My Favourite Canadian Films
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1. Goon (2011)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Labeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way.
Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill, Eugene Levy
Votes: 90,766 | Gross: $4.17M
2. Incendies (2010)
R | 131 min | Drama, Mystery, War
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Mustafa Kamel
Votes: 200,085 | Gross: $6.86M
3. Maelstrom (2000)
R | 87 min | Drama
After plunging her car into a river, a woman encounters a man who helps her come to terms with her life.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Marie-Josée Croze, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Stephanie Morgenstern, Pierre Lebeau
Votes: 7,302 | Gross: $0.03M
4. The Grand Seduction (2013)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy
To survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.
Director: Don McKellar | Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Brendan Gleeson, Liane Balaban, Gordon Pinsent
Votes: 19,244 | Gross: $3.41M
5. It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
R | 90 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A famous DJ in the Ibiza club scene finds the alcohol and drug-fueled party that is his life threatened by the progressive loss of his hearing.
Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: Paul Kaye, Beatriz Batarda, Kate Magowan, Mike Wilmot
Votes: 20,668 | Gross: $0.12M
6. Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006)
R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two Canadian detectives, one from Ontario and the other from Quebec, must work together when a murdered victim is found on the Ontario-Quebec border.
Director: Erik Canuel | Stars: Michel Beaudry, Patrice Bélanger, Pierre Boudreau, Sarain Boylan
Votes: 13,159
7. YPF (2007)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
On a Tuesday night, five couples have separate sexual adventures.
Director: Martin Gero | Stars: Aaron Abrams, Carly Pope, Kristin Booth, Josh Dean
Votes: 19,618
8. Remember (I) (2015)
R | 94 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person he believes to be responsible for the death of his family in the death camp to kill him himself.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Kim Roberts, Amanda Smith, Martin Landau
Votes: 27,832 | Gross: $0.64M
9. Sex After Kids (2013)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy
A disparate variety of couples from all walks of life strive to maintain active sex lives despite the notable distraction of having kids.
Director: Jeremy LaLonde | Stars: Paul Amos, Shannon Beckner, Katie Boland, Kristin Booth
Votes: 1,271
10. C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx, Émile Vallée
Votes: 34,122
11. Hard Core Logo (1996)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A group of washed-up Canadian punk rockers get back together for a road trip in memory of a dear friend who was supposedly shot, or so rumors imply. As they travel, they ignore the underlying psychological darkness within each other.
Director: Bruce McDonald | Stars: Hugh Dillon, Callum Keith Rennie, John Pyper-Ferguson, Bernie Coulson
Votes: 2,820 | Gross: $0.02M
12. Dance Me Outside (1994)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Drama
A story of life on a First Nations reserve in Ontario: Silas and Frank are trying to get into college to train to be mechanics but they find themselves having to deal with girls, family - and murder.
Director: Bruce McDonald | Stars: Ryan Rajendra Black, Adam Beach, Jennifer Podemski, Michael Greyeyes
Votes: 1,332 | Gross: $0.30M
13. The Rocket (2005)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A story about Quebec's most famous hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.
Director: Charles Binamé | Stars: Roy Dupuis, Stephen McHattie, Julie LeBreton, Philip Craig
Votes: 5,453
14. Defendor (2009)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Arthur Poppington, a regular man who adopts a superhero persona, known as "Defendor", combs the city streets at night, in search of his archenemy, Captain Industry.
Director: Peter Stebbings | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Kat Dennings, Sandra Oh, Elias Koteas
Votes: 37,524 | Gross: $0.04M
15. The Red Violin (1998)
R | 130 min | Drama, Music, Mystery
A red-colored violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Carlo Cecchi, Jean-Luc Bideau, Christoph Koncz, Jason Flemyng
Votes: 34,481 | Gross: $9.47M
16. Cube (1997)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps.
Director: Vincenzo Natali | Stars: Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller
Votes: 247,557 | Gross: $0.50M
17. The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.
Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Rémy Girard, Dorothée Berryman, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze
Votes: 30,026 | Gross: $3.43M
18. A Christmas Story (1983)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Scott Schwartz
Votes: 168,602 | Gross: $20.61M
19. The Dog Who Stopped the War (1984)
G | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
During Christmas holidays, the children of a small village split themselves into two groups and begin preparing a week-long snowball war. The rivalry opens up tension among group members, especially leaders Luc and Sophie.
