Sundance 2016 Tomatometer Scores

#11

Miles Ahead (2016)
Tomatometer icon 74%

#11
Adjusted Score: 82497%
Critics Consensus: Miles Ahead is worth watching for Don Cheadle's strong work on both sides of the camera, even if this unconventional biopic doesn't quite capture its subject's timeless appeal.
Synopsis: In the 1970s, down-and-out jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (Don Cheadle) tries to recover his new session tape from music producers.... [More]
Starring: Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi, LaKeith Stanfield
Directed By: Don Cheadle

#10

Morris From America (2016)
Tomatometer icon 87%

#10
Adjusted Score: 90468%
Critics Consensus: Morris from America adds some novel narrative twists to its father-son story -- and gains added resonance thanks to a powerful performance from Craig Robinson.
Synopsis: A 13-year-old rapper (Markees Christmas) focused on hip-hop stardom falls for a rebellious classmate (Lina Keller) after moving from the... [More]
Starring: Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Lina Keller, Markees Christmas
Directed By: Chad Hartigan

#9

Newtown (2016)
Tomatometer icon 94%

#9
Adjusted Score: 94798%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Twenty months after a horrific mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., that took the lives of 20 elementary school children and... [More]
Starring: Sally Cox, Mark Barden
Directed By: Kim A. Snyder

#8

Other People (2016)
Tomatometer icon 87%

#8
Adjusted Score: 89132%
Critics Consensus: Other People resists easy melodrama, rewarding viewers with a smart, subtle look at family dynamics with a talented cast and a finely calibrated blend of funny and serious moments.
Synopsis: A struggling comedy writer, fresh from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living... [More]
Starring: Jesse Plemons, Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford, Maude Apatow
Directed By: Chris Kelly

#7

Rams (2015)
Tomatometer icon 95%

#7
Adjusted Score: 99837%
Critics Consensus: Rams transcends its remote location -- and somewhat esoteric storyline -- by using the easily relatable dynamic between two stubborn brothers to speak universal truths.
Synopsis: A hard-drinking Icelandic farmer (Theodór Júlíusson) and his estranged brother (Sigurður Sigurjónsson) band together to save their flocks of sheep... [More]
Starring: Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Theodór Júlíusson, Charlotte Bøving, Jon Benonysson
Directed By: Grímur Hákonarson

#6

Sing Street (2016)
Tomatometer icon 95%

#6
Adjusted Score: 105247%
Critics Consensus: Sing Street is a feel-good musical with huge heart and irresistible optimism, and its charming cast and hummable tunes help to elevate its familiar plotting.
Synopsis: In 1985, a Dublin teenager (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) forms a rock 'n' roll band to win the heart of an aspiring... [More]
Starring: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Aidan Gillen
Directed By: John Carney

#5

Southside With You (2016)
Tomatometer icon 91%

#5
Adjusted Score: 98317%
Critics Consensus: Southside With You looks back on a fateful real-life date with strong performances and engaging dialogue, adding up to a romance that makes for a pretty good date movie in its own right.
Synopsis: Future U.S. President Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers) and lawyer Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter) go on a fateful first date in... [More]
Starring: Tika Sumpter, Parker Sawyers, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Jerod Haynes
Directed By: Richard Tanne

#4

Swiss Army Man (2016)
Tomatometer icon 73%

#4
Adjusted Score: 82730%
Critics Consensus: Disarmingly odd and thoroughly well-acted, Swiss Army Man offers adventurous viewers an experience as rewarding as it is impossible to categorize.
Synopsis: Being stranded on a deserted island leaves young Hank (Paul Dano) bored, lonely and without hope. As a rope hangs... [More]
Starring: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Antonia Ribero
Directed By: Daniel Scheinert, Dan Kwan

#3

Tallulah (2016)
Tomatometer icon 85%

#3
Adjusted Score: 86772%
Critics Consensus: Tallulah's narrative insight, thoughtfully written characters, and talented cast add up to an absorbing family drama that transcends genre tropes and capably overcomes its flirtations with melodrama.
Synopsis: A dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife tired of caring for her toddler hires a stranger to baby-sit.... [More]
Starring: Elliot Page, Allison Janney, Uzo Aduba, Zachary Quinto
Directed By: Sian Heder

#2

Wiener-Dog (2016)
Tomatometer icon 74%

#2
Adjusted Score: 79007%
Critics Consensus: For filmgoers predisposed to enjoy Todd Solondz' brand of black comedy, Wiener-Dog won't disappoint -- but those put off by previous works need not apply.
Synopsis: A cute dachshund puppy finds itself shuffled from one oddball owner to the next, including two couples, a veterinary nurse... [More]
Starring: Keaton Nigel Cooke, Tracy Letts, Julie Delpy, Greta Gerwig
Directed By: Todd Solondz

#1

Yoga Hosers (2016)
Tomatometer icon 26%

#1
Adjusted Score: 28184%
Critics Consensus: Undisciplined, unfunny, and bereft of evident purpose, Yoga Hosers represents a particularly grating low point in Kevin Smith's once-promising career.
Synopsis: Two teenage yoga enthusiasts team up with a legendary man-hunter to battle with an ancient evil presence that is threatening... [More]
Starring: Lily-Rose Depp, Harley Quinn Smith, Justin Long, Austin Butler
Directed By: Kevin Smith

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