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Netflix and Amazon dropped millions on these Sundance movies everyone will be talking about

Jan 28, 2017, 03:09 IST

Sundance Institute

The two streaming giants, Netflix and Amazon, were both busy for a second straight year at the Sundance Film Festival ending this weekend, and both took some of the most talked-about titles at the fest.

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Following its $10 million buy of current Oscar best picture nominee "Manchester by the Sea" last year, Amazon has come back to Park City with a bigger wallet. The company bought the comedy "The Big Sick" for $12 million, the biggest buy of this year's fest. Meanwhile, Netflix has taken some of the most coveted documentaries at the fest, like "Chasing Coral" and "Icarus."

Though a few of the traditional distributors have also grabbed some big fish from the fest, filmmakers are clearly gravitating to Netflix and Amazon.

Here's a breakdown of all the Sundance movies Netflix and Amazon bought that will be showing on their services later this year (plus a few of the standout buys from other distributors):

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