On a clear January night in Park City, it’s easy to see stars — especially if you’re attending a Sundance Film Festival screening.
The festival announced its slate of 90 feature films Wednesday, and many feature big-name movie stars. Some of the selected documentaries also profile notable figures from literature, sports, education and more.
There’s no word yet on how many of these famous faces will show up in Park City or Salt Lake City from Jan. 22 to Feb. 1, when the festival runs.
But here’s a guide to who could arrive and the Sundance titles they’re linked to.
Possible celeb sightings, A-Z
• Rosanna Arquette, known for roles in “Pulp Fiction” and “Desperately Seeking Susan,” will appear in the mockumentary “The Moment.”
• Maria Bamford, the stand-up comedian and subject of the documentary “Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story.”
• Nicholas Braun, who played Cousin Greg on “Succession,” co-stars in the comedy “The S---heads.”
• Danielle Brooks, who played Oprah’s role in the musical “The Color Purple” and co-starred in “A Minecraft Movie,” co-stars in the coming-of-age drama “If I Go Will They Miss Me.”
• Sterling K. Brown, an Emmy winner for “This Is Us” and a co-star in “Black Panther,” co-stars in the art satire “The Gallerist.”
• Steve Buscemi, whose Sundance history goes back to “Reservoir Dogs,” co-stars in the crime thriller “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York.”
• Noah Centineo, the heartthrob of the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” franchise, co-stars in the opioid-epidemic drama “Union County.”
(Greta Zozula | Sundance Institute) Gemma Chan, Mason Reeves and Channing Tatum, from left, appear in "Josephine," directed by Beth de Araújo, an official selection in the U.S. Dramatic competition of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
• Gemma Chan, from “Crazy Rich Asians” and Marvel’s “Eternals,” plays a mother in the drama “Josephine.”
• Charli XCX, the singer, is appearing in three movies: As a version of herself in the mockumentary “The Moment,” in Gregg Araki’s comedy “I Want Your Sex,” and in a supporting role in the art satire “The Gallerist.”
• Margaret Cho, the stand-up comedian and LGBTQ+ advocate, co-stars in the high school comedy-drama “Run Amok.”
(Lol Crawley | Sundance Institute) Olivia Colman plays a lonely fisherwoman in the romantic comedy "Wicker," directed by Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer, an official selection in the Premieres section of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
• Olivia Colman, an Oscar winner for “The Favourite,” plays a lonely fisherwoman in the romantic comedy “Wicker.”
• Russell Crowe, an Oscar winner for “Gladiator” who recently played Herman Göring in “Nuremberg,” plays a prison-camp warden in “The Weight.”
• Penelope Cruz, who won an Oscar for “Vicky Christina Barcelona,” plays a mysterious neighbor in the comedy “The Invite.”
• Elizabeth Debicki, who played Princess Diana on “The Crown” and co-starred in “Widows” and “The Great Gatsby,” co-stars in the romantic comedy “Wicker.”
• Zoey Deutch, whose movies range from the teen drama “Before I Fall” to this year’s “Nouvelle Vague,” stars in the comedy “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.”
• Kaitlyn Dever, from “Booksmart” and “Dear Evan Hansen,” co-stars in the comedy-drama “See You When I See You.”
• Daveed Diggs, who played Lafayette and Jefferson in “Hamilton,” is in two movies: The comedy “I Want Your Sex” and the drama “In the Blink of an Eye.”
• Peter Dinklage, acclaimed for his role as Tyrion Lannister on “Game of Thrones,” co-stars in two movies, both comedies: “The S---heads” and “Wicker.”
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• David Duchovny, famous for his years on “The X-Files,” co-stars in the comedy-drama “See You When I See You.”
• Jane Elliott, the Iowa teacher who created the famous “blue eyes/brown eyes” discrimination experiment, is the subject of a documentary, “Jane Elliott Against the World.”
• Giancarlo Esposito, whose work ranges from “Do the Right Thing” to “Breaking Bad,” co-stars in the crime thriller “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York.”
• Dave Franco, who this year appeared in the body-horror “Together,” the romance “Regretting You” and the heist thriller “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” plays a not-so-bright henchman in “The S---heads.”
