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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Benjamin Lee

Sundance 2025: the 10 films not to miss at this year’s festival

a woman in a grey sweater looks nervous
Ayo Edebiri in Opus. Photograph: A24

Sundance remains one of the toughest festivals to truly predict – a smattering of unknown first-timers unfurling distributor-less films that are often shrouded in mystery – and so trying to guess what to see and what to miss of the 90-odd premieres can be something of a fool’s errand.

But a year on from a festival that gave us I Saw the TV Glow, Dìdi, My Old Ass, The Outrun and A Real Pain, there are enough reasons to suggest that this edition will be just as impressive. Here are the 10 I have my eye on right now:

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