 5 StarsWith wit and frankness, this indie dramedy explores the sexual lives of four couples in Chicago whose paths are surprisingly intertwined. Despite their various hangups and kinks, the young urbanites try desperately to connect on a meaningful level.
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Welcome to Pine Hill
2012 | NR | 2.4 out of 5 StarsIn this fascinating reflection on transformation and life choices, filmmaker Keith Miller blends reality and drama to chronicle the life of Shannon Harper, a former drug dealer trying to go clean and working as a claims adjuster and a bouncer.
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Post Concussion
1999 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsWhen an out-of-control automobile hits Matthew Kang, he suffers a serious concussion. During his recovery, insult is added to injury when Kang loses his job and is dumped by his girlfriend. Through all his trials and tribulations, however, he manages to remain positive, learning a valuable lesson about life and love in the process. A semi-autobiographical comedy from director-screenwriter Daniel Yoon.
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The Brown Bunny
2004 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsDirector Vincent Gallo stars as Bud, a competitive road biker riding from New Hampshire to California for a race. But the journey is also an attempt to erase his memory of the one true love he can't forget, even as he beds other women.
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The Undeserved
2004 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsThanks to good grades and inspiring teachers, Charlie Velasquez (James Martinez) has a college scholarship and a promising future ahead of him -- that is, until he and his friends (Paul Sado and Autumn Dornfeld) uncover a small-town secret that's forced its way to the surface. Director Brad Coley marks his feature-film debut with this sobering, mainly improvised tale of cause, effect and affected adolescence.
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Trigger Happy
2001 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsMichael Weatherly, Rosario Dawson and New York City co-star in this dramedy about the adventures of a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun and the 22 people whose lives it touches. Some are friends, some are strangers, but the gun knows them all. The pawnshop owner who first sells the weapon grumpily defends the rights of gun-toting Americans, some of whom are thrilled to have their first firearm, while others regard it as a necessary evil.
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Corroboree
2007 | NR | 2.2 out of 5 StarsIn his feature film debut, writer-director Ben Hackworth unfurls an experimental tale about an ailing director (Ian Scott) who hires a young actor (Conor O'Hanlon) to play out the most important scenes in his life, all with help from an all-female supporting cast. Each woman takes on the role of a pivotal presence in the director's subconscious, from his mother to a woman he slept with to the doctor who treated his illness.
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Brownian Movement
2010 | NR | 2.2 out of 5 StarsThis atmospheric drama follows the soul-searing journey of Charlotte, a seemingly devoted wife, mother and doctor who suddenly becomes involved with a series of lovers. When her husband learns of her infidelity, she's at a loss to explain it.
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Loose Women
1997 | NR | 2.2 out of 5 StarsOn the brink of turning 30, friends Rachel (Sherry Ham-Bernard), Gail (Melissa Errico) and Tracy (Marialisa Costanzo) navigate the streets and clubs of New York City, dishing on their relationships and men in general. Over the course of a weekend, the three women attempt to come to terms with their sordid pasts and uncertain futures. Alexandra Lloyd and Robin Strasser co-star as Gail's sister and mother.
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4:44: Last Day on Earth
2011 | NR | 2.2 out of 5 StarsAfter learning that the world will end the following day at 4:44 a.m., a New York City couple lives out their final hours with mixed emotions. They also try to say goodbye to loved ones, which results in some eleventh-hour issues.
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Jo Pour Jonathan
2010 | NR | 2.1 out of 5 StarsJo is a Quebec teenager who emulates his older brother Thomas, a thrill-seeker enamored with illegal car races. When Thomas dies in an accident, Jo must decide whether to embrace the nihilistic life that took his brother or chart his own path.
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Psychopathia Sexualis
2006 | NR | 1.9 out of 5 StarsWriter-director Bret Wood brings titillating vignettes to the screen that portray the deviant sexual behaviors catalogued in Richard von Krafft-Ebing's infamous medical text that shocked Victorian sensibilities.
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