their passion is their art and their art
is too cool for the mainstream I’ll give
you a key magic in a magic you just
pissed on a gypsy in the middle of
fucking nowhere it’s hardly the hottest
ticket in town darling
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
independent filmmakers for this list
we’re looking at those filmmakers that
have dominated the indie scene with
their creative films and captivating
style even if they went on to become
mainstream Hollywood successes later in
their careers theatricality and
deception of powerful agents must become
more than just a man and remind of your
opponent number 10 David Lynch renowned
for his surrealist approach to
filmmaking Lynch’s movies have always
been indie delights the likes of which
even God is never seen while he’s been
nominated for four Academy Awards the
bulk of his films have existed on the
fringe of the mainstream he may have
slowed down with filmmaking in recent
years but his classics such as mahal and
drive and Elephant Man will go down in
movie history like
is full of surprise number 9 Michel
Gondry Yahoo this French transplant got
his start making music videos before he
broke on the scene with his second film
Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind
the film earned him an Academy Award and
he followed it with the science of sleep
a film that continued his playful and
moody style as introduced in eternal
sunshine consorting with a slew of short
films and documentaries under his belt
gondry is a true indie darling terrific
we’re all going to be rich in pin number
8
Nicolas Winding Ruffin Dora James star
he’s probably best known for his indie
hit drive but the Danish expat director
has been making films for decades here
in that Medus his gritty and dark movies
are underscored by themes of violence
and transformation your time has passed
– come his work including Valhalla
rising and Bronson has garnered him a
cult following worthy of the most
seasoned indie filmmaker the awesome
soundtracks for his films don’t hurt
either
number seven Gus Van Zandt I’m extremely
excited with films such as Drugstore
Cowboy and Good Will Hunting under its
belt Van Zant’s position as an indie
figurehead is secured Halen while
they’re vulnerable
that’s my model his poetic portrayals of
the downtrodden and marginalized often
give voice to those most overlooked you
gotta give him hope you’ve got to give
him hope his slew of awards and
nominations including two Oscar nods for
Best Director pretty much speak for
themselves I didn’t like their Mac
number six Jim Jarmusch this guy is a
professional
quoted as saying that he’d rather make a
movie about a guy walking his dog than
about the Emperor of China Jarmusch is
all about his characters I don’t give a
shit who saw what who did what or who
did who his 1980s film stranger than
paradise was widely regarded as a
game-changer in independent filmmaking
she don’t want to do yes why is it
called timid owner his focus on mood and
character development helped shape the
narrative voice of independent films and
usher in a new generation of minimalist
urban cool filmmaking sounds pretty good
think so number five Kevin Smith you
know there’s a million fine-looking
women in the world dude they don’t all
bringing lasagna at work most I’m just
cheat on you he’s the geek who gave us
Jay and Silent Bob
he also gave us some really good
independent films that help define the
90s generation Smith’s clerks and
chasing amy were critical successes on
the indie circuit and quickly entered
the lexicon of indie classics Jason and
me what you’re chasing Amy what do you
look so shocked for man fat bastard does
this all-time he thinks just cuz you
don’t say anything it’ll have some huge
impact and he does open this guy’s once
you shut up
plus being buddies with Ben Affleck
means you can put him in 80% of your
films I assure you you will all pay for
your trespass in blood
number 4 Sofia Coppola who’s your father
I’ll give you a hint
he’s a town being the daughter of an
oscar-winning director probably didn’t
hurt Coppola ‘he’s directing aspirations
it gets a whole lot more complicated
when you have kids but it was her first
feature film The Virgin Suicides
followed by lost in translation but set
her apart as an indie film standout
basically what we have here is a dreamer
someone completely out of touch with
reality
her muted and introspective style make
her an arthouse audience favorite is a
good fuck in that record number 3
Quentin Tarantino was I talking about
before experiencing massive mainstream
success with movies like Kill Bill and
inglorious basterds Tarantino earned his
indie filmmaker bona fides with classics
like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction but
