Recommended: 25 Indie Movies on Netflix Now

It's my favorite time of year, when the leaves are changing and everything is pumpkin flavored. Unfortunately it's also the time when my allergy stricken immune system throws up it's hands in defeat. I'm sick. Currently, I'm on the couch, snuggling with Dante, drinking plenty of fluids and vegging out with Netflix. So I thought it a good time to share a bunch of movies that I'd recommend, that are available right now, depending on what you're looking for...

Cult Classics

1. Donnie Darko - Jake Gyllenhaal is a teenager that's seeing things, namely a terrifying bunny named Frank and portals into the future. 
2. Lost in Translation - An unexpected duo of Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray connecting in Japan.
3. Trainspotting - This is not a happy movie. You have been warned. That said, it is a classic.
4. Clerks - The first of Kevin Smith. If you haven't seen this, you've probably missed out on a lot of references to it in life.
5. Strictly Ballroom - The first part of the Baz Lurhman Trilogy. Trilogy? Strictly Ballroom: Dance, Romeo + Juliet: Poetry, Moulin Rouge: Song. Go.
6. Being John Malkovich - A completely bizarre concept. If you've watched this before, but when it first came out, watch again.

Coming of Age

1. Saved! - It's funny and heartfelt, and surprisingly a good commentary on Christianity. Mandy Moore is the "mean girl" and Macaulay Caulkin is her wheelchair bound brother.
2. Goats - David Duchovny plays a total hippie nomad that helps guide a teen through adolescent trials, with the help of some goats. 
3. Cashback - A twenty something develops insomnia after a difficult breakup. With nothing better to do, he starts working the night shift at a supermarket where he let's his artist imagination run wild.
4. Sassypants - If you hated Skyler in Breaking Bad, you'll love hating her character in this. 
5. Billy Elliot - You haven't seen Billy Elliot?? Watch this first! Just try not to feel good at the end. I dare you.

Cute, Funny, and (Most Likely) Awkward Romances

1. Timer - Romantic Sci-fi? This one takes place in a world where finding your "true love" a scientific reality.
2. Love Birds - Adorable rom com from New Zealand. Remember Murray from Flight of the Conchords? He plays a handsome bloke who takes in a wounded duck after his girlfriend leaves him. Aww.
3. The Giant Mechanical Man - This falls in the awkward category, but I couldn't help but empathizing with Jenna Fischer's character.
4. Ceremony - This rides the line of romance and coming of age. Many literary references, and has an overall feeling of the plight of the Great Gatsby.
5. Outsourced - They tried to make a TV series out of this, which sort of flopped. Disregard that and enjoy the film.
6. 2 Days in Paris // 2 Days in New York - I cheated, this is two separate movies. Not necessarily a sequel but definitely go together. 

Just a Little Dark

1. Lucky - Definitely dark and definitely funny. Gotta love Colin Hanks.
2. It's a Disaster - It's not exactly funny, but it's probably the most realistic outcome, I've seen, of a global disaster. 
3. The Brass Teapot - A good lesson can be learned here. It also makes you think about what you would do in their shoes.
4. Bernie - A dark comedy with my favorite, Jack Black.

Something Else All Together

1. Butter - A pseudo mockumetary about butter carving competitions in a Mid-West town. Olivia Wilde's prostitute character has very little to do with plot development, but is awesome all the same.
2. Lars and the Real Girl - I didn't get what the fuss was over Ryan Gosling, until I saw this film. That boy can act. I thought it was going to be depressing, but it has a great ending.
3. Magicians - Who loves "Peep Show"? Anyone? Robert Webb and David Mitchell play professional magicians. The plot mildly parodies The Prestige.
4. Unicorn City - Let your geek flag fly! Are you a gamer of any description? Watch this.