NYFF 2023: Films to See at the 61st New York Film Festival

Starting tonight, screenings will begin for the 61st New York Film Festival. NYFF has already had Press and Industry screenings (better known around town as P&I screenings) going on since earlier in the month, but today kicks the festival off. As always, the fest is another opportunity to appreciate the most prestigious movies of the season. Hot on the heels of the Toronto International Film Festival for me (and a little before that, the Telluride Film Festival), New York is very much a homecoming for me. After TIFF, NYFF will seem positively quaint. Make no mistake, however, the quality here is going to be off the charts, as always.

Without question, NYFF is always home to the finest in a year’s cinematic offerings, and 2023 will be no exception. Much like last year, I’ve seen a number of them already at Telluride and TIFF, so I know this to be true. Things like All of Us Strangers, Anatomy of a Fall, Hit Man, Poor Things, and The Zone of Interest impressed me while in Canada and Colorado. That’s just the tip of the iceberg too, as you’ll see below…

Here now are twenty films to look forward to at NYFF:

Special Citation: Bleat, The Curse, and Strange Way of Life

20. Aggro Dr1ft

19. Occupied City

18. The Beast

17. La chimera 

16. The Taste of Things

15. The Boy and the Heron

14. Perfect Days

13. Evil Does Not Exist

12. Fallen Leaves

11. The Zone of Interest

10. All of Us Strangers

9. May December

8. Ferrari

7. Foe

6. Anatomy of a Fall

5. Priscilla

4. Hit Man

3. The Killer

2. Maestro

1. Poor Things

Stay tuned for all of Awards Radar’s coverage of the 61st New York Film Festival!