Sundance 2020
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1. 499 (2020)
87 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Upon the 500-year anniversary of the Spanish Conquest, a ghostly Conquistador arrives in modern Mexico. As he journeys toward the capital city, he remembers events from his past while ... See full summary »
Director: Rodrigo Reyes | Star: Eduardo San Juan
Votes: 147
2. After Antarctica (2021)
105 min | Documentary
A journey across both poles, After Antarctica follows legendary polar explorer Will Steger's life journey as an eyewitness to the greatest changes to the polar regions of our planet.
Director: Tasha Van Zandt
Votes: 39
3. Whirlybird (2020)
103 min | Documentary
Soaring above the chaotic spectacle of '80s and '90s Los Angeles, a young couple revolutionized breaking news with their brazen helicopter reporting.
Director: Matt Yoka | Stars: Marika Gerrard, Jamie Tur, Katy Tur, Zoey Tur
Votes: 311
4. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
Documentary | Post-production
When al-Qaida occupies the legendary city of Timbuktu in 2012, a group of librarians and guardians of ancient manuscripts come together to safeguard one of Africa's most important cultural treasures.
Directors: Faisal Azam, Otto Bell
5. Belushi (2020)
TV-MA | 108 min | Documentary, Biography
Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi's death, director R.J. Cutler's documentary examines the too-short life of once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences.
Director: R.J. Cutler | Stars: John Belushi, Tanner Colby, Tom Schiller, Harold Ramis
Votes: 2,762
6. Aggie (2020)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary
An exploration of the nexus of art, race and justice through the story of art collector Agnes Gund who sold Roy Lichtenstein's painting "Masterpiece" in 2017 for $165 million to start the Art for Justice Fund to end mass incarceration.
Director: Catherine Gund | Stars: Agnes Gund, Thelma Golden, John Waters, Dorothy Lichtenstein
Votes: 52
7. After Yang (2021)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.
Director: Kogonada | Stars: Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, Justin H. Min
Votes: 22,986
8. Bliss (I) (2021)
R | 103 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is a computer simulation.
Director: Mike Cahill | Stars: Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek, Nesta Cooper, Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
Votes: 20,200
9. Body Cam (2020)
R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
When a routine traffic stop results in the unexplained, grisly death of her colleague, a cop realizes footage of the incident will play for her eyes only. As the attacks mount, she races to understand the supernatural force behind them.
Director: Malik Vitthal | Stars: Mary J. Blige, Nat Wolff, David Zayas, Anika Noni Rose
Votes: 7,379
10. Dear Mr. Brody (2021)
97 min | Documentary
A documentary about Michael Brody Jr., a 21-year-old hippie millionaire who in 1970 promised to give away his $25M inheritance in an effort to usher in a new era of world peace.
Director: Keith Maitland | Stars: Renee Brody, Michael Aronin, Melissa Robyn Glassman, Edward R. Pressman
Votes: 129
11. The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
114 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.
Directors: Peter Middleton, James Spinney | Stars: Pearl Mackie, Jeff Rawle, Paul Ryan, Matthew Wolf
Votes: 1,794
12. Cops and Robbers (2018)
23 min | Documentary, Short
Growing up in the Jamaica district of Queens in the 70s and 80s, Corey Pegues played cops and robbers like all the other kids on the block but he never expected to become both.
Director: Ilinca Calugareanu | Stars: Corey Pegues, Raymond Lorenzo New, June George Bell, Sean Grayson Fredericks
Votes: 11
13. Cicada (2020)
Unrated | 96 min | Drama, Romance
A New York love story that toes the line between narrative and doc with two actors reliving parts of their own experiences.
Directors: Matthew Fifer, Kieran Mulcare | Stars: Matthew Fifer, Sheldon D. Brown, Sandra Bauleo, Jazmin Grace Grimaldi
Votes: 1,097
14. Disclosure (II) (2020)
84 min | Drama
When a 4-year-old girl makes an allegation against the son of a politician, an attempt by the children's parents to resolve the situation soon degenerates into a vicious confrontation.
