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The Best R-Rated Indie Movies

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List of R-Rated indie movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated indie movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Indie movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated indie movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated Indie movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated Indie films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Indie film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

Movies on this list include Pulp Fiction and The Big Lebowski.

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The Full Monty
Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson
Released: 1997
Directed by: Peter Cattaneo
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Pulp Fiction
John Travolta, Bruce Willis
Released: 1994
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
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Election
Reese Witherspoon, Matthew Broderick
Released: 1999
Directed by: Alexander Payne
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Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle Richards
Released: 1978
Directed by: John Carpenter
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Buffalo '66
Christina Ricci, Mickey Rourke
Released: 1998
Directed by: Vincent Gallo
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
Johnny Depp, Robert Englund
Released: 1984
Directed by: Wes Craven
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Good Will Hunting
Ben Affleck, Robin Williams
Released: 1997
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
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Memento
Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss
Released: 2000
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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The Boondock Saints
Willem Dafoe, Norman Reedus
Released: 1999
Directed by: Troy Duffy
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American Splendor
Paul Giamatti, Josh Hutchersonm
Released: 2003
Directed by: Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
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2 Days in Paris
Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl
Released: 2007
Directed by: Julie Delpy
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The Fisher King
Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges
Released: 1991
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
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Primer
Shane Carruth, David Sullivan
Released: 2004
Directed by: Shane Carruth
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Chasing Amy
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon
Released: 1997
Directed by: Kevin Smith
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Charlie Bartlett
Robert Downey Jr., Kat Dennings
Released: 2007
Directed by: Jon Poll
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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz
Released: 2009
Directed by: Lee Daniels
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Sling Blade
Robert Duvall, Billy Bob Thornton
Released: 1996
Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton
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Dawn of the Dead
Tom Savini, Ken Foree
Released: 1978
Directed by: George A. Romero
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Before Sunset
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Released: 2004
Directed by: Richard Linklater
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The Basketball Diaries
Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg
Released: 1995
Directed by: Scott Kalvert
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Platoon
Johnny Depp, Charlie Sheen
Released: 1986
Directed by: Oliver Stone
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Gunnar Hansen, Marilyn Burns
Released: 1974
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
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Seven
Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow
Released: 1995
Directed by: David Fincher
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Shadow of the Vampire
Willem Dafoe, John Malkovich
Released: 2000
Directed by: E. Elias Merhige
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Synecdoche, New York
Michelle Williams, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Released: 2008
Directed by: Charlie Kaufman
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