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By Patrick Kevin Day, Denise Martin and Rebecca Snavely

With 118 feature-length movies screening over the course of 11 days, there is just too much for any one person to see. Allowing for adjustments for individual taste, these 15 films are attracting more interest than others heading into the fest. Of course, once they screen and the word-of-mouth begins, all bets are off.

Related: Sundance looks to be a quality year
(Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
 
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