Toronto Film Festival 2024: Movie Scorecard

Critics Consensus: Capturing the here and now of modern India with the spontaneity of a candid photograph, All We Imagine as Light is a lustrous achievement that announces Payal Kapadia as an essential filmmaker.

Synopsis: The light, the lives, and the textures of contemporary, working-class Mumbai are explored and celebrated by writer/director Payal Kapadia, who won the Grand Prize at... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon

Directed By: Payal Kapadia

Critics Consensus: Endearing and heartfelt, Will & Harper is an ode and testament to long-lasting love, acceptance and evolution within a friendship.

Synopsis: Three years ago, Will Ferrell was filming a movie when he received a most surprising email: his‬ dear friend of nearly 30 years was coming... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Will Ferrell, Harper Steele

Directed By: Josh Greenbaum

Critics Consensus: A vibrant exploration of family and social mores, On Becoming a Guineau Fowl marks another superb effort from writer-director Rungano Nyoni.

Synopsis: On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Susan Chardy, Roy Chisha, Blessings Bhamjee, Chungu Bwalya

Directed By: Rungano Nyoni

Critics Consensus: Bridging two nations with a clever and surreal conceit, Universal Language is a culture clash comedy brimming with wisdom.

Synopsis: In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, the lives of multiple characters interweave with each other in surprising and mysterious ways.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Rojina Esmaeili, Danielle Fichaud, Sobhan Javadi, Saba Vahedyousefi

Directed By: Matthew Rankin

Critics Consensus: A simple tale told with great sophistication, The Wild Robot is wondrous entertainment that dazzles the eye while filling your heart to the brim.

Synopsis: The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot--ROZZUM unit 7134, "Roz" for short -- that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy

Directed By: Christopher Sanders

Critics Consensus: An intimate epic that captures the passage of time with melancholic clarity, Caught by the Tides might be director Jia Zhangke and star Tao Zhao's most profound collaboration yet.

Synopsis: An enduring but fragile love story shared by Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin, set in China, from the early 2000s to the present day. One... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tao Zhao, Zhubin Li

Directed By: Zhang-Ke Jia

Critics Consensus: Marianne Jean-Baptiste puts on a prickly masterclass in Hard Truths, another superb character study from writer-director Mike Leigh.

Synopsis: Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber, Tuwaine Barrett

Directed By: Mike Leigh

Critics Consensus: Punching above its limited budget's weight with an intriguing hook and inventive style, Dead Mail is a polished thriller that audiences won't be returning to sender.

Synopsis: On a desolate, Midwestern county road, a bound man crawls towards a remote postal box, managing to slide a blood-stained plea-for-help message into the slot... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sterling Macer Jr., John Fleck, Susan Priver, Micki Jackson

Directed By: Joe DeBoer, Kyle McConaghy

Critics Consensus: With Nahuel Pérez Biscayart's captivating performance holding the reins, Kill the Jockey is an absorbing and wryly subversive riff on identity.

Synopsis: Once-renowned jockey Remo Manfredi (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) has run out of track. Perpetually inebriated, hopped up on horse drugs, and in hock to a minor... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Úrsula Corberó, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Mariana Di Girólamo

Directed By: Luis Ortega

Critics Consensus: Shahana Goswami bristles with unforgettable intensity in Santosh, a nervy procedural that asks the hard questions about a culture's social hierarchy.

Synopsis: A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a lowcaste... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Nawal Shukla, Pratibha Awasthi

Directed By: Sandhya Suri

Critics Consensus: Tim Robinson expands his exquisitely painful cringe comedy style to feature length with seamless results in Friendship, a toxic bromance that'll make audiences laugh and wince in equal measure.

Synopsis: Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor, as Craig's attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd, Kate Mara, Jack Dylan Grazer

Directed By: Andrew DeYoung

Critics Consensus: Patiently paced and drenched in melancholy atmosphere, Viet and Nam is a quietly affecting love story that gently pulls at the heartstrings.

Synopsis: In the depths of the underground coal mines, where danger awaits and darkness prevails, Nam and Việt, both young miners, cherish fleeting moments, knowing that... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Phạm Thanh Hải, Đào Duy Bảo Định, Nguyễn Thị Nga, Lê Viết Tụng

Directed By: Minh Quý Trương

Critics Consensus: Leavening its parable of grief with some adorable human-canine bonding, The Friend is a winsome dramedy that'll resonate with pet owners and just about anyone who's experienced loss.

