The jury of the Cannes Film Festival 2026 highly rated Ryusuke Hamaguchi's latest film 'All Of A Sudden' and placed it second. The film, with a duration of 195 minutes, tells the story of the friendship between a nursing home manager struggling with difficulties and a stage director with terminal cancer. Three jury members gave the film four stars (excellent), while seven gave it three stars (good). However, some critics, such as Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian and Mathieu Macheret from Le Monde, rated the film below average with two stars. This rating is considered slightly lower than Hamaguchi's previous Cannes performances, with 'Drive My Car' in 2021, and higher than 'Asako I & II' in 2018. On the other hand, Marie Kreutzer's film 'Gentle Monster' received mixed reactions among critics. The film scored an average of 1.8 points, with some critics giving three stars and others rating it with one star. The film tells the story of a famous pianist moving to a rural area with his family and facing a life-changing truth there. The Cannes jury evaluations continue to be published on the Screen Daily website. In the coming days, jury evaluations for Hirokazu Koreeda's 'Sheep In A Box', Rodrigo Sorogoyen's 'The Beloved', and James Gray's 'Paper Tiger' will also be announced.