20 Indie Movies You Might Have Missed This Year

It's that time of year when you realize there was a lot of pop culture you totally meant to experience but just didn't have time for. You were going to binge that show everyone was talking about. Captain America: Civil War is already available to stream?! But it's not too late to catch up on this year's best independent movies before awards show season.

Our indie flick checklist will allow you to experience the full film festival experience, minus the IRL hipsters. Dramedies abound, the bread and butter of indie cinema. But there are also plenty of love stories and weepy dramas without a laugh in sight. Catching up on these lesser-known hits is a sure way to dominate your office Oscars pool, with inside knowledge of the dark-horse nominees.

Click through for your perfect indie watch list.

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The Witch

If this year's Blair Witch Project reboot failed to terrify you, try The Witch, which is basically The Crucible with very real witchcraft that will haunt your dreams.

The Fits

This unique coming of age story follows a girl as she joins a community dance team just as some of the members being to suffer from seizures. It has been nominated for the Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature trophy.

A Bigger Splash

Watch Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes deal with their angst as they lounge by the pool.

Miles Ahead

Don Cheadle transforms into the famous jazz musician in this story of Davis' early, and much later career. Cheadle also directed the film.

High-Rise

Before he was even known as Swift's summer BF, Tom Hiddleston starred in this dystopian drama about class warfare contained in a single apartment building.

No Stranger Than Love

Just when you thought every strange and awkward follow up to the big "I love you," had been explored in film you get a movie that features the love-confessor falling into a sudden hole in his beloved's living room right after he says those three little words.

The Little Prince

The classic children's book comes to life woven into a more familiar story of an overscheduled kid.

Maggie's Plan

Reigning indie movie queen Greta Gerwig plays Maggie, a woman at the end of an affair who decides the kindest thing she could do for her about to be ex is reunite him with his estranged wife.

Equals

Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart star in this dystopian film about a couple who dares to fall in love in a society that views emotions as a disease.

Hello, My Name Is Doris

Watch Sally Field become the most endearing Brooklyn hipster ever.

Demolition

Before you see Jake Gyllenhaal in Nocturnal Animals, check out his indie flick about a grieving husband tackling his emotions in an unorthodox way.

The Meddler

This sweet story of a widow trying to connect with her adult daughter, and quite a few strangers, has an amazing cast, from Susan Sarandon to Cecily Strong.

Christine

This drama tells the real-life story of Christine Chubbuck, a TV journalist who committed suicide on air. It's one of two films based on Chubbuck's death that came out this year.

Tallulah

Ellen Page and Allison Janney star as two women connected by a child. But as that connection grows stronger, a destructive truth about that baby comes out.

Moonlight

With a 98% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, this film is getting raves from virtually every critic.

Sing Street

Fans of Camp and Pitch Perfect will love this adorable story of a teen who creates a band to get the girl, and ends up stumbling into something that makes him truly happy — and that could offer him a ticket out of his small town.

Love & Friendship

Kate Beckinsale has already been nominated for a Gotham Independent Film Award for her performance in this witty adaptation of Jane Austen's Lady Susan.

Goat

Witness 96 minutes of unbridled testosterone in this story of extreme frat hazing, starring Nick Jonas and featuring James Franco.

The Intervention

The latest attempt at this generation's Big Chill was written and directed by Clea DuVall.

Captain Fantastic

This film about a father raising his kids completely off the grid is a fascinating meditation on family and modern living.

Don't Think Twice

On the surface, Don't Think Twice is a film about the NYC improv comedy scene and all it can lead to professionally. But even if you're not interested in improv, you'll be able to relate to the theme of the ever-moving start line of adulthood.

The Family Fang

Nicole Kidman and Jason Bateman star as siblings who grew up as a part of their parents' performance art pieces. As adults they want no part of their parents' art, but feel themselves dragged in when their mom and dad go missing.