Best Film of Sundance 2017: Critics Survey

We asked critics for their favorite films and performances of Sundance 2017. For each of the seven categories, respondents ranked their picks. Results were tallied using a reverse points system (e.g. five points for 1st, four points for 2nd, three points for 3rd, etc.) – we’ve listed the top films below. A full list of participating critics can be found here.

FULL RESULTS: Sundance 2017 IndieWire Critics Poll

1. Call Me by Your Name – 135
2. A Ghost Story – 91
3. The Big Sick – 58
4. Mudbound – 35
5. Brigsby Bear – 24
6. Thoroughbred – 24
7. City of Ghosts – 19
8. Wind River – 19
9. Columbus – 18
10. Last Men in Aleppo – 18
11. Beatriz at Dinner – 16
12. Patti Cake$ – 16
13. Ingrid Goes West – 15
14. Quest – 14
15. Menashe – 13
16. My Happy Family – 13
17. Whose Streets? – 13
18. Strong Island – 10
19. The Hero – 10
20. Band Aid – 9
21. Casting JonBenet – 9
22. God’s Own Country – 9
23. Manifesto – 8
24. Person to Person – 8
25. Raw – 8
26. Get Out – 8
27. Chasing Coral – 6
28. Dina – 6
29. Lemon – 6
30. Tokyo Idols – 6
31. Gook – 5
32. Long Strange Trip – 5
33. Marjorie Prime – 5
34. Step – 5
35. The Wound – 5
36. 78/52 – 4
37. Beach Rats – 4
38. Icarus – 4
39. Novitiate – 4
40. Sami Blood – 4
41. The Little Hours – 4
42. The Workers Cup – 4
43. World Without End (No Incidents Reported) – 4
44. Bitch – 3
45. Cries from Syria – 3
46. Dayveon – 3
47. Dolores – 3
48. Golden Exits – 3
49. Walking Out – 3
50. Bad Day for the Cut – 2
50. Berlin Syndrome – 2
50. Crown Heights – 2
50. Lady Macbeth – 2
50. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World – 2
50. The Discovery – 2
50. The Nile Hilton Incident – 2
50. The Polka King – 2
50. To the Bone – 2
50. Where is Kyra? – 2