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Toronto International Film Festival · 2026

Toronto International Film Festival 2026

Midnight Madness

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10 films · 1 review

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Anchors Aweigh

After a thwarted marriage proposal, an alt-comedian spirals into an existential crisis.

(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Matt Barats; Writer: Matt Barats; Stars: Matt Barats, Serena Profaci, Mike Holt, Felipe Di Poi, Elizabeth Cappucino, Ana Fabrega)

Arrested Memory

A detective develops amnesia while he is on a case.

(Country: Taiwan, Japan; Year: 2026; Director: Sabu; Writer: Sabu; Stars: Ethan Juan, Moon Lee, Reika Kirishima, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Hsieh Ying-shiuan, Daisuke Tsukahara, Kent Tsai, Akira Huang, Chang Tsai-hsing, Brando Huang, Chen Yen-chuang, ⁠Yang Jie, Nelson Shen, Stanley Mei, Lo Neng-hua)

The Face Of Horror

A vain knight, an inconvenient wife, and a marriage built on murder. Anna Biller’s gloriously lurid ghost story proves that killing your wife may only be the beginning of your problems.

(Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Anna Biller; Writer: Anna Biller; Stars: Jonah Hauer-King, Kristine Frøseth, Ellie Bamber, Leo Suter, Ben Radcliffe, Bella Heathcote)

Half

Two half-human, half-vampire siblings are run off the road and left for dead by a gang of scavengers—and they're coming back for bloody revenge.

(Country: India; Year: 2026; Director: Samjad)

Kick On

Four friends trying to keep their late-night bender going end up at the apartment of a reckless mobster; what starts as a casual substance-fueled afterparty quickly escalates into a violence-filled rager.

(Country: Australia; Year: 2026; Director: Nick Kozakis; Writer: Phil Klimek; Stars: Markella Kavenagh, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Ras-Samuel, Jacek Koman)

Ladies And Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney

The rise of Canada’s 18th prime minister, told through a satirical collage of archival footage, television nostalgia and national mythmaking.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Matthew Rankin; Writer: Matthew Rankin)

River

When three estranged siblings reunite in their hometown after the death of their father, they set out to scatter his ashes at his favourite spot on a remote river. But when their boat breaks down, the trip devolves into a waking nightmare.

(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Joshua Giuliano; Stars: Jane Levy, Jessica Rothe, Max Mattern, Dane DiLiegro)

Rogue Trooper

An adaptation of the influential British comic book following a clone soldier bred for an interstellar forever-war and his fallen comrades whose personalities live on within his gun, helmet, and backpack.

(Country: UK; Year: 2026; Director: Duncan Jones; Writer: Duncan Jones; Stars: Aneurin Barnard, Jack Lowden, Daryl McCormack, Reece Shearsmith, Matt Berry, Jemaine Clement, Diane Morgan, Hayley Atwell, Sean Bean)

The Spiral (L'estrania)

Review preview for The Spiral

Up until the end laced with cheap pseudo-biblical references, this horror-drama serves as a fun and thrilling ride.

Marko Stojiljkovic · 3 out of 5
A woman unexpectedly shows up at her daughter’s home to reveal the truth about their family.

(Country: Belgium, France, Italy; Year: 2026; Director: Paolo Strippoli; Writer: Paolo Strippoli, Salvatore de Chirico; Stars: Jasmine Trinca, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Matilda De Angelis, Adriano Giannini, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi)

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Vintage Violence

A livestreamer discovers a cache of vintage denim only to run afoul of the Yakuza when he is lured to Japan to sell the jeans by one of his subscribers.

(Country: US, Japan; Year: 2026; Director: Eugene Kotlyarenko; Writer: Eugene Kotlyarenko; Stars: Cole Sprouse, Kiko Mizuhara, Nijiro Murakami, Pierre Taki, Hio Miyazawa)