Toronto 2014: Twelve trailers from key festival films
The Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from Sept. 4 to Sept. 14, has a reputation for influencing a movie’s award-season trajectory. It’s also an arena where stars can break out of their Hollywood molds and stretch into roles that showcase different strengths. Click below to watch some of the trailers in this year’s spread.
'The Theory of Everything'
Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) gets the biopic treatment, focusing on his relationship with his first wife (Felicity Jones), his ALS diagnosis and subsequent struggles and triumphs.
'The Imitation Game'
Brilliant, asocial mathematician Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) leads British efforts to crack Nazi Germany's Enigma code and shorten World War II.
'St. Vincent'
A cranky old-timer (Bill Murray) learns that his life has meaning through the help of a 12-year-old neighbor boy.
'Wild'
A troubled woman (Reese Witherspoon) takes a tortuous, transformative hike on the Pacific Crest Trail after her mother's death.
'Men, Women & Children'
Men, women and, yes, children deal with Internet angst in this dramedy about the high-tech ways people relate (or fail to) these days.
'The Judge'
Jaded L.A. lawyer (Robert Downey Jr.) returns to his rural roots to defend — and make amends with — his estranged father (Robert Duvall).
'Rosewater'
A fact-based political movie about journalist Maziar Bahari's (Gael García Bernal) 118-day ordeal in an Iranian jail.
'Birdman'
A washed-up actor (Michael Keaton) famous for playing an iconic superhero struggles to mount a Broadway play.
'Whiplash'
A determined 19-year-old jazz drummer (Miles Teller) at an elite music conservatory is pushed to the brink by his autocratic instructor (J.K. Simmons).
'The Drop'
Bartender Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) finds himself knee-deep in a neighborhood crime investigation after helping his cousin and boss, Marv (James Gandolfini), funnel cash to local gangsters.
'Nightcrawler'
A driven young man desperate for work (Jake Gyllenhaal) gets involved in the cutthroat world of freelance crime journalism.
'This Is Where I Leave You'
When their father dies, four adult siblings must return to their childhood home and live under the same roof for a week with their over-sharing mother and an assortment of spouses and exes.
Video from Paramount Pictures, Open Road Films, NDN and YouTube. Produced by Andrea Wang.