TIFF ’25 | The Top Ten Films
TIFF ’25 brought the heat and the heart. From Hamnet’s haunting grief to The Furious’ martial-arts mayhem, these are the Top 10 films that defined the festival.
TIFF ’25 brought the heat and the heart. From Hamnet’s haunting grief to The Furious’ martial-arts mayhem, these are the Top 10 films that defined the festival.
In Aki, filmmaker Darlene Naponse transforms the seasonal rhythms of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek into a meditative, dialogue-free portrait of land, memory, and resilience.
Saoirse Ronan anchors Bad Apples, a pitch-black comedy thriller that asks how far a teacher might go when the system refuses to help.
Mae Martin’s series takes viewers into the sinister heart of a seemingly idyllic town, where Toni Collette’s chilling performance as the manipulative head of a “troubled teen” academy anchors a story steeped in secrets, control, and psychological dread.
Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune blends broad comedy with heartfelt reflection as Keanu Reeves delivers a sly, self-aware turn as a bumbling angel whose meddling sets off chaos.
Rian Johnson brings Benoit Blanc back in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, this time unraveling a murder in a small Catholic parish where faith, power, and morality collide.
With a WWII bomb ticking beneath London and a daring heist unfolding above ground, Fuze is a high-stakes thriller that blends explosive spectacle with layered character drama.
Friendship is messy. Sasha Leigh Henry’s Dinner With Friends peels back the layers of love, betrayal, and resilience as eight longtime friends reunite for a series of dinner parties that reveal both the beauty and the fractures of adulthood.