you know what’s on my mind right now it
ain’t the coffee in my kitchen
it’s the dead in my garage that films
critical and commercial success
propelled Tarantino into mainstream view
and the dialogue violence and heavy
themes he used there translated into his
later projects we’re gonna be doing one
thing and one thing only killing Nazis
number two the Coen brothers
and charges dover de bag of hammers the
tag-team directing duo of Joel and Ethan
Coen is widely recognized for their
films distinct style and subtle nuanced
humor we’re only interested in one thing
can you tell a story part can you make
us laugh can you make us cry can you
make us want to break out enjoy a song
with a penchant for film noir and dark
comedy the Cohens got their start
running with blood simple followed by
critically acclaimed movies such as
Barton Fink and Fargo there’s more to
life than a little money a know their
immense success as independent
filmmakers eventually led to their
domination of the mainstream market with
multiple Award nominated hits
your friend
a stranger my face you me before we
unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions Malkovich Malkovich
Malkovich you must pay the rent you must
pay the rent you must be there in today
okay today let me ask you something why
would a review make the point of saying
someone’s not a genius
you think I’m especially not a genius
but when you killed him I was so
convinced that you’d remember but it
didn’t stick people number one Paul
Thomas Anderson make adult films exotic
although Anderson had already released
one critically acclaimed feature film
it wasn’t until 1997 s Boogie Nights
that he set the indie circuit on fire
Anderson followed up the success of that
smash with Magnolia but he remained in
the indie limelight lot of people think
this is just a job that you go to take a
lunch hour jobs over something like that
but it’s a 24 hour deal his reign was
culminated by the immense indie success
of there will be blood which is now
considered one of the best movies of the
2000s if you have a milkshake and I have
a milkshake and I have a straw there it
is that’s a strong see watching my straw
reaches across them and starts to drink
your milk gee I drink your milkshake I
drink it up do you agree with our list
who’s your favorite independent
filmmaker for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
you
is too cool for the mainstream I’ll give
you a key magic in a magic you just
pissed on a gypsy in the middle of
fucking nowhere it’s hardly the hottest
ticket in town darling
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
independent filmmakers for this list
we’re looking at those filmmakers that
have dominated the indie scene with
their creative films and captivating
style even if they went on to become
mainstream Hollywood successes later in
their careers theatricality and
deception of powerful agents must become
more than just a man and remind of your
opponent number 10 David Lynch renowned
for his surrealist approach to
filmmaking Lynch’s movies have always
been indie delights the likes of which
even God is never seen while he’s been
nominated for four Academy Awards the
bulk of his films have existed on the
fringe of the mainstream he may have
slowed down with filmmaking in recent
years but his classics such as mahal and
drive and Elephant Man will go down in
movie history like
is full of surprise number 9 Michel
Gondry Yahoo this French transplant got
his start making music videos before he
broke on the scene with his second film
Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind
the film earned him an Academy Award and
he followed it with the science of sleep
a film that continued his playful and
moody style as introduced in eternal
sunshine consorting with a slew of short
films and documentaries under his belt
gondry is a true indie darling terrific
we’re all going to be rich in pin number
8
Nicolas Winding Ruffin Dora James star
he’s probably best known for his indie
hit drive but the Danish expat director
has been making films for decades here
in that Medus his gritty and dark movies
are underscored by themes of violence
and transformation your time has passed
– come his work including Valhalla
rising and Bronson has garnered him a
cult following worthy of the most
seasoned indie filmmaker the awesome
soundtracks for his films don’t hurt
either
number seven Gus Van Zandt I’m extremely
excited with films such as Drugstore
Cowboy and Good Will Hunting under its
belt Van Zant’s position as an indie
figurehead is secured Halen while
they’re vulnerable
that’s my model his poetic portrayals of
the downtrodden and marginalized often
give voice to those most overlooked you
gotta give him hope you’ve got to give
him hope his slew of awards and
