Independent Movies on Netflix
Last updated August 07, 2025
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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Lodela
1996 | NR | 2.4 out of 5 StarsAn evocation of the origins of the world. A hymn to the beauty of the human form. A celebration of movement. A metaphor for life and death.
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Money Shot
2012 | NR | 2.4 out of 5 StarsWhen they're given keys to a mansion for the weekend, two friends decide to make a movie but end up throwing a huge party -- and trashing the house. Now, it's a race to finish their film and get the "money shot" so they can pay for the damages.
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Sex.Violence.FamilyValues.
2013 | NR | 2.4 out of 5 StarsIn three shorts, a kindergarten principal finds a series of cartoons drawn by her docile top pupil; an actor struggles to rise to the occasion in Singapore's first porn movie; and a nightclub bouncer faces off with a rebellious teenage stripper.
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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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How to Be
2008 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsAfter being dumped by his girlfriend, Art moves back in with his parents and suffers a quarter-life crisis. To recover, Art hires a self-help guru to follow him wherever he goes, inspiring a series of hilarious situations and revelations about life.
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Breast Picture
2010 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsWhen adult-film director Bud (Joel Spence) pens a great dramatic screenplay, he's determined to shoot it, one way or another -- especially when a mainstream star (Joey Kern) signs on to the project, unaware of Bud's risqué résumé. Using his unwitting employer's sets and equipment -- and a semi-cooperative cast of erotic actors -- Bud sets out to realize his artistic vision while appearing to turn out a standard porno.
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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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A Spanking in Paradise
2010 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsWhile his U.S. visa is being processed, a naïve London lawyer visits his family in Scotland, where he agrees to help his uncle with his business -- which happens to be a brothel. Will working in the bordello cost the young barrister his visa?
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When Life Was Good
2008 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsThis semi-improvised indie tale follows a group of twentysomething friends as they experience the ups and downs of relationships, including a struggling actress who returns from studying abroad with second thoughts about her boyfriend.
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The Big Bad
2011 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsIn this blood-spattered shocker, fiery Frankie Ducane is obsessed with seeking vengeance against the deranged killer who destroyed her family -- and she won't give up until she makes the monster suffer for his crimes.
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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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Parasitic
2012 | NR | 2.2 out of 5 StarsA group of friends are trapped inside a nightclub with an unseen terror. One at a time they fall victim to the ravenous, bloodthirsty beast, and those remaining must fight to survive and destroy the creature before it is let loose into the world.
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Marie and Bruce
2004 | NR | 2.1 out of 5 StarsMarie and Bruce (Julianne Moore and Matthew Broderick) are a couple on the verge of a breakdown ... and break-up. Told with a theatrical flair, the movie chronicles the stultifying ennui, rampant dysfunction and epic frustration that is part and parcel of most relationships (especially those that have reached their nadir). Bob Balaban, Campbell Scott and Griffin Dunne co-star in this arty black comedy.
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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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They're Out of the Business
2011 | NR | 2.1 out of 5 StarsAfter achieving early success as filmmaking partners, ex-friends Splick and Jason have logged 15 years of declining results -- on- and off-screen. With their career options running out, they settle their differences and reunite to make another movie.
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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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The Headhunter's Sister
1997 | NR | 1.9 out of 5 StarsRay (Bob McGrath) is paid to woo lawyers from their firms, and new Colombian wife Teresa (Isabel Robayo) works as a phone-sex operator, but their own language barrier has them barely speaking. Then Ray's square-peg sister, Linda (Elizabeth Schofield), pays a visit, breaking the silence in novel ways. In this indie comedy-drama set in New York City, Linda falls in with an addict, Teresa's eye wanders and Ray copes with failing health and home.
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1313: Wicked Stepbrother
2011 | NR | 1.9 out of 5 StarsJarrod is horrified to learn that a faceless killer is celebrating his birthday by filling his mansion with the corpses of his closest friends. David DeCoteau directs this installment in the 1313 series of thrillers.
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1313: Actor Slash Model
2011 | NR | 1.8 out of 5 StarsAn embittered actor decides it's time to slash a few models after losing a life-changing role to some guy who looks good with his shirt off. David DeCoateau directs this campy horror flick.
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