How to watch the Sundance Film Festival online

By Michael Balderston
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The Sundance Film Festival is again going to have an online component.

Sundance Film Festival's Egyptian Theater in Park City, Utah
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2024 marks the 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival. While a big celebration to Park City, Utah, is underway, movie fans not able to be there in person can still participate in the festival, as once again you can watch the Sundance Film Festival at home.

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival is runs from January 18-28, with Sundance's online program being available in the festival's second week, from January 25-28. Movie fans looking to watch the fest online can buy packages or single tickets for movies to take part in the festival.

Among this year's slate are the Kristen Stewart movies Love Lies Bleeding and Love Me, the Woody Harrelson coming-of-age dramedy Suncoast and new movies from Jesse Eisenberg and Steven Soderbergh. View the full lineup right here.

Not all movies playing at Sundance are going to be available to watch online, but every movie competing in Sundance's dramatic and documentary competitions and the NEXT section are going to be available online; as well as some other premieres.

Sundance always highlights some of the movies that are going to become hits later in the year; for instance, the 2023 fest included indie delights like Polite Society, Flora and Son and horror movie Talk to Me. To get a sneak peek at some of the movies that could potentially become hits in 2024 without leaving your home, here's what you need to know about how to watch the Sundance Film Festival at home.

How to watch the Sundance Film Festival movies at home

Single film ticket

Single film tickets are now on sale, giving you on-demand access to a selected movie to watch at your convenience between January 25-28. They are one a first come, first serve basis, so best to move quick if there's anything in particular you want to see.

Cost: $25 per ticket

Festival Package

The Festival Package includes 10 online tickets of any available online movies, including short film programs and indie episodic screenings. The viewings are on-demand, so you can watch whenever you like in the six day (January 25-28) window. Available for purchase right now.

Cost: $350

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Award-Winners Package

If you don't know where to start in picking between all these movies, the Award-Winners package allows consumers to watch the movies given the big prizes from the festival. The package gives you screening access to eight titles that you can watch on-demand between January 27 and 28. With this package, you can reserve tickets for award-winning screenings as of January 6. Available to purchase right now

Cost: $225

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Short Films Pass

This deal gives you to access to the entire slate of short films that are screening at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, allowing you to watch on-demand between January 25-28. Available to purchase right now.

Cost: $25

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Visit sundance.org for more information.

2024 Sundance movies to watch online

Though not all 2024 Sundance movies are available to watch online, a good portion of the fest's titles are, including all of the movies that are a part of the official competition. Here is a complete list of the 2024 Sundance movies available online:

Michael Balderston
Michael Balderston

Michael Balderston is a DC-based entertainment and assistant managing editor for What to Watch, who has previously written about the TV and movies with TV Technology, Awards Circuit and regional publications. Spending most of his time watching new movies at the theater or classics on TCM, some of Michael's favorite movies include Casablanca, Moulin Rouge!, Silence of the Lambs, Children of Men, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Star Wars. On the TV side he enjoys Only Murders in the Building, Yellowstone, The Boys, Game of Thrones and is always up for a Seinfeld rerun. Follow on Letterboxd.