TorontoPlex Cinema Listings -- Screenings

Toronto Arab Film Festival

Emerging filmmakers point the way forwards.

Jul 24
- Aug 1

Arab cinema in Toronto.

Repertory, Series, One-Offs and Short Runs

Jul 17

Following (1998, UK/USA, D: Christopher Nolan) Christopher Nolan: Grand Designs
An aspiring writer's tendency to follow strangers on the streets of London leads him into dangerous territory. 35mm! Jul 17 6:00pm

6:00pm

Jul 17

Thelma & Louise (1991, USA/UK, D: Ridley Scott) Great Scott
Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis fight the patriarchy.

6:00pm

Jul 17

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021, USA, D: Jane Schoenbrun)
I Saw the TV Glow (2024, USA, D: Jane Schoenbrun)
Jane Schoenbrun double-bill!
1) A very-online teen is drawn into an internet creepypasta role-playing challenge.
2) A troubled teen's sense of reality cracks open when he is introduced to a mysterious late-night television show.

7:00pm
9:30pm

Jul 17

Better Go Mad in the Wild (2025, Czechia/Slovakia, D: Miro Remo)
Physically identical twins with very different personalities reach a crisis point in their relationship.

7:00pm

Jul 17

Dark Star (1974, USA, D: John Carpenter) Odysseys and Oddities
A crew of planet destroyers contend with a troublesome alien and an intelligent bomb. The legendary student film of director John Carpenter and co-writer/star Don O'Bannon.

9:00pm

Jul 17
- Jul 23

The Fifth Element (1997, France, D: Luc Besson)
Cab driver Bruce Willis and Mila Jovovich join forces to stop the destruction of all human life in Besson's sci-fi romp.

Jul 17
- Jul 23

Casino (1995, USA, D: Martin Scorsese)
A casino manager's mob-backed reign on the Las Vegas strip is threatened by the unpredictability of both his childhood friend and his hustler of a wife.

Jul 17
- Jul 23

The Truman Show (1998, USA, D: Peter Weir)
Ordinary man Jim Carrey finds that he is secretly the subject of a reality tv show.

Jul 17
- Jul 23

Jurassic Park (1993, USA, D: Steven Spielberg)
Cloned dinos run amuck at a state-of-the-art theme park.

Jul 17
- Jul 23

In the Mouth of Madness (1994, USA, D: John Carpenter) Always On Film
An investigator on the trail of a missing horror author stumbles across the divide between reality and illusion. 35mm!

@ Kingsway

9:00pm

Jul 18

La Cienaga (2001, Argentina/France/Spain/Japan, D: Lucretia Martel)
A family gathers at their rundown country retreat to suffer the oppressive heat of summer.

1:00pm

Jul 18

WALL-E (2008, USA, D: Andrew Stanton)
A humble waste-collector robot may hold the key to returning humanity to their home planet.

2:30pm

Jul 18
Jul 22

Oppenheimer (2023, USA/UK, D: Christopher Nolan) Christopher Nolan: Grand Designs
J. Robert Oppenheimer leads the way for America in the race to create the atomic bomb. 70mm!

4:00pm
7:00pm

Jul 18

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005, UK/USA, D: Steve Box & Nick Park) Throwback Cinema
Bumbling Wallace and his smart-as-a-whip canine are hot on the trail of whatever has been eating the town's prize vegetables.

4:00pm

Jul 18

Ask E. Jean (2025, USA, D: Ivy Meeropol)
Get to know journalist, advice columnist and Trump opponent E. Jean Carroll.

4:15pm

Jul 18

The Decline of Western Civilization (1981, USA, D: Penelope Spheeris) Jukedocs
Go deep inside L.A.'s punk rock underground with Black Flag, The Circle Jerks, X, The Germs and more.

7:00pm

Jul 18

Barbie (2023, USA, D: Greta Gerwig)
A beloved children's toy's newly dark thoughts send her on a quest to the real world. A quote-along hosted by Becca Rhodes. Pair with Oppenheimer to relive the Barbenheimer phenomenon.

7:30pm

Jul 18

True Romance (1993, USA, D: Tony Scott) Great Scott
Christian Slater gets into trouble with drug dealers and a pimp when he marries dream girl/sex worker Patricia Arquette.

8:30pm

Jul 18

Miami Connection (1987, USA, D: Richard Park Wu-sang,) Black Belt Cinema
Taekwando musicians Dragon Sound pit their martial arts skill against ninjas and the Miami drug trade. Plus: a live performance by Dragon Sounds!

9:30pm

Jul 18
Jul 22

Se7en (1995, USA, D: David Fincher)
Policemen Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt are drawn deep into the mind of a vicious serial killer.

