Sundance Wish List
by bigdippertiger | created - 11 Aug 2011 | updated - 26 Nov 2022 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Lyubov i drugie koshmary (2001)
97 min | Drama
Alex is creating a databank of dreams, claiming he knows how to digitise the dream-image. It is just a self-publicity ploy and he is soon woken up to the reality of corruption and state terror by an ex-convict Lubov.
Director: Andrey Nekrasov | Stars: Olga Konskaya, Yekaterina Urvantseva, Andrey Nekrasov, Anzhelika Nevolina
Votes: 41
2. Love, Money, Love (2000)
137 min | Drama, Romance
David, a recently fired scrapyard worker and Marie, a prostitute with-a-dog, both about 20 years old, meet on New Year's Eve in a win-try street in Berlin. She doesn't want to work in a ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Gröning | Stars: Sabine Timoteo, Florian Stetter, Michael Schech, Dierk Prawdzik
Votes: 568
3. Al primo soffio di vento (2002)
85 min | Drama
Using few words and gorgeous imagery, this is a poetic painting of a family, each in their own space on an August afternoon.
Director: Franco Piavoli | Stars: Primo Gaburri, Mariella Fabbris, Ida Carnevali, Alessandra Agosti
Votes: 365
4. Ku qi de nü ren (2002)
90 min | Drama, Comedy
Desperate to support her family and earn enough money to get her husband out of jail, a woman with an unusual crying style becomes a professional mourner.
Director: Bingjian Liu | Stars: Longjun Li, Qin Liao, Xingkun Wei, Ging Wen
Votes: 180
5. O Herói (2004)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, War
A 20-year veteran of the Angolan civil war returns to the capital city of Luanda where he faces the challenges of assimilation and survival.
Director: Zézé Gamboa | Stars: Makena Diop, Milton 'Santo' Coelho, Maria Ceiça, Patrícia Bull
Votes: 165
6. Adam's Apples (2005)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A neo-Nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devoted minister.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Paprika Steen
Votes: 54,599 | Gross: $0.00M
7. Kan shang qu hen mei (2006)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
A young boy starting school for the first time struggles to fit in to a strictly regimented society in in post-revolutionary China.
Director: Yuan Zhang | Stars: Bowen Dong, Yuanyuan Ning, Manyuan Chen, Rui Zhao
Votes: 1,558
8. Fraulein (2006)
Not Rated | 81 min | Drama
Ruza left Belgrade for Switzerland as a young woman full of hope for a new, better life. 25 years later she appears to have achieved everything: She owns a canteen in Zurich, which she ... See full summary »
Director: Andrea Staka | Stars: Mirjana Karanovic, Marija Skaricic, Ljubica Jovic, Andrea Zogg
Votes: 984 | Gross: $0.00M
9. El camino de los ingleses (2006)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Romance
A coming-of-age tale charting the first loves, lusts and obsessions of friends on vacation at the end of the 1970s.
Director: Antonio Banderas | Stars: Alberto Amarilla, María Ruiz, Félix Gómez, Raúl Arévalo
Votes: 1,252
10. Welcome (II) (2007)
16 min | Short, Drama
When a family move into a new house, they are confronted with an unexpected occupant.
Director: Kirsten Dunst | Stars: Winona Ryder, John Hawkes, Lexi Jourden
Votes: 246
11. The Escapist (2008)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Frank is 14 years into a life sentence when he decides to break out of the London prison to set things right with his ill junkie daughter. He plans an ingenious escape requiring 4 inmates with different skills.
Director: Rupert Wyatt | Stars: Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Joseph Fiennes, Seu Jorge
Votes: 17,399 | Gross: $0.01M
12. Johnny Mad Dog (2008)
98 min | Drama, War
A cast of unknown performers are used in this drama about child soldiers fighting a war in the West African Country Liberia.
Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire | Stars: Christophe Minie, Daisy Victoria Vandy, Joseph Duo, Dagbeth Tweh
Votes: 3,532
13. Toe to Toe (2009)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
A story about two lacrosse teammates from opposite sides of the track.
Director: Emily Abt | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Samantha Eustace, Louisa Krause, Maha Chehlaoui
Votes: 520 | Gross: $0.02M
14. Douchebag (2010)
Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Drama
On the verge of getting married, Sam Nussbaum insists he escort his younger brother, Tom, on a wild goose chase of a journey to find Tom's fifth grade girlfriend.
Director: Drake Doremus | Stars: Andrew Dickler, Ben York Jones, Marguerite Moreau, Nicole Vicius
Votes: 181 | Gross: $0.02M
15. Obselidia (2010)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
George, a lonely librarian, believes love is obsolete, until a road trip to Death Valley with a cinema projectionist named Sophie teaches him otherwise.
Director: Diane Bell | Stars: Michael Piccirilli, Gaynor Howe, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Chris Byrne
Votes: 308
16. Little Accidents (2010)
Short, Drama
A desperate young factory worker recruits a mentally disabled co-worker to steal a pregnancy test for her.
