It's the halfway point of the fest and themes are beginning to emerge — technological detachment, pets — along with stars Dev Patel, Steven Yeun and Rachel Sennott.

While the Sundance Film Festival mulls a big move for 2027 , the 2025 program is under way. The event’s 41st edition kicked off January 23 in Utah, and you can look below for all of Deadline’s reviews from the fest so far.

Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker, Josh O Connor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Ayo Edebiri, and many more celebrate film projects and awards in Park City, Utah.

A robust number of near-experimental documentaries and narratives already call out to us from this year's lineup, sure to yield a crop of future award winners.

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Lauren Graham, Dylan O'Brien, Juliette Lewis, and more dropped by Entertainment Weekly's Shutterstock portrait studio at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Check out the pics!

Awards show season is upon us, but amid Oscar nominations and Golden Globe wins, the 2025 Sundance Film Festival truly pays tribute to some of the biggest upcoming films. This year’s festival—held once again in Park City,