TIFF Opening Night Kicks Off With Non-Traditional Family Holiday Comedy ‘Nutcrackers’; Ben Stiller & David Gordon Green Rally Big-Screen Comedies

TIFF Opening Night Kicks Off With Non-Traditional Family Holiday Comedy ‘Nutcrackers’; Ben Stiller & David Gordon Green Rally Big-Screen Comedies

![David Gordon Green, Arlo Janson, Ben Stiller, Ulysses Janson, Homer Janson and Atlas Janson pose on the red carpet at the premiere of 'Nutcrackers' during the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday, September 5, 2024](https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2170435566-e1725589985411.jpg?w=681&h=383&crop=1) The Toronto Film Festival kicked off its 2024 edition on a slightly different note Thursday, featuring a live-action holiday family comedy, Nutcrackers, starring Ben Stiller in his first toplining feature role in seven years. The movie, directed by David Gordon Green and written by Leland Douglas, …