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Best Indie Summer Movies

by mono101 • Created 1 year ago • Modified 1 year ago
List of the 5 best indie summer movies
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  • Jeff Coppage in Introducing Jodea (2021)

    1. Introducing Jodea

    20211h 45m
    4.1 (149)
    Introducing Jodea is a story about a terrible actress, whose fate changes when she gets into a car accident with a famous movie director. After a disastrous audition, he agrees to teach her to act with hilariously funny results.
    DirectorJon CohenStarsRyan PrattonLou PizarroTiffany Toney
    Introducing Jodea is a story about a terrible actress, whose fate changes when she gets into a car accident with a famous movie director. After a disastrous audition, he agrees to teach her to act with hilariously funny results.
  • Michael Cera and Elliot Page in Juno (2007)

    2. Juno

    20071h 36mPG-1381Metascore
    7.4 (565K)
    Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.
    DirectorJason ReitmanStarsElliot PageMichael CeraJennifer Garner
    Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.
  • Tina Majorino, Haylie Duff, Efren Ramirez, Aaron Ruell, and Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

    3. Napoleon Dynamite

    20041h 36mPG64Metascore
    7.0 (249K)
    A listless and alienated teenager helps his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while dealing with his bizarre family life back home.
    DirectorJared HessStarsJon HederEfren RamirezJon Gries
    A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, James Hong, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

    4. Everything Everywhere All at Once

    20222h 19mR81Metascore
    7.8 (588K)
    A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.
    DirectorsDaniel KwanDaniel ScheinertStarsMichelle YeohStephanie HsuJamie Lee Curtis
    A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.
  • Constance Wu and Henry Golding in Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

    5. Crazy Rich Asians

    20182hPG-1374Metascore
    6.9 (203K)
    This contemporary romantic comedy based on a global bestseller follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.
    DirectorJon M. ChuStarsConstance WuHenry GoldingMichelle Yeoh
    This contemporary romantic comedy based on a global bestseller follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.


  • Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, and Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

    6. Little Miss Sunshine

    20061h 41mR80Metascore
    7.8 (542K)
    A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
    DirectorsJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsSteve CarellToni ColletteGreg Kinnear
    A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
  • Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird (2017)

    7. Lady Bird

    20171h 34mR93Metascore
    7.4 (354K)
    A fiercely independent teenager tries to make her own way in the world while wanting to get out of her hometown of Sacramento, California, and to get away from her complicated mother and recently-unemployed father.
    DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanLaurie MetcalfTracy Letts
    In 2002, an artistically inclined 17-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
  • Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 500 Days of Summer (2009)

    8. 500 Days of Summer

    20091h 35mPG-1376Metascore
    7.6 (597K)
    After being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.
    DirectorMarc WebbStarsZooey DeschanelJoseph Gordon-LevittGeoffrey Arend
    After being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.
  • Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation (2003)

    9. Lost in Translation

    20031h 42mR91Metascore
    7.7 (514K)
    A fading movie star falls for a lonely young woman in Tokyo.
    DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsBill MurrayScarlett JohanssonGiovanni Ribisi
    A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.
  • Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

    10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    20121h 43mPG-1367Metascore
    7.9 (575K)
    Charlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.
    DirectorStephen ChboskyStarsLogan LermanEmma WatsonEzra Miller
    Charlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.

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