TIFF 2026: Reviews and Rankings

Saulo and Michelle review and rank everything they watch at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival. Ratings and reviews will be updated throughout TIFF 2026.

Every film we review is ranked below from worst to best. The list also includes TIFF 2026 selections we previously watched at other festivals, including Cannes and Sundance. Each entry includes our rating and a link to our coverage.

Check back throughout the festival as we watch more films and the ranking grows.

Top 10

Still from Minotaur 1
Minotaur A devastating portrait of Putin’s Russia seen through a family slowly rotting from within. ★★★★
Still from Wild Horse Nine 2
Wild Horse Nine “ECCENTRIC” ★★★★
Still from The Man I Love 3
The Man I Love “HAUNTING” ★★★★
Still from The Unknown 4
The Unknown “UNSETTLING” ★★★★
Still from La Gradiva 5
La Gradiva “DEVASTATING” ★★★★
Still from Iron Boy 6
Iron Boy “SWEET” ★★★★
Still from The Only Living Pickpocket in New York 7
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York “ASSURED” ★★★★
Still from Club Kid 8
Club Kid “ABSOLUTE BANGER” ★★★★
Still from The Assassin(s) 9
The Assassin(s) “THRILLING” ★★★★
Still from Once Upon a Time in Harlem 10
Once Upon a Time in Harlem “ESSENTIAL” ★★★★

Our complete ranking

Updated October 20, 2026

  1. Minotaur
  2. Wild Horse Nine
  3. The Man I Love
  4. The Unknown
  5. La Gradiva
  6. Iron Boy
  7. The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
  8. Club Kid
  9. The Assassin(s)
  10. Once Upon a Time in Harlem
  11. All of a Sudden
  12. Possible Love
  13. La Bola Negra
  14. The Spiral
  15. I Play Rocky
  16. Bucking Fastard
  17. Alpha Gang
  18. Onwards and Sideways
  19. Look Back
  20. The Beloved
  21. The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
  22. Atonement
  23. The Liberation
  24. God Bless You, Mr. Kopu
  25. Tender Loving Care
  26. Josephine
  27. River
  28. A Talent for Murder
  29. Ink
  30. Julián
  31. Toy Gun Bandit
  32. Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
  33. Bunker
  34. A Long Winter
  35. The Debut
  36. Being Heumann
  37. Babies
  38. In the Heart of the South
  39. Fjord
  40. Closing Night
  41. Coward
  42. Everybody Wants to F*ck Me
  43. The Julia Set
  44. Prima Facie
  45. Paradise Lost
  46. Elsinore
  47. Stuffed
  48. Gentle Monster
  49. Love of Your Life
  50. The Housewife
  51. Misty Green
  52. Drifter

More rankings

By year

2026 219 films 2025 256 films 2024 110 films 1977 40 films 1976 51 films 1975 51 films

By festival

Cannes 2026 · 34 films Fantasia 2026 · 8 films Sundance 2026 · 19 films Toronto After Dark 2026 · 4 films Cannes 2025 · 28 films Sundance 2025 · 27 films TIFF 2025 · 74 films Toronto After Dark 2025 · 3 films NYFF 2024 · 10 films TIFF 2024 · 50 films