5 Most-Anticipated Films From 2017 Toronto International Film Festival

The 2017 awards season is fast approaching! A bevy of impressive films poised to be the best movies of 2017 are now making their debut at the world’s biggest film festivals, including Telluride and Venice last week. And over these next few days, their exciting vibes continue with the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which runs from Sept. 7 – 17.

Here are five of the most-anticipated movies from 2017 TIFF.

#1 “Battle of the Sexes” — Emma Stone, Steve Carell, directed by Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton

A recreation of the legendary 1973 tennis match that pitted Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) against Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell), “Battle of the Sexes” follows the personal lives of the two tennis superstars— which ultimately led to that pivotal moment in the annals of tennis’ history, when equal pay for men and women took center court.

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#2 “Call Me by Your Name” — Armie Hammer, Timothee Chalamet, directed by Luca Guadagnino

A film adaptation of Andre Aciman’s 2007 novel of sexual awakening, “Call Me by Your Name” is a lyrical tale of forbidden love between 24-year-old doctoral student Oliver (Armie Hammer) and his professor’s 17-year-old son Elio (Timothee Chalamet). Set in the sun-kissed landscape of Lombardy, Northern Italy, the film follows their tentative and awkward courtship, and their growing heated passion towards each other.

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#3 “Darkest Hour” — Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, directed by Joe Wright

From director Joe Wright (“Atonement” and “Pride and Prejudice) comes a searing historical drama, set during World War II, when United Kingdom was in the throes of a fight that may well be a losing battle. Starring as Winston Churchill, Gary Oldman navigates us through the countless, extreme obstacles the British prime minister faced to resist the Nazis, when the nation seemed on the brink of invasion.

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#4 “Lady Bird” — Saoirsee Ronan, Odeya Rush, directed by Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial debut, “Lady Bird” is a coming-of-age film about a precocious high school senior, Christine McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), who longs to break free of her monotonous and constrained suburban life in Sacramento, CA. Instead, she dreams of the excitement and vibrancy of a cosmopolitan culture in the east coast. Her solution: attend an Ivy League university. The problem: her grades are only modest to say the least.

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#5 “Victoria and Abdul” — Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, directed by Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears reunites with his “Philomena” star Judi Dench in this enthralling story about the friendship between Queen Victoria (Dench) and a penniless young Indian man, Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal). Set in 1887, the film chronicles the special bond they shared as Her Majesty treated the young clerk maternally, like a son of her own.

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Top Photo: (L-R) Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer attend the screening of "Call Me by Your Name" at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for TIFF)