Star-Studded Movies At Sundance 2020

By Rachel West. 14 Jan 2020 6:28 PM

While Sundance has built its reputation on indie films and future breakout stars, this year the festival will be filled with A-listers including Angelina Jolie, Glenn Close, Tessa Thompson, Michael Keaton, Jude Law, Janelle Monae, Anne Hathaway and more. Here are just some of the star-studded films earning buzz ahead of their debut in Park City, Utah.

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‘Downhill’
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Cast: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell

A remake of the Swedish satire “Force Majeure”, Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus star as a couple whose relationship is put to the test after Pete (Ferrell) prioritizes his own safety ahead of his family’s well-being when an avalanche strikes.
‘Shirley’
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Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Odessa Young, Logan Lerman

Elisabeth Moss stars as famed author Shirley Jackson in the biographical thriller that sees a young couple (Lerman and Young) move in with the author and her husband (Stuhlbarg) only to find themselves serving as the fodder for Jackson’s latest psychological drama.
‘Come Away’
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Cast: Angelina Jolie, David Oyelowo, Michael Caine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Described as a prequel to Peter Pan and Alice In Wonderland, “Come Away” sees two children fight to save their parents from downward spirals, forcing them to choose between reality and imagination.
‘The Glorias’
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Cast: Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Bette Midler, Janelle Monae, Timothy Hutton, Lorraine Toussaint

Oscar winners Alicia Vikander and Julianne Moore play famed women’s rights crusader and activist Gloria Steinem at different moments in her life in this unique biopic that also stars Janelle Monae as feminist activist Dorothy Pitman Hughes.
‘Bad Hair’
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Cast: Vanessa Williams, Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, Blair Underwood, Laverne Cox

A horror-comedy set in 1989, an ambitious young woman is pressured to get a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. Unfortunately for her, her career flourishes but she discovers her new ‘do may have a mind of its own.
‘The Last Thing He Wanted’
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Cast: Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Rosie Perez

Based on Joan Didion’s novel of the same name, Anne Hathaway is a veteran journalist who unwittingly becomes the subject of the very story she’s trying to break after taking on an errand at the behest of her father (Dafoe).
‘The Nest’

Cast: Jude Law, Carrie Coon

Jude Law stars as a businessman who relocates his American family to an English manor in order to capitalize on the economic boom of 1980s London. But when his wife Allison (Coon) struggles to adjust, the couple face unwelcome truths are their marriage as their dreams of success across the pond begin to unravel.
‘Dream Horse’
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Cast: Toni Collette, Damian Lewis

Toni Collette takes on the world of horse racing in the drama about a bartender who decides to breed a race horse in her small Welsh village. When the horse begins to win against all odds, she finds herself pitted against the elite of the racing world as they fight for the national championship.
‘Falling’
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Cast: Lance Henriksen, Viggo Mortensen, Laura Linney

Viggo Mortensen makes his directorial debut in the Canadian co-production about the relationship between a farmer named Willis (Henriksen) and his son John (Mortensen) while world’s collide during an extended stay at his son’s home in Los Angeles.
‘Promising Young Woman’
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Cast: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Connie Britton

Produced by Margot Robbie, revenge thriller “Promising Young Woman” stars Carey Mulligan as a traumatized woman who seeks out vengeance on the men who cross her path.
‘Sylvie’s Love’
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Cast: Tessa Thompson, Eva Longoria, Aja Naomi King, Wendi Mclendon-Covey, Jemima Kirke

Years after their 1950s summer romance ended, a young woman and an aspiring saxophone player once again cross paths and discover their mutual attraction hasn’t faded in time. Now, with their careers taking off, they must choose what matters most.
‘Wander Darkly’
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Cast: Sienna Miller, Diego Luna, Vanessa Bayer

Sienna Miller and Diego Luna star as new parents who must reckon with trauma amid their troubled relationship, dragging memories and past truths out of the darkness in order to face an uncertain future.
‘Ironbark’
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Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley

British businessman-turned-Cold War spy Greville Wynne (Cumberbatch) and a Soviet officer attempt to bring an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis through crucial intelligence gathering.
‘The Father’
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Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Imogen Poots, Rufus Sewell, Olivia Williams

Anthony Hopkins stars as an aging man who refuses all assistance from his daughter (Colman) before he inevitably needs to move into her family home
‘Possessor’
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Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Rossif Sutherland, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean, Jennifer Jason Leigh

The Canadian co-production follows an agent working for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people’s bodies and drive them to commit high-stakes assassinations for money.
‘Black Bear’
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Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon

A female filmmaker pushes her personal boundaries in the name of her craft while at a remote lakeside retreat.
‘Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia’
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Cast: Finn Wolfhard, Casey Wilson, Adam Devine, Jessica Williams, Robert Redford

“Omniboat” chronicles the life of the Lay'n Pipe speedboat, from its conception through the end of human civilization.
‘Horse Girl’
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Cast: Alison Brie, Molly Shannon, John Ortiz, Paul Reiser, Robin Tunney

Alison Brie stars as a socially awkward woman whose obsession with arts and crafts – and horses – who finds her lurid dreams seeping into her everyday life.
‘Palm Springs’
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Cast: Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Camila Mendes, Peter Gallagher

A chance encounter between the carefree Nyles (Samberg) and reluctant bridesmaid Sarah (Milioti) gets complicated when neither one of them seems to be able to escape the venue, each other or themselves during a wedding weekend in Palm Springs in this comedy.
‘Tesla’
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Cast: Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Eve Hewson, Jim Gaffigan

Ethan Hawke stars in the biopic of famed inventor Nikola Tesla as he attempts to pioneer a system of wireless energy that stands to change the world.
‘Four Good Days’
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Cast: Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Stephen Root

Glenn Close and Mila Kunis play mother and daughter in this drama about a woman who is trying to break a decades-long addiction to opioids.
‘Worth’
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Cast: Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan, Tate Donovan

Michael Keaton stars as Ken Feinberg, a real-life attorney who battled bureaucracy to help victims of 9/11.
‘Taylor Swift: Miss Americana’
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Cast: Taylor Swift

A new documentary takes a look at the life and career of Taylor Swift as she becomes a superstar who harnesses her power as both a performer and a songwriter.

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