From Harry Styles starring in My Policeman to Zac Efron in The Greatest Beer Run Ever, this year's lineup does not disappoint.
Here are 8 movies premiering at TIFF 2022 that you definitely do not want to miss:
My Policeman
My Policeman cast.
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Cast: Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, David Dawson, Rupert Everett, Gina McKee and Linus Roache
Why You Need To Go: To follow the "forbidden romance" between three people including Harry Styles, who acts as a young police officer showing off his charming and witty character.
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Zac Efron in The Greatest Beer Run Ever.
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Cast: Zac Efron, Russell Crowe, Bill Murray
Why You Need To Go: Want to watch Zac Efron and Russel Crowe in a movie? Well, now is your chance. This movie is a follow-up to the famous Green Book. It's "about a merchant seaman who, in 1967, accepted a bet to personally deliver a case of beer from New York to his army buddies in Vietnam.
The Woman King
Viola Davis and the cast of The Woman King
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Cast: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, John Boyega
Why You Need To Go: Oscar winner Viola Davis stars in this thrilling movie that brings the true story of the Agojie, "the all-female military regiment charged with protecting the embattled African Kingdom of Dahomey," to life.
Moving On
Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda in Moving On.
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Cast: Jane Fonda, Malcolm McDowell, Lily Tomlin, Richard Roundtree, and Sarah Burns
Why You Need To Go: If you watch Grace and Frankie on Netflix, then you won't want to miss this one! This movie brings comedy and drama together where "estranged pals who are reunited when a beloved mutual friend dies, leaving her widower the target of a revenge plan."
Prisoner’s Daughter
Scene from Prisoner’s Daughter
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Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Brian Cox
Why You Need To Go: This drama features a dying convict who tries to reconnect with his daughter and his grandson after he was granted a compassionate release. Additionally, the movie is directed by Catherine Hardwicke, whose also known for directing Twilight.
The Son
Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern in a scene from The Son.
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Cast: Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Hugh Quarshie, and Anthony Hopkins
Why You Need To Go: The movie is an immersive drama that features a family trying to support their teenager in the midst of a mental health crisis.
The Whale
Brendan Fraser in The Whale
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Cast: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton
Why You Need To Go: For an "intimate drama about a reclusive English professor struggling with personal relationships and self-acceptance, adapted from the stage play by Samuel D. Hunter."
Causeway
Jennifer Lawrence in Causeway.
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Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry, Linda Emond, Jayne Houdyshell, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Russell Harvard, Fred Weller, Sean Carvajal, Will Pullen, Neal Huff
Why You Need To Go: Watch Jennifer Lawrence give a "heart-rending performance." The movie "peers deep into the wounds that soldiers retain from armed conflict — and those they carried with them going in."