Synopsis: In The Friend, writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Noma Dumezweni, Sarah Baskin

Directed By: Scott McGehee, David Siegel

Critics Consensus: An elegantly assembled diary of the Palestinian experience, No Other Land is a harrowing document that leaves traces of hope for a better future.

Synopsis: For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal

Directed By: Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

Critics Consensus: Powered by Mahmoud Bakri and Aram Sabbagh's raw believability, To a Land Unknown will keep audiences pinned to their seats as they wonder what lengths these characters will go to survive.

Synopsis: Chatila and Reda are saving to pay for fake passports to get out of Athens. But when Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his dangerous... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mahmoud Bakri, Aram Sabbagh, Mohammad Alsurafa, Angeliki Papoulia

Directed By: Mahdi Fleifel

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In the wake of a scandal involving several of her students, Jeonim (Kim Minhee), an artist and lecturer at a women's university, asks her uncle... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Min-hee, Cho Young, Cho Yunhee

Directed By: Hong Sang-soo

Critics Consensus: Accumulating power and tension thanks to Leonardo Van Dijl's coiled direction and Tessa Van den Broeck's guileless performance, Julie Keeps Quiet is a drama about silence that speaks volumes.

Synopsis: As the star player at an elite youth tennis academy, Julie's life revolves around the game she loves. She trains hard, pausing only for class... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Koen De Bouw, Ruth Becquart, Tijmen Govaerts, Sofie Decleir

Directed By: Leonardo Van Dijl

Critics Consensus: Thanks to its innovative animation and mature themes, going with this Flow proves irresistible.

Synopsis: A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with... View Full Synopsis

Directed By: Gints Zilbalodis

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Meet BJ (Anderson .Paak), a fish-out-of-water musician on the search for stardom carrying a bruised heart from a complicated past relationship. On his journey to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Anderson .Paak, Jee Young Han, Cathy Shim, Kevin Woo

Directed By: Anderson .Paak

Critics Consensus: An Unfinished Film is a boldly destabilizing docufiction that delivers truthful, ground-level portrayals of how the pandemic reshaped filmmaking and togetherness.

Synopsis: In January 2020, director Xiaorui reunites his cast and crew to complete a film that was abandoned during production ten years earlier. However, the team... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Hao Qin, Xiaorui Mao, Xi Qi, Xuan Huang

Directed By: Ye Lou

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In a windy Somali village, a newly assembled family must navigate between their different aspirations and the complex world surrounding them. Love, trust and resilience... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ahmed Ali Farah, Anab Ahmed Ibrahim, Ahmed Mohamud Saleban

Directed By: Mo Harawe

Critics Consensus: Structurally beautiful and suffused with Adrien Brody's soulful performance, writer-director Brady Corbet's The Brutalist is a towering tribute to the immigrant experience.

Synopsis: Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn

Directed By: Brady Corbet

Critics Consensus: Another marvelous chronicle of America's strivers by writer-director Sean Baker given some extra pizzazz by Mikey Madison's brassy performance, Anora is a romantic drama on the bleeding edge.

Synopsis: Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner ANORA is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Mikey Madison (ONCE UPON A TIME... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian

Directed By: Sean Baker

Critics Consensus: Carrying off papal pulp with immaculate execution and career-highlight work from Ralph Fiennes, Conclave is a godsend for audiences who crave intelligent entertainment.

Synopsis: CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events -- selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati

Directed By: Edward Berger

Critics Consensus: With a rigorous yet fantastical approach, Mati Diop's Dahomey provocatively uncovers the restitution and repatriation of a stolen legacy, and serves as a powerful statement for decolonization.

Synopsis: From acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop (Atlantics), DAHOMEY is a poetic and immersive work of art that delves into real perspectives on far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation,... View Full Synopsis

Directed By: Mati Diop

Critics Consensus: Anchored by a pair of terrific performances swathed in vivid colors, Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar's English-language feature debut attests to his universal fluency in provocative filmmaking.

Synopsis: Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, Alex Høgh Andersen

Directed By: Pedro Almodóvar

Critics Consensus: Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson memorably smolder together in Babygirl, with writer-director Halina Reijn's clinical gaze keeping this sexually frank thriller more provocative than prurient.

Synopsis: A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde

Directed By: Halina Reijn

Critics Consensus: A Southern Gothic played at a ferocious key, The Piano Lesson brings August Wilson's words to vivid life with an outstanding ensemble.

