Genre: Indie Dramas
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Restless (2011)
Cast: Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska, Ryo Kase …
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
After she is diagnosed with a disease that will soon claim her life, a young girl (Mia Wasikowska) strikes up an unusually strong friendship with a boy (Henry Hopper) who deals with the…
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Barney's Version (2011)
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike, Paul Gross …
Directed by: Richard J. Lewis
Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti stars as Barney Panofsky, a Jewish Canadian television producer who reflects in flashbacks on three strange decades -- and three wives -- in this adaptation…
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Like Crazy (2011)
Cast: Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence …
Directed by: Drake Doremus
An American man and a British woman fall madly in love while attending college in Los Angeles. But when she returns to London, their trust is tested, forcing them to confront the idea that…
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The Music Never Stopped (2011)
Cast: J.K. Simmons, Lou Taylor Pucci, Cara Seymour …
Directed by: Jim Kohlberg
Nearly 20 years after their son ran away from home, his estranged parents learn he has a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. Desperate to reconnect, the father realizes…
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Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet …
Directed by: T. Sean Durkin
After escaping from a violent cult in rural New York, Martha tries to reconnect with her estranged sister, Lucy, and Lucy's well-to-do husband, Ted. But the brainwashing Martha endured…
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Bellflower (2011)
Cast: Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson …
Directed by: Evan Glodell
Two buddies prepare for the impending apocalypse by building a stockpile of high-grade weapons. Fostering dreams of launching a gang called Mother Medusa, the duo's plans are put on hold…
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Main Street (2011)
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Colin Firth, Patricia Clarkson …
Directed by: John Doyle
When an outsider arrives and proposes storing hazardous waste in their small North Carolina town, the residents must weigh the risks against the financial rewards in this ensemble drama that…
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Terri (2011)
Cast: Jacob Wysocki, John C. Reilly, Bridger Zadina …
Directed by: Azazel Jacobs
This poignant coming-of-age tale follows Terri, an overweight orphan who, while struggling to find acceptance with his peers, forms an unlikely friendship with his vice principal, who also…
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Miral (2011)
Cast: Hiam Abbass, Freida Pinto, Willem Dafoe …
Directed by: Julian Schnabel
After rescuing children who survived a massacre in Jerusalem in 1948, a Palestinian woman establishes an orphanage that helps thousands of other children. But the success of her institution…
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Snowmen (2011)
Cast: Bobby Coleman, Josh Flitter, Ray Liotta …
Directed by: Robert Kirbyson
After a surprising discovery in the snow catapults three small-town boys into the spotlight, they hatch a plan to be remembered forever by setting a world record for building snowmen in this…
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There Be Dragons (2011)
Cast: Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott …
Directed by: Roland Joffé
When a present-day journalist investigates Opus Dei founder Josemaría Escrivá, he uncovers a surprising link to his own father, Manolo. Manolo and Josemaría were childhood friends who…
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Skateland (2011)
Cast: Shiloh Fernandez, Ashley Greene, Heath Freeman …
Directed by: Anthony Burns
Nineteen-year-old Ritchie Wheeler finds his life at a crossroads when the Texas roller rink where he works is forced to shut its doors. In this coming-of-age tale set in the 1980s, Ritchie…
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The Lie (2011)
Cast: Joshua Leonard, Jess Weixler, Kelli Garner …
Directed by: Joshua Leonard
Sometimes, you reeeeally don't want to go to work. And sometimes that feeling is so strong that you'll do anything to get out of it -- even if that means telling a lie that has the…
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Thin Ice (2011)
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup …
Directed by: Jill Sprecher
Midwest insurance salesman Mickey Prohaska (Greg Kinnear) hatches a get-rich-quick scheme that depends on him gaining possession of a rare and precious violin, but his planned score results…
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The Mill & The Cross (2011)
Cast: Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling, Michael York …
Directed by: Lech Majewski
Flemish master Pieter Bruegel's 1564 painting The Procession to Calvary is transformed through amazing special effects into a big-screen epic in which Bruegel's artwork affects…
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Be My Teacher (2011)
Cast: Derek Lee Nixon, LaTeace Towns-Cuellar, Edrick Browne …
Directed by: Lakisha R. Lemons
When one of her students (Derek Lee Nixon) starts coming on way too strong, high school English teacher Alecia Willis (LaTeace Towns-Cuellar) puts on the breaks because she knows that Evan is…
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The Future (2011)
Cast: Miranda July, Hamish Linklater, David Warshofsky …
Directed by: Miranda July
Suddenly aware that their lives will radically change in a month's time, Sophie and Jason quit their jobs, pursue new interests and disconnect from the Internet, knowing that their…
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Vampire (2011)
Cast: Kevin Zegers, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Amanda Plummer …
Directed by: Shunji Iwai
By day, there's nothing unusual about Simon (Kevin Zegers). But he spends his nights prowling chat rooms, searching for a perfect young girl on the verge of suicide; she's the only…
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Pariah (2011)
Cast: Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Aasha Davis …
Directed by: Dee Rees
Brooklyn teen Alike (Adepero Oduye) is a model child around her devoutly religious family, but she sheds the good-girl image to reveal a harder side during a nightclub excursion with butch…
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Oka! (2011)
Cast: Kris Marshall, Peter Riegert, Haviland Morris …
Directed by: Lavinia Currier
Director Lavinia Currier spins an enthralling tale of one man's devotion to documenting and preserving the unique musical forms and rituals integrated into the everyday lives and culture…
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Sound of My Voice (2011)
Cast: Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Brit Marling …
Directed by: Zal Batmanglij
In this psychological thriller, journalists Peter and Lorna undergo an elaborate preparation process in order to infiltrate a cult, leading from a desolate road to an unmarked location, but…
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Gun Hill Road (2011)
Cast: Esai Morales, Harmony Santana, Judy Reyes …
Directed by: Rashaad Ernesto Green
After serving a three-year stint in prison, tough-guy Enrique (Esai Morales) returns to his family in the Bronx to find that his wife (Judy Reyes) is a virtual stranger to him and, worse, his…
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Letters from the Big Man (2011)
Cast: Lily Rabe, Jason Butler Harner, Isaac C. Singleton Jr. …
Directed by: Christopher Munch
Scientist and outdoors enthusiast Sarah Smith (Lily Rabe) treks deep into the southern Oregon wilderness, where she encounters a Sasquatch (Isaac C. Singleton Jr.). The two tentatively begin…
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Jess + Moss (2011)
Cast: Sarah Hagan, Austin Vickers, Haley Parker …
Directed by: Clay Jeter
Teenage second cousins Jess and Moss spend their last summer together in the farmlands of Kentucky. As the rhythm of the season exerts its gentle pull, the two explore the beauty of the…
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A Bag of Hammers (2011)
Cast: Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig, Chandler Canterbury …
Directed by: Brian Crano
Best friends Alan and Ben are unable to face adulthood and lead decent, moral lives, much to Alan's sister's chagrin. But when the twosome must become "fathers" to a new…