9:30pm
9:15pm

Jul 18

Curious George (2006, USA, D: Matthew O’Callaghan) Family Favourites
A very curious monkey proves to be a neverending headache for a yellow-hatted man. At most Cineplex locations.

Jul 19

The Right Stuff (1983, USA, D: Philip Kaufman) Odysseys and Oddities
The Mercury space program prepares men to go to space.

2:00pm

Jul 19

Memento (2000, USA, D: Christopher Nolan) Christopher Nolan: Grand Designs
Guy Pearce's short term memory issues complicate his hunt for the man who killed his wife. 35mm!

3:00pm

Jul 19
Jul 21

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985, Japan/USA, D: Paul Schrader)
Author Yukio Mishima looks back on his work as he attempts to stage a coup.

3:30pm
6:30pm

Jul 19

An American in Paris (1951, USA, D: Vincente Minnelli) Midtown Matinees
Gene Kelly dances and romances in the City of Light.

4:00pm

Jul 19

A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde (1995, USA, D: Ada Gay Griffin & Michelle Parkerson) Black Gold
The life story of poet and civil rights activist Audre Lorde.

6:00pm

Jul 19

Tenet (2020, USA/UK, D: Christopher Nolan) Christopher Nolan: Grand Designs
An operative finds himself caught in a temporal war when he investigates bullets traveling backwards through time. 70mm! Jul 19 7:00pm

7:00pm

Jul 19

Kingdom of Heaven (2005, UK/Germany/Spain/Morocco/USA, D: Ridley Scott) Don't Be So Political
Orlando Bloom becomes the defender of Jerusalem during the Crusades. A political discussion precedes the film.

7:00pm

Jul 19

Sherman’s March (1985, USA, D: Ross McElwee)
Filmmaker McElwee traces the steps of General Sherman, but in search of love, not war. 4K restoration!

7:00pm

Jul 19

Dark Side of the Ring/Nirvanna The Band The Show Humber Fun Funky Film Family
Catch an episode of both Dark Side of the Ring and Nirvanna the Band the Show with Andrew Appelle, who worked on both shows.

@ Humber Lakeshore Campus

7:00pm

Jul 19

Marjoe (1972, USA, D: Howard Smith & Sarah Kernochan) Film Flam Men
Former child evangelist Marjoe Gortner exposes the business of religion. DM on Instagram for the address.

@ Market Video

8:00pm

Jul 19

It Must Be Heaven (2019, France/Qatar/Germany/Canada/Turkey/Palestine, D: Elia Suleiman) Toronto Outdoor Picture Show
Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman finds whimsical parallels to his home country when he travels abroad. Outdoors! Also on the bill: short Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts (2025, D: Shervin Kermani).

@ Christie Pits

9:00pm

Jul 20

I Want Your Sex (2026, USA, D: Gregg Araki) Queer Cinema Club
A young man finds himself on a sexual odyssey when he takes a job working for a provocative artist. Plus: a virtual Q&A with filmmaker Gregg Araki!

7:00pm

Jul 20

Mob Psycho 100 10th Anniversary
Five episodes of the anime series - chosen by fans - celebrate 10 years of psychic powers and suppressed emotions.

Jul 21

Macho Dancer (1988, Philippines, D: Lino Brocka)
A young man falls into prostitution after his sugar daddy leaves the country. 4K restoration!

6:30pm

Jul 21

Hustler White (1996, Canada/Germany, D: Bruce LaBruce & Rick Castro) Sleaze Factory
An anthropologist researches the hustling culture of Los Angeles. Co-presented with Desire in Motion. Plus: a pre-show performance by drag king Randy Roy and a post-film discussion with Bruce LaBruce and Kalil Haddad.

8:30pm

Jul 21

Dirty Dancing (1987, USA, D: Emile Ardolino)
Jennifer Grey has a time-of-her-life dance romance with Patrick Swayze. Outdoors!

@ Ramsden Park

8:30pm

Jul 21

School of Rock (2003, USA, D: Richard Linklater) Free Flicks
Jack Black teaches private school kids how to let their hair down and embrace the spirit of rock and roll. Outdoors!

@ Harbourfront

Jul 22

Jamon Jamon (1992, Spain, D: Bigas Luna) Heat Wave
A romance between the son of the boss and a worker at a lingerie factory is threatened by an underwear model hired to break the couple up. Intro by Silent Revue curator Alicia Fletcher.

7:00pm

Jul 22

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977, USA, D: Bill Melendez & Phil Roman) Humber Fun Funky Film Family
The Peanuts gang's summer camp sojourn culminates in a river-raft race. Intro and pre-show by They Might Be Movies!

@ Humber Lakeshore Campus

7:00pm

Jul 22

The Other Half (2016, Canada, D: Joey Klein)
A couple bring their own mental issues into their newfound relationship Plus: a Q&A with director Joey Klein and producer Nicole Hilliard-Forde.

