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The best indie movies and shows on Prime Video right now

Right now the best indie films and series on Prime Video in the United States are Hazbin Hotel (2024), Carol (2015) and We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011). This is the top 25 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 11, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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  1. 1. Hazbin Hotel2024

    Series · 5 seasonsAnimation, Comedy, Drama★ 8.5

    In attempt to find a non-violent alternative for reducing Hell's overpopulation, the daughter of Lucifer opens a rehabilitation hotel that offers a group of misfit demons a chance at redemption.

    Stream onPrime VideoAmazon MX Player (free)

  2. 2. Carol2015

    Film · 1h 58mRomance, Drama★ 7.5

    In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

    Stream onPrime VideoLionsgate+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)+3

  3. 3. We Need to Talk About Kevin2011

    Film · 1h 53mDrama, Thriller★ 7.5

    After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

    Stream onPrime VideoJustWatch TV PlusPeacockOVID+13

  4. 4. Eastern Promises2007

    Film · 1h 40mThriller, Crime, Mystery★ 7.3

    A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

    Stream onPrime Video

  5. 5. Pearl2022

    Film · 1h 42mHorror, Drama★ 7.2

    Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother.

    Stream onPrime VideoKanopy (free)Hoopla (free)Roku Channel (free)+4

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  7. 6. The Zookeeper's Wife2017

    Film · 2h 6mDrama, History, War★ 7.3

    The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.

    Stream onPrime VideoYouTube Free (free)

  8. 7. Terrifier 32024

    Film · 2h 5mHorror★ 6.7

    Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives.

    Stream onPrime VideoScreamboxHoopla (free)

  9. 8. Submarine2011

    Film · 1h 37mDrama, Comedy, Romance★ 7.4

    15-year-old deep-thinking Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate struggles to initiate and maintain a relationship with Jordana, his devilish, dark-haired classmate at their Swansea high school.

    Stream onPrime VideoLionsgate+Kanopy (free)Hoopla (free)+3

  10. 9. Sarah's Oil2025

    Film · 1h 43mDrama★ 7.9

    Sarah Rector, a Black girl born in early 20th-century Oklahoma Indian Territory, believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted, and her faith proves right.

    Stream onPrime VideoWonder Project

  11. 10. Maurice1987

    Film · 2h 20mDrama, Romance★ 7.6

    After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.

    Stream onPrime VideoPhiloFandorCohen Media+5

  12. 11. Paterson2016

    Film · 1h 58mDrama★ 7.1

    A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.

    Stream onPrime VideoAmazon MX Player (free)

  13. 12. Booksmart2019

    Film · 1h 42mComedy★ 7.0

    Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more.

    Stream onPrime VideoLionsgate+Amazon MX Player (free)

  14. 13. Ruby Sparks2012

    Film · 1h 44mComedy, Romance, Fantasy★ 7.1

    Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him.

    Stream onPrime VideoCinemax

  15. 14. Garden State2004

    Film · 1h 42mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 7.1

    Andrew returns to his hometown for his mother’s funeral, a journey that reconnects him with old friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants.

    Stream onPrime Video

  16. 15. X2022

    Film · 1h 46mHorror★ 6.7

    In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

    Stream onPrime VideoKanopy (free)Hoopla (free)Roku Channel (free)+3

  17. 16. An American Crime2007

    Film · 1h 37mCrime, Drama, Horror★ 7.3

    The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVHowdyThe CW (free)+9

  18. 17. Whatever Works2009

    Film · 1h 32mComedy, Romance★ 7.1

    Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody.

    Stream onPrime VideoHowdy

  19. 18. Cold War2018

    Film · 1h 28mRomance, Music, Drama★ 7.4

    A man and a woman meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatally mismatched and yet drawn to each other.

    Stream onPrime VideoAmazon MX Player (free)

  20. 19. Hanna2019

    Series · 3 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama★ 7.4

    Follow the journey of an extraordinary young girl as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.

    Stream onPrime VideoAmazon MX Player (free)

  21. 20. My Old Ass2024

    Film · 1h 29mDrama, Comedy★ 6.8

    An 18th birthday mushroom trip brings free-spirited Elliott face-to-face with her wisecracking 39-year-old self. But when Elliott’s "old ass" starts handing out warnings about what her younger self should and shouldn't do, Elliott realizes…

    Stream onPrime Video

  22. 21. Quills2000

    Film · 2h 4mDrama★ 7.2

    In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls.

    Stream onPrime VideoHoopla (free)

  23. 22. The Stoning of Soraya M.2009

    Film · 1h 54mCrime, Drama★ 7.7

    In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant ended in tragedy.

    Stream onPrime VideoHoopla (free)Roku Channel (free)Tubi (free)

  24. 23. Overcompensating2025

    Series · 1 seasonComedy★ 7.3

    Closeted former football player and homecoming king Benny becomes fast friends with Carmen, a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs.

    Stream onPrime Video

  25. 24. Medici: Masters of Florence2016

    Series · 3 seasonsDrama, War & Politics★ 7.7

    The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.

    Stream onPrime VideoShout! FactoryHowdyFawesome (free)+4

  26. 25. Rebellion2016

    Series · 1 seasonWar & Politics, Drama★ 7.0

    A group of young men and women in Dublin in 1916 are embroiled in a fight for independence during the Easter Rising. The story begins with the outbreak of World War I.

    Stream onPrime VideoTubi (free)

Questions

What are the best indie films and series on Prime Video right now?
In the United States, as of November 11, 2026: Hazbin Hotel (2024), rated 8.5 out of 10 on TMDB, then Carol and We Need to Talk About Kevin.
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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