We all know how hard it can be at times to find a decent movie to watch on Netflix. Sometimes you can spend half an hour trying to find a good movie instead of actually watching one. If you're looking for something fresh and exciting on Netflix, but you've already watched all the blockbuster hits available, take a chance and check out these films you just might have overlooked.

These seven indie and/or international films convey amazing plot lines, powerful and emotional performances by its actors, and stunning cinematography. Be warned, though, you will have to know how to read because some of them have subtitles! But trust me, they're worth it!

1. "In Your Eyes"

This is my personal favorite out of the bunch. This indie film is the story of two people who find out they are connected in an unexpected way: they have a telepathic bond! At first glance Rebecca and Dylan (Zoe Kazan and Michael Stahl-David, who both gave amazing performances) appear to be polar opposites. They have different backgrounds, come from opposite ends of the United States, and having different lifestyles. But through their telepathic bond, which lets them see, hear, and feel the other's experiences, they are able to relate to each other in ways they never have with anyone before. Instead of the insecure, sad, and negative way they both see themselves, a side effect of their pasts and the demeaning people they surround themselves with, Dylan and Rebecca not only start to see themselves through the other person's eyes for the good they already are, but they also start to believe in all that they can be.

2. "An Invisible Sign"

A coming of age film, about a woman who should have already come-of-age, but she still needs to grow up. Mona Gray as a child (Bailee Madison) secluded herself from the world when she found out about her father's illness. Bargaining for him to get better, she decided to give up everything she loved. The only thing she kept for herself was her love of math. As an adult (Jessica Alba), she becomes a math teacher at her old elementary school. While helping her students grow up, she is unaware that they are helping her do the same. After a while, she realizes that the way she handled things with her father and other people in her past probably wasn't the correct way to handle them. Mona is finally able to understand that she has to move on because there's nothing she could have done to help her father.

3. "Daawat-e-Ishq" (subtitles)

A funny Bollywood film about a woman, Gullu (played by the forever funny and refreshing Parineeti Chopra), who is tired of trying to get married due to dowry seeking men. Her suitors are constantly running for the hills, either because of her wit and her too-smart-for-them attitude or because her father can barely meet the asking amount of the dowries, which are actually illegal to seek anyway. Gullu's real dream is to be a shoe designer, but the closest she comes to this is selling them in the mall. So she devices a plan to trap her next suitor in a dowry case, so she can take the money and follow her dreams. Fortunately, though, things do not go exactly as planned.

4. "Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day"

This is the only non-indie or international film on the list, but is still definitely worth a look. This film tells the story of a down-on-her-luck governess, Miss Pettigrew (Frances McDormand), who after loosing everything, finds hope again in the form of a ditzy American singer and actress, Delysia Lafosse (Amy Addams). Delysia appoints Miss Pettigrew as her social secretary to help her out of her self-made catastrophes that mainly have to do with her multiple boyfriends. Over the course of a crazy 24-hours set in London in the late '30's, Miss Pettigrew is introduced to what seems like a care-free and glamorous lifestyle. But after outwitting Delysia's many problems and some of her own, she soon realizes it may not be so glamorous after all. Miss Pettigrew's 24-hours end with her having found a new outlook on life and some much needed confidence.

5. "Escape" (subtitles)

This is a Norwegian film about a girl's fight for survival. While on a journey to find a better place to live, Signe's (Isabel Christine Andreasen) family is killed right in front of her. Captured and brought back to the camp of her enemies, she learns the terrible reason her life was spared. Finding a unlikely allie in Frigg (Milla Olin), the adopted daughter of the tragically turned-evil clan leader Dagmar (Ingrid Bolo Berdal), the girls manage to get free, but they are far from escaping. The clan relentlessly tracks them over the dangerous terrain, and Signe, barely able to catch a breath, is forced to fight for their lives at every turn. The epic performances by all actors keep the film fast-paced and interesting, especially Berdal, with her emotional portrayal of the insane Dagmar, who you can't help but simultaneously hate and feel sympathy for. Even little Milla Olin did her character, Frigg, justice by showing her mature thought-process of right and wrong and her ability to judge character. This film is not just an empowering tale to encourage girls not to be the “damsel in distress” but to fight back. It is also about never giving up hope and a reminder that even though, unfortunately, you can and will lose family, you can also find family where you least expect it.

6. "Instructions Not Included" (Subtitles)

A beautiful, touching, and funny film about a daddy/daughter relationship. A serial player, Valentin (Eugenio Derbez), is forced to change his ways when an old American girlfriend comes back to Mexico just to drop off their baby girl Maggie (Loreto Peralta) and leave. Not knowing what to do, Valentin travels across the border to search in vain for Maggie's mother. He falls in love with his daughter and, realizing he's unable to leave the U.S., gets a job as a stunt double to become a good father and take care of her. When Maggie is six years old, her birth mother reappears wanting custody, uprooting their seemingly perfect lifestyle. Valentin, fearing he may lose his little girl, has to change his life once again to keep custody. Eugenio Derbez and Loreto Peralta are an amazing dynamic duo, and their performances feel so authentic that this film will have you laughing and crying hours after you've finished it.

7. "Hasee Toh Phasee" (subtitles)

This is a Bollywood film about Meeta (once again the funny and refreshing Parineeti Chopra) and Nikhil (Sidharth Malhotra), both too smart (in different ways) for their own good, who meet at a wedding. Meeta, who has been shunned by her family because of her constant rebellious antics, gets stuck in the barbwire of the wall she is trying to scale to run away. When Nikhil see this, he helps her and walks her to a taxi. Sensing their connection, Meeta invites him to come along on her adventure, but Nikhil declines and goes back into the wedding celebrations. Nearly ten years later, when Nikhil is preparing for his own wedding, his fiance brings him in secret to meet and keep an eye on her sister: a drug addict and thief, who the family shunned years before. It's none other than Meeta, back in town for the wedding, seeking forgiveness, and possibly something else from her family. Nikhil and Meeta soon become inseparable. They help each other with their individual problems and force each other to be better people. But what started out as a great friendship soon becomes a problem, when the two realize they have accidentally fallen in love.

So shake up your Netflix watching experience! Next time you catch yourself complaining there's nothing good left to watch, remember that those big Hollywood blockbusters you're used to aren't the only ones available! There are some great Indie and International films on there, as well. So take a chance, and who knows? You might find out you actually like them.