Calling all film buffs! In a few short weeks the Toronto International Film Festival will be back with a star-studded lineup of films that you won't want to miss. Iconic films like American Beauty, Slumdog Millionaire, and Black Swan, all had their premieres at TIFF once upon a time. So who knows? This might be your chance to be one of the first people to experience the next hit movie!

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1. SATURDAY NIGHT

As we near SNL’s 50th anniversary, this film takes us back to the very beginning. SATURDAY NIGHT dives headfirst into the frenzied hour-and-a-half before a clutch of unknown, untrained, unruly young comedians took over network television and transformed the culture. With a star-studded cast playing the iconic original cast of SNL, this movie is sure to be a hit. 

Genre: Comedy, Drama

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2. The Deb

The Deb has been announced as TIFF’s Closing Night film. This film is having its world premiere at TIFF and marks Rebel Wilson's directorial debut.The musical film follows two very different teenage cousins, who initially clash, but eventually joined forces to make their mark on their towns annual debutante ball.

Genre: Comedy, Musical

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3. Piece by Piece

Dive into the LEGO world for the international premiere of this film that follows the life of singer and producer, Pharrell Williams. The entire story is told through LEGO pieces and features the voices of Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, and more.

Genre: Animation, Music, Biography

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4. We Live in Time

A drama romance starring Oscar nominees Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield. That description alone makes the movie sound amazing. This film explores the question of how to make the most of our time in this world by alternating between three distinct chronologies. 

Genre: Drama, Romance

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5. Nutcrackers

Nutcracker is having its world premiere attack and stars. Ben Stiller, as a city slicker forced to look after a quartet of mischievous, rural orphans.

Genre: Comedy, Family

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6. Megalopolis 

Megalopolis is the next passion project by legendary writer-director Francis Ford Coppola. The film features Oscar nominee Adam Driver as a visionary architect whose utopian ambitions clash with the more earthbound demands of a modern city. 

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi Fantasy

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7. Eden

Eden is a historical thriller directed by Oscar-winning Ron Howard. Based on historical events, the film follows two Europeans seeking a new life on a previously uninhabited island in the Galapagos archipelago. It has a stellar cast including Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, and more.

Genre: Drama

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8. Elton John: Never Too Late

If you're a fan of Sir Elton John, you definitely won't want to miss this. This film has candid interviews and newly revealed archival footage that paints a riveting and highly intimate portrait of a musical icon and trailblazer.

Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music

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9. The Wild Robot

This animated film has an all star cast featuring Pedro Pascal, Catherin O’Hara, and Lupita Nyong’o, to name a few. Based on bestselling children’s books, this story follows a robot designed to assist humans who finds herself stranded on an island populated exclusively by beasts.

Genre: Animation, Family

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10. Oh, Canada

This film tells the story of a draft dodger who agrees to recount his life for a team of documentary filmmakers. Watch Leonard Fife, played by Richard Gere, recount his younger years and explore flashbacks with Jacob Elordi playing young Fife.

Genre: Drama

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11. 40 Acres

40 Acres brings viewers into a post-apocalyptic future where food is scarce. The film tells the story of the last descendants of a Black family of farmers who settled in Canada after the American Civil War as they try to protect their homestead from an organized militia hell-bent on taking their land.

Genre: Action, Adventure

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12. Queer

Directed by the same filmmaker who brought us Call Me by Your Name, Queer is a historical romance drama film based on the 1985 novel by the same name. It’s set in 1940s Mexico city and stars Daniel Craig as an outcast American expat who becomes infatuated with a younger man. 

Genre: 2SLGBTQ+, Drama

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13. Emilia Pérez

This film merges pop opera, narco thriller, and gender affirmation drama. It's a roller coaster in which crime redemption and karma collide. The amazing cast featuring Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and more, has already collectively received the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

Genre: Crime, Musical, Drama

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14. Conclave

Conclave has a star-studded cast, led by Oscar nominees Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci. This stunning adaptation is a high stakes drama in which Cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect a new Pope.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Drama

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15. Heretic

Heretic is a horror movie from writer-director duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Be one of the first people to witness this dark film that asks serious questions about the role of faith and piety in a world rendered incomprehensible by chaos and violence. 

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror

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16. Relay

Starring Lily James and Riz Ahmed, this high concept thriller follows a reclusive middleman for a would-be whistleblower, seeking to settle with corporate malefactors.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime

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17. The Assessment

Set in a future world destroyed by climate change, this sci-fi thriller stars Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Olsen. They tell the story of a couple trying to pass an assessment to see if they are allowed to have a child in an overpopulated world. 

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi Fantasy

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18. The Last Showgirl

The Last Showgirl is having its world premiere at TIFF and stars Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Dave Bautista. Set in Las Vegas, Anderson plays a showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.

Genre: Drama

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19. Hold Your Breath

Hold Your Breath is an unsettling ghost story that’s having its world premiere at TIFF this year. Starring scream queen Sarah Paulson, known for American Gothic and American Horror Story, you know that this movie will keep you on the edge of your seat. 

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

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