The 51st Toronto International <a href="https://cinemamix360.com/2026/11/05/what-it-means-to-study-film-in-bangladesh/” title=”What it means to study film in Bangladesh”>Film Festival (TIFF) is upon us, following on the heels of the Venice and Telluride Film Festivals, whose lineups included a diverse slate of films in different genres. The same is true of TIFF 2026, taking place from September 10-20, 2026. Though it features a wide variety of films that debuted at Venice, Telluride, Cannes, and other fests, TIFF also boasts a number of its own premieres that will be a major part of the awards season discussion.
The opening night film is Sian Heder’sBeing Heumann, starring Ruth Madeley in the role of activist Judy Heumann, sure to be a buzzworthy title after Heder’s last film CODA won the Oscar for Best Picture back in 2022. Other notable premieres include Peter Farrelly’sI Play Rocky, starring Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone as he crafts the titular film, another Best Picture winner; Chris Rock’sMisty Green, starring Rosalind Eleazar as fading Hollywood star trying to make a comeback; and Susanna White’s Prima Facie, an adaptation of the 2019 stage play of the same name starring Cynthia Erivo.
Read on for the full list of films screening at TIFF 2026, ranked by Tomatometer score, and check back regularly throughout the festival as we update it with more titles.
Critics Consensus: An intergenerational epic bathed in striking imagery and vibrant music, La Bola Negra is a sensorial feast that movingly testifies to the perseverance of queer identity throughout history.
Synopsis: LA BOLA NEGRA tells the story of three men whose lives are intimately connected through desire, pain and inheritance, across three different eras — 1932,…
Starring:Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau, Penélope Cruz, Glenn Close
Directed By:Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo
Critics Consensus: Capturing the amoral thrill of “if it bleeds, it leads” with all the stylistic prowess director Danny Boyle can marshal, Ink‘s is an erratic media indictment that’s ably anchored by Jack O’Connell’s superb performance.
Synopsis: The film is an explosive cinematic rollercoaster about a group of visionaries and misfits who had an idea for a new kind of news –… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce, Claire Foy, Blake Harrison
Directed By:Danny Boyle, Tonia Davis
Critics Consensus: A perfectly poised drama that’s seething with the chaos of modernity beneath its polished surface, Possible Love is a masterful exploration of fidelity and inequality from director Lee Chang-dong.
Synopsis: A story of two married couples — a laid-off worker and his spouse and a documentary filmmaker and her spouse — crossing paths to film… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Jo In-sung, Cho Yeo-jeong
Directed By:Lee Chang-dong, Nick Shumaker, Maciej Musiał, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Tender Loving Care(2026)
100%– –
Critics Consensus: A fabulously well-acted tribute to friendship and the bitter realities of aging, Mike Leigh’s purported swan song is a characteristically elegant and wise parting gift from a master filmmaker.
Synopsis: As the demands of work and family begin to converge, a social worker and those closest to her discover the strength found in compassion, community,… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Kate O’Flynn, Alice Bailey Johnson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson
Directed By:Mike Leigh, Gail Egan, Mark Gooder, Alison Thompson
Critics Consensus: Alex Gibney’s Musk offers a sharp, revealing portrait of Elon Musk’s transformation from celebrated innovator to controversial power broker, examining the far-reaching consequences of his influence.
Synopsis: An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world’s most heralded “inventor-entrepreneur” who has enormous influence on the world in which we all… View Full Synopsis
#7Trash Mountain(2026)
100%– –
Synopsis: Trash Mountain follows the story of a young gay Chicago man (Caleb Hearon) who is forced to return to his hometown in rural Missouri following… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Caleb Hearon, Zooey Deschanel, Jacki Weaver, Jaboukie Young-White
Critics Consensus: Immersive and tasteful, Tenzing is a rock-solid adventure that pays overdue tribute to a mountain-climbing pioneer who history unfairly overlooked.
Synopsis: Based on true events, “Tenzing” chronicles the little-known story of Tenzing Norgay, a gifted Himalayan climber who, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, was the… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe, Caitriona Balfe
#9Union Town(2026)
100%– –
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of New York City, the film follows delivery industry workers as they take on some of the world’s most powerful corporations,… View Full Synopsis
Directed By:Barbara Kopple, Peter Palandjian, Glenn Rigberg
#10Onwards and Sideways(2026)
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Synopsis: From Academy Award-nominated Director John Madden and starring BAFTA Award-winner Rhys Ifans and Academy Award-nominee Laura Linney. Tony Evans is deputy head of a primary… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Rhys Ifans, Laura Linney, Monica Dolan, Rory Kinnear
Directed By:John Madden, Hilary Strong, Francis Hopkinson, Paul Mayhew-Archer
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother(2026)
96%88%
Critics Consensus: Delivering unabashedly pulpy thrills without diminishing its big heart, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is an inventive and tonally unique action flick where Mahershala Ali’s soulful performance cuts deepest of all.
