IndieWire ranks the top Oscar contenders that premiered at Sundance 2025, including 'Kiss of the Spider Woman,' 'Train Dreams,' and more.

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,

These were some of the buzziest movies at Sundance, so I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for when they become widely available.