# All That She Wants (2026 film)
**All That She Wants** is a 2026 romantic comedy film directed by Scarlett Bermingham and Andrew Rhymer, written by David West Read, and starring [Annie Murphy](https://www.edgepedia.org/annie-murphy) and Cooper Raiff. After a breakup, thirty-something Emma begins a relationship with Luke, a graduate student about ten years her junior, and then discovers that she babysat him when he was four years old. The film premiered at the 2026 [Toronto International Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/toronto-international-film-festival) on September 13, 2026, in the festival's Special Presentations program.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere | September 13, 2026, Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentations)[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38873793/releaseinfo/) |
| Directors / writer | Scarlett Bermingham and Andrew Rhymer; screenplay by David West Read[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_that_she_wants) |
| Leads | Annie Murphy as Emma, Cooper Raiff as Luke; supporting cast includes Zosia Mamet, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, John Gemberling, and Finn Wittrock[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_that_she_wants) |
| Production companies | Ley Line Entertainment and Babe Nation Films[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_that_she_wants) |
| Principal photography | Toronto, September 8 to October 6, 2025; a 22-day schedule[3](https://www.productionweekly.com/082825ob.pdf) • [4](https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/all-that-she-wants-tiff-interview/) |
| Reception | 100% on the Tomatometer from 10 reviews, with an average rating of 6.90/10[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_that_she_wants) |
| Distribution | As of the weeks after the premiere, no distributor or wide release date had been confirmed[5](https://www.theperfectstories.com/all-that-she-wants/) |
## Plot
Emma is a professional dancer in her mid-thirties living in Toronto[6](https://thejoyofmovies.ca/2026/09/13/tiff26-review-all-that-she-wants-special-presentations/). She breaks up with her boyfriend of ten years, who does not want a baby, while her own wish is to become a mother; her sister's pregnancy sharpens that desire[7](https://moveablefest.com/scarlett-bermingham-andrew-rhymer-all-that-she-wants/) • [8](https://nextbestpicture.com/all-that-she-wants/). A night out clubbing with her sister leads to a one-night encounter with Luke, a charming recent college graduate about a decade younger[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_that_she_wants) • [6](https://thejoyofmovies.ca/2026/09/13/tiff26-review-all-that-she-wants-special-presentations/).
The complication is the central premise: the next morning Emma realizes that Luke was the four-year-old boy she babysat as a teenager[8](https://nextbestpicture.com/all-that-she-wants/). What starts as embarrassment turns into an unexpected connection, and the story follows the couple through age-gap discussions, Emma's path toward motherhood, and a second act in which she leaves dance for graduate study in speech-language pathology and works as a speech therapist helping children[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_that_she_wants) • [8](https://nextbestpicture.com/all-that-she-wants/) • [9](https://theplaylist.net/all-that-she-wants-review-annie-murphy-cooper-raiff-tiff-20260914/). The film's action takes place during the months of May and December across a few years, a timeline the film uses to check in on Emma at significant moments[7](https://moveablefest.com/scarlett-bermingham-andrew-rhymer-all-that-she-wants/). Christmas scenes and holiday framing make it, in several critics' descriptions, a holiday romance[6](https://thejoyofmovies.ca/2026/09/13/tiff26-review-all-that-she-wants-special-presentations/) • [10](https://letterboxd.com/film/all-that-she-wants-2026/review/).
**Family and supporting characters.** [Christine Baranski](https://www.edgepedia.org/christine-baranski) and [Bill Irwin](https://www.edgepedia.org/bill-irwin) play Emma's parents. Baranski's character has a stutter, which leads Emma to enroll in a master's program for speech-language pathology. Irwin plays a self-described retired army dad with secret dance ambitions, expressed through a driveway goodbye dance and a musical number at a recital[8](https://nextbestpicture.com/all-that-she-wants/). [Zosia Mamet](https://www.edgepedia.org/zosia-mamet) plays Emma's sister[6](https://thejoyofmovies.ca/2026/09/13/tiff26-review-all-that-she-wants-special-presentations/), and Finn Wittrock plays the boyfriend Emma leaves[7](https://moveablefest.com/scarlett-bermingham-andrew-rhymer-all-that-she-wants/).
## Production
The project was developed around Annie Murphy: writer David West Read, a longtime writer on *Schitt's Creek* and Murphy's real-life partner, wrote the script specifically for her after her Emmy-winning run on that series[11](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/she-wants-review-annie-murphy-070604769.html). Co-director Scarlett Bermingham said the film first came to the directors four years earlier and that casting the male lead was difficult because the part was written for Murphy; a producer suggested Cooper Raiff, and the chemistry was immediate when the two met[12](https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/annie-murphy-says-new-film-all-that-she-wants-is-the-perfect-balance-of-romance-and-comedy/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX1ZBMjQ0NTEzMDkyMDI2UlAx). Rhymer had previously co-directed the romantic comedy *[Plus One](https://www.edgepedia.org/plus-one-2019-film)* with Jeff Chan[7](https://moveablefest.com/scarlett-bermingham-andrew-rhymer-all-that-she-wants/).
