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Independent Movie Choices

 

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Directed by John Landis

Starring John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd

Synopsis: Jake and Elwood Blues get their old band back together in order to save their childhood Catholic home.

 

Drive (2011)

Directed by Nicholas Winding Refn

Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston

Synopsis: An enigmatic getaway driver lends a hand to his neighbor and finds unwanted trouble with the local organized crime syndicate.

 

Taxi Driver (1976)

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster

Synopsis: A disturbed Vietnam veteran has his violent nature fueled by the filth he discovers as a graveyard cab driver in New York City, which culminates in his attempting to rescue a teenage prostitute.

 

A Dangerous Method (2011)

Directed by David Cronenberg

Starring Michael Fassbenber, Keira Knightly, Viggo Mortensen

Synopsis: An investigative view on the strained relationship of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud as they develop the concept of psychoanalysis.

 

Scarface (1983)

Directed by Brian De Palma

Starring Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer

Synopsis: A Cuban refugee gets engulfed by the world of the Miami drug cartel.