Synopsis: Set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression, The Piano Lesson follows the lives of the Charles family in the Doaker Charles... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Ray Fisher

Directed By: Malcolm Washington

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When the light breaks on a long summer’s day in Iceland. From one sunset to another, Una, a young art student encounters love, friendship, sorrow... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Elín Hall, Mikael Kaaber, Katla Njálsdóttir, Baldur Einarsson

Directed By: Rúnar Rúnarsson

Critics Consensus: Carried along by Fernanda Torres' superb performance, I'm Still Here poignantly explores a nation's upheaval through one family's search for answers.

Synopsis: As Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship, Eunice Paiva, a mother of five, must reinvent herself and her family when authorities abduct... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Valentina Herszage, Luiza Kosovski

Directed By: Walter Salles

Critics Consensus: Equal measures inspiring, and enraging, this typical sports drama knows how to take a hit and dole them out with enough emotion and vigor to stoke The Fire Inside.

Synopsis: THE FIRE INSIDE is the inspirational true story of Claressa Shields, arguably the greatest female boxer of all time. Claressa, a high school Junior from... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree Henry, Olunike Adeliyi, De'Adre Aziza

Directed By: Rachel Morrison

Critics Consensus: A highly unusual twist on the documentary format that somehow works seamlessly, this kaleidoscopic overview of Pharrell Williams' career is a lively testament to the power of self-belief.

Synopsis: PIECE BY PIECE is a unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Pharrell Williams

Directed By: Morgan Neville

Critics Consensus: A stimulating sci-fi that invests its high concept into ideas rather than special effects, The Assessment puts a trio of superb performances under a microscope and invites the audience to join in the scrutiny.

Synopsis: THE ASSESSMENT follows Mia (Elizabeth Olsen) and Aaryan (Himesh Patel), a successful couple who hope to become parents in a near future where resources are... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Olsen, Himesh Patel, Minnie Driver

Directed By: Fleur Fortune

Critics Consensus: Directed with unflinching verve by Dea Kulumbegashvili, April is a searing depiction of professional integrity and the visceral realities of childbirth.

Synopsis: Nina works in the only small hospital of a provincial town as an OB-GYN. Single and in abstinence from personal relationships, she is unconditionally devoted... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Merab Ninidze, Roza Kancheishvili, Ana Nikolava, David Beradze

Directed By: Dea Kulumbegashvili

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: On a Japanese island, life revolves around the changing seasons. Winter is time for ice hockey at school, but Takuya isn't too thrilled about it.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Keitatsu Koshiyama, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Kiara Nakanishi, Ryuya Wakaba

Directed By: Hiroshi Okuyama

Critics Consensus: A searing indictment of oppressive rule, whether it be of a nation or in a household, The Seed of the Sacred Fig functions both as compelling drama and powerful political statement.

Synopsis: Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof's award-winning thriller, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Missagh Zareh, Soheila Golestani, Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki

Directed By: Mohammad Rasoulof

Critics Consensus: Ernest Cole: Lost and Found is a devastating yet essential portrait that blends archival sources with sleek direction and engrossing narration to plumb the depths of its subject's inner life and his groundbreaking photographic activism.

Synopsis: Ernest Cole, a South African photographer was the first to expose the horrors of apartheid to a world audience. His book House of Bondage, published... View Full Synopsis

Starring: LaKeith Stanfield

Directed By: Raoul Peck

Critics Consensus: Audaciously gross, wickedly clever, and possibly Demi Moore's finest hour, The Substance is a gasp-inducing feat from writer-director Coralie Fargeat.

Synopsis: Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You, only better in every way. You should try this new product, it's called The... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Hugo Diego Garcia

Directed By: Coralie Fargeat

Critics Consensus: A wistful showcase for Pamela Anderson in a refreshingly dramatic role, The Last Showgirl pays homage to the working class of Las Vegas with a superb collection of performances.

Synopsis: The Last Showgirl, a poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelley, a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Pamela Anderson, Dave Bautista, John Clofine, Jamie Lee Curtis

Directed By: Gia Coppola

Critics Consensus: Threading its grim tale through sumptuous black-and-white photography, The Girl with the Needle is a haunting parable made with superb craft.

Synopsis: A standout selection from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE is a dark fairy tale about one woman's search for tenderness... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri, Ava Knox Martin

Directed By: Magnus von Horn

Critics Consensus: Painterly and patient, Vermiglio carefully observes its provincial milieu to such absorbing effect that audiences will feel like they've become a part of the community.

Synopsis: The lush and breathtaking beauty of the Alps, filmed with painterly grace under natural light from frigid winter to redemptive spring, provides the physical and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tommaso Ragno, Giuseppe De Domenico, Carlotta Gamba, Roberta Rovelli

Directed By: Maura Delpero

Critics Consensus: Heavy on mood and light on answers, Went Up the Hill is a heady ghost story that weaves an intoxicating spell for those patient enough to surrender to its languid rhythms.

