A curated list of the best independent movies movies from United States released in 2018, perfect for your next watch.
- The Clovehitch Killer
Directed by: Duncan Skiles
Cast: Dylan McDermott, Charlie Plummer, Samantha Mathis, Madisen Beaty, Brenna Sherman, Lance Chantiles-Wertz, Emma Jones, Jonathan Riggs
Duration: 109 min
Description: A teenager’s picture-perfect family is torn apart when he uncovers unnerving evidence of a serial killer close to home. - Radium Girls
Directed by: Lydia Dean Pilcher, Ginny Mohler
Cast: Joey King, Abby Quinn, Cara Seymour, Scott Shepherd, Susan Heyward, Neal Huff, Collin Kelly-Sordelet, John Bedford Lloyd, Joe Grifasi, Colby Minifie
Duration: 103 min
Description: When the women at a radium factory begin to fall gravely and inexplicably ill, Bessie and her co-workers set out to expose a corporate cover-up. - Piercing
Directed by: Nicolas Pesce
Cast: Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska, Laia Costa, Marin Ireland, Maria Dizzia, Wendell Pierce, Olivia Bond, Dakota Lustick
Duration: 81 min
Description: A family man plots to kill a spellbinding sex worker but ends up in a psychosexual exercise to outwit his twisted target. - The Long Dumb Road
Directed by: Hannah Fidell
Cast: Tony Revolori, Jason Mantzoukas, Taissa Farmiga, Grace Gummer, Ciara Bravo, Casey Wilson, Pamela Reed, Ron Livingston
Duration: 91 min
Description: Bound for art school, a sheltered student gets roped into the antics of a freewheeling mechanic who hitches a ride after fixing his car. - Wildling
Directed by: Fritz Böhm
Cast: Bel Powley, Brad Dourif, Liv Tyler, Collin Kelly-Sordelet, James Le Gros
Duration: 93 min
Description: Confined to an attic for years by a man claiming to be her protector, teenage Anna is liberated and begins learning the rest of her terrifying story. - Fronteras
Directed by: Andrew Dean
Cast: Steve Oropeza, Steven Sean Garland, Wade Everett, Randy Green, Cortez Chappell, Tori Osborn, Larry Coulter, Cris Acosta
Duration: 106 min
Description: When a new, deadly narcotic sweeps the American Southwest, a Border Patrol agent must contend with a task force that challenges his duties and morals. - Under the Eiffel Tower
Directed by: Archie Borders
Cast: Matt Walsh, Judith Godreche, Reid Scott, Michaela Watkins, David Wain, Gary Cole
Duration: 87 min
Description: An American man in the midst of a mid-life crisis travels to the French countryside to find a new lease on life. - Dumplin’
Directed by: Anne Fletcher
Cast: Danielle Macdonald, Jennifer Aniston, Odeya Rush, Maddie Baillio, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Luke Benward, Georgie Flores, Dove Cameron, Harold Perrineau, Kathy Najimy, Ginger Minj, Hilliary Begley
Duration: 110 min
Description: To prove a point about measuring up and fitting in, Texas teen Willowdean Dickson enters a local pageant run by her ex-beauty queen mom. - Cam
Directed by: Daniel Goldhaber
Cast: Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, Melora Walters, Devin Druid, Imani Hakim, Michael Dempsey, Flora Diaz, Samantha Robinson, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Quei Tann
Duration: 95 min
Description: After a look-alike takes over her account, a cam girl with a growing fan base sets out to identify the mysterious culprit and reclaim her own identity. - Edge of Fear
Directed by: Bobby Roth
Cast: Shen Lin, Robert Patrick, Zhu Zhu, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, Robert Knepper, Amaury Nolasco, Rockmond Dunbar, Andy Mackenzie, Robert Crayton, John Edward Lee, Trent Brya
Duration: 92 min
Description: During a wilderness getaway, a gang of sociopathic criminals kidnap a woman and assault her husband, who must summon all his strength to save her. - Tales From the Hood 2
Directed by: Rusty Cundieff, Darin Scott
Cast: Keith David, Bryan Batt, Alexandria Deberry, Bill Martin Williams, Martin Bats Bradford, Kendrick Cross, Jasmine Akakpo, Kedrick Brown
Duration: 110 min
Description: Buckle up for an anthology of socially conscious horror stories that focus on the perils of racial injustice and the price of ignorance. - Private Life
Directed by: Tamara Jenkins
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Kathryn Hahn, Kayli Carter, Molly Shannon, John Carroll Lynch, Denis O’Hare, Desmin Borges, Tracee Chimo, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Emily Robinson
Duration: 124 min
Description: Struggling to conceive, a couple in their 40s are almost out of options – until a sliver of hope arrives in the form of their visiting step-niece. - The Land of Steady Habits
Directed by: Nicole Holofcener
Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Edie Falco, Connie Britton, Thomas Mann, Bill Camp, Elizabeth Marvel, Charlie Tahan, Michael Gaston, Josh Pais
