What are the best indie films and series on Paramount+ right now?

In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: I, Daniel Blake (2016), rated 7.7 out of 10 on TMDB, then Dead Man Walking and The Lovely Bones.

How is this list made?

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The best indie movies and shows on Paramount+ right now

Right now the best indie films and series on Paramount+ in the United States are I, Daniel Blake (2016), Dead Man Walking (1995) and The Lovely Bones (2009). This is the top 16 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. I, Daniel Blake2016
Film · 1h 40mDrama★ 7.7
A 59-year-old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system.
Stream onfuboTVParamount+PhiloAMC++2
2. Dead Man Walking1995
Film · 2h 2mDrama★ 7.3
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
Stream onfuboTVMGM+Paramount+Philo+6
3. The Lovely Bones2009
Film · 2h 16mFantasy, Drama★ 7.1
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
Stream onParamount+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)YouTube Free (free)
4. Zero Dark Thirty2012
Film · 2h 37mThriller, Drama★ 7.0
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Stream onNetflixParamount+Sony Pictures Core
5. Strange Darling2024
Film · 1h 37mCrime, Thriller, Horror★ 6.9
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
Stream onPhiloAMC+Paramount+Shudder
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6. The Last Stop in Yuma County2024
Film · 1h 30mCrime, Drama, Thriller★ 6.9
While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using…
Stream onfuboTVParamount+Hoopla (free)
7. Memory2023
Film · 1h 44mDrama★ 7.0
Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion.
Stream onfuboTVParamount+
8. The Kings of Summer2013
Film · 1h 35mComedy, Drama★ 7.0
Three restless teenagers run away to the woods for the summer, determined to escape their parents and live by their own rules.
Stream onParamount+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)YouTube Free (free)
9. Monster High: The Movie2022
Film · 1h 32mFamily, Fantasy, Comedy★ 6.7
Clawdeen Wolf, half human and half werewolf, has recently started attending Monster High, a school for monsters in all forms.
Stream onParamount+Plex (free)
10. Anna Karenina2012
Film · 2h 9mDrama, Romance, History★ 6.7
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St.
Stream onParamount+
11. Everybody Wants Some!!2016
Film · 1h 57mComedy★ 6.4
A comedy that follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.
Stream onParamount+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)YouTube Free (free)
12. Haunter2013
Film · 1h 37mHorror, Mystery, Thriller★ 6.1
A teenager is stuck in a time loop that is not quite the same each time. She must uncover the truth but her actions have consequences for herself and others.
Stream onfuboTVParamount+AMC+YouTube TV+4
13. Good Kill2015
Film · 1h 44mDrama, Thriller, War★ 6.0
In the shadowy world of drone warfare, combat unfolds like a video game–only with real lives at stake. After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned bunker in the Nevada desert.
Stream onParamount+PhiloAMC+Sundance Now+2
14. Crimes of the Future2022
Film · 1h 47mScience Fiction, Horror, Thriller★ 6.0
With his partner Caprice, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances.
Stream onParamount+Kanopy (free)
15. They2002
Film · 1h 30mHorror, Thriller★ 5.0
A psychology student who experienced night terrors as a child must face the chilling realization that her nightmares were not all in her head.
Stream onParamount+
16. The Curse2023
Series · 1 seasonComedy, Drama★ 6.4
An alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show.
Stream onfuboTVParamount+Spectrum On Demand

Questions

What are the best indie films and series on Paramount+ right now?: In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: I, Daniel Blake (2016), rated 7.7 out of 10 on TMDB, then Dead Man Walking and The Lovely Bones.
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.

The best indie movies and shows on Paramount+ right now

1. I, Daniel Blake2016

2. Dead Man Walking1995

3. The Lovely Bones2009

4. Zero Dark Thirty2012

5. Strange Darling2024

6. The Last Stop in Yuma County2024

7. Memory2023

8. The Kings of Summer2013

9. Monster High: The Movie2022

10. Anna Karenina2012

11. Everybody Wants Some!!2016

12. Haunter2013

13. Good Kill2015

14. Crimes of the Future2022

15. They2002

16. The Curse2023

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