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2022 Top 10 Independent Films

Armageddon Time  Emily the Criminal   The Eternal Daughter  Funny Pages  The Inspection  Living  A Love Song  Nanny  The Wonder   To Leslie  

2021 Top Ten Independent Films

The Card Counter  C’mon C’mon  CODA  The Green Knight  Holler  Jockey  Old Henry  Pig  Shiva Baby  The Souvenir Part II 

2020 TOP TEN INDEPENDENT FILMS

The Climb  Driveways  Farewell Amor  Miss Juneteenth  The Nest  Never Rarely Sometimes Always  The Outpost  Relic  Saint Frances  Wolfwalkers 

2019 Top Ten Independent Films

The Farewell  Give Me Liberty  A Hidden Life  Judy  The Last Black Man in San Francisco  Midsommar  The Nightingale  The Peanut Butter Falcon  The Souvenir  Wild Rose 

2018 Top Ten Independent Films

The Death of Stalin  Lean on Pete  Leave No Trace  Mid90s  The Old Man & The Gun  The Rider  Searching  Sorry to Bother You  We the Animals  You Were Never Really There 

2016 Top Ten Independent Films

20th Century Women  Captain Fantastic  Creative Control  Eye in the Sky  The Fits  Green Room  Hello, My Name is Doris  Krisha  Morris from America  Sing Street 

2015 Top Ten Independent Films

'71  45 Years  Cop Car  Ex Machina  Grandma  It Follows  James White  Mississippi Grind  Welcome to Me  While We're Young 

2014 Top Ten Independent Films

Blue Ruin  Locke  A Most Wanted Man  Mr. Turner  Obvious Child  The Skeleton Twins  Snowpiercer  Stand Clear of the Closing Doors  Starred Up  Still Alice 

2013 Top 10 Independent Films

Ain't Them Bodies Saints  Dallas Buyers Club  In a World…  Mother of George  Much Ado About Nothing  Mud  The Place Beyond the Pines  Short Term 12  Sightseers  The Spectacular Now 

2012 Top 10 Independent Films

Arbitrage  Bernie  Compliance  End of Watch  Hello I Must Be Going  Little Birds  Moonrise Kingdom  On The Road  Quartet  Sleepwalk With Me 

2011 Top 10 Independent Films

50/50  Another Earth  Beginners  A Better Life  Cedar Rapids  Margin Call  Shame  Take Shelter  We Need To Talk About Kevin  Win Win 

2009 Top 10 Independent Films

Amreeka  District 9  Goodbye Solo  Humpday  In the Loop  Julia  Me and Orson Welles  Moon  Sugar  Two Lovers 

2008 Top 10 Independent Films

Frozen River  In Bruges  In Search of a Midnight Kiss  Mr. Foe  Rachel Getting Married  Snow Angels  Son of Rambow  Wendy and Lucy  Vicky Cristina Barcelona  The Visitor 

2007 Top 10 Independent Films

Away From Her  Great World of Sound  Honeydripper  In the Valley of Elah  A Mighty Heart  The Namesake  Once  The Savages  Starting Out in the Evening  Waitress 

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