2014 Sundance Film Festival Lineup: U.S. Dramatic Competition

Director: Peter Sattler

Cast: Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi

A young female guard at Guantanamo Bay forms an unlikely friendship with one of the detainees.

Director: Jim Mickle

Cast: Michael C. Hall, Don Johnson

 A small-town Texas man kills a home intruder, only to see his life violently unravel in Mickle’s follow-up to “We Are What We Are.”

Director: Justin Simien

Cast: Tyler Williams, Tessa Thompson

Director: Cutter Hodierne

Cast: Abdikani Muktar, Abdi Siad

This story of pirates in Somalia is told from the perspective of a struggling young local fisherman. 

Director: John Slattery

Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eddie Marsan

The story of a man trying to conceal the truth about the construction “accident” that killed his stepson. 

Director: Joe Swanberg

Cast: Anna Kendrick, Lena Dunham

A young woman breaks up with her boyfriend and then moves in with her older brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son. 

Director: Kat Candler

Cast: Aaron Paul, Josh Wiggins

A 13-year-old delinquent must get his act together, along with his emotionally absent dad, in order to bring back his little brother, who’s been taken away by child protective services.

Director: Maya Forbes

Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana

A manic-depressive father tries to win back his wife by taking full responsibility of their two young daughters.

Director: Carter Smith

Cast: Cameron Monaghan, Noah Silver

A ghost visits his former classmate, hoping to find the love and friendship he never experienced in life.

Director: David Zellner

Cast: Rinko Kikuchi

A lonely Japanese woman abandons her structured life in Tokyo to seek a satchel of money rumoredly hidden in the Minnesota wilderness.

Director: Jeff Baena

Director: Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan

A man is devastated by his girlfriend’s unexpected death, but receives a second chance at love when she mysteriously returns. 

Director: Jeff Preiss

Cast: John Hawkes, Elle Fanning

This adaptation of Amy Albany’s memoir explores her journey to adulthood while being raised by her troubled father, bebop pianist Joe Albany. 

Director: Craig Johnson

Cast: Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig

An estranged brother and sister coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting a reunion. 

Director: Mona Fastvold

Cast: Gitte Witt, Christopher Abbott

A young couple see their lives violently interrupted when unexpected guests arrive at their secluded estate.

Director: Kate Barker-Froyland

Cast: Anne Hathaway, Johnny Flynn

When an accident leaves her brother comatose, a woman sets out to retrace his life as an aspiring musician, leading to an unexpected relationship against the backdrop of Brooklyn’s music scene. 

Director: Damian Chazelle

Cast: Miles Teller, JK Simmons

A talented young drummer pursues perfection at any cost in Chazelle’s follow-up to “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench.”