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Best Films at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Ron Mexico Each January, in between the action flicks and swanky award ceremonies, indie film aficionados convene in Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival for 10 days of movies from the freshest cinematic voices working both within the U.S. and internationally. Founded in 1981 by actor/director Robert Redford, Sundance has become the premiere film festival for featuring the finest outside-the-box films and talent, and this year's showcase is no different. With a slate that includes 117 feature-length films and names such as Spike Lee, Sean Penn, Melissa Leo, Jesse Eisenberg and even funny guys Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, the 2012 Sundance Film Festival might just be the long-running fest's strongest year yet.
The festival, which kicked off Thursday, Jan. 19 with a screening of the dramady "Hello I Must Be Going," runs through Jan. 29.
The festival, which kicked off Thursday, Jan. 19 with a screening of the dramady "Hello I Must Be Going," runs through Jan. 29.
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2012“ Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni
Written By: Derek Connolly
Directed By: Colin Trevorrow
Country: U.S.A. „ - 2Up 12Down 3
2011“ Cast: Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch, Eve Hewson, Kerry Condon, Harry Dean Stanton
Written By: Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
Directed By: Paolo Sorrentino
Country: Italy/France/Ireland „ - 3Up 10Down 4
2012“ Cast: Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joshua Jackson, Laura Prepon
Written By: D.V. DeVincentis
Directed By: Stephen Frears
Country: U.S.A. „ - 4Up 9Down 4
2012“ Cast: Kate Bosworth, Lake Bell, Katie Aselton
Written By: Mark Duplass
Directed By: Katie Aselton
Country: U.S.A. „ - 5Up 9Down 5
2012“ Cast: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Zach Galifianakis, Will Forte
Written and Directed By: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim
Country: U.S.A. „ - 6Up 8Down 4
2012“ Cast: Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Chris Messina, Ari Graynor, Emma Roberts, Elijah Wood
Written By: Rashida Jones, Will McCormack
Directed By: Lee Toland Krieger
Country: U.S.A. „ - 7Up 10Down 7 2012“ Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Sarah Ramos, Emma Rayne Lyle
Written and Directed By: Phil Dorling, Ron Nyswaner
Country: U.S.A. „ - 8Up 8Down 5
5 Broken Cameras
“ Written and Directed By: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
Country: Palestine/Israel/France „ - 9Up 7Down 4 2011“ Cast: Emily Blunt, Mark Duplass, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mike Birbiglia
Written and Directed By: Lynne Shelton
Country: U.S.A. „ - 10Up 6Down 4 2012“ Cast: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, John Magaro, Elizabeth Reaser
Written and Directed By: Josh Radnor
Country: U.S.A. „ - 11Up 8Down 7
Red Lights
2012“ Cast: Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro, Elizabeth Olsen, Toby Jones, Leonardo Sbaraglia
Written and Directed By: Rodrigo Cortés
Country: U.S.A./Spain „ - 12Up 7Down 6
Sleepwalk With Me
“ Cast: Lauren Ambrose, Mike Birbiglia, James Rebhorn, Carol Kane, Cristin Milioti, Aya Cash
Written By: Mike Birbiglia, Ira Glass, Joe Birbiglia, Seth Barrish
Directed By: Mike Birbiglia
Country: U.S.A. „ - 13Up 4Down 3
Wuthering Heights
“ Cast: Kaya Scodelario, James Howson, Solomon Glave, Shannon Beer, Steve Evets, Oliver Milburn
Written By: Andrea Arnold, Olivia Hetreed
Directed By: Andrea Arnold
Country: United Kingdom „ - 14Up 4Down 3
Bachelorette
“ Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden, Adam Scott, Kyle Bornheimer
Written and Directed By: Leslye Headland „ - 15Up 4Down 3
Smashed
“ Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Mary Kay Place
Written By: Susan Burke, James Ponsoldt
Directed By: James Ponsoldt
Country: U.S.A. „ - 16Up 6Down 6
Price Check
2012“ Cast: Parker Posey, Eric Mabius, Annie Parisse, Josh Pais, Cheyenne Jackson, Edward Herrmann
Written and Directed by: Michael Walker
Country: U.S.A. „ - 17Up 6Down 6
That's What She Said
“ Cast: Anne Heche, Alia Shawkat, Marcia DeBonis, Kellie Overbey, Kate Rigg
Written By: Kellie Overbey
Directed By: Carrie Preston
Country: U.S.A. „ - 18Up 6Down 6 2011“ Cast: Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy, Alexia Landeau, Alex Nahon
Written and Directed By: Julie Delpy „ - 19Up 5Down 5 2012“ Cast: Paul Dano, Jon Heder, Jena Malone, Margarita Levieva, Shaylena Mandigo, Julian Gamble
Written and Directed By: So Yong Kim
Country: U.S.A. „ - 20Up 5Down 5
John Dies at the End
“ Cast: Paul Giamatti, Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Clancy Brown, Glynn Turman, Doug Jones
Written By: Don Coscarelli, based on the novel by David Wong
Directed By: Don Coscarelli
Country: U.S.A. „ - 21Up 5Down 6
Shadow Dancer
2012“ Cast: Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Aidan Gillen, Domhnall Gleeson, Gillian Anderson
Written By: Tom Bradby
Directed By: James Marsh
Country: United Kingdom „ - 22Up 4Down 5
Hello I Must Be Going
“ Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, Christopher Abbott, John Rubinstein, Julie White, Dan F*tterman
Written By: Sarah Koskoff
Directed By: Todd Louiso
Country: U.S.A. „ - 23Up 4Down 5
For a Good Time, Call...
“ Cast: Ari Graynor, Lauren Anne Miller, Justin Long, Mark Webber, James Wolk, Nia Vardalos
Written By: Katie Anne Naylon, Lauren Anne Miller
Directed By: Jamie Travis
Country: U.S.A. „ - 24Up 2Down 3
Keep The Lights On
“ Cast: Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, Julianne Nicholson, Souléymane Sy Savané, Paprika Steen
Written By: Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias
Directed By: Ira Sachs
Country: U.S.A. „ - 25Up 2Down 3
The Words
“ Cast: Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana, Ben Barnes
Written and Directed By: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
Country: U.S.A. „ - 26Up 6Down 8
I Am Not a Hipster
“ CAST Dominic Bogart, Alvaro Orlando, Brad William Henke, Tammy Minoff, Kandis Erickson, Lauren Coleman
Written and Directed By: Destin Daniel Cretton
Country: U.S.A. „ - 27Up 4Down 6
Red Hook Summer
2012“ Cast: Clarke Peters, Jules Brown, Toni Lysaith, Nate Parker, James Ransone, Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Written By: James McBride, Spike Lee
Directed By: Spike Lee
Country: U.S.A. „ - 28Up 2Down 4
The Orator
2011“ Cast: Fa’afiaula Sagote, Tausili Pushparaj, Salamasina Mataia, Ioata Tanielu
Written and Directed By: Tusi Tamasese
Country: New Zealand „ - 29Up 3Down 6
West of Memphis
“ Produced By: Peter Jackson
Written and Directed By: Amy Berg
Country: U.S.A. „ - 30Up 1Down 5
28 Hotel Rooms
“ Cast: Chris Messina, Marin Ireland
Written and Directed by: Matt Ross „
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