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Film festival szn is officially under way – and we have thoughts.
Toronto International Film Festival has premiered some seriously exciting film and TV projects, including Feel Good's Mae Martin's return to our screens, the beginning of Charli XCX's movie era, Saoirse Ronan's teacher-student drama and the third Knives Out instalment. And many, many more.
The trailer for her upcoming project 100 Nights of Hero – also starring Emma Corrin and and Richard E Grant – has just dropped.
Here are GLAMOUR's top Toronto International Film Festival recommendations.
Wayward
Starring: Toni Collette, Mae Martin, Patrick J Adams, Sarah Gadon
Plot: The TV series is set to explore the “dark underbelly of the troubled teen industry”. Toni Collette plays a mysterious headmistress, while Martin plays cop protagonist, Alex Dempsey. It was also filmed in Toronto, which makes it a super special festival premiere.
Release info: Wayward drops on Netflix on 25 September.
Erupcja
Starring: Charli XCX, Lena Gora
Plot: A sapphic drama about a woman that reconnects with an old friend of hers while visiting Warsaw with her boyfriend. We're very excited about this latest development about Charli XCX's foray into movies.
Release info: TBC
Bad Apples
Starring: Saiorse Ronan, Jacob Anderson
Plot: Saiorse – who we believe can do it all and play any role – plays a teacher whose class is disrupted by one rebellious pupil, which leads her to do something rather unethical to stop this “bad apple” and his influence on her class. We won't say much more, but call us intrigued.
Release info: TBC
Sacrifice
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Evans, Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Ambika Mod, Sam Richardson, Charli XCX and John Malkovich
Plot: Another part of the Charli XCX cinematic universe, Sacrifice tells the story of an elite fundraising gala, where celebrities and socialites find themselves in danger from armed activists who storm the venue.
Release info: TBC
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Starring: Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack and Thomas Haden Church.
Plot: Said to be the darkest Knives Out chapter yet, the third outing sees Craig's Benoit Blanc encounter a potentially Christ-like resurrection and some eccentric characters at a church in upstate New York.
Release info: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is set for release in select cinemas from 26 November before dropping on Netflix on 12 December.
The Man In My Basement
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Corey Hawkins, Anna Diop, Tamara Lawrance
Plot: Directed and co-written by Nadia Latif in her feature directorial debut and based on the novel of the same name by Walter Mosley, we are told the story of a down-on-his-luck African American man visited by a strange white businessman who rents his basement for the summer.
Release info: The Man In My Basement is out in UK cinemas from Friday 12 September.
Wasteman
Starring: David Jonsson, Tom Blyth
Plot: Jonsson plays Taylor, whose parole from prison is jeopardised by his new cellmate Dee. When there's a vicious attack, he must choose between protecting Dee and his chances at parole.
Release info: Wasteman is out in UK cinemas on 20 February 2026.
Roofman
Starring: Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Peter Dinklage, Juno Temple, Uzo Aduba, LaKeith Stanfield, Ben Mendelsohn
Plot: Former solider and professional thief Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum) breaks out of prison and hides out in a toy shop, only to fall for a single mum (Dunst) and start living a double life. Can he outrun his past?
Release info: Roofman is out in cinemas on 3 October.
Mile End Kicks
Starring: Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostick, Jay Baruchel
Plot: Set during Montreal's indie music scene in 2011, a music critic gets romantically involved with two members of an indie rock band, and agrees to become their publicist.
Release info: TBC
Rental Family
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hara, Mari Yamamoto
Plot: Fraser plays a Tokyo-based American actor who finds himself working at a “rental family” agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers.
Release info: Rental Family will be released in cinemas in January 2026.
