The Toronto International Film Festival has finally revealed its Midnight Madness program lineup, spanning classic horror and wicked action, absurdist alt-comedy, and the return of gonzo documentaries.
Midnight Madness delivers 10 late-night screenings at the (allegedly) haunted Royal Alexandra Theatre, each starting at 11:59 pm. Hosted by section curator Peter Kuplowsky, Midnight Madness invites the Festival’s most devoted and raucous audience to close out each night by diving into the best of the bizarre in contemporary genre and underground cinema, from emerging and established provocateurs.
The Midnight Madness expands this year, with a special screening of Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi action thriller Hope starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, and Jung Hoyeon on Wednesday, September 9, the eve before the Festival; and a “return to where it all started” screening of Focus Features and writer-director Curry Barker’s breakout success Obsession on Friday, September 11.
TIFF: The Market will host an onstage moderated Dialogues conversation with director Barker and star Inde Navarrette as part of the seven-day Summit at the John Bassett Theatre.
The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival runs September 10–20, 2026.
2026 Midnight Madness program
(in alphabetical order):
Anchors Aweigh | Matt Barats | USA
International Premiere
Arrested Memory | SABU | Taiwan, Japan
North American Premiere
HALF | Samjad | India
World Premiere
Kick On | Nick Kozakis | Australia
World Premiere
Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney | Matthew Rankin | Canada
World Premiere
River | Joshua Giuliano | USA
World Premiere
Midnight Madness Opening Night Film
Rogue Trooper | Duncan Jones | United Kingdom
North American Premiere
Midnight Madness Closing Night Film
The Face of Horror | Anna Biller | United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Spiral | Paolo Strippoli | Italy, France, Belgium
International Premiere
Vintage Violence | Eugene Kotlyarenko | USA, Japan
World Premiere
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