The 70th edition of the festival will run from October 8 to 17. It will open with Simon Stone's Elsinore and close with Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut.

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I Play Rocky
I Play Rocky
Sylvester Stallone, then a failing actor, writes the ultimate underdog story and must fight for his chance to play the role of a lifetime - Rocky Balboa.
A Long Winter
A Long Winter
Returning to his childhood home deep in the mountains, Mike is drawn back into the quiet rituals of family life as the clan prepares for the winter ahead.
Everest: The Other Side
Everest: The Other Side
Follows two mountaineers as they attempt to climb and ski the direct North Face of Mount Everest.
The Debut
The Debut
A shy housewife is unexpectedly cast in a local am-dram original musical. Under the spell of the strong-willed and enigmatic director, she loses herself in the role.
Tender Loving Care
Tender Loving Care
In contemporary London, social workers Amy and Rosie navigate the stressors and joys of life together, be that work, family or messy dating lives.
Florid
Florid
A young man in supported housing tries to juggle his musical aspirations and mental health issues.
Fatherland
Fatherland
Drama focusing on Thomas Mann's post-war life, as he and his daughter embark on a road-trip across Germany.
Ink
Ink
Drama charting Rupert Murdoch's acquisition of The Sun newspaper and its upturning of the landscape under editor Larry Lamb in 1969.
A Man Of His Time
A Man Of His Time
Historical drama set against a backdrop of Vichy France as a man strives to help France's renewal.
The Difficult Bride
The Difficult Bride
In contemporary Dhaka, a bride-to-be preparing for her dream wedding begins to lose control of her body as beauty rituals, social expectations, and supernatural forces collide, transforming her journey toward marriage into an unsettling search for freedom.
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London Film Festival Features

Expanding the possible
Fernanda Salgado on fantasy, reality, Jan Švankmajer and Ana, En Passant
The only thing worth saying
Chuko and Arie Esiri on adapting Mrs Dalloway and making Clarissa
Head space
Florid director Billy Lumby and his cast on bringing an authentic picture of mental health to the big screen
London Film Festival highlights
Movies to catch at the 2026 edition
Care and community
Mike Leigh and the Tender Loving Care cast on humanity and looking out for one another
Wool power
Concrete Land director Asmahan Bkerat on learning about herself as she filmed a Bedouin clan's life
Heightened reality
Louise Bagnall on bringing animation Julián to vibrant, colourful life
Same movie, different mode
James Gray, Miles Teller and Adam Driver discuss making Paper Tiger
Spectators
Marie Kreutzer, Léa Seydoux, Laurence Rupp and Catherine Deneuve on Gentle Monster
Conflicted characters
Alexis Manenti on Too Many Beasts and Flesh And Fuel
The buzz of a bond
Fernando Eimbcke on fun and games in Flies

London Film Festival News

Imperium takes top prize at LFF
Sergei Loznitsa’s documentary explores the Soviet Union of the Seventies
London Film Festival announces full programme
70th edition premieres include Wildwood and Ray Gunn
The Debut to close London Film Festival
Jesse Eisenberg stars in his latest alongside Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti
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