Sundance's Biggest Hits
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Sundance's Biggest Hits

Robert Redford must be proud. How would you rate these festival favorites?

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1 Little Miss Sunshine
This heartfelt comedic drama went on to earn over $100 million at the box office, and turned Abigail Breslin into an unlikely movie star. 65 135
2 Reservoir Dogs
One of the biggest success stories in Sundance history is video store clerk Quentin Tarantino making good with this riff-tastic, bloody hit. 58 106
3 The Usual Suspects
Bryan Singer's mind-trip crime caper captured Sundance imaginations with one of the best ending twists of all time. 54 110
4 Memento
A gripping brainteaser, this flick heralded the arrival of Christopher Nolan, who would later go on to make The Dark Knight. 49 109
5 Clerks
Kevin Smith's micro-budget comedy not only launched his career, but scores of talky imitators unable to capture Smith's lightning in a bottle. 38 96
6 Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire
Lee Daniels' inner-city drama won the Grand Jury Prize, and picked up noms in nearly every other awards race that followed. 4 86
7 Garden State
Zach Braff's ode to lonely hipsters perfectly captured the zeitgeist of a filmic era - magical soul-healing pixie girls and all. 4 90
8 The Blair Witch Project
This faux-documentary first created buzz at Sundance, before building to a fever pitch and becoming one of the highest grossing horror movies ever. 2 92
9 Four Weddings and a Funeral
This romantic comedy Hugh Grant's charms to America, and made him and writer/director Richard Curtis into stars overnight. 1 79
10 Saw
James Wans' graphic horror indie went on to launch a torture-porn empire and inspire dozens of copycat movies. -1 93