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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.

Essential Indie

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Drive (2011)
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Ron Perlman;  Ryan Gosling;  Albert Brooks;
Player, The (1992)
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Robert Altman
Tim Robbins;  Greta Scacchi;  Whoopi Goldberg;
Short Cuts (1993)
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Robert Altman
Andie MacDowell;  Tim Robbins;  Madeline Stowe;
Boogie Nights (1997)
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Paul Thomas Anderson
Mark Wahlberg;  Burt Reynolds;  Julianne Moore;
Nowhere
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Gregg Araki
James Duval;  Rachel True;  Nathan Bexton;
Pi (1999)
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Darren Aronofsky
Sean Gullette;  Mark Margolis;  Ben Shenkman;
She's So Lovely
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Nick Cassavetes
Sean Penn;  John Travolta;  Robin Wright Penn;
Kids (1995)
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Larry Clark
Leo Fitzpatrick;  Justin Pierce;  Chloe Sevigny;
Coen Brothers Collection - Part 3 - Barton Fink
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Fargo (1996)
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Joel Coen
Frances McDormand;  Steve Buscemi;  Peter Stormare;
Run Lola Run (1998)
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Tom Tykwer
Franka Potente;  Moritz Bliebtreu;  Herbert Knaup;
Beautiful Girls
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Ted Demme
Matt Dillon;  Timothy Hutton;  Rosie O'Donnell;
Living In Oblivion (1995)
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Tom DiCillo
Steve Buscemi;  Catherine Keener;  Dermot Mulroney;
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
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Abel Ferrara
Harvey Keitel;  Victor Argo;  Paul Calderone;
Addiction, The
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Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead
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Gary Fleder
Andy Garcia;  Christopher Lloyd;  William Forsythe;
One False Move (1991)
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Carl Franklyn
Bill Paxton;  Cindy Williams;  Michael Beach;
Buffalo 66 (1988)
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Vincent Gallo
Vincent Gallo;  Christina Ricci;  Ben Gazzara;
Trust (1990)
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Hal Hartley
Edie Falco;  Martin Donovan;  Adrienne Shelly;
Safe (1995)
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Todd Haynes
Julianne Moore;  Peter Friedman;  Susan Norman;
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