Synopsis: From writer-director Bassam Tariq, Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother stars Mahershala Ali as Latif, a devoutly religious hitman who struggles to balance work, faith… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Mahershala Ali, John Cho, Giancarlo Esposito, Abubakr Ali
Directed By:Bassam Tariq, Brian M. O’Neill
Wild Horse Nine(2026)
94%– –
Synopsis: Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell) are dispatched from Santiago to Easter island by their bureau… View Full Synopsis
Starring:John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits
Synopsis: Three estranged siblings reunite in their hometown after the death of their father and set out to scatter his ashes at his favorite spot on… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Jane Levy, Jessica Rothe, Max Mattern, Dane DiLiegro
Directed By:Joshua Giuliano, Jeffrey Tinnell, Robert Tinnell, Matt Brodlie
Synopsis: A happily married couple (Anna Kendrick, Seth Rogen) surrounded by friends with kids are forced to confront their indecision about becoming parents when their divorced… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Anna Kendrick, Seth Rogen, Issa Rae, Dan Stevens
Directed By:Lauren Miller Rogen, Vicky Patel, Alan Powell, Zach Garrett
Critics Consensus: Wryly teasing the self-seriousness of community theater while still recognizing the transformative power of the stage, The Debut is an acerbic gem from Jesse Eisenberg, enlivened by Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti at the peak of their powers.
Synopsis: When Mona Friedman is cast in a bit part at a small community theater, she transforms from a shy, unassuming housewife into a zealous method… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey, Jesse Eisenberg
Directed By:Jesse Eisenberg, Ryan Heller
Synopsis: The deeply emotional and inspirational true story of Ian Charleson, a gifted actor whose greatest challenge becomes his greatest triumph. Facing his own mortality with… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Andrew Scott, Oli
Synopsis: Confident grade-schooler Fujino draws comics for her school newspaper, earning the admiration of her classmates. When her artwork is surpassed by her reclusive peer Kyomoto,… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Natsuki Deguchi, Aju Makita, Furi Nanase, Rokka Okada
#18Being Heumann(2026)
85%– –
Synopsis: They wouldn’t take Judy Heumann’s phone calls, so she took their building. In 1977, a young disabled woman (Ruth Madeley) and a scrappy coalition of… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Ruth Madeley, Mark Ruffalo, Dylan O’Brien, Rob Delaney
Directed By:Sian Heder, Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner, James Lebrecht
Everest: The Other Side(2026)
77%85%
Synopsis: Elite ski mountaineers Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson fell deeply in love while reaching the pinnacle of their sport. Their drive sharpened into a shared… View Full Synopsis
Directed By:Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Tim Horsburgh, Nina Sing Fialkow
A Talent for Murder(2026)
79%74%
Critics Consensus: Helen Mirren and Alden Ehrenreich make for a fittingly diabolical pair in A Talent for Murder, which playfully dispenses with the facts of Patricia Highsmith’s legacy to have some slippery fun with her renowned fiction.
Synopsis: This smoldering chamber thriller from Anton Corbijn (Control) stars Academy Award winner Helen Mirren and Alden Ehrenreich (Weapons) as opponents in a strange confrontation between… View Full Synopsis
Synopsis: The film is an electrifying true story about an unknown actor with an unshakable belief that he wasn’t just meant to write Rocky–he was meant… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Anthony Ippolito, Matt Dillon, AnnaSophia Robb, P.J. Byrne
A Long Winter(2026)
79%– –
Synopsis: Set high in the mountains, fall comes to an end and a family prepares for the long winter ahead.
Starring:Caitriona Balfe, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Martin Freeman, Fred Hechinger
Directed By:Andrew Haigh, Efe Cakarel, Jason Ropell, Bobby Allen
#23Vintage Violence(2026)
86%– –
Synopsis: When a disgraced livestreamer discovers a trove of rare vintage denim in a Colorado mine, he follows it to Tokyo — and straight into the… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Cole Sprouse, Kiko Mizuhara, Pierre Taki, Hio Miyazawa
Directed By:Eugene Kotlyarenko, David Bernon, Paul Bernon, Sam Slater
#24The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd(2026)
83%– –
Synopsis: Based on actual events, when a teacher in an abusive marriage takes a job leading creative writing classes at a maximum security prison, she begins… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Amanda Seyfried, Scoot McNairy, Missi Pyle, Devyn A. Tyler
#25The Liberation(2026)
83%– –
Synopsis: Rita (Carrie Coon), a woman in midlife haunted by the weight of her past, encounters magnetic young spiritual leader Ricki (Lily James) and leaves her… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Lily James, Carrie Coon, Bella Ramsey, Odessa Young
#26The Face of Horror(2026)
83%– –
Synopsis: “They say the devil hides behind a lady’s mirror, peering into our world….” In a time of war and plague, knight Edward Carnifex (Jonah Hauer-King)… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Jonah Hauer-King, Kristine Froseth, Ellie Bamber, Leo Suter
Directed By:Anna Biller, Jared Sanford, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross
#27Alpha Gang(2026)
74%– –
Synopsis: The Alpha Gang are alien invaders sent on a mission to conquer Earth. Disguised in human form, armed and dangerous, and clad in 1950’s leather… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lily-Rose Depp
Directed By:David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Synopsis: Against a heightened, macabre backdrop, this bold musical follows Araminta, a taxidermist determined to stuff a human, and Bernie, a lonely soul desperate to leave… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Jodie Comer, Harry Melling
Love of Your Life(2026)
80%64%
Critics Consensus: A winsome travelogue enlivened by Margaret Qualley’s terrific performance, Love of Your Life is an attractive drama that finds the grace notes in heartbreak.