Duration: 98 min
Description: After leaving his wife and his job to find happiness, Anders begins a clumsy, heartbreaking quest to reassemble the pieces of his fractured life. - Duck Butter
Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Cast: Alia Shawkat, Laia Costa, Mae Whitman, Hong Chau, Kate Berlant, Lindsay Burdge, Kumail Nanjiani, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Jenny O’Hara
Duration: 94 min
Description: Wary of dishonesty in relationships, two young women embark on a 24-hour experiment on intimacy, but their romance flounders as the clock winds down. - Alex Strangelove
Directed by: Craig Johnson
Cast: Daniel Doheny, Madeline Weinstein, Antonio Marziale, Daniel Zolghadri, Annie Q., Nik Dodani, Fred Hechinger, Kathryn Erbe, Isabella Amara, Sophie Faulkenberry
Duration: 100 min
Description: High school senior Alex Truelove’s plan to lose his virginity to lovable girlfriend Claire goes awry when he meets the equally lovable Elliot. - Outside In
Directed by: Lynn Shelton
Cast: Jay Duplass, Edie Falco, Kaitlyn Dever, Ben Schwartz, Louis Hobson, Alycia Delmore, Pamela Reed, Matt Malloy, Aaron Blakely
Duration: 110 min
Description: After serving time for a crime he didn’t commit, a 38-year-old man forms a complicated, life-altering bond with the woman who advocated for his early release. - Darc
Directed by: Julius R. Nasso
Cast: Tony Schiena, Armand Assante, Kippei Shiina, Sho Ikushima, Vienna Hehir, Tetsu Watanabe, Grand Master John U. Kim, Dawn Olivieri
Duration: 98 min
Description: To bring down a global human trafficking ring, an Interpol agent recruits the help of a brutal criminal with inside knowledge of the yakuza. - Dude
Directed by: Olivia Milch
Cast: Lucy Hale, Kathryn Prescott, Alexandra Shipp, Awkwafina, Alex Wolff, Brooke Smith, Jerry MacKinnon, Ronen Rubenstein, Satya Bhabha, Sydney Lucas
Duration: 97 min
Description: Four best friends navigate loss and major life changes – and smoke a lot of weed – during their last two weeks of high school. - Come Sunday
Directed by: Joshua Marston
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Martin Sheen, Danny Glover, Jason Segel, Condola Rashad, Lakeith Stanfield, Stacey Sargeant, Vondie Curtis-Hall
Duration: 105 min
Description: A crisis of faith sets renowned fundamentalist preacher Carlton Pearson on a new spiritual path that jeopardizes everything he holds dear. - 6 Balloons
Directed by: Marja Lewis Ryan
Cast: Abbi Jacobson, Dave Franco, Jane Kaczmarek, Tim Matheson, Charlotte Carel, Madeline Carel, Maya Erskine, Dawan Owens, Jen Tullock
Duration: 75 min
Description: A loyal sister struggles to stay afloat while driving her heroin-addicted brother to a detox center and looking after his 2-year-old daughter. - Amateur
Directed by: Ryan Koo
Cast: Michael Rainey Jr., Josh Charles, Brian White, Sharon Leal, Ashlee Brian, Corey Parker Robinson
Duration: 96 min
Description: After he’s recruited to an elite prep school, a 14-year-old basketball phenom is confronted by corruption and greed in amateur sports. - First Match
Directed by: Olivia Newman
Cast: Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome, Kim Ramirez, Jared Kemp, Allen Maldonado
Duration: 103 min
Description: A tenacious high school girl raised in foster homes in the inner city tries to reconnect with her ex-con father by joining a boys wrestling team. - Paradox
Directed by: Daryl Hannah
Cast: Neil Young, Lukas Nelson, Micah Nelson, Corey McCormick, Anthony Logerfo, Tato
Duration: 74 min
Description: Neil Young and his band of outlaws sow seeds of strange mischief and musical wonder under Western skies in this dreamlike film by Daryl Hannah. - Battle Drone
Directed by: Mitch Gould
Cast: Louis Mandylor, Daniel Southworth, Richard Alan Reid, Oleg Taktarov, Natassia Malthe, Jason Earles, Dominique Swain, Michael Paré
Duration: 94 min
Description: A team of mercenaries working with the CIA accepts an off-the-books mission in Chernobyl, where deadly human-controlled droids prepare an ambush. - The Polka King
Directed by: Maya Forbes
Cast: Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, Jacki Weaver, J.B. Smoove, Vanessa Bayer, Robert Capron, Willie Garson, Lew Schneider
Duration: 94 min
Description: Determined to make it big in America, Polish-born bandleader Jan Lewan draws his fans into a Ponzi scheme in this comedy based on a true story. - 1st Summoning
Directed by: Raymond Wood
Cast: Hayley Lovitt, Teddy Cole, Brook Todd, Ace Harney, Jason Macdonald
Duration: 94 min
Description: Student filmmakers uncover occult rituals tied to an abandoned warehouse, then gradually realize the horror is closer than they think. - A.X.L.
