The Life of Chuck is a perfect marriage of Mike Flanagan and Stephen King's talents, but not in the way you might expect. Both are living legends of horror, with the former creating a bevy of absolutely haunting miniseries for Netflix,

Based on Stephen King’s not-at-all-scary short story, the one-note movie starring Tom Hiddleston unfolds backwards in three soupy parts, and is narrated by Nick Offerman like a lumberjack Dr. Seuss

It's a truth universally acknowledged that Stephen King's non-horror novellas tend to make better movies: "The Shawshank Redemption," "Stand By Me," the list goes on and on. "The Life of Chuck" is yet another example of this.

The Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award has gone to “The Life of Chuck.” The prize hands Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation one of the most-watched prizes of the fall film festival circuit.

The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival was a success on many fronts, launching many titles into the marketplace looking for buyers, and others into the fall season, including the usual spate of Oscar contenders. But the festival continues to contract, with empty seats in the largest houses.

“ The Life of Chuck ,” a feel-good apocalyptic story starring Tom Hiddleston and directed by Mike Flanagan, took home the Toronto International Film Festival’s people’s choice award.

The People’s Choice Award (presented by Rogers) from the just-wrapped 2024 Toronto International Film Festival has gone to The Life Of Chuck, First Runner-Up is Emilia Perez, Second Runner-Up is Anora.

The Toronto Film Festival's audience winner has gone on to receive an Oscar Best Picture nomination for the last 12 years in a row