This page is home to our coverage of the Sundance Film Festival.
The Sundance Film Festival is the largest independent film festival in the United States, taking place every year in January in Park City, Utah. It was founded in 1978 as the Utah/US Film Festival and re-named the Sundance Film Festival in 1991, after Robert Redford’s character from the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Film School Reject has had the honor of covering Sundance since 2008, two years after our site was founded. Over the years, we’ve discovered a number of amazing films in Park City — from our first review of 2008’s In Bruges to our listing of the 25 Best Sundance Movies of All-Time in 2015 to our 2019 list of the 50 Best Sundance Horror Movie Premieres to our discoveries of Swiss Army Man and Hunt for the Wilderpeople and The Witch at Sundance 2016 — we’ve spent over a decade reviewing hundreds of wonderful independent films.
We have also covered (on numerous occasions) what it’s like to cover Sundance for those who aren’t lucky enough to make the trip. And for those interested in filling their yearly watchlists, we’ve also recapped our favorites with a festival-closing list (in almost every year). Check out our archive of Sundance favorites via the links below:
Explore the entire archives of our annual Sundance Film Festival coverage below:
By Neil Miller
There are a lot of films playing at Sundance over the next two weeks. And personally I’ve watered down all of the information to a list of 37 films that I intend to see. I’ve gone even further for this article, pinpointing 13 films that I would recommend to all of you based on early word of mouth, pedigree of its cast/crew or just my own intuition.
By Scott Beggs
We don’t know what’s going to be playing at Sundance. No one does. No one except the half-dozen dolphin-werewolf hybrid creatures that choose the line up every year and keep it secret until some time next week. Luckily, several of the were-dolphins are susceptible to bribery, and we’ve got buzz on our side.
By Neil Miller
Alan Ball goes back to his American Beauty form with a story of a young girl’s struggle to understand her own sexual obsessions.
By Neil Miller
The Machinist director Brad Anderson spins a web of deception in this intense drama about traveling abroad.
By Neil Miller
Great script, heartwarming story, great ensemble cast, Ellen Page… Hmm, this sounds familiar.
By Neil Miller
Jack Black and Mos Def remake all of your old favorites in this brilliant comedy from director Michel Gondry.
By Neil Miller
I had the honor of seeing a lot of great films this year in Park City — many of which I will be following throughout the year until they are released for everyone to see.
By Neil Miller
One of my personal favorites of the festival was also the hands down audience favorite as well.
