13 Must-See Films At Toronto International Film Festival 2024
This year's Toronto International Film Festival (running from September 5 - 24) has a fantastic lineup of films on the slate.
Here's a few that we're particularly excited about, and not just because these are GreenSlate client projects.
But we do indeed have a particular soft spot in our green(slate) hearts for our client productions, and we're always thrilled to highlight them any chance we get.
Anora
This Palme d’Or winner follows a turbulent relationship between a New York–based exotic dancer and the son of a Russian oligarch. - TIFF
Babygirl
Nicole Kidman is captivating as a high-powered executive who risks everything when she starts a sexual relationship with an intern (Harris Dickinson) in this thrilling erotic drama from writer-director Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies). - TIFF
Code 3
The film follows a day-in-the-life of two overworked, underpaid and nearly burnt-out paramedics. One EMT is so burnt-out by the job that he is forcing himself to resign, though he first must embark on one last 24-hour shift to train his replacement. Everything that could happen on the job, from the mundane to the extreme, then happens on this final, exhilarating day. - TIFF
God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust
With the help of a skilled political strategist, Reverend David Hill runs for political office to preserve religious freedom and heal the divide in his country. - TIFF
Oh, Canada
Richard Gere re-teams up with director Paul Schrader (American Gigolo) in this drama about a writer and draft dodger who agrees to recount his life for a team of documentary filmmakers. - TIFF
Nutcrackers
Ben Stiller stars as a city slicker forced to look after a quartet of mischievous rural orphans in this fish-out-of-water comedy that speaks to the hidden talents in each of us just waiting for a chance to shine. - TIFF
Riff Raff
With an all-star ensemble that includes Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Coolidge, and Bill Murray, the latest from director Dito Montiel (Man Down, TIFF ’15) is a pitch-black comedy about family, loyalty, and murder. - TIFF
Sketch
When a young girl’s peculiar drawings come to life, leaving a wake of chaos and crayon dust, a grieving family has to band together to fight them off in this feature debut reminiscent of classics like Gremlins, Jumanji, and The Goonies. - TIFF
The Friend
Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, and a charismatic Great Dane named Bing propel this wise and insightful character drama based on the acclaimed novel by Sigrid Nunez and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. - TIFF
The Piano Lesson
Malcolm Washington makes his feature directorial debut with this adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize–winning August Wilson play, featuring an incredible cast that includes Danielle Deadwyler, John David Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson in a story about a family haunted by the legacy of an heirloom. - TIFF
The Room Next Door
Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore star in this visually exquisite and intimate adaptation of What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez, Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature. - TIFF
Millers in Marriage
An ensemble drama with a stunning cast, Edward Burns’ latest follows the thorny emotional lives of three siblings adrift in middle age, surveying the vagaries of long-term love while championing the possibilities for personal change. - TIFF
Relay
Lily James and Oscar winner Riz Ahmed star in this dazzlingly clever high-concept thriller directed by David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) about a reclusive middleman for would-be whistleblowers seeking to settle with corporate malefactors. - TIFF
Are you headed to TIFF 2024? Don't forget film festivals are an excellent networking opportunity.
September 3, 2024
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