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American independent films
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The list American independent films includes
Lolita, The Ringer, The Passion of the Christ, The Mask and Spring Breakers.
The list consists of 5,990 members
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Lolita
1997 film by Adrian Lyne
Overview: Lolita is a 1997 drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by Stephen Schiff. It is the second screen adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel of the same name and stars Jeremy Irons as Humbert ...Release date: 27 September 1997Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: Adrian LyneCast: Jeremy Irons, Melanie Griffith, Frank Langella, Dominique Swain, Suzanne Shepherd, Keith ReddinProducer: Mario Kassar, Joel B. MichaelsWriter: Vladimir Nabokov, Stephen SchiffAn English professor falls for a minor, and has to face the consequences of his actions.
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The Ringer
2005 American film
Overview: The Ringer is a 2005 American slapstick sports comedy starring Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, and Brian Cox with cameos by Terry Funk and Jesse Ventura. Directed by Barry W. Blaustein, it was produced ...
Release date: 23 December 2005Genre: Comedy, SportDirector: Barry W. BlausteinProducer: Danny Byers, Peter FarrellyWriter: Ricky BlittA young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant. 0
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The Passion of the Christ
2004 film directed by Mel Gibson
Overview: The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American epic biblical drama film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Mel Gibson. It stars Jim Caviezel as Jesus of Nazareth, Maia Morgenstern as Mary, mother of ...
Release date: 25 February 2004Genre: DramaDirector: Mel GibsonCast: Jim Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Christo Jivkov, Francesco De Vito, Monica Bellucci, Mattia SbragiaProducer: Bruce Davey, Mel GibsonWriter: Benedict Fitzgerald, Mel GibsonDepicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. 0
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The Mask
1994 comedy film by Chuck Russell
Overview: The Mask is a 1994 American superhero comedy film directed by Chuck Russell and produced by Bob Engelman from a screenplay by Mike Werb and a story by Michael Fallon and Mark Verheiden. It is the first ...
Release date: 29 July 1994Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, RomanceDirector: Chuck RussellProducer: Ann Burgund, Michael De LucaWriter: Michael Fallon, Mark VerheidenBank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic super-hero when he wears a mysterious mask. 0
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Spring Breakers
2012 film directed by Harmony Korine
Overview: Spring Breakers is a 2012 American crime comedy film written and directed by Harmony Korine and starring James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, and Gucci Mane. Gomez ...
Release date: 15 March 2013Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Crime, ActionDirector: Harmony KorineProducer: Charles-Marie Anthonioz, Agnès B.Writer: Harmony KorineFour college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only ... 0
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Magic Mike
2012 film by Steven Soderbergh
Overview: Magic Mike is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, and Matthew McConaughey. The plot revolves around ...
Release date: 29 June 2012Genre: Comedy, Drama, BiographyDirector: Steven SoderberghCast: Matthew McConaughey, Channing Tatum, Olivia Munn, Alex Pettyfer, James Martin Kelly, Cody HornProducer: Reid Carolin, Gregory JacobsWriter: Reid CarolinA male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money. 0
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So Undercover
2013 American film
Overview: So Undercover is a 2013 American crime action comedy film directed by Tom Vaughan and written by Allan Loeb and Steven Pearl. It stars Miley Cyrus, Jeremy Piven, and Mike O'Malley. The film was released ...
Release date: 21 October 2011Genre: Action, ComedyDirector: Tom VaughanProducer: Tobin Armbrust, Rob CowanWriter: Allan Loeb, Steven PearlA tough, street-smart private eye is hired by the FBI to go undercover in a college sorority. 0
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 film by Stephen Chbosky
Overview: The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a 2012 American coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Stephen Chbosky, and based on his 1999 novel. Logan Lerman stars as a teenager named Charlie ...
Release date: 21 September 2012Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: Stephen ChboskyCast: Logan Lerman, Dylan McDermott, Kate Walsh, Patrick de Ledebur, Johnny Simmons, Brian BalzeriniProducer: Gillian Brown, Stephen ChboskyWriter: Stephen ChboskyAn introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world. 0
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Easy A
2010 film by Will Gluck
Overview: Easy A (stylized as easy A) is a 2010 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck, written by Bert V. Royal, starring Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes (in her final acting credit) ...
Release date: 11 September 2010Genre: Comedy, RomanceDirector: Will GluckProducer: Zanne Devine, Alicia EmmrichWriter: Bert V. RoyalA clean-cut high school student relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing. 0
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500 Days of Summer
2009 American romantic comedy-drama film
Overview: (500) Days of Summer is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb, written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and produced by Mark Waters. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey ...
