It’s never too soon to start thinking about the Oscars, especially since TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) has come to an end, meaning some films are already getting Oscar buzz. Here are a few films you need to put on your must-see-list.

 

 

Molly’s Game

Genre: Biography/Drama
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera

 

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Genre: Drama/Dark Comedy/Crime
Director: Martin McDonagh
Stars: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage

Stronger

Genre: Biography/Drama
Director: David Gordon Green
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson

 

Novitiate

Genre: Drama
Director: Margaret Betts
Stars: Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo, Dianna Agron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Agae3TXvaM

Downsizing

Genre: Science fiction/Drama
Director: Alexander Payne
Stars: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig

Battle of the Sexes

Genre: Biography/Comedy/Drama
Directors: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Stars: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough

Darkest Hour

Genre: History/Drama
Director: Joe Wright
Stars: Lily James, Gary Oldman, Ben Mendelsohn

 

The Florida Project

Genre: Drama
Director: Sean Baker
Stars: Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Valeria Cotto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi3KKjIVdys

The Current War

Genre: Biography/Drama
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Stars: Katherine Waterston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland, Michael Shannon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10WvnDcxVvE

 

Lady Bird

Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Greta Gerwig
Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, Odeya Rush, Laurie Metcalf