Search: Directed by Xavier Dolan

Heartbeats (2010)

Review preview for Heartbeats

Dolan – in all his incarnations – has proved himself a name to watch here.

Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5

Two close friends find the bond between them tested when both fall in love with the same man.
I Killed My Mother (2009)

Review preview for I Killed My Mother

There is nothing to temper all the teenage angst bullshit.

Donald Munro · 2.5 out of 5

A semi- autobiographical tale in which a young man explores all the things he hates about his mother.
It's Only The End Of The World (2016)

Review preview for It's Only The End Of The World

The histrionics on display submerge everything else while the narrative pitch throws so much at the spectator that it is impossible to sympathise with anyone.

Richard Mowe · 2 out of 5

A writer returns home after a long absence to tell his family he is terminally ill.
Laurence Anyways (2012)

Review preview for Laurence Anyways

Poupaud and Clement subtly delineate their character’s changes while maintaining an intensity that keeps the audience involved amid all the flashy distractions.

Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5

A teacher and aspiring writer in Nineties Montreal tells his girlfriend he wants to live as a woman.
Mommy (2014)

Review preview for Mommy

The energy and sheer visual bravura carry it along.

Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5

A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor insinuates herself into their household.
Tom At The Farm (2013)

Review preview for Tom At The Farm

A complex portrait of grief, Tom At The Farm is Dolan's strongest work to date, not least because of the performance he gives in the lead.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5

A young man finds himself embroiled in a dangerous game of deception.