20. 'Black Snake Moan'

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci
Why You Should See It: Ricci is a nympho who'd hump her own leg if she could; Jackson is a (tender) badass who chains her to a radiator to cure her. Somehow Craig Brewer ('Hustle & Flow') makes it a crowd-pleaser.
Who Bought It? Paramount Vantage produced

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19. 'Dedication'

Starring: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Bob Balaban
Why You Should See It: Justin Theroux's directorial debut is all about Crudup, who's terrific as a mean-spirited children's book author with more neuroses than Rain Man. Oh, and Mandy Moore's good, too.
Who Bought It? Weinstein Co. and First Look

18. 'Never Forever'

Starring: Vera Farmiga,
Jung-woo Hah
Why You Should See It: It's 'Unfaithful' meets infertility. A knockout performance by Farmiga (who won a Sundance special jury prize for acting with 'Down to the Bone' in 2004) demonstrates yet again why she should be a big, big star.
Who Bought It? Not yet sold

17. 'Nanking'

Starring: Rosalind Chao, Woody Harrelson
Why You Should See It: This sobering look at the Japanese invasion of China during WWII lays bare a horrifying -- and largely forgotten -- chapter in history.
Who Bought It? Fortissimo Films, for international release (except China). Not yet sold for U.S. distribution

16. 'Year of the Fish'

Starring: Lori Tan Chinn,
Ken Leung
Why You Should See It: Animated in rotoscope à la 'A Scanner Darkly,' it's a contemporary Cinderella story set at a "massage parlor" in NYC's Chinatown. This adults-only tale is not only charming, it's also amazing to look at.
Who Bought It? Not yet sold

15. 'Expired'

Starring: Samantha Morton, Jason Patric, Teri Garr
Why You Should See It: Morton and Patric are yin & yang as parking meter attendants whose love affair is doomed from the start because the guy's a jerk. And he's an irredeemable one at that -- the love of a good woman can't save him.
Who Bought It? Not yet sold

14. 'Joshua'

Starring: Sam Rockwell,
Vera Farmiga
Why You Should See It: A 'Rosemary's Baby' for the 21st century (with a creepy adolescent standing in for the unborn), this thriller stars two of our favorite actors working
-- and once again makes us fear children everywhere.
Who Bought It? Fox Searchlight, for $4 million

13. 'Delirious'

Starring: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Alison Lohman
Why You Should See It: It's criminal that no studio has snapped up Tom DiCillo's ('Living in Oblivion') hilarious satire about a small-time paparazzo (Buscemi) and the homeless kid/actor (Pitt) he grudgingly befriends. Are you listening, Harvey Weinstein?
Who Bought It? Not yet sold

12. 'Waitress'

Starring: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Jeremy Sisto
Why You Should See It: Russell is radiant as a pie-making waitress who falls for a goofy ob-gyn (Fillion). Slain director Adrienne Shelly's final film is sweet, it's warm, and it'll make you feel good inside ... just like pie.
Who Bought It? Fox Searchlight, for $4 million

11. 'An American Crime'

Starring: Catherine Keener, Ellen Page, James Franco
Why You Should See It: Based on the real-life torture of teen Sylvia Likens, this film owes its power to an extraordinary Page, whose vulnerable performance will have you in tears every time you look at her.
Who Bought It? First Look produced

10. 'Year of the Dog'

Starring: Molly Shannon, Laura Dern, Peter Sarsgaard
Why You Should See It: Scribe Mike White's ('The Good Girl,' 'School of Rock') directorial debut is a sharp comedy about a pooch-o-phile who loses it when her beloved beagle dies.
Who Bought It? Paramount Vantage, before the festival

9. 'The Savages'

Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney
Why You Should See It: Hoffman and Linney play off each other beautifully as dysfunctional siblings (are there any other kind?) forced to care for their aging dad. With talent like this, the smart, winning script is just gravy.
Who Bought It? Fox Searchlight produced

8. 'Away From Her'

Starring: Julie Christie, Michael Murphy
Why You Should See It: Who knew 'Go' star Sarah Polley would have such skillz behind the camera? No drugs or sex, just a heartbreaking tale about Alzheimer's. Look for Christie to be among next year's Oscar nominees.
Who Bought It? Lionsgate, at the Toronto Film Festival

7. 'King of California'

Starring: Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood
Why You Should See It: Douglas shines as a deluded yet charismatic modern-day Don Quixote seeking Spanish treasure in SoCal. You won't know whether to laugh, cry or joust at windmills. We suggest all three.
Who Bought It? First Look, for $3 million

6. 'Teeth'

Starring: Jess Weixler
Why You Should See It: Destined to be a midnight classic or more, this buzzed-about horror-comedy is about a girl who defends herself from overaggressive males with the mythical "vagina dentata." In a word: brilliant.
Who Bought It? Lionsgate and Weinstein Co., for $1 million

5. 'Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten'

Starring: Joe Strummer,
Mick Jones
Why You Should See It: Julien Temple directed, and the man who made three Sex Pistols films knows his punk rock. This biopic of the Clash frontman is a rockumentary on par with 'Metallica: Some Kind of Monster.'
Who Bought It? Not yet sold

4. 'The Nines'

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis
Why You Should See It: Playing three roles in three vastly different (yet eerily overlapping) vignettes, Reynolds proves he's got way more range than he showed in 'Van Wilder.' John August's trippy screenplay will have your mind doing cartwheels.
Who Bought It? Not yet sold

3. 'Once'

Starring: Glen Hasard, Marketa Irglova
Why You Should See It: Imagine 'Before Sunrise' meets 'The Commitments.' This no-budget musical won us over at the meet-cute and got better as it went along. We're so smitten we'd kiss the film if we could. And not just because it's Irish.
Who Bought It? Summit Ent.

2. 'Son of Rambow'

Starring: Bill Milner,
Will Poulter
Why You Should See It: There wasn't a 'Little Miss Sunshine' at this year's fest, but this coming-of-age flick came close. Funny, adorable and moving, it calls to mind 'Rushmore' and might be the best 'Rambow' flick yet.
Who Bought It? Paramount Vantage, for $8 million

1. 'Grace Is Gone'

Starring: John Cusack, Alessandro Nivola
Why You Should See It: It's no fluke that this tale of a dad who takes his daughters on a road trip after his wife dies in Iraq won the Audience Award. Cusack gives a career-best performance in a film that would make a cyborg weep.
Who Bought It? Weinstein Co., for $4 million

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