Director: Michael Bentham | Stars: Geraldine Hakewill, Mark Leonard Winter, Matilda Ridgway, Tom Wren
Votes: 356
15. I Am Greta (2020)
TV-14 | 97 min | Documentary, Biography
The documentary follows Greta Thunberg, a teenage climate activist from Sweden, on her international crusade to get people to listen to scientists about the world's environmental problems.
Director: Nathan Grossman | Stars: Greta Thunberg, Svante Thunberg, Niclas Svenningsen, António Guterres
Votes: 8,376
16. The Half of It (I) (2020)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush.
Director: Alice Wu | Stars: Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire, Wolfgang Novogratz
Votes: 43,277
17. The Last Shift (2020)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Stanley's last shift at his fast food job takes an unexpected turn when he befriends a young African-American work employee.
Director: Andrew Cohn | Stars: Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Ed O'Neill
Votes: 4,207
18. I Used to Go Here (2020)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Following the launch of her new novel, 35-year-old writer Kate's former professor invites her to speak at her alma mater. After accepting the invitation, Kate finds herself deeply enmeshed in the lives of a group of college students.
Director: Kris Rey | Stars: Gillian Jacobs, Jemaine Clement, Josh Wiggins, Forrest Goodluck
Votes: 3,649
19. John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
PG | 96 min | Documentary
The film explores Georgia representative's, 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration.
Director: Dawn Porter | Stars: Elijah Cummings, Anthony Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Ayanna Pressley
Votes: 1,054
20. The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A veteran D.C. journalist loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she's trying to break. Adapted from Joan Didion's namesake novel.
Director: Dee Rees | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 16,751
21. Lost Girls (2020)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen murdered sex workers.
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: Amy Ryan, Thomasin McKenzie, Gabriel Byrne, Lola Kirke
Votes: 24,973
22. The Nest (I) (2020)
R | 107 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Life for an entrepreneur and his American family begins to take a twisted turn after moving into an English country manor.
Director: Sean Durkin | Stars: Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Oona Roche, Charlie Shotwell
Votes: 18,462
23. Nine Days (2020)
R | 124 min | Drama, Fantasy
A reclusive man conducts a series of interviews with human souls for a chance to be born.
Director: Edson Oda | Stars: Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Bill Skarsgård, Benedict Wong
Votes: 11,816
24. Naked Singularity (2021)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An idealistic young New York City public defender burned out by the system, on the brink of disbarment, and seeing signs of the universe collapsing all around him decides to rob a multi-million drug deal of one of his clients.
Director: Chase Palmer | Stars: John Boyega, Olivia Cooke, Bill Skarsgård, Ed Skrein
Votes: 2,955
25. Rebuilding Paradise (2020)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary
The community of Paradise, California, a town in the Sierra Nevada foothills, attempts to rebuild after devastating wildfires in 2018.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Erin Brockovich-Ellis, Woody Culleton, Michelle John, Matt Gates
Votes: 654
26. Shirley (2020)
R | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
Director: Josephine Decker | Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman
Votes: 13,332
27. Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
PG | 107 min | Documentary, Family, History
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most impactful children's series in TV history. From the iconic furry characters to the songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed our world.
Director: Marilyn Agrelo | Stars: Frank Biondo, Linda Bove, Fran Brill, Northern Calloway
Votes: 1,357
28. Tesla (I) (2020)
PG-13 | 102 min | Biography, Drama
A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.
Director: Michael Almereyda | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Eli A. Smith, Josh Hamilton
Votes: 10,527
29. Boys State (2020)
PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary
A thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up.
Directors: Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss | Stars: Ben Feinstein, Steven Garza, Robert MacDougall, René Otero
Votes: 5,729
30. The Velvet Underground (2021)
R | 121 min | Documentary, Music
The Velvet Underground explores the multiple threads that converged to bring together one of the most influential bands in rock and roll.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: John Waters, Mary Woronov, Barbara Walters, Lou Reed
Votes: 5,344
31. Wendy (2020)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.
Director: Benh Zeitlin | Stars: Devin France, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin, Gavin Naquin
Votes: 3,757 | Gross: $0.14M
32. Worth (2020)
PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
An attorney in Washington D.C. battles against cynicism, bureaucracy and politics to help the victims of 9/11.
