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The best indie movies and shows on Criterion Channel right now

Right now the best indie films and series on Criterion Channel in the United States are Woman in the Dunes (1964), Three Colors: White (1994) and Nowhere Boy (2009). This is the top 9 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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  1. 1. Woman in the Dunes1964

    Film · 2h 27mDrama, Thriller★ 8.2

    A vacationing entomologist suffers extreme physical and psychological trauma after being taken captive by the residents of a poor seaside village and made to live with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.

    Stream onCriterion ChannelDarkroom

  2. 2. Three Colors: White1994

    Film · 1h 32mComedy, Drama, Mystery★ 7.4

    Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence.

    Stream onHBO MaxCriterion ChannelTCM

  3. 3. Nowhere Boy2009

    Film · 1h 38mDrama★ 7.2

    A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies his mother Julia at the funeral.

    Stream onCriterion ChannelLionsgate+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)+4

  4. 4. 24 Hour Party People2002

    Film · 1h 57mComedy, Drama, Music★ 7.0

    Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one…

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVMGM+Philo+3

  5. 5. House1977

    Film · 1h 28mComedy, Fantasy, Horror★ 7.3

    Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.

    Stream onHBO MaxCriterion ChannelTCMKanopy (free)+3

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  7. 6. Velvet Goldmine1998

    Film · 2h 3mDrama, Music★ 6.9

    Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.

    Stream onCriterion Channel

  8. 7. A Taste of Honey1961

    Film · 1h 40mDrama★ 7.1

    While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned.

    Stream onHBO MaxCriterion ChannelKanopy (free)

  9. 8. The Big Shave1967

    Film · 6mHorror, Drama★ 6.9

    A young man walks into a meticulously clean and sterile bathroom and proceeds to shave away hair, then skin, in an increasingly bloody and graphic bathroom scene.

    Stream onCriterion ChannelHBO Max

  10. 9. Before the Rain1994

    Film · 1h 53mDrama, War★ 7.3

    The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own.

    Stream onCriterion Channel

Questions

What are the best indie films and series on Criterion Channel right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Woman in the Dunes (1964), rated 8.2 out of 10 on TMDB, then Three Colors: White and Nowhere Boy.
How is this list made?
Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
Can it pick something for me?
Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

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