Director: André Melançon | Stars: Cédric Jourde, Marie-Pierre A. D'Amour, Julien Elie, Minh Vu Duc
Votes: 2,077
20. Treed Murray (2001)
R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
An advertising executive, trapped in a tree by a gang of would-be muggers, manipulates them into fighting to save his life.
Director: William Phillips | Stars: David Hewlett, Aaron Ashmore, Clé Bennett, Kevin Duhaney
Votes: 1,593
21. Next Floor (2008)
TV-PG | 11 min | Short, Comedy
During an opulent banquet, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage. In this grotesque universe, an unexpected sequence of events destabilizes the endless symphony of abundance.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Simone Chevalot, Luc-Martial Dagenais, Kenneth Fernandez, Mathieu Handfield
Votes: 6,571
22. Frost (III) (2012)
13 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
FROST tells the story of Naya, a young arctic hunter who longs for her father's recognition as a capable disciple. When a season of scarcity threatens their family, she embarks on a ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Ball | Stars: Emily Piggford, Oscar Hsu, Lara Daans
Votes: 58
23. The Golden Ticket (I) (2013)
10 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Bradley Moore is having a BAD day. He gets dumped, evicted and fired all before lunch. But when a stranger offers Brad a Golden Ticket, allowing him act without consequence for the remainder of the day, things take a turn...
Director: Patrick Hagarty | Stars: Michal Grajewski, Carlo Rota, Melanie Scrofano, Sarah Allen
Votes: 46
24. Margo Lily (2012)
9 min | Short, Drama
A couple is determined to plant a tree in the middle of winter following the loss of their child.
Directors: Dane Clark, Linsey Stewart | Stars: Aaron Poole, Rachel Wilson
Votes: 111
25. Canoejacked (2012)
6 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Vinny and Cisco just escaped from prison and are running from the law. The fugitives find a canoe and try to steal it when the nudist who owns the canoe stop them. As shots shower upon them... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Williams | Stars: Jay Canavan, Mpho Koaho, Al Sapienza, Pat Thornton
Votes: 15
26. The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
R | 112 min | Drama
A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Caerthan Banks, Tom McCamus
Votes: 36,726 | Gross: $3.25M
27. Eastern Promises (2007)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Josef Altin
Votes: 261,025 | Gross: $17.11M
28. Last Night (I) (1998)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of very different individuals with different ideas of how to face the end come together as the world is expected to end in six hours at the turn of the century.
Director: Don McKellar | Stars: Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Roberta Maxwell, Robin Gammell
Votes: 10,141
29. Rude (1995)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama
This is the Easter weekend. In an inner city project, three people struggle against their demons and try to find redemption. They are Maxine, a window dresser depressed since she had an ... See full summary »
Director: Clement Virgo | Stars: Maurice Dean Wint, Rachael Crawford, Clark Johnson, Richard Chevolleau
Votes: 236
30. The Big Snit (1985)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A couple have a fight over a scrabble game unaware that a full scale nuclear war has started.
Director: Richard Condie | Stars: Jay Brazeau, Ida Osler, Randy Woods, Bill Guest
Votes: 1,939
31. The Cat Came Back (1988)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A pesky yellow cat becomes the bane of Mr. Johnson's life as it constantly outsmarts his increasingly desperate attempts to get rid of it.
Director: Cordell Barker | Star: Richard Condie
Votes: 2,463
32. Rare Birds (2001)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure luminaries to their small Newfoundland town.
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson | Stars: William Hurt, Andy Jones, Molly Parker, Vicky Hynes
Votes: 1,761
33. At Home by Myself... with You (2009)
90 min | Comedy
A multi phobia-plagued single woman who hasn't left her apartment in six years finds her carefully organized existence disrupted by her hot new 'on-the-go' neighbor.
Director: Kris Booth | Stars: Kristin Booth, Aaron Abrams, Shauna MacDonald, Ryan Blakely
Votes: 272
34. Still Mine (2012)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama
An elderly couple fight against local authorities in rural New Brunswick to build their final home.