Director: Sara Colangelo | Stars: Michael Keaton, Amy Ryan, Stanley Tucci, Tate Donovan
Votes: 18,350
33. Downhill (I) (2020)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other.
Directors: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash | Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Zach Woods, Zoë Chao
Votes: 13,820
34. Dream Horse (2020)
PG | 113 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Dream Alliance is an unlikely race horse bred by small-town Welsh bartender Jan Vokes. With no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream in the hopes he can compete with the racing elites.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Toni Collette, Owen Teale, Alan David, Lynda Baron
Votes: 6,952
35. Falling (I) (2020)
R | 112 min | Drama
John Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he is visited by his aging father who is searching for a place to retire, their two very different worlds collide.
Director: Viggo Mortensen | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Laura Linney, Terry Chen
Votes: 6,979
36. Four Good Days (2020)
R | 100 min | Drama
A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Mila Kunis, Carla Gallo, Glenn Close, Stephen Root
Votes: 12,224
37. The Courier (2020)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, History, Mystery
Businessman Greville Wynne is asked by a Russian source to try to help put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Director: Dominic Cooke | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Vladimir Chuprikov
Votes: 73,657 | Gross: $6.61M
38. The Glorias (2020)
R | 147 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of feminist icon Gloria Steinem's itinerant childhood and its influence on her life as a writer, activist and organizer for women's rights worldwide.
Director: Julie Taymor | Stars: Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Kiera Armstrong
Votes: 3,790
39. Black Bear (I) (2020)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A filmmaker at a creative impasse seeks solace from her tumultuous past at a rural retreat, only to find that the woods summon her inner demons in intense and surprising ways.
Director: Lawrence Michael Levine | Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon, Paola Lázaro
Votes: 16,017
40. The Nowhere Inn (2020)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
St. Vincent sets out to make a documentary about her music, but when she hires a close friend to direct, notions of reality, identity, and authenticity grow increasingly distorted and bizarre.
Director: Bill Benz | Stars: St. Vincent, Ezra Buzzington, Toko Yasuda, Chris Aquilino
Votes: 1,493
41. The Night House (2020)
R | 107 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
Director: David Bruckner | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Evan Jonigkeit
Votes: 67,168
42. Sergio (2020)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.
Director: Greg Barker | Stars: Wagner Moura, Ana de Armas, Brían F. O'Byrne, Bradley Whitford
Votes: 10,979
43. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)
98 min | Documentary, Drama
A look at the final moments of a Las Vegas dive bar called 'The Roaring 20s'.
Directors: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross | Stars: Peter Elwell, Michael Martin, Shay Walker
Votes: 1,601
44. Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
PG-13 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
A daughter helps her father prepare for the end of his life.
Director: Kirsten Johnson | Stars: Michael Hilow, Ana Hoffman, Dick Johnson, Kirsten Johnson
Votes: 7,237
45. The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Romance
Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.
Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco
Votes: 467,227 | Gross: $109.45M
46. Into the Deep (2020)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
When journalist Kim Wall disappears after boarding inventor Peter Madsen's submarine, his changing story about her fate masks a terrifying truth.
Director: Emma Sullivan | Star: Peter Madsen
Votes: 4,144
47. The Painter and the Thief (2020)
106 min | Documentary
An artist befriends the thief who stole her paintings. She becomes his closest ally when he is severely hurt in a car crash and needs full time care, even if her paintings are not found. But then the tables turn.
Director: Benjamin Ree | Stars: Karl Bertil-Nordland, Barbora Kysilkova, Øystein Stene
Votes: 4,314
48. Possessor (2020)
R | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
An agent works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.
Director: Brandon Cronenberg | Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rossif Sutherland
Votes: 45,829
49. Ma Belle, My Beauty (2021)
96 min | Drama, Romance
A surprise reunion in the South of France reignites passions and jealousies between two women who were formerly polyamorous lovers.
Director: Marion Hill | Stars: Idella Johnson, Hannah Pepper, Lucien Guignard, Sivan Noam Shimon
Votes: 525
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