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Sundance Film Festival 2025: Movie Scorecard

Welcome to the Sundance 2024 Scorecard, where you’ll see every movie playing at the festival that got enough reviews for a Tomatometer score! Looko for Peter Hujar’s Day (directed by Ira Sachs, back with Ben Whishaw after Passages), Andrew Ahn’s The Wedding Banquet (remake of the 1993 rom-com), Kiss of the Spider Woman (director Bill Condon gets musical again, after Dreamgirls and Beauty and the Beast), A24’s If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You (starring Rose Byrne and Conan O’Brien), and Dramatic Competition winner Atropia.

#1

Twinless (2025)
95%

#1

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Dylan O'Brien , James Sweeney , Lauren Graham , Aisling Franciosi

Directed By: James Sweeney

#2

Omaha (2025)
88%

#2

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: After a family tragedy, siblings Ella and Charlie are unexpectedly woken up by their dad and taken on a journey [More]

Starring: John Magaro , Molly Belle Wright , Wyatt Solis , Talia Balsam

Directed By: Cole Webley

#3

Together (2025)
100%

#3

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: After moving to the countryside, a supernatural encounter starts to transform a couple's love, their lives, and their flesh. [More]

Starring: Alison Brie , Dave Franco , Damon Herriman

Directed By: Michael Shanks

#4

Sorry, Baby (2025)
95%

#4

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Eva Victor , Naomi Ackie , Lucas Hedges , John Carroll Lynch

Directed By: Eva Victor

#5

The Things You Kill (2025)
96%

#5

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a [More]

Starring: Ekin Koç , Erkan Kolcak Kostendil , Hazar Ergüclü , Ercan Kesal

Directed By: Alireza Khatami

#6

Life After (2025)
100%

#6

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In 1983, a disabled Californian woman named Elizabeth Bouvia sought the "right to die," igniting a national debate about autonomy, [More]

Directed By: Reid Davenport

#7

Third Act (2025)
100%

#7

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Generations of artists call Robert A. Nakamura "The Godfather of Asian American film," but his son, Tad, calls him Dad. [More]

Starring: Robert A. Nakamura , Tadashi Nakamura

Directed By: Tadashi Nakamura

#8

The Perfect Neighbor (2025)
100%

#8

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Directed By: Geeta Gandbhir

#9

Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake) (2025)
75%

#9

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Maren Heary , Jim Kaplan , Karsen Liotta , Dominic Bogart

Directed By: Sierra Falconer

#10

Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025)
100%

#10

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Pavel "Pasha" (33) is a teacher and event organizer at a small primary school in a Russian town with a [More]

Starring: Pasha Talankin

Directed By: David Borenstein

#11

Lurker (2025)
96%

#11

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom. As he gets closer to [More]

Starring: Théodore Pellerin , Archie Madekwe , Havana Rose Liu , Sunny Suljic

Directed By: Alex Russell

#12

Cactus Pears (2025)
100%

#12

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of [More]

Starring: Bhushaan Manoj , Suraaj Suman , Jayshri Jagtap

Directed By: Rohan Parashuram Kanawade

#13

The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
97%

#13

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In a twisted take on the classic Cinderella story, 'The Ugly Stepsister' follows Elvira as she battles to compete with [More]

Starring: Lea Myren , Thea Sofie Loch Næss , Ane Dahl Torp , Flo Fagerli

Directed By: Emilie Blichfeldt

#14

April (2024)
96%

#14

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Nina works in the only small hospital of a provincial town as an OB-GYN. Single and in abstinence from personal [More]

Starring: Merab Ninidze , Roza Kancheishvili , Ana Nikolava , David Beradze

Directed By: Dea Kulumbegashvili

#15

The Wedding Banquet (2025)
95%

#15

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity, queerness, and family [More]

Starring: Bowen Yang , Lily Gladstone , Kelly Marie Tran , Han Gi-chan

Directed By: Andrew Ahn

#16

Rebuilding (2025)
96%

#16

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: After a wildfire takes the family farm, a rancher seeks a way forward. [More]

Starring: Josh O'Connor , Lily LaTorre , Meghann Fahy , Kali Reis

Directed By: Max Walker-Silverman

#17

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025)
92%

#17

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: "SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)" examines the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone, the [More]

Starring: André Benjamin , D'Angelo , Chaka Khan , Q-Tip

Directed By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

#18

Train Dreams (2025)
97%

#18

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Joel Edgerton , Felicity Jones , Kerry Condon , William H. Macy

Directed By: Clint Bentley

#19

Predators (2025)
96%

#19

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Directed By: David Osit

#20

The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)
96%

#20

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island [More]

Starring: Tom Basden , Tim Key , Carey Mulligan , Akemnji Ndifernyan

Directed By: James Griffiths

#21

Peter Hujar's Day (2025)
95%

#21

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A film adaptation of the book, Peter Hujar's Day, by Linda Rosenkrantz. It invites audiences into a single day in [More]

Starring: Ben Whishaw , Rebecca Hall

Directed By: Ira Sachs

#22

Touch Me (2025)
88%

#22

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: After a series of unfortunate events leaves their house uninhabitable and reeking of poo, two co-dependent friends, Joey and Craig, [More]