• Zach Galifianakis, famous for “The Hangover” movies and his “Between Two Ferns” shorts, co-stars in the art satire “The Gallerist.”
• Domhnall Gleeson, a “Harry Potter” alum who recently starred on the sitcom “The Paper,” plays a government official in the Scottish comedy “The Incomer.”
• Topher Grace, whose resumé includes “That ‘70s Show” and “Traffic,” co-stars in the horror movie “Buddy.”
(Sundance Institute) WNBA star Brittney Griner is the subject of the documentary "The Brittney Griner Story," directed by Alex Stapleton, an official selection in the Premieres section of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
• Brittney Griner, the WNBA star, is the subject of the documentary “The Brittney Griner Story.”
• Jon Hamm, famous for “Mad Men” and more, co-stars in the comedy “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass.”
• Ed Harris, whose films include “The Right Stuff” and “The Truman Show,” will receive Sundance’s first Robert Redford Luminary Award at a fundraising event on Jan. 23.
(Matteo Cocco | Sundance Institute) Ethan Hawke, left, with Austin Amelio, plays a desperate man in Depression-era Oregon in "The Weight," directed by Padraic McKinley, an official selection in the Premieres section of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
• Ethan Hawke, who has starred in the “Before Sunrise” trilogy and two “Black Phone” movies, plays a desperate man in ‘30s Oregon in “The Weight.”
• Dustin Hoffman, an Oscar winner for “Rain Man” who also starred in “All the President’s Men” and “The Graduate,” appears in the crime drama “Tuner.”
• O’Shea Jackson Jr., whose acting career includes playing his father, Ice Cube, in “Straight Outta Compton,” plays a not-too-sharp henchman in “The S---heads.”
• Gillian Jacobs, one of the stars of “Community,” co-stars in the middle school comedy “The Musical.”
• Rashida Jones, one of the stars of “Parks and Recreation,” appears in the time-jumping drama “In the Blink of an Eye,” and co-wrote the comedy “The Invite.”
(Ellen Griesedieck | Sundance Institute) Tennis legend Billie Jean King is the subject of the documentary "Give Me the Ball!," directed by Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff, an official selection in the Premieres section of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
• Billie Jean King, the tennis icon and equality advocate, is featured in the documentary “Give Me the Ball!”
• Courtney Love, the rock star, is the subject of the documentary “Antiheroine.”
• Rob Lowe, from “The West Wing” and “9-1-1: Lone Star,” plays a middle school principal in the comedy “The Musical.”
• Tatiana Maslany, an Emmy winner for “Orphan Black” and a star of the horror movie “The Monkey,” co-stars in the crime thriller “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York.”
• Kate McKinnon, formerly of “Saturday Night Live,” also appears in “In the Blink of an Eye.”
• Cristin Milioti, who starred in “Palm Springs” and won an Emmy for “The Penguin,” co-stars in the horror movie “Buddy.”
• Edward Norton, who starred in “Fight Club” and “Birdman,” plays another mysterious neighbor in “The Invite.”
(MRC II Distribution Company L.P. / Sundance Institute) Natalie Portman, left, and Jenna Ortega star in the art satire "The Gallerist," directed by Cathy Yan, an official selection in the Premieres section of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
• Jenna Ortega, the star of “Wednesday” and “Death of a Unicorn,” co-stars in the art satire “The Gallerist.”
• Patton Oswalt, the stand-up comedian and voice of Remy in “Ratatouille,” co-stars in the horror movie “Buddy.”
• Chris Pine, Capt. Kirk in the “Star Trek” franchise and the star of “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” plays a divorced doctor in the comedy-drama “Carousel.”
• Judit Polgár, considered the greatest woman chess player ever, is the subject of the documentary “Queen of Chess.”
• Natalie Portman, an Oscar winner for “Black Swan” and a princess in the “Star Wars” prequels, plays the title role in “The Gallerist,” a satire of the fine-art market.