Synopsis: In this chilling ghost story, a recently deceased woman haunts her estranged son Jack (Dacre Montgomery of Stranger Things) and her grieving widow Jill (Vicky... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Vicky Krieps, Dacre Montgomery, Arlo Green, Sarah Peirse

Directed By: Samuel Van Grinsven

Critics Consensus: A slow-burning spectral thriller, Presence reaffirms that Soderbergh plays with form as deftly as he flits between genres.

Synopsis: A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they're not alone.

Starring: Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan, Lucas Papaelias

Directed By: Steven Soderbergh

Critics Consensus: Showing a sweeter side of director Mike Flanagan's deeply-felt emotional register, The Life of Chuck is a buoyant and often wonderful adaptation of one of Stephen King's more cosmically optimistic tales.

Synopsis: A genre-bending tale celebrating the life of Charles "Chuck" Krantz, as he experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss and the multitudes contained... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mark Hamill

Directed By: Mike Flanagan

Critics Consensus: A stoic Jude Law and diabolically good Nicholas Hoult turn the tides of history in this grippingly intense thrill ride.

Synopsis: For over a year, a series of bold daylight bank robberies and armored car heists leaves law enforcement baffled and the public panicked throughout the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett

Directed By: Justin Kurzel

Critics Consensus: Writer-director Kiyoshi Kurosawa returns to the theme of technology being a haunting force with disturbing success in Cloud, a slow-burn examination of social media that ends with a bang.

Synopsis: A stylish, subversive thriller from suspense-maverick Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse), concerning Yoshii, an ambitious, yet directionless, young factory worker from Tokyo who side hustles in... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Masaki Suda, Kotone Furukawa, Daiken Okudaira, Amane Okayama

Directed By: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Critics Consensus: Hugh Grant has infectious fun playing against type in Heretic, a religious horror that preaches the gospel of cerebral chills over cheap shocks.

Synopsis: Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (Hugh... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace

Directed By: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

Critics Consensus: Director Miguel Gomes continues to leverage the possibilities of cinema to explore passion and time in this globetrotting lark, richly realized in striking black-and-white photography.

Synopsis: From Miguel Gomes, the award winning director of Tabu and Arabian Nights, comes a globe-trotting tale of unrequited love. Earning Gomes the Best Director prize... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Crista Alfaiate, Gonçalo Waddington, Claúdio da Silva, Lang-Khê Tran

Directed By: Miguel Gomes

Critics Consensus: Daring to substitute its marquee star with a VFX creation and somehow pulling it off, Better Man makes a monkey out of the traditional musical biopic to thrilling effect.

Synopsis: Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Damon Herriman

Directed By: Michael Gracey

Critics Consensus: Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh's palpable chemistry will snatch audiences' hearts before breaking them in We Live in Time, a powerful melodrama that uses its nonlinear structure to thoughtfully explore grief.

Synopsis: Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together --... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh, Adam James, Aoife Hinds

Directed By: John Crowley

Critics Consensus: Jazzed up by an excellent ensemble that captures the essence if not the exact likeness of SNL's original cast and crew, Saturday Night is a frenetic and nostalgic celebration of one of showbiz's most auspicious debuts.

Synopsis: At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television -- and culture -- forever. Directed by Jason Reitman... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Gabriel LaBelle, Dylan O'Brien, Cory Michael Smith, Rachel Sennott

Directed By: Jason Reitman

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: When Mara (Deragh Campbell), a young creative writing professor, reunites with Matt (Matt Johnson), a charismatic, free-spirited author from her past, a chance encounter threatens... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Matt Johnson, Simon Reynolds, Deragh Campbell, Alejandra Zapico

Directed By: Kazik Radwanski

Critics Consensus: A brainy satire that has a ball turning the supposed adults in the room into helpless children, Rumours spins a one-joke premise into a sophisticated riot.

Synopsis: Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at the annual G7 summit, where... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Roy Dupuis, Denis Ménochet, Charles Dance

Directed By: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson

Critics Consensus: The Return removes the mythology from Odysseus' homecoming along with some of the fun, but Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche's terrific performances keep this drama absorbing.

Synopsis: After 20 years away, Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has returned from the Trojan War,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari

Directed By: Uberto Pasolini

Critics Consensus: A phantasmagorical distillation of William S. Burroughs' preoccupations that's by turns meandering and vital, Queer marks one of Daniel Craig's most sterling performances yet.

