Freak Out

A Telugu crime story that runs a little past the hour and keeps a vein of comedy inside its tension, staged by writer-director Murali Krishna K with an ensemble of more than a dozen actors. The length gives it room to build a plot rather than land on one twist, which is rare for a film released straight to YouTube.

Why it's free: Free on RunwayReel's own channel; the Tamada Media platform presents and distributes the independent films it publishes.