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London Film Festival

8 October – 17 August 2026

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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  • Godzilla Minus Zero
    Review preview for Godzilla Minus Zero

    The first Japanese production to be shot specifically for IMAX, there's plenty big on that big big screen.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    Japan, 1949. Pilot Kōichi, his wife Noriko and adoptive daughter Akiko are attempting to recover from Godzilla’s recent attacks. But just as everything seems settled, a new danger emerges.
  • Musk
    Review preview for Musk

    In endeavouring to provide real insights about the man, Gibney has to dig through a weight of illusion and affectation

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A detailed look at the tech billionnaire.
  • The Devils
    Review preview for The Devils

    It’s a frenetic ride, but one that builds to a sombre climax.

    Jeff Robson · 4.5 out of 5
    A rebellious priest in 17th-century France is falsely accused of witchcraft.
  • Wild Horse Nine
    Review preview for Wild Horse Nine

    Malkovich and Rockwell are magnetic.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Rapa Nui.
  • I Love Boosters
    Review preview for I Love Boosters

    I suspected there'd be ideas introduced that lesser films would attempt to spin out while this grabbed another and another and another, and so it came to pass.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    A crew of professional shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion maven.
  • La Bola Negra
    Review preview for La Bola Negra

    La Bola Negra was an unfinished work in a life cut short but the film named (variously) for it is extension and tribute and triumph.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    Drama exploring the inter-connected lives of three gay men.
  • Elsinore
    Review preview for Elsinore

    Scott’s beacon of light is swallowed up by Stone and Beresford’s heavy-handedness.

    Paul Risker · 3 out of 5
    Account of Ian Charleson’s life, capturing the moment when he faced his own mortality as he prepared to play Hamlet at the Royal National Theatre.
  • Klara And The Sun
    Review preview for Klara And The Sun

    Rarely does a character jump off the screen in the way Klara does. Ortega is luminous in the role.

    Paul Risker · 3 out of 5
    An Artificial Friend is desperate to find a loving home.
  • Making Marie Antoinette
    Review preview for Making Marie Antoinette

    An in-depth portrait of the production, a rare opportunity to see how a film on that scale is put together.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A behind-the-scenes look at the 2006 film.
  • I Play Rocky
    Review preview for I Play Rocky

    Anchored by Anthony Ippolito’s performance – he not only bears a striking resemblance to Stallone, but his physical and verbal mimicry is uncanny.

    Paul Risker · 3 out of 5
    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.

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