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Films at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

by keithsim • Created 12 years ago • Modified 12 years ago
TIFF boasts 146 world premieres from 72 countries with a total of 289 feature films in all. Don't even get us started on the shorts (83 of them and they're not included in the list below). The fest has wisely opted to go for quality not, by necessity, Canadian films (though there are obviously quality Canadian films by the batches) starting with the opening night film, Looper, which is getting great buzz.
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  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Amy Adams in The Master (2012)

    1. The Master

    20122h 18mR86Metascore
    7.1 (193K)
    A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by a cult and its charismatic leader.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsJoaquin PhoenixPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy Adams
  • Argo (2012)

    2. Argo

    20122hR86Metascore
    7.7 (654K)
    Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
    DirectorBen AffleckStarsBen AffleckBryan CranstonJohn Goodman
  • Ben Affleck and Olga Kurylenko in To the Wonder (2012)

    3. To the Wonder

    20121h 52mR58Metascore
    5.8 (31K)
    After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.
    DirectorTerrence MalickStarsBen AffleckOlga KurylenkoJavier Bardem
  • Bruce Willis, Jeff Daniels, Piper Perabo, Paul Dano, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt in Looper (2012)

    4. Looper

    20121h 59mR84Metascore
    7.4 (619K)
    In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
    DirectorRian JohnsonStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittBruce WillisEmily Blunt
  • Jude Law, Keira Knightley, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Anna Karenina (2012)

    5. Anna Karenina

    20122h 9mR63Metascore
    6.6 (110K)
    In late-19th-century Russian high society, St. Petersburg aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the dashing Count Alexei Vronsky.
    DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyJude LawAaron Taylor-Johnson
  • Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton in Byzantium (2012)

    6. Byzantium

    20121h 58mR66Metascore
    6.5 (47K)
    Two mysterious women seek refuge at a rundown British seaside resort.
    DirectorNeil JordanStarsSaoirse RonanGemma ArtertonSam Riley
  • Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, and Eva Mendes in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

    7. The Place Beyond the Pines

    20122h 20mR68Metascore
    7.3 (301K)
    A stunt rider turns into a robber in order to lead a happy life with his child and lover and grabs the attention of a police officer. They both get on a collision course that affects their families.
    DirectorDerek CianfranceStarsRyan GoslingBradley CooperEva Mendes
  • The Sessions (2012)

    8. The Sessions

    20121h 35mR79Metascore
    7.2 (45K)
    A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.
    DirectorBen LewinStarsJohn HawkesHelen HuntWilliam H. Macy
  • Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts in Rust and Bone (2012)

    9. Rust and Bone

    20122hR73Metascore
    7.4 (72K)
    Put in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
    DirectorJacques AudiardStarsMarion CotillardMatthias SchoenaertsArmand Verdure
  • Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof in Much Ado About Nothing (2012)

    10. Much Ado About Nothing

    20121h 49mPG-1378Metascore
    7.0 (17K)
    A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.
    DirectorJoss WhedonStarsAlexis DenisofAmy AckerFran Kranz
  • Bradley Cooper, Debbie Lay, and Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

    11. Silver Linings Playbook

    20122h 2mR81Metascore
    7.7 (761K)
    After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
    DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De Niro
  • Michael Shannon in The Iceman (2012)

    12. The Iceman

    20121h 46mR60Metascore
    6.8 (82K)
    The story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When he was finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor his daughters had any clue about his real profession.
    DirectorAriel VromenStarsMichael ShannonChris EvansJames Franco
  • Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Oaklee Pendergast, Tom Holland, and Samuel Joslin in The Impossible (2012)

    13. The Impossible

    20121h 54mPG-1373Metascore
    7.5 (257K)
    The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
    DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsNaomi WattsEwan McGregorTom Holland
  • Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow, P!nk, Mark Ruffalo, and Josh Gad in Thanks for Sharing (2012)

    14. Thanks for Sharing

    20121h 52mR54Metascore
    6.4 (30K)
    A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon: sex addiction.
    DirectorStuart BlumbergStarsMark RuffaloTim RobbinsGwyneth Paltrow
  • Arthur Newman (2012)

    15. Arthur Newman

    20121h 41mR42Metascore
    5.6 (8K)
    A story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.
    DirectorDante AriolaStarsColin FirthEmily BluntAnne Heche
  • Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)

    16. Cloud Atlas

    20122h 52mR55Metascore
    7.4 (382K)
    As souls are born and reborn, they renew their connections to one another throughout the ages.
    DirectorsTom TykwerLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsTom HanksHalle BerryHugh Grant
  • Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña in End of Watch (2012)

    17. End of Watch

    20121h 49mR68Metascore
    7.6 (283K)
    Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and close friends.
    DirectorDavid AyerStarsJake GyllenhaalMichael PeñaAnna Kendrick
  • Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Colin Farrell, Olga Kurylenko, and Bonny in Seven Psychopaths (2012)

    18. Seven Psychopaths

    20121h 50mR66Metascore
    7.1 (282K)
    A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
    DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellWoody HarrelsonSam Rockwell
  • Jennifer Connelly, Greg Kinnear, Logan Lerman, Nat Wolff, Liana Liberato, and Lily Collins in Stuck in Love. (2012)

    19. Stuck in Love.

    20121h 37mR49Metascore
    7.2 (94K)
    An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
    DirectorJosh BooneStarsGreg KinnearJennifer ConnellyLily Collins
  • Kevin Bacon, Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Billy Bob Thornton, Robert Patrick, John Patrick Amedori, Katherine LaNasa, Frances O'Connor, Shawnee Smith, Ray Stevenson, Ron White, Marshall Allman, Carissa Fowler, and Karli Barnett in Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012)

    20. Jayne Mansfield's Car

    20122h 2mR48Metascore
    6.2 (3.8K)
    Alabama; 1969: The death of a clan's estranged wife and mother brings together two very different families. Do the scars of the past hide differences that will tear them apart, or expose truths that could lead to unexpected collisions?
    DirectorBilly Bob ThorntonStarsTippi HedrenKevin BaconRay Stevenson
  • Bill Murray and Laura Linney in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

    21. Hyde Park on Hudson

    20121h 34mR55Metascore
    5.9 (13K)
    The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
    DirectorRoger MichellStarsBill MurrayLaura LinneyOlivia Williams
  • Hannah Arendt (2012)

    22. Hannah Arendt

    20121h 53mNot Rated69Metascore
    7.1 (12K)
    A look at the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for 'The New Yorker' on the trial of the Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem.
    DirectorMargarethe von TrottaStarsBarbara SukowaAxel MilbergJanet McTeer
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Matthew Fox in Emperor (2012)

    23. Emperor

    20121h 45mPG-1348Metascore
    6.5 (15K)
    As the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, General Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
    DirectorPeter WebberStarsMatthew FoxColin MoyTommy Lee Jones
  • James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine in Spring Breakers (2012)

    24. Spring Breakers

    20121h 34mR63Metascore
    5.3 (152K)
    Four college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.
    DirectorHarmony KorineStarsVanessa HudgensSelena GomezAshley Benson
  • Noomi Rapace and Rachel McAdams in Passion (2012)

    25. Passion

    20121h 42mR54Metascore
    5.3 (25K)
    The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsRachel McAdamsNoomi RapaceKaroline Herfurth

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