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Best Indie Comedies

by mono101 • Created 1 year ago • Modified 1 year ago
10 Best Indie Comedies
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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
  • Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

    2. Bend It Like Beckham

    20021h 52mPG-1366Metascore
    6.7 (120K)
    Jess Bhamra dreams of playing professional football, but her Sikh parents have plans for her: a law degree and a marriage. Jules, a white female striker, spots Jess playing football and invites her to join the local women's team.
    DirectorGurinder ChadhaStarsParminder NagraKeira KnightleyJonathan Rhys Meyers
  • Elijah Wood in Everything Is Illuminated (2005)

    3. Everything Is Illuminated

    20051h 46mPG-1358Metascore
    7.4 (61K)
    A young Jewish American man, with the help of an eccentric local, endeavors to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II in a Ukrainian village that was ultimately razed by the Nazis.
    DirectorLiev SchreiberStarsElijah WoodEugene HutzBoris Lyoskin
  • 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
  • Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Zoe Kazan, Adeel Akhtar, Zenobia Shroff, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Big Sick (2017)

    5. The Big Sick

    20172hR86Metascore
    7.5 (148K)
    Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
    DirectorMichael ShowalterStarsKumail NanjianiZoe KazanHolly Hunter
  • Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, and Cosmo in Beginners (2010)

    6. Beginners

    20101h 45mR81Metascore
    7.2 (96K)
    Oliver, a graphic designer, is attracted to a free-spirited and unpredictable Anna. Memories of his father encourage him to open himself up to the potential of a true and long-lasting relationship.
    DirectorMike MillsStarsEwan McGregorChristopher PlummerMélanie Laurent
  • Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, and Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

    7. 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
  • Tina Majorino, Haylie Duff, Efren Ramirez, Aaron Ruell, and Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

    8. 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
  • Teo Yoo and Greta Lee in Past Lives (2023)

    9. Past Lives

    20231h 45mPG-1394Metascore
    7.8 (157K)
    Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.
    DirectorCeline SongStarsGreta LeeTeo YooJohn Magaro
  • Constance Wu and Henry Golding in Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

    10. 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

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