It’s become a Den Of Geek tradition to compile lists about the films we’re most looking forward to in the following year, but it’s sometimes the case that the bigger, more obvious movies occupy our minds more than the smaller, independent ones.

So to redress the balance a little, we’ve cast our nets a little wider, and sought out a selection of 20 films which don’t necessarily have big budgets or the backing of a major studio, but nevertheless deserve our attention thanks to the quality of their cast, filmmakers or their concepts alone.

You can read our other list of 20 films we’re looking forward to in 2014 here. But as a change of focus, here are 20 other films coming out this year that you’re less likely to have heard of…

1. Anomalisa

What is it? Adapted from the radio play of the same name, Anomalisa is a stop-motion animated film about an isolated, ordinary man who meets a girl called Lisa, who changes the way he looks at the world.