What are the tell-tale signs of the indie film? Aside from Zooey Deschanel and the ‘Official Selection at Sundance’ Logo.

Paul Dano

2) Gawkish, Ponderous Male Leads

Conservative haircuts, good, a body as powerful as Christian Bale’s Trevor Reznik (also preferred). John Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland), Paul Dano (Gigantic), Michael Cera (Everything), John Krasinski (Away We Go), Jim Carrey (Eternal Sunshine)