7:15pm

Jul 22

Chocolate Babies (1996, USA, D: Stephen Winter) Queer Cinema Club
Gay, lesbian and trans New Yorkers fight the establishment over the collection of HIV information.

7:30pm

Jul 22

Bend It Like Beckham (2002, UK/Germany/USA, D: Gurinder Chadha) Downtown Movies in the Park
The daughter of Sikh immigrants runs up against her parents' traditional outlook when all she wants to do is play a little footie. Outdoors! In David Pecaut Square.

9:00pm

Jul 22

Ratatouille (2007, USA, D: Brad Bird) Movie Nights in the Beach
A rat with a knack for cooking dreams of becoming a French chef. Outdoors!

@ Kew Gardens

9:00pm

Jul 22

Run Lola Run (1998, Germnay, D: Tom Tykwer) Psych Out Cinema
A young woman tries to outrun fate 3 times over.

9:30pm

Jul 22
Jul 23

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997, USA, D: Hideaki Anno and others)
A condensation of the Neon Genesis Evangelion series, about pilots of humanoid fighting machines, leads into an alternate ending.

Jul 22

Jul 22

My Father's Shadow (2025, UK/Nigeria/Ireland, D: Akinola Davies Jr.) Under the Stars
Brothers connect with their estranged father as political unrest consumes Lagos. Outdoors! The movie starts a sundown. Also on the bill: short Sea Star (2025, D: Tyler Mckenzie Evans).

@ Regent Park

Jul 23

Wife of a Spy (2020, Japan, D: Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
A wife begins to suspect her merchant husband of clandestine political activity during WWII.

@ Japan Foundation

6:00pm

Jul 23

Whip It (2009, USA, D: Drew Barrymore) Paid in Sweat
A small-town misfit finds release in the sport of roller derby. 35mm!

6:30pm

Jul 23

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005, USA, D: Ken Kwapis)
The lives of four BFFs are connected by a pair of secondhand jeans. A Slumber Party event.

6:30pm

Jul 23

Material Practice: Luke Fowler and Corin Sworn
Artists Luke Fowler and Corin Sworn presents a selection of personal filmmaking from Derek Jarman, Margaret Tait and themselves.

7:00pm

Jul 23

Not Dead Yet (1983, Canada, D: Ruth Taylor & Edward Mowbray) Institut
Punk rock lives on in early 1980s Toronto. Part of the series' punk history night. Plus: Buffalo filmmakers Brandon Moran and Joshua Cozzo present excerpts from their forthcoming punk rock documentary.

@ St. Volodymyr Institute

7:00pm

Jul 23

Farewell My Concubine (1993, China/Hong Kong, D: Chen Kaige)
A love triangle between a pair of Peking Opera performers (Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi) and a courtesan (Gong Li) plays out against the backdrop of Chinese history. Plus: a live Peking Opera performance. Presented by Amoment Books.

7:15pm

Jul 23
Jul 26

Sia: Nostalgic for the Present (2026, USA, D: Sia & Daniel Askill)
Choreographed vignettes, originally projected on screen and mimicked by the performers on Sia's 2016 tour, provide a visual counterpart to Sia's music.

7:30pm
3:00pm

Jul 23

It Was Just an Accident (2025, Iran/France, D: Jafar Panahi) Toronto Outdoor Picture Show
Former victims of regime violence consider revenge when they stumble upon a man who may have been their torturer. Outdoors! Also on the bill: short perfectly a strangeness (2024, D: Alison McAlpine).

@ Corktown Common

9:00pm

Jul 23

The End of Evangelion (1997, Japan, D: Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki)
Much-loved anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion is given an alternate ending.

Jul 23

The End of Evangelion (1997, Japan, D: Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki)
Much-loved anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion is given an alternate ending.

Jul 24

The Right Stuff (1983, USA, D: Philip Kaufman) Silver Screenings
The Mercury space program prepares men to go to space. For seniors.

12:00pm

Jul 24
Jul 25
Jul 26

Project Hail Mary (2026, USA, D: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller) To 70 and Beyond!
A science teacher is sent on a mission to discover the reason our sun is dying. In 70mm!

6:00pm
2:30pm
11:30am

Jul 24

Genderation (2021, Germany, D: Monika Treut) Monika Treut: Transcending Gender
Treut follows up with the subjects of Gendernauts to see how their lives and identities have evolved over 20 years.

6:30pm

Jul 24

Project Grizzly (1996, Canada, D: Peter Lynch)
Troy Hurtubise, obsessed with surviving a bear attack, creates the protective suit he hopes will make that possible. Director Peter Lynch in attendance! A make-up date for the winter's snowed-out screening.