Director: Michael McGowan | Stars: James Cromwell, Ronan Rees, Geneviève Bujold, Campbell Scott
Votes: 4,629 | Gross: $1.15M
35. Big News from Grand Rock (2014)
87 min | Comedy
Small-town journalist Leonard Crane starts making up stories to save his job, but gets in trouble when one of his fabricated news pieces turns out to be true.
Director: Daniel Perlmutter | Stars: Kristin Booth, Aaron Ashmore, Ennis Esmer, Art Hindle
Votes: 107
36. You Are Here (II) (2010)
79 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A fantasy about a reclusive woman who searches for meaning in the mysterious documents that keep appearing to her, turning her home into an archive. As realities collapse and intersect ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Cockburn | Stars: Tracy Wright, R.D. Reid, Anand Rajaram, Nadia Capone
Votes: 297
37. Men with Brooms (2002)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four men take time from their personal problems to reunite as a curling team and compete in a bonspiel that will restore their honour.
Director: Paul Gross | Stars: Paul Gross, Leslie Nielsen, James B. Douglas, Molly Parker
Votes: 4,710 | Gross: $4.24M
38. Strange Brew (1983)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
Canada's most famous hosers, Bob and Doug McKenzie, get jobs at the Elsinore Brewery, only to learn that something is rotten with the state of it.
Directors: Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas | Stars: Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max von Sydow, Paul Dooley
Votes: 18,660
39. How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town (2015)
TV-MA | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
When "town slut" turned sex columnist Cassie Cranston returns for her mother's funeral it spices things up in the small town of Beaver's Ridge when a group of eccentric town folk, each with their own motives, convince her to plan an orgy.
Director: Jeremy LaLonde | Stars: Jewel Staite, Ennis Esmer, Lauren Lee Smith, Katharine Isabelle
Votes: 3,596
40. Rhymes for Young Ghouls (2013)
R | 88 min | Crime, Drama
Red Crow Mi'kmaq reservation, 1976: By government decree, every Indian child under the age of 16 must attend residential school. In the kingdom of the Crow, that means imprisonment at St. Dymphna's. That means being at the mercy of "Popper", the sadistic Indian agent who runs the school.
Director: Jeff Barnaby | Stars: Devery Jacobs, Glen Gould, Brandon Oakes, Roseanne Supernault
Votes: 1,467 | Gross: $0.00M
41. The Sabbatical (2015)
R | 82 min | Comedy
James Pittman is a burnt-out photography professor who goes on sabbatical and straight into a mid-life crisis. A young artist named Lucy comes into his life and he tries desperately to recapture the lost spirit of his youth.
Director: Brian Stockton | Stars: James Whittingham, Laura Abramsen, Bernadette Mullen, Mike Gill
Votes: 52
42. Across the Line (2015)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
A young, black NHL hopeful living in a racially divided Nova Scotian community finds his career prospects in jeopardy when tensions in his community come to a head.
Director: Director X | Stars: Stephan James, Sarah Jeffery, Steven Love, Lanette Ware
Votes: 536
43. Jackie Boy (2015)
TV-MA | 87 min | Drama
A self-destructive womanizer falls for a girl with mysterious intentions.
Director: Cody Campanale | Stars: Alino Giraldi, Shannon Coulter, Ted Charette, Andrew Di Rosa
Votes: 154
44. Great Great Great (2017)
80 min | Drama, Romance
A young couple's decision to get engaged threatens to break them apart.
Director: Adam Garnet Jones | Stars: Sarah Kolasky, Dan Beirne, Richard Clarkin, Meredith Cheesbrough
Votes: 208
45. Closet Monster (2015)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A creative and driven teenager is desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood.
Director: Stephen Dunn | Stars: Aaron Abrams, Jack Fulton, Joanne Kelly, Isabella Rossellini
Votes: 9,224 | Gross: $0.04M
46. Two Lovers and a Bear (2016)
R | 96 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Set in a small town near the North Pole where roads lead to nowhere, the story follows Roman and Lucy, two burning souls who come together to make a leap for life and inner peace.