Directed by: Oliver Daly
Cast: Alex Neustaedter, Becky G., Alex MacNicoll, Dominic Rains, Thomas Jane, Lou Taylor Pucci, Patricia De Leon, Niko Guardado, Ted McGinley, Marie-Françoise Theodore, Eric Etebari, Dorian Kingi
Duration: 99 min
Description: Young motocross racer Miles Hill helps a top-secret robotic combat dog evade its ruthless creator and the military, who are in hot pursuit. - All About Nina
Directed by: Eva Vives
Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Common, Kate del Castillo, Chace Crawford, Jay Mohr, Beau Bridges, Clea DuVall, Melonie Diaz, Camryn Manheim, Mindy Sterling, Angelique Cabral, Nicole Byer, Todd Louiso, Elizabeth Masucci, Sonoya Mizuno, Charlotte Newhouse, Victor Rasuk, Andree Vermeulen
Duration: 101 min
Description: Fearless provocation has fueled stand-up comic Nina Geld’s career, but a move to LA and a new love take her to new levels of honesty. - Blaze
Directed by: Ethan Hawke
Cast: Benjamin Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Josh Hamilton, Charlie Sexton, Sam Rockwell, Wyatt Russell, Steve Zahn, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Linklater, David Kallaway, Ritchie Montgomery
Duration: 129 min
Description: An influential, if unsung country songwriter reflects on his career, and how the love of his life drove him to write his most personal music. - Bullitt County
Directed by: David McCracken
Cast: Mike C. Nelson, Jenni Melear, David McCracken, Napoleon Ryan, Dorothy Lyman, Richard Riehle
Duration: 98 min
Description: When four college friends reunite for a bachelor party, their hunt for cash said to be hidden in Kentucky’s backwoods leads to bloodshed and betrayal. - Flock of Four
Directed by: Gregory Caruso
Cast: Braeden Lemasters, Isaac Jay, Uriah Shelton, Dylan Riley Snyder, Coco Jones, Shane Harper, Nadji Jeter, Connor Paolo, Gatlin Green, Reg E. Cathey
Duration: 83 min
Description: One night in 1959, four young musicians venture from Pasadena to South-Central Los Angeles in the hopes of hearing a living jazz legend play. - Freak Show
Directed by: Trudie Styler
Cast: Alex Lawther, Abigail Breslin, AnnaSophia Robb, Ian Nelson, Celia Weston, Laverne Cox, Bette Midler, Willa Fitzgerald, Larry Pine, John McEnroe, Mickey Sumner, Daniel Bellomy, Wally Dunn, Marceline Hugot
Duration: 91 min
Description: Forced to attend a new high school, a glamorous teen navigates hostile territory before taking a stand by running for homecoming queen. - Gone are the Days
Directed by: Mark Landre Gould
Cast: Lance Henriksen, Tom Berenger, Meg Steedle, Danny Trejo
Duration: 100 min
Description: As a notorious outlaw comes to grips with his past, he reconnects with his estranged daughter and gets one more shot to make things right. - Haunting on Fraternity Row
Directed by: Brant Sersen
Cast: Jacob Artist, Jayson Blair, Shanley Caswell, Claudia Lee, Ashton Moio, Cameron Moulene, Molly Tarlov, Chester Rushing
Duration: 99 min
Description: When a fraternity’s last big luau serves up horrible deaths to its partygoers, the brothers learn firsthand about their house’s frightening history. - Head Count
Directed by: Elle Callahan
Cast: Isaac Jay, Ashleigh Morghan, Bevin Bru, Billy Meade, Hunter Peterson, Chelcie May, Tory Freeth, Michael Herman, Amaka Obiechie, Sam Marra, Cooper Rowe
Duration: 90 min
Description: A group of college students on a weekend getaway accidentally summon a supernatural entity intent on using them for its deadly ritual. - Hurricane Bianca: From Russia With Hate
Directed by: Matt Kugelman
Cast: Roy Haylock, Rachel Dratch, Brian McCook, D.J. “Shangela” Pierce, Doug Plaut, Cheyenne Jackson, Kristen Johnston, Heather McDonald, Wanda Sykes, Janeane Garofalo
