The movies and performances most likely to make an impact in the year ahead, including an ode to 1970s New York and Josh O’Connor going full cowboy.

Questions about the future hung in the frigid January air last week at Park City, Utah, during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (which ended over the weekend). There was the usual hand-wringing about a lack of commercially minded movies on the slate,

Sundance founder Robert Redford promised that audiences “can expect a 2025 program that showcases varied and vibrant filmmaking globally.” Running through February 2, the lineup includes more than 85 features and six episodic projects set to screen in Park City, Salt Lake City and online.

No one quite knew what to expect from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which came to the mountains of Utah just two weeks after wildfires swept through Los Angeles. Some festival staff had lost their homes,

The model-turned-actor (and Chanel ambassador) was radiant in a Spring/Summer 2025 runway look from the French fashion house at the Lurker premiere. The black, belted jumpsuit fit her perfectly, but it was the statement feather collar that truly set the look apart.

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.

Sundance 2025 might be over, but these are some of the films that people will be talking about these films for the rest of the year — and beyond.