Director: Sara Colangelo | Stars: Amanda R. Phillips, Creighton James, Marc Sinoway, Dana Hunter
Votes: 34
17. The Red Chapel (2009)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Comedy
Two Danish comedians join the director on a trip to North Korea, where they have been allowed access under the pretext of wanting to perform a vaudeville act.
Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Mads Brügger, Simon Jul Jørgensen, Tommy Kenter, Jacob Nossell
Votes: 2,158 | Gross: $0.01M
18. The Bengali Detective (2011)
110 min | Documentary
Chubby, dance-obsessed private-detective Rajesh Ji and his motley band of helpers tackle poisonings, adultery and the occasional murder on the frenzied streets of Kolkata.
Director: Philip Cox
Votes: 177
19. To Get Her (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Five teenage girls with a shared secret get together for a weekend of "No Consequences." The sex, drugs and rock n'roll they intend pale in comparison to the more dangerous path they find themselves on.
Director: Erica Dunton | Stars: Jazzy De Lisser, Chelsea Logan, Adwoa Aboah, Audrey Speicher
Votes: 326
20. Uncle Kent (2011)
Not Rated | 72 min | Drama
A pothead kid's show cartoonist in Los Angeles spends a weekend trying to sleep with his visiting house guest - a woman from New York who he met on Chatroulette.
Director: Joe Swanberg | Stars: Kevin Bewersdorf, Megan Daalder, Jennifer Daley, Josephine Decker
Votes: 674
21. Baby (II) (2010)
25 min | Short, Drama
A young woman is followed home by a stranger.
Director: Daniel Mulloy | Stars: Arta Dobroshi, Daniel Kaluuya, Etela Pardo, Celia Meiras
Votes: 145
22. Long Distance Information (2011)
8 min | Short, Drama, Family
Dad always said not to talk to strangers. But you've got to phone home sometimes.
Director: Douglas Hart | Stars: Peter Mullan, Alan Tripney, Caroline Paterson
Votes: 78
23. History of the Eagles (2013)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Music
The life and times of the super successful American soft-rock band, Eagles.
Stars: Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Don Felder, Joe Walsh
Votes: 2,806
24. They Came Together (2014)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
Molly owns a quaint little sweet shop. Joel works for a gigantic candy company threatening to shut her down. How they meet, fall in love, break up and get back together is hilariously recounted in this rom-com spoof.
Director: David Wain | Stars: Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Cobie Smulders
Votes: 24,489
25. The Overnight (2015)
R | 79 min | Comedy, Mystery
Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family "playdate" becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.
Director: Patrick Brice | Stars: Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman, Judith Godrèche
Votes: 17,549 | Gross: $1.10M
26. Chlorine (2015)
98 min | Drama
A 17-year-old student has to care for her sick father and little brother after her mother suddenly dies. She puts her dreams of becoming a synchronised swimmer on hold until her desire to compete and chase her dreams returns.
Director: Lamberto Sanfelice | Stars: Sara Serraiocco, Andrea Vergoni, Anatol Sassi, Ivan Franek
Votes: 355
27. Every Day (2015)
PG | 12 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
At 86, Joy Johnson was the oldest woman to run the 2013 New York City Marathon. This is the story of an inspiring athlete with an uncommon passion for her sport, and for life.
Director: Gabe Spitzer | Star: Kristin Samuelson
Votes: 16
28. People Places Things (2015)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Romance
Will Henry is a newly single graphic novelist balancing parenting his young twin daughters and a classroom full of students while exploring and navigating the rich complexities of new love and letting go of the woman who left him.
Director: Jim Strouse | Stars: Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Jessica Williams, Stephanie Allynne
Votes: 10,988
29. Z for Zachariah (2015)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
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.
Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, Margot Robbie
Votes: 32,731 | Gross: $0.12M
30. The Visit (IV) (2015)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
This documentary-style film shows how government agencies try to cope with human mankind's first contact with alien life.
Director: Michael Madsen | Stars: Mazlan Othman, Paul Beaver, Janos Tisovszky, Michael Boyce
Votes: 753
31. SMILF (2015)
9 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
SMILF is about Bridgette Bird, a young single mother struggling to balance her old life of freedom with her new life as mom. This all comes to a head when Bridgette invites an old ... See full summary »
Director: Frankie Shaw | Stars: Frankie Shaw, Thomas Middleditch, Christian Cibotti, Michael Marchand
Votes: 287
32. Stop (III) (2015)
9 min | Short, Drama
A young man's livelihood is put to the test when he gets profiled and stopped by the police on his way home from practice.
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green | Stars: Keyshawn Butler, Joshua Rivera, Brian Pollock, J.W. Cortes
Votes: 125
33. The Chicken (I) (2014)
15 min | Short, Drama, Family
As a present for her 6th birthday, Selma gets a live chicken. When she realises the animal is going to be killed to feed the family, she decides to save it and set it free, unaware of the high stakes such action will lead to.