Synopsis: 1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone, except for a few contacts with other members of the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Lesley Manville

Directed By: Luca Guadagnino

Critics Consensus: Director Andrea Arnold strikes a coming-of-age chord through Nykiya Adams' moving performance, marrying fantasy and reality to the dizzying end.

Synopsis: The long-awaited return to fiction filmmaking from Academy Award-winner Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank), BIRD is a tender, striking and extraordinarily surprising coming-of-age fable... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, Nykiya Adams, James Nelson-Joyce

Directed By: Andrea Arnold

Critics Consensus: As far as adaptations go, Nightbitch packs more bark than bite as the stellar Amy Adams takes on motherhood and the neighborhood in a rather conventional romp.

Synopsis: A woman (Amy Adams) pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom seeking a new chapter in her life and encounters just that, when her... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Ella Thomas, Zoe Chao

Directed By: Marielle Heller

Critics Consensus: With the magnetic Jharrel Jerome as its champion, Unstoppable is an inspirational sports story that honestly earns audiences' cheers.

Synopsis: Unstoppable is the inspiring true story of Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome) who was born with one leg but whose indomitable spirit and unbreakable resolve empowered... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jharrel Jerome, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Don Cheadle

Directed By: William Goldenberg

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Winter 1862. In the midst of the Civil War, the US Army sends a company of volunteer soldiers to the western territories, with the task... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Noah Carlson, Tim Carlson, Jeremiah Knupp, René W. Solomon

Directed By: Roberto Minervini

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Over seven hallucinatory days, a village with no name, in an undefined time and place, disappears. In Athina Rachel Tsangari's tragicomic take on a Western,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Harry Melling, Frank Dillane, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosy McEwen

Directed By: Athina Rachel Tsangari

Critics Consensus: Ruminating on the love within loss, The Shrouds is a personal and peculiar examination of grief by director David Cronenberg.

Synopsis: Karsh, a creative entrepreneur who lost his spouse, develops a machine designed to communicate with deceased individuals.

Starring: Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt

Directed By: David Cronenberg

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In the jungle of Colombia, Pepe, a young Hippo was killed. Between sounds and bellows, his ghost narrates his story, an authentic and false story,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jhon Narváez, Fareed Matjila, Harmony Ahalwa, Steven Alexander

Directed By: Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias, Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias

Critics Consensus: Anchored by Richard Gere's egoless performance, Oh Canada is a thorny and sometimes muddled memory play that fits solidly into director Paul Schrader's self-reflective filmography.

Synopsis: Fiery but feeling his years and his illness, ailing filmmaker Leonard Fife (Richard Gere) wants to tell his life story, unfiltered, before it's too late.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman, Michael Imperioli

Directed By: Paul Schrader

Critics Consensus: On Swift Horses capitalizes on a steadfast cast while grappling with contemplatively rich themes of society, sexuality, and morality to a mostly astute end.

Synopsis: Muriel and her husband Lee are beginning a bright new life in California when he returns from the Korean War. But their newfound stability is... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva

Directed By: Daniel Minahan

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Grieving the loss of his girlfriend Daniela, Nicolás is consumed by sorrow. He sees a glimmer of hope when he's offered a chance to participate... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Henry Golding, Beatrice Grannò, Aura Garrido, Rubén Ochandiano

Directed By: Nacho Vigalondo

Critics Consensus: The End doesn't lack for ambition or talent, but its bold vision is ill-served by a bloated runtime and monotonous musical score.

Synopsis: Twenty-five years after environmental collapse left the Earth uninhabitable, Mother, Father and Son are confined to their palatial bunker, where they struggle to maintain hope... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, Lennie James, Bronagh Gallagher

Directed By: Joshua Oppenheimer

Critics Consensus: More of a creative manifesto than a cogent narrative feature, Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis is an overstuffed opus that's equal parts stimulating and slapdash.

Synopsis: MEGALOPOLIS is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver),... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza

Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola

Critics Consensus: Ben Stiller's sturdy performance gives Nutcrackers some heart, but a clichéd story and indifferent execution make this holiday dramedy about as delightful as getting socks for Christmas.

Synopsis: A strait-laced man finds his life suddenly upended when he becomes the caregiver for his rambunctious, orphaned nephews.

Starring: Ben Stiller, Linda Cardellini, Edi Patterson, Tim Heidecker

Directed By: David Gordon Green

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A tale exploring themes of family, war and revenge.

Starring: Salma Hayek, Juan Minujín, Demián Bichir, Nika Perrone

Directed By: Angelina Jolie