Duration: 85 min
Description: When Texas teacher Richard is lured to Russia under false pretenses by his enemy Deb, his drag alter ego Bianca soon turns the country upside down. - Jonathan
Directed by: Bill Oliver
Cast: Ansel Elgort, Suki Waterhouse, Douglas Hodge, Patricia Clarkson, Matt Bomer, Souleymane Sy Savane, Shunori Ramanathan, Joe Egender
Duration: 101 min
Description: Two siblings share a body, each getting it for 12 hours a day. But when one of them breaks the rules, their whole way of life comes crashing down. - Lady-Like
Directed by: Unknown Director
Cast: Allie Gallerani, Beverly D’Angelo, Olivia Luccardi, Stephanie Simbari, Nick Clark, Brian Wiles
Duration: 83 min
Description: After she pushes her best friend Kort to date a handsome transfer student, college student Allie is left to tackle adulthood on her own. - Night Comes On
Directed by: Jordana Spiro
Cast: Dominique Fishback, Tatum Marilyn Hall, Nastashia Fuller, Angel Bismark Curiel, John Earl Jelks, Max Casella, James McDaniel, Cymbal Byrd
Duration: 87 min
Description: A teen fresh out of juvenile detention tries to rescue her sister from foster care in order to exact revenge on their father for their mother’s murder. - Silencer
Directed by: Timothy Woodward Jr.
Cast: Johnny Messner, Danny Trejo, Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell, Robert LaSardo, Nikki Leigh, Kai Scarlett Williams, Marlene Marquez
Duration: 88 min
Description: When a drug lord kidnaps his girlfriend’s daughter, a retired assassin leaves his newly peaceful life to go on a ruthless rampage to rescue the child. - St. Agatha
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Cast: Sabrina Kern, Carolyn Hennesy, Courtney Halverson, Shaun Fletcher, Lindsay Seim, Hannah Fierman, Trin Miller, Seth Michaels, Justin Miles
Duration: 103 min
Description: Unwed and pregnant, a young woman flees her abusive home in 1950s Georgia and takes refuge at a mysterious convent with a terrible secret. - The Feels
Directed by: Jenée LaMarque
Cast: Jenée LaMarque, Angela Trimbur, Constance Wu, Josh Fadem, Ever Mainard
Duration: 88 min
Description: During their bachelorette weekend, a lesbian couple’s relationship hits a snag when one of the brides confesses to never having an orgasm. - Tinker’
Directed by: Sonny Marler
Cast: Clayne Crawford, Christian Kane, Colt Crawford, Wilmer Calderon, Randy Smith, Wendy Baron, Lennie Crawford, Chalet Lizette Brannan
Duration: 97 min
Description: While building a revolutionary machine outlined in his late father’s journal, a recluse farmer becomes the guardian for his gifted six-year-old nephew. - Twinsanity
Directed by: Buz Wallick
Cast: Karissa Strain, Katie Strain, Yves Bright, Angie Everhart, Thaddeus Shafer, Mary O’Neil
Duration: 86 min
Description: When a yoga enthusiast begins to pull away from her identical twin sister and business partner, their lifelong bond turns deadly. - We the Animals
Directed by: Jeremiah Zagar
Cast: Evan Rosado, Josiah Gabriel, Isaiah Kristian, Raúl Castillo, Sheila Vand, Giovanni Pacciarelli, Terry Holland, Moe Isaac, Mickey Anthony, Tom Malley
Duration: 93 min
Description: A trio of brothers cope with their parents’ volatile relationship by running wild and unchecked, and one of them experiences a visceral awakening. - Wildlife
Directed by: Paul Dano
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Ed Oxenbould, Bill Camp, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mollie Milligan, Darryl Cox
Duration: 105 min
Description: A teen’s life in 1960 Montana grows complicated when his father is fired, his mother returns to work, and the strain on the family begins to show.