IMDb Editors Sundance 2015 Film Selections
Our IMDb Editors have selected several films they are excited to see for Sundance 2015. Of these films (which represents a small portion of the films available at Sundance, which are you looking forward to see?
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- DirectorRupert GooldStarsJames FrancoJonah HillFelicity JonesWhen disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo - who has taken on Finkel's identity - his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse.The relationship between disgraced New York Times journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.
Stars: James Franco (Longo), Jonah Hill (Finkel), Felicity Jones - DirectorAnna BodenRyan FleckStarsBen MendelsohnRyan ReynoldsYvonne LandryDown on his luck and facing financial hardship, Gerry teams up with younger charismatic poker player, Curtis, in an attempt to change his luck. The two set off on a road trip through the South with visions of winning back what's been lost.Gerry, down-on-his-luck and broke, teams up with Curtis, a younger, charismatic poker player, in an attempt to change his fortunes. The two set off on a road trip through the South with visions of winning back what's been lost.
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Ben Mendelsohn, Sienna Miller - DirectorCraig ZobelStarsChiwetel EjioforChris PineMargot RobbieIn the wake of a disaster that wipes out most of civilization, two men and a young woman find themselves in an emotionally charged love triangle as the last known survivors.In the wake of a disaster that wipes out most of civilization, two men and a young woman find themselves in an emotionally charged love triangle as the last known survivors.
Stars: Chris Pine, Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor - DirectorJames PonsoldtStarsJason SegelJesse EisenbergAnna ChlumskyThe story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'A magazine reporter recounts his travels and conversations with author David Foster Wallace during a promotional book tour.
Stars: Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Anna Chlumsky - DirectorAndrew BujalskiStarsGuy PearceCobie SmuldersKevin CorriganTwo mismatched personal trainers' lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client.Two mismatched personal trainers' lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client.
Stars: Cobie Smulders, Guy Pearce, Kevin Corrigan - DirectorAndrew MogelJarrad PaulStarsJack BlackJames MarsdenKathryn HahnThe head of a high school reunion committee tries to get the most popular guy in school to attend their class' upcoming 20-year reunion.The head of a high school reunion committee travels to Los Angeles to track down the most popular guy from his graduating class and convince him to go to the reunion.
Stars: Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn - DirectorKen KwapisStarsRobert RedfordNick NolteEmma ThompsonAfter spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson (Robert Redford) returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends, Stephen Katz (Nick Nolte).After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides to reconnect with his homeland by hiking the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends.
Stars: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte & Emma Thompson - DirectorJon WattsStarsKevin BaconJames Freedson-JacksonHays WellfordA small-town sheriff sets out to find the two kids who have taken his car on a joy ride.A small town sheriff sets out to find the two kids (Wellford, Freedson-Jackson) who have taken his car on a joy ride.
Stars: Kevin Bacon, Hays Wellford, James Freedson-Jackson - DirectorShari Springer BermanRobert PulciniStarsEthan HawkeAsa ButterfieldHailee SteinfeldSet in the 1980s, a teenager from Vermont moves to New York City to live with his father in East Village.Set in the 1980s, a teenager from Vermont moves to New York City to live with his father in East Village.
Stars: Asa Butterfield, Ethan Hawke, & Haille Steinfeld - DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsGreta GerwigLola KirkeShana DowdeswellA lonely college freshman's life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside down by her impetuous, adventurous soon-to-be stepsister.
Stars: Lola Kirke, Greta Gerwig, & Heather Lind - DirectorCharles Stone IIIStarsViola DavisAml AmeenRon CaldwellTwo distraught mothers, whose children were gunned down in a drive-by, team up to avenge their deaths after local authorities fail to take action.Two distraught mothers, whose children were gunned down in a drive-by, team up to avenge their deaths after local authorities fail to take action.
Stars: Viola Davis, Jennifer Lopez, & Shea Whigham - DirectorPaul WeitzStarsLily TomlinJulia GarnerMarcia Gay HardenA teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her acerbic grandmother, a woman who is long estranged from her daughter.Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when she has to help out her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage.
Stars: Lily Tomlin, Judy Greer, & Julia Garner - DirectorMichael AlmereydaStarsPeter SarsgaardWinona RyderJim GaffiganIn 1961, famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans' willingness to obey authority.Based upon the true story of famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram who, in 1961, conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans willingness to obey authority.
Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder, & Anton Yelchin - DirectorJoe SwanbergStarsJake JohnsonRosemarie DeWittOrlando BloomThe discovery of a bone and a gun send a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend.The discovery of a bone and a gun send a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend.
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Orlando Bloom, & Brie Larson - DirectorBryan BuckleyStarsMelissa RauchGary ColeHaley Lu RichardsonA foul-mouthed former gymnastics bronze medalist with local celebrity status reluctantly trains a rising Olympics aspirant.A foul-mouthed former gymnastics bronze medalist must fight for her local celebrity status when a new young athlete's star rises in town.
Stars: Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole & Haley Lu Richardson - DirectorStevan RileyStarsMarlon BrandoStella AdlerBernardo BertolucciA documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brando recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legend's story.Described by Sundance as "the definitive Marlon Brando cinema documentary."
Stars: Marlon Brando