25 Must See Films at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2017

The Disaster Artist

Director: James Franco
Country: USA, Language: English
Cast: Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Ari Graynor, Alison Brie, Jacki Weaver, Paul Scheer, Josh Hutcherson, Zac Efron.

James Franco directs this giddy tribute to eccentric filmmaker Tommy Wiseau and his friend, actor Greg Sestero, whose notoriously awful film The Room has become one of the most beloved cult classics of all time.

Thelma

Director: Joachim Trier
Country: Norway, Sweden, France, Denmark; Language: Norwegian
Cast: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen.

Recently moved to Oslo to attend school, a young woman falls in love and discovers that she possesses terrifying powers, in this supernatural thriller from acclaimed director Joachim Trier (Louder Than Bombs).

Battle of the Sexes

Director: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Country: USA, Language: English
Cast: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Natalie Morales.

Emma Stone and Steve Carell star in this recreation of the legendary 1973 tennis match that pitted Billie Jean King against Bobby Riggs.

I love you, Daddy

Director: Louis CK
Country: USA, Language: English
Cast: Louis C.K., Chloë Grace Moretz, John Malkovich, Rose Byrne, Charlie Day, Helen Hunt, Pamela Adlon, Ebonee Noel, Edie Falco.

Shot on 35mm in black and white, Louis C.K.’s I Love You, Daddy was filmed entirely in secret.

Call me by Your Name

Director: Luca Guadagnino
Country: Italy, France; Language: English, Italian, French, German
Cast: Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel.

The latest from Italian auteur Luca Guadagnino ( I Am Love, A Bigger Splash) explores the tender, tentative relationship that blooms over the course of one summer between a 17-year-old boy on the cusp of adulthood (Timothée Chalamet) and his father’s research assistant (Armie Hammer).

Plonger

Director: Mélanie Laurent
Country: France, Language: Spanish, English, French
Cast: Gilles Lellouche, María Valverde.

A restless photographer leaves her family to “find herself” and takes up deep-sea diving, in this emotional drama from Mélanie Laurent.

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The Disaster Artist

Director: James Franco Country: USA, Language: English Cast: Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Ari Graynor, Alison Brie, Jacki Weaver, Paul Scheer, Josh Hutcherson, Zac Efron.

Thelma

Director: Joachim Trier Country: Norway, Sweden, France, Denmark; Language: Norwegian Cast: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen.

Battle of the Sexes

Director: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Country: USA, Language: English Cast: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Natalie Morales.

I love you, Daddy

Director: Louis CK Country: USA, Language: English Cast: Louis C.K., Chloë Grace Moretz, John Malkovich, Rose Byrne, Charlie Day, Helen Hunt, Pamela Adlon, Ebonee Noel, Edie Falco.

Call me by Your Name

Director: Luca Guadagnino Country: Italy, France; Language: English, Italian, French, German Cast: Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel.