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Toronto International Film Festival · 2025

Toronto International Film Festival 2025

Gala Presentations

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5 films · 2 reviews

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Eleanor The Great

Witty and proudly troublesome 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein, after a devastating loss, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Scarlett Johansson; Writer: Tory Kamen; Stars: June Squibb, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Hecht, Erin Kellyman, Will Price, Lia Lando, Greg Kaston, Michael Everett Johnson, Swanmy Sampaio, Marcha Kia, Cole Tristan Murphy, Stephen Singer, Rita Zohar, Luis Castro de Leon, Jacob Flekier)

Nuremberg

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It relies on often clumsy exposition, a common construction of "only if X" with a cut to "X has happened" leaves one asking "why?".

Andrew Robertson · 2.5 out of 5
Drama chronicles the events that brought the Nazi high command to justice following the Second World War.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: James Vanderbilt; Writer: James Vanderbilt; Stars: Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Leo Woodall, Michael Shannon, Richard E Grant, John Slattery)

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Peak Everything

Review preview for Peak Everything

Émond’s mastery can be best observed in her perfect comedic timing and the use of sex as a tool both for comedy and emotional impact.

Marko Stojiljkovic · 3.5 out of 5
A borderline depressive finds himself falling for a woman on a technical support line.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2025; Director: Anne Émond; Writer: Anne Émond; Stars: Piper Perabo, Connor Jessup, Gord Rand, Patrick Hivon, Eric K. Boulianne, Gilles Renaud, Élizabeth Mageren, Sienna Feghouli)

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A Private Life (Vie Privée)

A psychiatrist investigates a patient's death after becoming convinced they were murdered.

(Country: France; Year: 2025; Director: Rebecca Zlotowski; Writer: Anne Berest, Gaëlle Macé, Rebecca Zlotowski; Stars: Jodie Foster, Virginie Efira, Mathieu Amalric, Daniel Auteuil, Vincent Lacoste, Luàna Bajrami, Sophie Letourneur)

Two Pianos

Returning to France after a long exile, pianist Mathias Vogler reunites with his mentor, Elena, to prepare a concert. In a park, an encounter with a child who looks just like him will lead him to Claude, the woman he once loved.

(Country: France; Year: 2025; Director: Arnaud Desplechin)