Synopsis: Directed by Rachel Morrison (The Fire Inside), LOVE OF YOUR LIFE follows Maya (Margaret Qualley), whose chance encounter with Charlie (Gabriel Basso) sets in motion… View Full Synopsis
Directed By:Rachel Morrison, Sue Baden-Powell, Julia Cox
The Stunt Driver(2026)
74%– –
Synopsis: Set in the mid-seventies, THE STUNT DRIVER recounts the true underdog story of Canada’s Ken Carter, the world champion stunt driver who battles personal demons… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Jay Baruchel, Ben Foster, Ed Helms, Dan Bakkedahl
#31Bucking Fastard(2026)
69%– –
Synopsis: BUCKING FASTARD is about two sisters, Jean and Joan Holbrooke (Kate Mara, Rooney Mara), who are so close to each other that they speak in… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Kate Mara, Rooney Mara, Orlando Bloom, Domhnall Gleeson
Critics Consensus: Rosalind Eleazar is resoundingly ready for her closeup in Misty Green, a satire of stardom that’s as fleeting as Hollywood fame but elevated by its marvelous central performance.
Synopsis: Years after her Hollywood breakthrough, a talented actress whose career has stalled fights for her second act.
Starring:Rosalind Eleazar, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick
#33Closing Night(2026)
69%– –
Synopsis: Sandra Vale is a celebrated Broadway actress, about to play the defining role of her career. Her sister, April Donaldson, has never left their hometown,… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Naomi Watts, Sarah Paulson, Dianne Wiest, Odessa A’zion
The Julia Set(2026)
70%– –
Synopsis: When Julia, a gifted but guarded young mathematician, is drawn into an intense prep program for the notoriously difficult Putnam Exam by her enigmatic T.A.,… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Chase Infiniti, Christopher Briney, Nina Hoss, Carmen Ejogo
#35Hombre al agua(2026)
63%– –
Directed By:Gael García Bernal
#36Everybody Wants to F*ck Me(2026)
63%– –
Synopsis: Adam strives to present as a sensitive feminist but behind the facade he’s a serial womanizer. After a one night stand with a mysterious stranger… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Taron Egerton, Jessica Henwick, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Charly Clive
#37Evil Genius(2026)
58%– –
Synopsis: Following the infamous “pizza bomber” case exploring deception, desperation, and the blurred line between victim and villain.
Starring:David Harbour, Patricia Arquette, Thomas Michael Allen, Jose Baez
Directed By:Courteney Cox, David Harbour, Patricia Arquette
#39Up Against It(2026)
45%– –
Synopsis: Trudie Styler’s UP AGAINST IT is a compelling and witty maelstrom of unlikely alliances, second chances, and the messy miracle of modern love. Oscar® nominee… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Antonio Banderas, Eva Birthistle, Úrsula Corberó, Forest Whitaker
Directed By:Trudie Styler, Camille Griffin, Chloe King, Calum Davidson
Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo(2026)
43%– –
Synopsis: A disgraced Tokyo detective spirals into a world of corruption, addiction, and violence as he becomes entangled in a twisted investigation involving a vengeful ex-Yakuza,… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Shun Oguri, Lily James, Shôtarô Mamiya, Liv Morgan
#41Girl Group(2026)
37%– –
Starring:Rebel Wilson, Randall Park, Sheridan Smith, Melanie Chisholm
#42Prima Facie(2026)
32%– –
Synopsis: A young, ambitious trial lawyer (Cynthia Erivo) brilliantly navigates the ruthless London court system where she is unmatched in her defense of the accused, including… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Ings, Toheeb Jimoh, Noma Dumezweni
Directed By:Susanna White, Cynthia Erivo, Solome Williams, Anita Verma-Lallian
Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?(2026)
27%– –
Synopsis: Allen Nelson was born into a poor family in New York and joined the Marine Corps at the age of 18 to escape discrimination and… View Full Synopsis
Starring:Rodney Hicks, Geoffrey Rush, Lily Franky, Tatyana Ali
The Last Photograph(2026)
16%– –
Starring:Stuart Martin, Fra Fee, Costanza Andrade, Marlon Moreno
Directed By:Zack Snyder, Alessandro Salem, Kurt Johnstad, William Doyle
