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Because bigger isn’t always better, and smaller budgets allow creative types to work free from studio interference, here’s a selection of classic independent films made outside the mainstream that found an audience anyway, from Juno and Being John Malkovich to Drugstore Cowboy and Lost in Translation.
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Juno(2007)   DVD 15Trailer(s) Available
   Avg Rating: 
4 Stars
Drama > Comedy
Jason Reitman
Michael Cera;  J K Simmons;  Olivia Thirlby;
Ellen Page (HARD CANDY) and Michael Cera (SUPERBAD) play high school friends faced with the perils of pregnancy in this dramedy from Jason Reitman (TH...

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Before Sunset(2004)   DVD 15 This title is part of a series, if you have other titles from this series in your list they will be sent in order.
   Avg Rating: 
3 Stars
Drama > General
Richard Linklater
Ethan Hawke;  Julie Delpy;  Vernon Dobtcheff;
Nine years have passed and Jesse is at the end of a reading in a Paris bookshop.

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Descent, The   DVD 18
   Avg Rating: 
3 Stars
Thriller > General
Neil Marshall
Alex Reid;  Oliver Milburn; 
In a remote mountain range, six female friends meet for their yearly adventure, a caving trip into the arteries of the earth. Leader of the trip is Ju...

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Thumbsucker   DVD 15
   Avg Rating: 
3 Stars
Action/Adventure > General
Keanu Reeves;  Vince Vaughn; 
"Thumbsucker" follows the story of Justin (Lou Pucci) who, trying to break free of his addiction to thumbsucking, throws his life and the lives of tho...

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Slumdog Millionaire(2008)   DVD 15
   Avg Rating: 
4 Stars
Drama > General
Danny Boyle
Dev Patel;  Anil Kapoor;  Irrfan Khan;
Britain's own Danny Boyle, director of 28 DAYS LATER and TRAINSPOTTING travels to India for this film starring Irrfan Khan and Anil Kapoor. In SLUMDOG...

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Cock And Bull Story, A   DVD 15
   Avg Rating: 
2 Stars
Comedy > Comedy
Michael Winterbottom
Steve Coogan;  Rob Brydon;  Dylan Moran;
Michael Winterbottom sets out to film the un-filmable novel, however it may be more the un-professional actors that cause the real problems!

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Usual Suspects, The   DVD 18
   Avg Rating: 
4 Stars
Thriller > General
Bryan Singer
Stephen Baldwin;  Gabriel Byrne;  Benicio Del Toro;
When 27 bodies are recovered from a burned-out ship in Long Beach Harbour there is one dying, terrified witness. An FBI agent sets out to uncover the ...

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Brothers Of The Head(2006)   DVD 18Trailer(s) Available
   Avg Rating: 
2 Stars
Drama > General
From the makers of Lost In La Mancha comes this bizarre but touching story of two British conjoined twins who rise up to become punk superstars. The f...

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Transamerica   DVD 15
   Avg Rating: 
4 Stars
Comedy > General
Felicity Huffman;  Kevin Zegers;  Elizabeth Pena;
Bree is a perfectly adjusted conservative pre-op transsexual woman. Who now has to find the son she fathered, who is living in New York.

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Queen, The(2006)   DVD 12
   Avg Rating: 
3 Stars
Drama > General
Stephen Frears
Helen Mirren;  James Cromwell;  Alex Jennings;
Director Stephen Frears (Mrs Henderson Presents, Dangerous Liasons) has never been one to shy away from the difficult subjects. In a year where other ...

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Reservoir Dogs(1991)   DVD 18
   Avg Rating: 
4 Stars
Action/Adventure > General
Quentin Tarantino
Harvey Keitel;  Tim Roth;  Christopher Penn;
A group of criminals carry out a jewel heist which results in a battle with the police to secure an escape. Suspicions are roused at the readiness of ...

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Donnie Darko   DVD 15
   Avg Rating: 
4 Stars
Science Fiction > General
Richard Kelly
Jake Gyllenhaal;  Drew Barrymore;  Noah Wyle;
The writer-director Richard Kelly's own cut of his bold debut film. A social satire, a dark comedy, a science fiction time-travelling fantasy, and a s...

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Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind(2004)   DVD 15
   Avg Rating: 
3 Stars
Science Fiction > General
Michel Gondry
Jim Carrey;  Kate Winslet;  Kirsten Dunst;
Joel (Carrey) and Clementine (Winslet) have always had a tumultuous relationship but Joel is shocked to find that Clementine has had all memories of t...

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Sideways(2005)   DVD 15
   Avg Rating: 
3 Stars
Action/Adventure > General
Alexander Payne
Paul Giamatti;  Thomas Haden Church;  Virginia Madsen;
Jack and Miles briefly escape from their lives as they bid farewell to Jack's bachelor days and immerse themselves in wine and women. As the effects o...

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Half Nelson(2006)   DVD 15
   Avg Rating: 
3 Stars
Drama > General
A school teacher who has a drug habit is caught out by one of his pupils and they form an unlikely friendship.

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Hotel Rwanda   DVD 12
   Avg Rating: 
4 Stars
Drama > General
Terry George
Don Cheadle;  Sophie Okonedo;  Nick Nolte;
Tells the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, the man who refused to ignore the atrocities suffered by the people of Rwanda. As the violence escalated an...

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Before Sunrise(1995)   DVD 15 This title is part of a series, if you have other titles from this series in your list they will be sent in order.
   Avg Rating: 
3 Stars
Drama > General
Richard Linklater
Julie Delpy;  Ethan Hawke; 
After a chance encounter during a Eurorail journey, American Jesse suggests that Celine postpones her return to France and instead travel with him to ...

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Trainspotting(1995)   DVD 18 This title is part of a series, if you have other titles from this series in your list they will be sent in order.
   Avg Rating: 
4 Stars
Drama > General
Danny Boyle
Ewan McGregor;  Jonny Lee Miller;  Kevin McKidd;
A story about a group of friends and their downward spiral into drugs and crime.

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Little Miss Sunshine   DVD 15Trailer(s) Available
   Avg Rating: 
4 Stars
Comedy > Comedy
Toni Collette;  Steve Carell;  Greg Kinnear;
Little Miss Sunshine takes you on a hilarious ride with one of the most endearingly fractured families in comedy history. When seven year old Olive (A...

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Dead Man Walking   DVD 15
   Avg Rating: 
4 Stars
Drama > General
Tim Robbins
Susan Sarandon;  Sean Penn;  Robert Prosky;
The true story of Sister Helen Prejean and her relationship with a convicted murderer on death row. Susan Sarandon received an Academy Award for Best ...

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