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Empire's 50 Greatest Independent Films of All Time

As much as blockbusters can thrill us, beyond the well-tended flowerbeds and spacious corner offices of Hollywood there's a world bubbling with creativity, free spirits and up-and-coming talent. Some of the heroes of American indie cinema have gone on to try their hand at multiplex fodder; some have stayed resolutely outside the mainstream. This roll of honour celebrates both, as well as some of the names that didn't achieve the acclaim they deserve. But how you define 'indie'? Do big studios' independent arms count? Should Miramax's output qualify? Our criteria is aesthetic rather than financial: if it feels like an indie, it's in; if it's The Phantom Menace, it's not. Ultimately though, whether they're made for millions or 50p and bits of pocket fluff, it's about great movies that are worth celebrating again...
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Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
2
Down by Law (1986)
Down by Law (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
3
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
4
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
5
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
Clerks (1994)
Clerks (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
7
Life of Brian (1979)
Life of Brian (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
8
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
9
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
10
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
11
Sideways (2004)
Sideways (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
12
Mean Streets (1973)
Mean Streets (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
13
Bad Taste (1987)
Bad Taste (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
14
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
15
Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
16
Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
17
She's Gotta Have It (2017)
She's Gotta Have It (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
18
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
19
Withnail & I (1987)
Withnail & I (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
20
Lone Star (1996)
Lone Star (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
21
Slacker (1991)
Slacker (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
22
Roger & Me (1989)
Roger & Me (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
23
Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
24
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
25
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
26
Lost in Translation (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
27
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
28
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
29
Shadows (1959)
Shadows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
30
Faces (1968)
Faces (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
31
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
32
Love Streams (1984)
Love Streams (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
33
Opening Night (1977)
Opening Night (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
34
Husbands (1970)
Husbands (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
35
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
36
Run Lola Run (1998)
Run Lola Run (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
37
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
38
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
39
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
40
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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