Best Independent Films on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Independent Films on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 7077. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rated 8.9/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1994, 2h 34m. Quentin Tarantino's stylized crime caper weaves together stories featuring a burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner and a washed-up boxer.
2. Fiction. (2008)
Rated 8.9/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2008, 1h 47m. When a sheltered young woman becomes enamored with a struggling writer, she goes to great lengths to become involved in his creative process.
3. Merku Thodarchi Malai (2018)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, from 2018, 1h 54m. In southern India, a laborer's dreams of owning a piece of land to farm is complicated by political corruption.
4. Sillu Karuppatti (2019)
Rated 8.8/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 2h 13m. From first crushes to post-marriage relationships, love and connection are at the heart of the four interwoven stories in this anthology film.
5. Manusangada (2017)
Rated 8.7/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 1h 33m. When caste discrimination prevents a villager from giving his deceased father a rightful burial, he takes his fight for equality to court.
6. Boi (2018)
Rated 8.7/10 on IMDb, from 2018, 1h 50m. A young chauffeur who's at a crossroads in his life escorts a pair of clients around Barcelona and becomes embroiled in their mysterious quest.
7. Line of Duty (2019)
Rated 8.7/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 1h 39m. A disgraced cop must race against time to save the police chief's daughter from an unhinged suspect as a citizen journalist livestreams his pursuit.
8. Mallesham (2019)
Rated 8.6/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 2h 11m. A self-trained engineer risks debt, love and reputation in his quest to improve the grueling work conditions of his mother and her weaving community.
9. KD (A) Karuppudurai (2019)
Rated 8.6/10 on IMDb, from 2019, 1h 56m. As his children plot his death to claim their inheritance, an aging patriarch leaves home, befriending a spunky boy who adds direction to his life.
10. Parasite (2019)
Rated 8.6/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2019, 2h 11m. One by one, the crafty members of a destitute family insinuate themselves into the household staff of a wealthy couple living in oblivious privilege.