The Sundance Film Festival is finishing up this week, and Amazon Studios and Netflix have once again descended upon Park City, Utah. The annual fest is an opportunity for the companies to pick up new films and documentaries to bolster their streaming services.
Purchases in January can pay off by Oscars season. Amazon picked up Manchester by the Sea for a relatively high (Sundance-wise, anyway) $10 million at last year’s festival, a move that’s delivered (Casey Affleck controversy notwithstanding) with the film’s recent Golden Globes win for Best Actor and six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. And so, with the help of Sundance, Amazon beat Netflix to the first Best Picture nom for a streaming service.
These pickups aren’t just fluff — somewhere in this list could be the next big award winning movie of 2017, and Amazon and Netflix, along with the rest of the industry are clearly looking at Sundance this year with that in mind. We’ve put together a handy list of all the movies that the two streaming giants have acquired at Sundance 2017, along with where and when you’ll be able to see the films. We’ll continue to update this list as more acquisitions and release dates are announced.
Amazon
Long Strange Trip
Release: May 26th, 2017 on Amazon Prime Video in the US
The Big Sick
Release: No release date yet, but it will be released theatrically
Landline
Release: No release date yet, but it will be released theatrically
Netflix
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
Release: February 24th, 2017 on Netflix
Burning Sands
Release: March 10th, 2017 on Netflix
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
Release: March 17th, 2017 on Netflix
The Discovery
Release: March 31st, 2017 on Netflix
Berlin Syndrome
Release: In theaters early summer 2017, followed by Netflix availability
Casting JonBenét
Release: April 2017 on Netflix and limited theatrical release
Fun Mom Dinner
Release: No release date yet, but will be released in theaters, followed by Netflix availability
Chasing Coral
Release: Later in 2017 on Netflix
Nobody Speak
Release: No release date announced, but will premiere on Netflix
The Incredible Jessica James
Release: Later in 2017 as a “Netflix Original” film on Netflix
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower
Release: Later in 2017 on Netflix
The Mars Generation
Release: Later in 2017 on Netflix
Icarus
Release: Later in 2017 on Netflix
To the Bone
Release: Later in 2017 on Netflix