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The 30 Most Important Sundance Films of All Time

"Note that this list is in part about the most impactful films in Sundance's history, not necessarily the best, including those with long legacies, launched important filmmakers' careers, or played a role in shaping what the festival is today."
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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
1
91%7.9
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
2
96%7.2
Poison (1991)
Poison (1991)
3
77%6.4
Gas Food Lodging (1992)
Gas Food Lodging (1992)
4
81%6.7
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
5
91%8.3
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Hoop Dreams (1994)
6
98%8.3
The Doom Generation (1995)
The Doom Generation (1995)
7
Before Sunrise (1995)
Before Sunrise (1995)
8
100%8.1
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
9
90%7.4
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
10
83%8.1
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
11
86%6.5
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
12
69%7.6
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
13
86%8.0
In the Bedroom (2001)
In the Bedroom (2001)
14
93%7.4
Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
15
97%7.7
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
16
72%6.9
Grizzly Man (2005)
Grizzly Man (2005)
17
92%7.8
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
18
92%7.3
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
19
91%7.8
Catfish (2010)
Catfish (2010)
20
80%7.1
Winter's Bone (2010)
Winter's Bone (2010)
21
94%7.2
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
22
86%7.3
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
23
94%7.5
Boyhood (2014)
Boyhood (2014)
24
97%7.9
Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash (2014)
25
94%8.5
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
26
96%7.8
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
27
94%7.9
Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017)
28
98%7.7
Hereditary (2018)
Hereditary (2018)
29
89%7.3
Past Lives (2023)
Past Lives (2023)
30
96%8.4
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