7:00pm

Jul 24

Blue (1993, UK, D: Derek Jarman)
arman and friends reflect as the filmmaker succumbs to AIDS, his vision reduced to seeing in shades of blue. Part of the Cafe Sprinkle series. A programme of readings of work inspired by Blue will take place the following evening.

@ Mercer Union

7:00pm

Jul 24

Miami Vice (2006, USA, D: Michael Mann) Neon Dreams
Fiend-for-mojitos Colin Farrell is paired with Jamie Foxx in Michael Mann's big screen reboot of his influential television series.

9:30pm

Jul 24
- Jul 30

The Goonies (1985, USA, D: Richard Donner)
Young adventurers search the caves under their town for pirate treasure.

Jul 24
- Jul 30

Thelma & Louise (1991, USA/UK, D: Ridley Scott)
Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis fight the patriarchy.

Jul 24
- Jul 30

Whiplash (2014, USA, D: Damien Chazelle)
A gifted music student butts heads with a demanding, emotionally abusive teacher.

Jul 25
Jul 26

The Iron Giant (1999, USA, D: Brad Bird)
A boy befriends a giant robot as government agents try to ferret out its location.

1:00pm
1:00pm

Jul 25

Inception (2010, USA/UK, D: Christopher Nolan) Christopher Nolan: Grand Designs
Leonardo Di Caprio enters dreams for the purposes of espionage. 35mm! W/ Dan Jolin

3:00pm

Jul 25

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026, USA, D: Sasha Waters)
Poet Mary Oliver's work draws from nature to inspire multitudes.

4:00pm

Jul 25

The Piano Teacher (2001, France/Austria/Germany, D: Michael Haneke)
A piano teacher with extreme sexual hang-ups is romantically pursued by her much younger student.

6:15pm

Jul 25

Summer Interlude (1951, Sweden, D: Ingmar Bergman)
A ballerina reminisces about a doomed summer love affair from years earlier.

6:30pm

Jul 25

Steal This Story, Please! (2025, USA, D: Carl Deal & Tia Lessin)
Amy Goodman fights for truth and accountability as part of Democracy Now!

7:00pm

Jul 25

Arrival (2016, USA, D: Denis Villeneuve)
Linguist Amy Adams tries to decipher the intentions of aliens whose spaceships have suddenly appeared above our planet. Outdoors!

@ Sorauren Park

8:45pm

Jul 25

Psycho Beach Party (2000, USA/Australia, D: Robert Lee King) Dumpster Raccoon
The beach film gets a slasher makeover when the first girl to surf Malibu turns out to suffer from a psychological disorder. Plus: live performance, video preshow and an intro from series host Anthony Oliveira.

9:30pm

Jul 26

The Prestige (2006, UK/USA, D: Christopher Nolan) Christopher Nolan: Grand Designs
Rival stage magicians Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale enter morally comprised territory as they each try to top the other in creating the ultimate illusion. 35mm! Jul 26 3:00pm

3:00pm

Jul 26

Modern Whore (2025, Canada, D: Nicole Bazuin)
Sex worker Andrea Werhun relates her own story while exploding stereotypes about the industry and those who work in it. Director Nicole Bazuin and subject Andrea Werhun in attendance!

3:30pm

Jul 26

32 Meters (2025, Turkey/Iran/Qatar, D: Morteza Atabaki)
A woman with non-traditional notions runs up against patriarchy when she organizes a shooting competition for the other women in her village.

4:00pm

Jul 26

Call of My Life (2026, Nigeria, D: Dammy Twitch)
A confirmed romantic finds new hope for love thanks to a phone call. A Q&A follows the screening.

6:00pm

Jul 26

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976, USA, D: John Carpenter)
Cops and prisoners reluctantly join forces when their precinct is attacked by a street gang. 4K restoration!

6:30pm

Jul 26

The Fountain (2006, USA, D: Darren Aronofsky) Destination Love
A doctor's attempt to save his dying wife sends him in pursuit of the mythical Tree Of Life.

6:45pm

Jul 26

Glenn Gould: On the Record (1959, Canada, D: Roman Kroitor & Wolf Koenig) Stories We Told
Glenn Gould: Off the Record (1959, Canada, D: Roman Kroitor & Wolf Koenig)
1) The famed pianist travels to NYC to record Bach’s Italian Concerto.
2) The famed pianist is observed relaxing at the cottage.
Plus: the first episode of MADE | NOUS: Stories That MADE Us.

7:00pm

Jul 26

F for Fake (1973, France/Iran/Germany, D: Orson Welles) Film Flam Men
Orson Welles expounds on the art of illusion. DM on Instagram for the address.

@ Market Video

8:00pm

Jul 26

Zardoz (1974, UK, D: John Boorman)
"The gun is good! The penis is evil!" Diaper-wearing barbarian Sean Connery brings chaos to Earth's immortal overlords.