(Stefan Weinberger | Sundance Institute) Will Poulter, left, and Noah Centineo star in "Union County," directed by Adam Meeks, an official selection in the U.S. Dramatic competition of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
• Will Poulter, who appeared in “Death of a Unicorn” and recently on “The Bear,” stars in the opioid-epidemic drama “Union County.”
• Da’Vine Joy Randolph, an Oscar winner for “The Leftovers” who appeared in “Eternity” this year, co-stars in the art satire “The Gallerist.”
• Haley Lu Richardson, known for teen movies like “Five Feet Apart” and “Edge of Seventeen,” reunites with her “Columbus” director, Kogonada, for the Hong Kong-based drama “zi.”
• Molly Ringwald, famous in the ‘80s and ‘90s for teen roles (“The Breakfast Club,” “Sixteen Candles,” etc.), returns to high school as a co-star of the comedy-drama “Run Amok.”
• Seth Rogen, currently starring in Apple TV’s “The Studio,” stars in “The Invite.”
(Rachel Eliza Griffiths | Sundance Institute) Author Salman Rushdie is the subject of the documentary "Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie," directed by Alex Gibney, an official selection in the Premieres section of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
• Salman Rushdie, the author, recounts his near-assassination in the documentary “Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie.”
• Katey Sagal, who starred on “Married With Children” and is a lead voice actor on “Futurama,” co-stars in the comedy-drama “Carousel.”
• Michael Shannon, whose movies range from “Take Shelter” to “Man of Steel” (playing General Zod to Henry Cavill’s Superman), co-stars in the horror movie “Buddy.”
• Kiernan Shipka, from “Mad Men” and “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” co-stars in the comedy “The S---heads.”
(Eric Branco | Summer 2001 LLC / Sundance Institute) Comedian Iliza Shlesinger stars in and wrote "Chasing Summe," directed by Josephine Decker, an official selection in the Premieres section of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
• Iliza Shlesinger, the stand-up comedian, stars in and wrote the comedy “Chasing Summer.”
• Alexander Skarsgård, who has starred in “The Northman” and the current series “Murderbot,” co-stars in two movies: The mockumentary “The Moment” with Charli XCX, and the romantic comedy “Wicker” with Olivia Colman.
• Jenny Slate, whose resume ranges from the very adult “Obvious Child” to voicing roles in the “Zootopia” movies and “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On” (which she co-created), plays an old flame to Chris Pine’s character in “Carousel.”
• Channing Tatum, from “Roofman” and “Magic Mike,” co-stars with Gemma Chan in the drama “Josephine.”
• Kelly Marie Tran, who played Rose Tico in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” co-stars in the horror movie “Rock Springs.”
(MRC II Distribution Company L.P. / Sundance Institute) John Turturro stars in "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York," directed by Noah Segan, an official selection in the Premieres section of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.
• John Turturro, whose list of movies ranges from “The Big Lebowski” to the “Transformers” franchise, stars in the crime thriller “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York.”
• Mia Wasikowska, who played Alice in Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” and starred in “Crimson Peak,” co-stars in the horror movie “Leviticus” and the family adventure “Fing!”
• Sam Waterston, who prosecuted criminals for years on “Law & Order,” co-stars in the comedy-drama “Carousel.”
• Olivia Wilde, who co-starred in “Tron: Legacy” and “Don’t Worry, Darling” (which she directed), plays an artist in Gregg Araki’s comedy “I Want Your Sex” and is coupled with Seth Rogen in “The Invite” (which she also directed).
• Patrick Wilson, familiar from “The Conjuring” and “Aquaman” franchises, also stars in the high-school comedy-drama “Run Amok.”
• Chase Sui Wonders, who starred in “Bodies Bodies Bodies” and this summer’s “I Know What You Did Last Summer” remake, co-stars in the comedy “I Want Your Sex.”
• Benedict Wong, who plays Dr. Strange’s sidekick in the Marvel universe and recently starred in “Weapons,” appears in the horror movie “Rock Springs.”
• Wu-Tang Clan, the legendary hip-hop collective, is the subject of the documentary “The Disciple.”
• Catherine Zeta-Jones, who won an Oscar for “Chicago,” co-stars in the art satire “The Gallerist.”