nominations including two Oscar nods for
Best Director pretty much speak for
themselves I didn’t like their Mac
number six Jim Jarmusch this guy is a
professional
quoted as saying that he’d rather make a
movie about a guy walking his dog than
about the Emperor of China Jarmusch is
all about his characters I don’t give a
shit who saw what who did what or who
did who his 1980s film stranger than
paradise was widely regarded as a
game-changer in independent filmmaking
she don’t want to do yes why is it
called timid owner his focus on mood and
character development helped shape the
narrative voice of independent films and
usher in a new generation of minimalist
urban cool filmmaking sounds pretty good
think so number five Kevin Smith you
know there’s a million fine-looking
women in the world dude they don’t all
bringing lasagna at work most I’m just
cheat on you he’s the geek who gave us
Jay and Silent Bob
he also gave us some really good
independent films that help define the
90s generation Smith’s clerks and
chasing amy were critical successes on
the indie circuit and quickly entered
the lexicon of indie classics Jason and
me what you’re chasing Amy what do you
look so shocked for man fat bastard does
this all-time he thinks just cuz you
don’t say anything it’ll have some huge
impact and he does open this guy’s once
you shut up
plus being buddies with Ben Affleck
means you can put him in 80% of your
films I assure you you will all pay for
your trespass in blood
number 4 Sofia Coppola who’s your father
I’ll give you a hint
he’s a town being the daughter of an
oscar-winning director probably didn’t
hurt Coppola ‘he’s directing aspirations
it gets a whole lot more complicated
when you have kids but it was her first
feature film The Virgin Suicides
followed by lost in translation but set
her apart as an indie film standout
basically what we have here is a dreamer
someone completely out of touch with
reality
her muted and introspective style make
her an arthouse audience favorite is a
good fuck in that record number 3
Quentin Tarantino was I talking about
before experiencing massive mainstream
success with movies like Kill Bill and
inglorious basterds Tarantino earned his
indie filmmaker bona fides with classics
like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction but
you know what’s on my mind right now it
ain’t the coffee in my kitchen
it’s the dead in my garage that films
critical and commercial success
propelled Tarantino into mainstream view
and the dialogue violence and heavy
themes he used there translated into his
later projects we’re gonna be doing one
thing and one thing only killing Nazis
number two the Coen brothers
and charges dover de bag of hammers the
tag-team directing duo of Joel and Ethan
Coen is widely recognized for their
films distinct style and subtle nuanced
humor we’re only interested in one thing
can you tell a story part can you make
us laugh can you make us cry can you
make us want to break out enjoy a song
with a penchant for film noir and dark
comedy the Cohens got their start
running with blood simple followed by
critically acclaimed movies such as
Barton Fink and Fargo there’s more to
life than a little money a know their
immense success as independent
filmmakers eventually led to their
domination of the mainstream market with
multiple Award nominated hits
your friend
a stranger my face you me before we
unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions Malkovich Malkovich
Malkovich you must pay the rent you must
pay the rent you must be there in today
okay today let me ask you something why
would a review make the point of saying
someone’s not a genius
you think I’m especially not a genius
but when you killed him I was so
convinced that you’d remember but it
didn’t stick people number one Paul
Thomas Anderson make adult films exotic
although Anderson had already released
one critically acclaimed feature film
it wasn’t until 1997 s Boogie Nights
that he set the indie circuit on fire
Anderson followed up the success of that
smash with Magnolia but he remained in
the indie limelight lot of people think
this is just a job that you go to take a
lunch hour jobs over something like that
but it’s a 24 hour deal his reign was
culminated by the immense indie success
of there will be blood which is now
considered one of the best movies of the
2000s if you have a milkshake and I have
a milkshake and I have a straw there it
is that’s a strong see watching my straw
reaches across them and starts to drink
your milk gee I drink your milkshake I
drink it up do you agree with our list
who’s your favorite independent
filmmaker for more entertaining top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
you
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