The 2018 Fall Indie Movie Guide

One of the most talked-about movies at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Sam Levinson’s 'Assassination Nation' is a satirical black comedy about a small town in chaos after a data breach reveals everyone’s secrets. As everyone turns on each other, a bold group of high school besties (Odessa Young, Hari Nef, Suki Waterhouse and Abra) tries to stay alive.

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Keira Knightley has portrayed real-life figures such as Domino Harvey and Joan Clarke. Now she stars as the eponymous Nobel Prize-winning author, best known for writing 'Gigi,' in this biopic from Wash Westmoreland ('Still Alice'). Colette famously broke from the oppression of her husband (Dominic West), who for many years took credit for her work.

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In his final movie before retiring, Robert Redford portrays the notorious escape artist Forrest Tucker, who successfully broke out of prison 18 times. The comedic biopic, which is directed by David Lowery ('Pete’s Dragon'), co-stars Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover, Elisabeth Moss and recent Oscar winner Casey Affleck, as a detective pursuing the aging criminal.

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Steve Carell and rising star Timothée Chalamet ('Call Me By Your Name') play father and son in this heavy drama about the latter’s struggle with addiction. Sure to be a major awards contender, the movie is based on separate memoirs written by the two men recalling the same events and difficult shared experience.

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Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) carved out a comfortable career in the 1970s and 80s as a celebrity biographer, but when popular tastes change, she turns to deception as an art form. Richard E. Grant also stars in a tart comedy, based on Israel's memoir.

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A devout young man (Lucas Hedges) struggles with his personal beliefs after his loving parents (Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman) send him to a gay conversion camp. This searing drama, written for the screen and directed by Joel Edgerton, is based on a true story.

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In 1819, British forces assembled against a peaceful demonstration in support of democracy. Mike Leigh, whose 'Mr. Turner' earned four Academy Award nominations, directs this powerful, troubling historical drama. Rory Kinnear and Maxine Peake lead the large ensemble cast.

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Temperamental Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) has become frail in health and so her good friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) governs in her place, leading to chaos. An ambitious new servant (Emma Stone) complicates matters further in this highly-touted historical drama that puts friendship to the test.

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