From ‘Hamnet’ to ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ the Best Movies at TIFF 2025

As award season starts to ramp up, one of the best indicators of the Oscars is the Toronto International Film Festival. In recent years, previous winners of the People's Choice Award have ended up becoming major players at the Academy Awards, including American Fiction, Belfast, Nomadland, Jojo Rabbit, and La La Land. This year's winner, Hamnet, is already being predicted as one of the big films to watch out for at the Oscars, while runners-up Frankenstein and Wake Up Dead Man will likely also receive nominations. We saw a lot of fantastic movies at this year's festival, and with the 50th edition of the festival now wrapped up, here are the 15 best films we saw at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.