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10 Best Movies Like The Independent

If you loved The Independent, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

2000★ 4.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Independent for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. Boris and Natasha somehow manage to crossover into reality and team up with Fearl...

#2
Stuart Saves His Family

Stuart Saves His Family

1995★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Independent for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place....

#3
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Independent for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat....

#4
A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Independent for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success...

#5
Something Wild

Something Wild

1986★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Independent for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up....

#6
The Girl Who Played with Fire

The Girl Who Played with Fire

2009★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Independent for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist appr...