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The 20 Best Independent Films of All Time

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Independent films are selected time and time again for Best Picture and cover a wide variety of genres, almost always on a niche, smaller level. Though they might not have the same wide scope as a blockbuster Spider-Man movie, independent films can certainly pop off and hit it big, making those watching forget that it's actually a smaller, independent movie.

Films like Get Out and Parasite were both independent films, though they each received widespread acclaim, basically turning them into blockbuster hits. In no specific order, these next 20 films are a few of the greatest we've seen across our screens in recent years.

1. "Moonlight"

Watch on Hulu

2. "Requiem For a Dream"

Watch on HBO Max

3. "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Watch on Prime Video

4. "Still Alice"

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5. "Little Miss Sunshine"

Watch on Prime Video

6. "Parasite"

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7. "Napoleon Dynamite"

Watch on Prime Video

8. "Pulp Fiction"

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9. "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Watch on Prime Video

10. "12 Years a Slave"

Watch on Prime Video

11. "At Eternity's Gate"

Watch on Prime Video

12. "Election"

Watch on Hulu

13. "The Wife"

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14. "Get Out"

Watch on Prime Video

15. "Nomadland"

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16. "Juno"

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17. "Good Will Hunting"

Watch on Prime Video

18. "Call Me By Your Name"

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19. "Lady Bird"

Watch on Netflix

20. "Lost in Translation"

Watch on Peacock
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