Underlining the production's scale, principal photography ran in Toronto from September 8 to October 6, 2025, produced by Babe Nation Creations Inc. and Ley Line Entertainment with producers Katie Bird Nolan, Lindsay Tapscott, Tim Headington, and Theresa Steele Page[3](https://www.productionweekly.com/082825ob.pdf). The shoot was a tight 22 days with every scene blocked in advance, and the directors limited the cast to a maximum of two takes per scene. "We really wanted it to be about the performances," Rhymer told TheWrap, contrasting the approach with long improvisation-heavy shoots; Bermingham noted that Murphy, who appears in almost every scene, was consistently prepared[4](https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/all-that-she-wants-tiff-interview/).
Production designer Caitlin Byrnes reflected Emma's arc through setting: Luke's dorm room, where Emma should be most uncomfortable, was dressed to look cozy and warm, while Emma's family home was made to feel cold and sterile[4](https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/all-that-she-wants-tiff-interview/).
## Title and setting
The title comes from the 1992 [Ace of Base](https://www.edgepedia.org/ace-of-base) hit, and the film includes a needle drop of the song[10](https://letterboxd.com/film/all-that-she-wants-2026/review/) • [8](https://nextbestpicture.com/all-that-she-wants/). The entire film was shot in Toronto and is set there, without doubling for another city; reviewers noted the hometown premiere gave a Toronto story its first audience in Toronto[13](https://www.thebrief.news/en/standard/article/18768/all-that-she-wants-premieres-at-toronto-with-murphy-and-raiff).
## Reception
At the festival the film drew broadly favorable reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes it held a 100% Tomatometer from 10 reviews with an average rating of 6.90/10[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_that_she_wants). Katie Walsh of *Variety* praised the screenplay, writing that Read "kicks this tale off with a meet-cute and an unconventional relationship, but finds authentic emotion and real social issues"[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_that_she_wants). Sheri Linden of *The Hollywood Reporter* called the film "a valentine to Murphy's comedy flair" animated by an ensemble spirit[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_that_she_wants), and Kate Erbland of *IndieWire* graded it B, describing a "warm and lived-in" film[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_that_she_wants). Critics singled out the chemistry between Murphy and Raiff, though some noted pacing issues and underdeveloped mother-daughter conflict in the second half[8](https://nextbestpicture.com/all-that-she-wants/) • [14](https://www.mrwillwong.com/tiff26-all-that-she-wants-review/).
## Release
The film premiered on September 13, 2026, at the TIFF Lightbox, with additional festival screenings on September 15, 19, and 20[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38873793/releaseinfo/) • [15](https://nextmag.ca/the-canadian-films-were-watching-at-tiff-26/). After the premiere it was seeking distribution, and no official release date or platform had been confirmed in the weeks following the festival[4](https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/all-that-she-wants-tiff-interview/) • [5](https://www.theperfectstories.com/all-that-she-wants/).
## References
1. [All That She Wants (2026) - Release info, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38873793/releaseinfo/)
2. [All That She Wants, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_that_she_wants)
3. [Production Weekly listing 082825ob, "All That She Wants"](https://www.productionweekly.com/082825ob.pdf)
4. ['All That She Wants' Gave Its Cast 2 Takes Max to Complete Their Scenes, TheWrap](https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/all-that-she-wants-tiff-interview/)
5. [All That She Wants Review: 5 Fresh TIFF Romcom Delights, The Perfect Stories](https://www.theperfectstories.com/all-that-she-wants/)
6. [#TIFF26 Review: All That She Wants (Special Presentations), The Joy of Movies](https://thejoyofmovies.ca/2026/09/13/tiff26-review-all-that-she-wants-special-presentations/)
7. [TIFF 2026 Review: Annie Murphy Couldn't Be Better in the Deeply Satisfying Rom-Com "All That She Wants", The Moveable Fest](https://moveablefest.com/scarlett-bermingham-andrew-rhymer-all-that-she-wants/)
8. ["All That She Wants" - Review, Next Best Picture](https://nextbestpicture.com/all-that-she-wants/)
9. ['All That She Wants' Review: Annie Murphy & Cooper Raiff Give The Indie Romantic Comedy A Jolt [TIFF], The Playlist](https://theplaylist.net/all-that-she-wants-review-annie-murphy-cooper-raiff-tiff-20260914/)
10. [All That She Wants reviews, Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/all-that-she-wants-2026/review/)
11. ['All That She Wants' Review: Annie Murphy And Cooper Raiff In Smart, Fun Romcom Where Gen Z And Millennial Meet Cute In Bed, Deadline via Yahoo](https://nz.news.yahoo.com/she-wants-review-annie-murphy-070604769.html)
12. [Annie Murphy says new film 'All That She Wants' is the 'perfect balance' of romance and comedy, Reuters Connect](https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/annie-murphy-says-new-film-all-that-she-wants-is-the-perfect-balance-of-romance-and-comedy/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX1ZBMjQ0NTEzMDkyMDI2UlAx)
13. [All That She Wants premieres at Toronto with Murphy and Raiff, The Brief](https://www.thebrief.news/en/standard/article/18768/all-that-she-wants-premieres-at-toronto-with-murphy-and-raiff)
14. [#TIFF26: "ALL THAT SHE WANTS" REVIEW, Mr. Will Wong](https://www.mrwillwong.com/tiff26-all-that-she-wants-review/)
15. [The Canadian Films We're Watching at TIFF '26, NEXT Magazine](https://nextmag.ca/the-canadian-films-were-watching-at-tiff-26/)
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