Toronto International Film Festival Gala trailers for ‘Beautiful Boy,’ ‘Green Book,’ ‘The Hate U Give,’ ‘Shadow’ and more

World premieres, Oscar contenders, family and social dramas from the US and high-octane action thrillers from China all highlight just some of the Gala entries for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). 

“Every September we invite the whole film world to Toronto, one of the most diverse, movie-mad cities in the world. I’m thrilled that we’ve been able to put together a lineup of Galas and Special Presentations that reflects Toronto’s spirit of inclusive, passionate engagement with film. We can’t wait to unveil these films for our audience.” – Piers Handling – CEO and Director of TIFF

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Here is just a handful of what’s in store for TIFF Galas this year. 

BEAUTIFUL BOY

The English-language debut from Felix Van Groeningen (The Broken Circle Breakdown) chronicles the meth addiction and recovery of a young man played by Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) through the eyes of his pained father, played by Academy Award nominee Steve Carell (Foxcatcher).

GREEN BOOK

Academy Award-winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) and Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises, Captain Fantastic) star in this engrossing story of a working-class Italian-American bouncer who takes a job chauffeuring an African American classical pianist across the American South in the 1960s.

HIDDEN MAN

On the cusp of the Second Sino-Japanese War, a spy (Eddie Peng) returns to China set on revenge, but finds himself plunged into a high-stakes game of intrigue, love, and scheming, in actor-director Jiang Wen’s energetic follow-up to Let the Bullets Fly and Gone with the Bullets.

THE PUBLIC

A sit-in by patrons at a public library escalates into a police standoff and a media sideshow, in Emilio Estevez’s arresting drama that explores issues surrounding homelessness, mental health, and community. Featuring Estevez, Academy Award nominee Alec Baldwin (The Cooler), Taylor Schilling, Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone, Gabrielle Union, Christian Slater, and Michael K. Williams.

A STAR IS BORN

The directorial debut from four-time Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, American Sniper) reimagines Hollywood’s most enduring story of love and ambition, in which Cooper plays a troubled rock star on the decline just as his lover (Academy Award nominee Lady Gaga) begins her ascent to fame.

WHAT THEY HAD

Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank (Boys Don’t Cry, Million Dollar Baby) stars with Blythe Danner, Academy Award nominee Robert Forster (Jackie Brown), and two-time Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, Nocturnal Animals) in this intimate family drama about a woman who returns home to help her Alzheimer’s-afflicted mother, while also grappling with her own past.