Release date: 17 January 2009Genre: Comedy, Drama, RomanceDirector: Marc WebbCast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark GreggProducer: Veronica Brooks, Scott HymanWriter: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. WeberAfter being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where ... 0
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Wrong Turn
2003 slasher film by Rob Schmidt
Overview: Wrong Turn is a 2003 slasher film directed by Rob Schmidt, written by Alan B. McElroy, and starring Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeremy Sisto, and Kevin Zegers. The first part ...
Release date: 18 May 2003Genre: Horror, ThrillerDirector: Rob SchmidtProducer: Hagen Behring, Don CarmodyWriter: Alan B. McElroyChris and a group of five friends are left stranded deep in the middle of the woods after their cars collide. As they venture deeper into the woods, they ... 0
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 American film by Jim Sharman
Overview: The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 independent musical comedy horror film produced by Lou Adler and Michael White, directed by Jim Sharman, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was ...
Release date: 14 August 1975Genre: Comedy, Musical, Horror, Sci-FiDirector: Jim SharmanProducer: Lou Adler, John GoldstoneWriter: Richard O'Brien, Jim SharmanA newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. 0
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The Last Seduction
1994 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by John Dahl
Overview: The Last Seduction is a 1994 American neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by John Dahl, featuring Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, and Bill Pullman. The film was produced by ITC Entertainment and dist ...
Release date: 26 May 1994Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama, RomanceDirector: John DahlProducer: Alysse Bezahler, W.M. Christopher GorogWriter: Steve BarancikA devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme. 0
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The Breakfast Club
1985 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film by John Hughes
Overview: The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American indie teen coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. It stars Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson ...
Release date: 7 February 1985Genre: Drama, ComedyDirector: John HughesCast: Jonathan Chapin, Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, John Kapelos, Judd NelsonProducer: Gil Friesen, John HughesWriter: John HughesFive high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. 0
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Survival Island
2005 film directed by Stewart Raffill
Overview: Survival Island, also known as Three, is a 2005 erotic thriller survival film written and directed by Stewart Raffill and starring Billy Zane, Kelly Brook, and Juan Pablo Di Pace.
Release date: 16 November 2005Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller, HorrorDirector: Stewart RaffillProducer: Paco Alvarez, Paco AlvarezWriter: Stewart RaffillThree people - a rich couple and a crew member - are shipwrecked on a tropical island and their subsequent fight for survival becomes even tougher when ... 0
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Stand by Me
1986 American coming-of-age film directed by Rob Reiner
Overview: Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Rob Reiner. Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, with the title deriving from the song of the same name by Ben E. King, the ...
Release date: 8 August 1986Genre: Adventure, DramaDirector: Rob ReinerCast: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, Casey SiemaszkoProducer: Bruce A. Evans, Raynold GideonWriter: Stephen King, Raynold GideonAfter the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy. 0
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Sling Blade
1996 US drama film by Billy Bob Thornton
Overview: Sling Blade is a 1996 American drama film written, directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton. Set in Arkansas, it is the story of intellectually challenged Karl Childers and the friendship he develops ...
Release date: 30 August 1996Genre: DramaDirector: Billy Bob ThorntonProducer: David L. Bushell, Larry MeistrichWriter: Billy Bob ThorntonKarl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town. 0
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Road House
1989 American action film by Rowdy Herrington
Overview: Road House is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and produced by Joel Silver. The film stars Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott. In the film, a bouncer at a ...
Release date: 19 May 1989Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Rowdy HerringtonProducer: Tim Moore, Steve PerryWriter: David Lee Henry, Hilary HenkinA bouncer hired to clean up the baddest honkytonk in a Missouri town. Armed with a black belt in karate and a Ph.D. in philosophy, Patrick Swayze sets ... 0
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Monster's Ball
2001 film by Marc Forster
Overview: Monster's Ball is a 2001 American romantic drama film directed by Marc Forster, produced by Lee Daniels and written by Milo Addica and Will Rokos, who also appeared in the film. It stars Billy Bob Thornton ...
Release date: 11 November 2001Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: Marc ForsterProducer: Milo Addica, Michael BurnsWriter: Milo Addica, Will RokosAfter a family tragedy, a racist prison guard re-examines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American wife of the last prisoner he executed ... 0
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Dirty Love
2005 film by John Mallory Asher
Overview: Dirty Love is a 2005 American romantic comedy film written by Jenny McCarthy and directed by John Mallory Asher. The film stars McCarthy alongside Eddie Kaye Thomas, Carmen Electra, Victor Webster and ...
Release date: 1 January 2005Genre: Comedy, RomanceDirector: John AsherCast: Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Carmen Electra, Victor Webster, Kam Heskin, Guillermo DíazProducer: John Asher, Jim CantelupeWriter: Jenny McCarthy-WahlbergA jilted photographer goes on a mission to get back at her philandering model boyfriend and along the way discovers that not all love is created equal ... 0
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