Okay guys, I want to compile a members top 100 list of the best of the best indie and documentary films. So, be picky, only suggest which films you think are worthy, and they don't go onto the list until at least one second member concurs. Then they make the cut and go on the list.

I'll throw out some suggestions in awhile, but I need to eliminate some of them first.

*62 Entries that made the cut so far*

21 Grams
Adaptation
American History X
American Splendor
Blue Velvet
Being John Malkovich
Best in Show
Blood Simple
Bound
Bowling for Columbine
Boys Don't Cry
Breaking the Waves
Buckaroo Banzai
Buena Vista Social Club
Cane Toads
Clerks
Dancer in the Dark
Dazed and Confused
Dead Man
Donnie Darko
Down by Law
Dr. Strangelove
Eraserhead
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Evil Dead
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn Evil
Fargo
Fog of War
Freaks
Garden State
Ghost World
The Good Girl
Gosford Park
Harold and Maude
Hoop Dreams
Koyaanisquatsi
Leon (The Professional)
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
Lost in Translation
Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
Magnolia
Memento
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Night of the Living Dead
The Passion of the Christ
Psycho Beach Party
Pulp Fiction
Requiem for a Dream
Reservoir Dogs
Rivers and Tides
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Roger & Me
Shaun of the Dead
Spellbound
The Straight Story
Thirteen
This is Spinal Tap
The Usual Suspects
The Thin Blue Line
Waiting for Guffman
Waking Life
Winged Migration

Reservoir Dogs
Clerks
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Blood Simple
Dazed and Confused

Spellbound
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

I NEED to see Dead Man. Next weekend, maybe.

I second torrino on Reservoir Dogs, Clerks, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and Blood Simple for Indie's.

I also second him on Spellbound for Docu's.

No love for Dazed and Confused?

Just The Passion of the Christ!

Meh. It's alright. I wouldn't call it an A+ film, though.

I...didn't...pay...attention to that. I was, obviously, thinking of well known directors who started out kinda small with little gems.

Before Sunrise and School of Rock were better. But, I always liked Dazed and Confused...I'm trying to think of the other films Linklater has done.

OMG, how could i forget speelbound...I LOVE that movie. I saw it twice big screen. Good one Torri.

Match #s 1,2,3,4,5

More submissions,

Cane Toads (funnest doc ever)
Smoke Signals
American Splendor
Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill
Times of Harvey Milk
Hoop Dreams
Roger & Me
28/35/42 Up (I'm counting them as a series)
Koyaanisqatsi

Was Silence of the Lambs considered an indie before it surprisiingly took off?

-Dolce

Hmm. American Splendor. Well, I doubt I've seen 100 indies, but, is it worthy of an "A+"

I'll get back to you on that one.

I'll second American Splendor and Hoop Dreams.

Match #s 6 and 7

Dolce

..........................ill second matatonio's pick Passion of the christ........................................

I dunno about Silence of the Lambs. It was produced by United Artists, and I think that MIGHT have been the Indie branch of MGM at the time. Or was it a different studio?

Anyways. What I NEED to know is if Spinal Tap counts. I don't know if Spinal Tap was Reiner's debut.

But, regardless, any Spinal Tap fan can't mention it without including Waiting for Guffman

Prob. the best mockumentary, asides from Spinal Tap.

Erm. Is it really an indie? I mean, $25m-ish budget? It was independent though...

Whatever. A+ quality? Ya, sure. But, fine. I'll be tolerant.

JEW POWAH!!!!!

Yes it is considered an indie. Gibson paid it all out of his own pocket I think. don't worry mata, lol, its just cause no one visits this forum. as soon as people start peeking in other than MODs someone will notice your suggestion.

-Dolce

of course its a indie, Gibson paid for all of it!

Or my fave of his,

Best in Show. Its a toss up for me if Guffman or Show is better, so I'll let someone else second them if (s_he wants.

-Dolce

Blah. TIS A DISGRACE!

Anyways. This is Spinal Tap was Rob Reiner's debut. I think it's fair to call it an indie, no? No mainstream actors, low budget, etc.

Certaintly, in the topsy turvy world of heavy rock, having a good, nice, and solid piece of wood in your hand is OFTEN useful!

And, btw, makeshift, how come you haven't mentioned any low budget Romero films? Fine, I'll say it. Night of the Living Dead

Oh, good call, torri! Honestly, I wasn't even thinking. I totally second NOTLD, though.

While it's still an indie at heart, Best in Show was a bit more mainstream. You can tell from the set designs, etc. But, the more Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy in the top one hundred, the better!

Match #8
-Dolce

Being John Malkovich
Lost in Translation
Garden State
THE USUAL SUSPECTS
MEMENTO
The Straight Story
TRAINSPOTTING

I looked through the top IMDB independent film list, and wrote some of the films I hit myself for forgetting.

YOU BETTER PICK THE ONES IN CAPS, DAMNIT!

Being John Malkovich
Lost in Translation
Garden State
Memento

I second all of those.

Matches 9,10,11,12

ADAPTATION anyone?

-Dolce