Director: Una Gunjak | Stars: Iman Alibalic, Esma Alic, Mirela Lambic, Mario Knezovic
Votes: 200
34. Walk (2014)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama, Family
A mother and daughter start out from downtown Athens and head to the northern suburbs of the city. Nina thinks she's going on a walk.
Director: Stella Kyriakopoulos | Stars: Katerina Douka, Marisha Triantafyllidou, Christina Tsatsou, Giorgos Valais
Votes: 108
35. Pop-Up Porno (2015– )
3 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Pop-up Porno is a series of shorts about meaningful and humiliating human experiences derived from three unique online-dating horror stories that are visually interpreted through original and hand-made erotic pop-up books.
Votes: 68
36. Take Me (2014)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A nurse working in a center for the disabled is confronted to his principles when he's asked to accomplish a particular task.
Directors: Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, André Turpin | Stars: Maxime D.-Pomerleau, Marika Lhoumeau, Mani Soleymanlou, Alexandre Vallerand
Votes: 118
37. Drunktown's Finest (2014)
Unrated | 95 min | Drama
Three young Native Americans - an adopted Christian girl, a rebellious father-to-be, and a promiscuous transsexual - strive to escape the hardships of life on an Indian reservation.
Director: Sydney Freeland | Stars: Jeremiah Bitsui, Carmen Moore, Morningstar Angeline, Tailinh Agoyo
Votes: 272
38. Sepideh (2013)
90 min | Documentary, Drama
Sepideh wants to become an astronaut. She spends her nights exploring the secrets of the universe, while her family will do anything to keep her on the ground. The expectations for a young ... See full summary »
Director: Berit Madsen | Stars: Sepideh Hooshyar, Sedigheh Hooshyar, Asghar Kabiri, Hadi Hooshyar
Votes: 234
39. The Disobedient (2014)
106 min | Drama
As children, Leni and Lazar were best friends. When Lazar returns from extensive travels abroad for his father's funeral, Leni yearns to reconnect with her childhood soul mate but still ... See full summary »
Director: Mina Djukic | Stars: Hana Selimovic, Mladen Sovilj, Danijel Sike, Minja Subota
Votes: 879
40. The Foxy Merkins (2013)
81 min | Adventure, Comedy
Two lesbian hookers wind their way through a world of bargain-hunting housewives and double-dealing conservative women in this buddy comedy, an homage to and riff on iconic male hustler ... See full summary »
Director: Madeleine Olnek | Stars: Gian Maria Annovi, Nuotama Bodomo, Diane Ciesla, Claudia Cogan
Votes: 146
41. The Sleepwalker (2014)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
A young couple, Kaia and Andrew, are renovating Kaia's secluded family estate. Their lives are violently disrupted upon the unexpected arrival of Kaia's sister, Christine, and her fiancé, Ira.
Director: Mona Fastvold | Stars: Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott, Stephanie Ellis, Brady Corbet
Votes: 871
42. The Skeleton Twins (2014)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship.
Director: Craig Johnson | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell
Votes: 44,849 | Gross: $5.28M
43. Lock Charmer (2014)
77 min | Drama
Sebastian, a locksmith who doesn't believe in committed relationships, learns from his recent girlfriend, Monica, that she's pregnant and he might be the father. At the same time, he ... See full summary »
Director: Natalia Smirnoff | Stars: Esteban Lamothe, Erica Rivas, Yosiria Huaripata, Sergio Boris
Votes: 185
44. Jim: The James Foley Story (2016)
TV-MA | 111 min | Documentary, Biography, War
An in-depth look at the life and work of American journalist James Foley, who was killed by ISIS terrorists in 2014.
Director: Brian Oakes | Stars: James Foley, Unai Aranzadi, Zac Baillie, Manu Brabo
Votes: 1,690
45. Victoria Day (2009)
88 min | Drama
Over the course of one week in 1988, the search for a missing teammate, parental expectations, a burgeoning sexual awakening and the rock concert of the century all threaten to jolt a 16-year-old into adulthood.
Director: David Bezmozgis | Stars: Mark Rendall, Sergiy Kotelenets, Nataliya Alyexeyenko, Holly Deveaux
Votes: 153
46. Waitress (2007)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.
Director: Adrienne Shelly | Stars: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Jeremy Sisto, Cheryl Hines
Votes: 48,812 | Gross: $19.07M
47. Dare (2009)
R | 92 min | Drama, Romance
A drama centered around three high school seniors - an aspiring actress, her misfit best friend, and a loner - who become engaged in an intimate and complicated relationship.
Director: Adam Salky | Stars: Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashley Springer, Cady Huffman
Votes: 4,474
48. Mermaid (2007)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In Moscow, a young woman disappears after falling in love with a new man.
Director: Anna Melikyan | Stars: Mariya Shalayeva, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Mariya Sokova, Anastasiya Dontsova
Votes: 3,640
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