TIFF 2026

12 movies   1 TV show  

Movies I watched this year at the Toronto International Film Festival

Movie

The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd (2026)
The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
other title: 威尔逊·谢德的生死往复 / The Life And Deaths Of Wilson Shedd
A teacher in an abusive marriage takes a job at a maximum security prison, where she falls for a charismatic inmate. The disastrous consequences call into question not only the nature of punishment and retribution, but the very limits of our humanity.

TV

Carrie (Miniseries) (2026)
Carrie Season 1 part of TV Series: Carrie
★ 7.9 22 ratings
Misfit high schooler Carrie White has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret. After her father's sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.

Movie

This is My Time (2026)
魔方小姐 WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 5.9 17 ratings
白雪 actor: 杨紫琼 / 刘昊然 …
other title: 魔方小姐 / 魔方奶奶 …
“精神状态领先30年”的魔方奶奶赵艳红(杨紫琼 饰)不服老、不认输、不怕事,更爱惹事!遇上“能躺着绝不坐着”的天才废柴吴有为(刘昊然 饰)后与魔方结缘,和师父、闺蜜、家人一起跌跌撞撞勇闯“魔坛”!70岁才拿起魔方的她,能够转出什么名堂?又会遇到哪些奇葩对手和鸡飞狗跳的意外......

Movie

Bleeding Hearts (2026)
Bleeding Hearts IMDb TMDB
A music-driven love story about real-life couple Zella Day and Jesse Woods, the musicians behind the emerging band Chaparelle. Following their first year together, the film captures the joy and uncertainty of chasing a shared dream while navigating pressures that could spark their breakup—or their breakthrough.

Movie

Dorothy (2026)
Dorothy WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
other title: 多萝西 / டோரதி
Set in a world shaped by caste, violence, and toxic masculinity, two childhood friends grow up inseparable in rural Tamil Nadu. Their lives are transformed by the arrival of Dorothy, a woman whose compassion quietly challenges the world around them.

Movie

The Last Photograph (2026)
The Last Photograph WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: 더 라스트 포토그래프 / 最后一张照片
An ex-DEA operative must return to the mountains of South America in an effort to find his missing niece and nephew, following the brutal murders of their diplomat parents. Enlisting the help of a washed-up junkie war photographer, the only person to have seen the face of the killers, he sets out, determined to find the children and the truth, but soon learns he must also face the ghosts of his past.

Movie

Spirit Guardians: The Last Secret of the First Emperor (2026)
Hộ Linh Tráng Sĩ: Bí ẩn mộ Vua Đinh IMDb TMDB
other title: Hộ Linh Tráng Sĩ: Bí ẩn mộ Vua Đinh
Set in the Dinh Dynasty of the 10th century, the period film follows seven loyal warriors who must race against time to transport 99 coffins to different parts of the kingdom as a decoy to the enemy and keep the final resting place of the first emperor a secret.
Nov. 6, 2026