Starring: Olivia Taylor Dudley , Lou Taylor Pucci , Jordan Gavaris , Marlene Forte

Directed By: Addison Heimann

#23

2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025)
94%

#23

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A Ukrainian platoon's mission: traverse a heavily fortified mile of forest to liberate a strategic village from Russian forces. A [More]

Directed By: Mstyslav Chernov

#24

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
93%

#24

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Rose Byrne , A$AP Rocky , Conan O'Brien , Danielle Macdonald

Directed By: Mary Bronstein

#25

Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025)
82%

#25

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Diego Luna , Tonatiuh Elizarraraz , Jennifer Lopez , Bruno Bichir

Directed By: Bill Condon

#26

Brides (2025)
83%

#26

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Two teenage girls in search of freedom, friendship, and belonging run away from their lives in the UK with a [More]

Starring: Ebada Hassan , Safiyya Ingar , Yusra Warsama , Cemre Ebuzziya

Directed By: Nadia Fall

#27

Ricky (2025)
89%

#27

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Stephan James , Sheryl Lee Ralph , Titus Welliver , Maliq Johnson

Directed By: Rashad Frett

#28

Didn't Die (2025)
64%

#28

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Kiran Deol , George Basil , Samrat Chakrabarti , Katie McCuen

Directed By: Meera Menon

#29

One to One: John & Yoko (2024)
78%

#29

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An expansive and revelatory inside look at the 18 months John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent living in Greenwich Village [More]

Starring: John Lennon , Yoko Ono

Directed By: Kevin Macdonald , Sam Rice-Edwards

#30

Folktales (2025)
79%

#30

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Weary of the often crushing pressures felt by members of Gen Z, three teenagers make the daring decision to leave [More]

Directed By: Heidi Ewing , Rachel Grady

#31

Plainclothes (2025)
79%

#31

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A promising undercover agent assigned to lure and arrest gay men defies professional orders when he falls in love with [More]

Starring: Tom Blyth , Russell Tovey , Maria Dizzia , Christian Cooke

Directed By: Carmen Emmi

#32

The Legend of Ochi (2025)
77%

#32

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an [More]

Starring: Helena Zengel , Finn Wolfhard , Emily Watson , Willem Dafoe

Directed By: Isaiah Saxon

#33

Zodiac Killer Project (2025)
88%

#33

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The true crime genre's ubiquity is driven by people's endless fascination, disgust, and -- bizarrely -- search for comfort in [More]

Starring: Charlie Shackleton

Directed By: Charlie Shackleton

#34

Love, Brooklyn (2025)
78%

#34

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: André Holland , Nicole Beharie , DeWanda Wise , Roy Wood Jr.

Directed By: Rachael Holder

#35

By Design (2025)
73%

#35

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Camille and Olivier are intriguing people with rich interior character landscapes. But in a society that refuses to acknowledge their [More]

Starring: Juliette Lewis , Mamoudou Athie , Melanie Griffith , Samantha Mathis

Directed By: Amanda Kramer

#36

Bunnylovr (2025)
55%

#36

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Katarina Zhu , Rachel Sennott , Austin Amelio , Perry Yung

Directed By: Katarina Zhu

#37

Jimpa (2025)
50%

#37

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Film director Hannah takes her non-binary teenager Frances to Amsterdam to visit their beloved gay grandfather Jim (Jim-pa). But Frances' [More]

Starring: Olivia Colman , John Lithgow , Aud Mason-Hyde , Daniel Henshall

Directed By: Sophie Hyde

#38

The Thing with Feathers (2025)
55%

#38

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Following the death of his wife, a young father's hold on reality crumbles and a strange presence begins to stalk [More]

Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch , Richard Boxall , Henry Boxall , Eric Lampaert

Directed By: Dylan Southern

#39

Atropia (2025)
41%

#39

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Fayruz is the star thespian of Atropia, a fake country the US military has devised for immersive training. Though she [More]

Starring: Alia Shawkat , Callum Turner , Chloë Sevigny , Tim Heidecker

Directed By: Hailey Gates

#40

Opus (2025)
39%

#40

Critics Consensus: John Malkovich is clearly having a ball playing a nefarious pop musician, but unfortunately the rest of Opus is too conceptually confused for the star's fun to be infectious.

Synopsis: A young writer (Ayo Edebiri) is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star (John Malkovich) who mysteriously [More]

Starring: John Malkovich , Ayo Edebiri , Murray Bartlett , Tatanka Means

Directed By: Mark Anthony Green

#41

Rabbit Trap (2025)
43%

#41

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When married musicians Daphne and Darcy Davenport accidentally make a field recording of a mystical sound never before heard by [More]

Starring: Dev Patel , Rosy McEwen , Jade Croot

Directed By: Bryn Chainey

#42

Bubble & Squeak (2025)
32%

#42

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Accused of smuggling cabbages into a nation where cabbages are banned, Declan and Delores must confront the fragility of their [More]

Starring: Himesh Patel , Sarah Goldberg , Steven Yeun , Dave Franco

Directed By: Evan Twohy