9 Diverse Independent Films to Embrace the Fall Spirit

The Cave

2005 • 97 min • Budget $30M • Box office $33M

Action, Adventure, Horror

A team of biologists in Romania discovers a vast, unexplored cave system, believing it harbors a unique ecosystem and a new species. They enlist the world's top American underwater cave explorers to investigate. As they venture deeper, a rockslide traps…

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Crash

2005 • 112 min • Budget $6M • Box office $98M

Drama

Los Angeles, shortly after September 11th, becomes a pressure cooker as the lives of several people become intertwined over 36 hours: a wealthy housewife in Brentwood, her prosecutor husband, a Persian shop owner, two police officers, a couple of car…

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Bulletproof Monk

2003 • 104 min • Budget $52M • Box office $37M

Action, Comedy, Fantasy

For sixty years, a mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master has journeyed the globe safeguarding the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate. He takes on a selfish street kid as an apprentice, teaching him the intricate art of kung fu.

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Mean Dreams

2016 • 108 min

Drama, Thriller

Two young people develop feelings for each other and are forced to flee. The girl's father, the town's sheriff, is a corrupt man, and he pursues them.

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Slackers

2002 • 86 min • Budget $14M • Box office $6M

Comedy, Romance

Dave, Sam, and Jeff are graduating from Holden University with top honors in dishonesty. The three roommates have successfully deceived their way through college and are about to be caught during final exams by an unexpected person: Cool Ethan, an…

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Hush

1998 • 95 min • Budget $21M • Box office $13M

Drama, Thriller

Jackson and Helen start a new life with the arrival of their first child and a move to Jackson's mother, Martha's, estate. The idyllic family life soon becomes strained as Martha reveals a hidden resentment towards Helen. Beneath her charming…

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The Mutilator

1985 • 86 min

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Edward's childhood was scarred by a traumatic accident: while cleaning his father's hunting rifles for his birthday, one accidentally discharged, fatally wounding his mother. His father then reacted with violent rage, attempting to kill Edward. He narrowly escaped. As a…

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Open the Wall

2014 • 88 min

Drama, Comedy

This film offers a gentle perspective on the initial chaos as the Bornholmer Straße border crossing in Berlin opens. It follows the bewildered border guards as they navigate the unexpected events of that day.

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Founders Day

2024 • 107 min

Horror, Thriller, Comedy

A quiet town is disturbed by a string of unsettling murders as the mayoral race intensifies.

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