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The Critically-acclaimed Independent Films category on Netflix is identified by the secret code 875 . Below are 24 Critically-acclaimed Independent Films titles currently traceable on Netflix, sorted by rating. Top picks include The Usual Suspects (1995), The Pianist (2002), Lost in Translation (2003).
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Last updated: 28 Sep 2021. Independent reference, not affiliated with Netflix.
The Usual Suspects (1995) When five unacquainted crooks are hauled into a police station to appear in a criminal lineup, they decide to pull off a heist together.
Year: 19951084379 · IMDb
The Pianist (2002) Famed Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman struggles to survive the onslaught of Nazi tyranny during World War II in this drama based on his memoirs.
Year: 200260025061 · IMDb
Lost in Translation (2003) Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star -- find solace in each other's company.
Year: 200360031214 · IMDb
Adaptation. (2002) A Hollywood screenwriter battles insecurity as he struggles to adapt The Orchid Thief -- a book about a mercurial orchid poacher named John Laroche.
Year: 200260025026 · IMDb
Ordinary People (2016) Barely making a living as pickpockets, a teenage couple in Manila resort to desperate measures when their one-month-old child is kidnapped.
Year: 201680141777 · IMDb
The Big Sick (2017) Sparks fly between a comedian and grad student, but his Muslim family’s expectations destroy their romance. When she falls ill, he must take a stand.
Year: 201780170989 · IMDb
Phantom Thread (2017) A fashion designer is drawn to a waitress, who becomes his model, muse and lover. With time, their relationship grows in intensity -- and strangeness.
Year: 201780195447 · IMDb
Reprise (2006) Close friends Erik and Phillip each await news on their first novels. But when Phillip's book is published before Erik's, he's unprepared for fame.
Year: 200670066353 · IMDb
Blindspotting (2018) Nearing the end of his probation, ex-convict Colin just wants to avoid prison -- but his best friend Miles and their city of Oakland don't make it easy.
Year: 201880240678 · IMDb
The Rider (2017) After a near-fatal fall, a cowboy is hesitant to walk away from his rodeo-riding days, even if it means risking his life.
Year: 201780194284 · IMDb
Monster (2003) When emotionally scarred highway hooker Aileen Wuornos shoots a sadistic client, she begins a journey to become America's first female serial killer.
Year: 200360032559 · IMDb
Margarita, with a Straw (2014) An Indian woman with cerebral palsy decides to study in New York, where she becomes involved in a life-changing affair with a blind female activist.
Year: 201480018695 · IMDb
The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.
Year: 202080231356 · IMDb
His House (2020) As a young couple from war-torn South Sudan seeks asylum and a fresh start in England, they’re tormented by a sinister force living in their new home.
Year: 202081231197 · IMDb
Terribly Happy (2008) When a Copenhagen cop winds up in the remote town of Skarrild, life there is anything but peaceful as he is drawn into the odd local happenings.
Year: 200870120524 · IMDb
Skin (2008) A dark-skinned girl born in the apartheid era to white Afrikaners struggles to find a sense of identity as she's rejected blacks and whites alike.
Year: 200870108552 · IMDb
Hearts Beat Loud (2018) With his record store fading fast and daughter Sam preparing to leave for college, Frank holds out hope that music -- and love -- will save the day.
Year: 201880240679 · IMDb
Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) A father-son team of small-town coroners performs an autopsy on an unidentified woman with mysterious injuries and a terrifying secret.
Year: 201680022613 · IMDb
Thoroughbreds (2017) Rich teens Lily and Amanda rekindle a friendship and discover a common passion: They both hate Lily’s despicable stepfather. A killer plan is born.
Year: 201780172007 · IMDb
The Incredible Jessica James (2017) Burned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date.
Year: 201780171022 · IMDb
I'm No Longer Here (2019) A terrible misunderstanding with a local gang sends 17-year-old Ulises, leader of a group hooked on cumbia music, across the border to save his life.
Year: 201981025595 · IMDb
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.
Year: 202080211559 · IMDb
Concussion (2013) A lesbian housewife, feeling trapped in a stale marriage, begins visiting female prostitutes and soon seeks excitement by becoming a sex worker.
Year: 201370267490 · IMDb
Nigerian Prince (2018) When a stubborn American teenager is sent to Nigeria by his mother, his cousin's scamming business becomes a viable option for securing a return flight.
Year: 201881014211 · IMDb
