While the Sundance Film Festival mulls a big move for 2027, the 2025 program, its 41st edition, kicked off January 23 in Utah, and you can look below for all of Deadline’s reviews from the fest. Sundance founder Robert Redford promised that audiences “can expect a 2025 program that showcases varied and vibrant filmmaking globally.

From J.Lo to J.Lew (that's Juliette Lewis, who turns into a chair in "By Design"), these are the cream of the crop

It was a slow Sundance in terms of sales, but Variety's critics still found movies to inspire them as to the artistic health of the indie film scene.

John Magaro, Molly Belle Wright, and Wyatt Solis appear in Omaha by Cole Webley, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy: Sundance Institute. Filmed in Utah by local director Cole Webley, the family drama centers around a father who takes his two children on an unexpected road trip amid tragedy.

The war satire “Atropia” about actors in a military role-playing facility won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. dramatic competition, while the Dylan O’Brien movie “Twinless” got the coveted audience award.

The highlights from Park City include Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson's documentary on Sly Stone and a comedy about a support group for twinless twins.