Director: Kim Nguyen | Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Dane DeHaan, Gordon Pinsent, John Ralston
Votes: 2,162
47. Starbuck (2011)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
As his lover announces her pregnancy, a fortysomething slacker receives other life-changing news: 142 people, all of them the result of artificial insemination, have filed a class action lawsuit against him, their biological father.
Director: Ken Scott | Stars: Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand, Dominic Philie
Votes: 17,035 | Gross: $3.79M
48. Winter Hymns (2015)
16 min | Short, Drama
Twelve-year-old Joshua's dull afternoon is shattered when his volatile older brother shepherds him through the countryside in search of adventure. Striving to win his brother's affection, ... See full summary »
Director: Dusty Mancinelli | Stars: Sam Ashe Arnold, Kyle Peacock, Jason Cherniak
Votes: 33
49. Time Out (I) (2017)
10 min | Short, Drama, Romance
While on a trip to Milan, a couple pretends to meet as their younger selves, to determine their future together.
Director: Navin Ramaswaran | Stars: Adam Langton, Jen Pogue
Votes: 56
50. Magic Mushrooms (2017)
Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
After a teenage boy and his crush magically switch bodies after taking mushrooms, he discovers that attraction is more complicated than he thought.
Director: Sean Wainsteim | Stars: Alyssa Capriotti, Aaron Hale, Maria Syrgiannis, Aris Tyros
Votes: 11
51. Farm Is a Four-Letter Word (2016)
10 min | Short, Comedy
When a TV documentary crew visits The MacIntyre Farm for a story on a floundering industry, they discover a couple at the end of their rope with no f**ks left to give.
Director: Ryan Couldrey | Stars: Kira Hall, Jordan Mechano, Jenny Cook, Peter Wills
52. Ways to Water (2017)
18 min | Short, Drama
Following a summer romance caught somewhere between the beginning and the end, the film follows a boy and a girl through a day and night in downtown Toronto, searching for love at the end of the world.
Director: Kit Weyman | Stars: Chelsea Attong, Zahra Bentham, Erin Carter, Shailene Garnett
53. Filth City (2017)
99 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When a mayor running for re-election is caught on video smoking crack, he'll do whatever it takes to keep it out of the wrong hands. Inspired by true events.
Director: Andy King | Stars: Melinda Shankar, Pat Thornton, Danny Polishchuk, Carrie Beale
Votes: 814
54. The Cameraman (2016)
16 min | Short, Drama
Francis must reconcile his relationship with his abusive father who suffers from Huntington's Disease. Francis' younger brother, Ed--the cameraman--records their dysfunctional lives with his Super 8 camera.
Director: Connor Gaston | Stars: Octavian Kaul, Nolan Hupp, Mur Meadows, Celine Stubel
Votes: 66
55. Grocery Store Action Movie (2016)
14 min | Short, Action, Comedy
A hapless every-man is in the express checkout lane at the grocery store when he realizes with horror that he has forgotten the all-important crackers. With his dinner guests already on ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Campbell | Stars: Chris Wilson, Peter Carlone, Caitlin Howden, Taz Van Rassel
Votes: 33
56. Mommy (I) (2014)
R | 139 min | Drama
A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Anne Dorval, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clément, Patrick Huard
Votes: 61,806 | Gross: $3.49M
57. What If (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
Wallace, who is burned out from a string of failed relationships, forms an instant bond with Chantry, who lives with her longtime boyfriend. Together, they puzzle out what it means if your best friend is also the love of your life.
Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park, Adam Driver
Votes: 81,662 | Gross: $3.45M
58. Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.
Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx
Votes: 21,188 | Gross: $2.01M
59. Sleeping Giant (2015)
Not Rated | 89 min | Adventure, Drama
While spending the summer in cottage country on the shores of Lake Superior, three teens cope with boredom by testing the limits of their experience.
Director: Andrew Cividino | Stars: Jackson Martin, Nick Serino, Reece Moffett, Katelyn McKerracher
Votes: 1,868
60. Coopers' Camera (2008)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy
Using a professional-grade video camera, a dysfunctional family records their Christmas Day 1985, which descends into total chaos.
Director: Warren P. Sonoda | Stars: Boyd Banks, Jennifer Baxter, Mike Beaver, Samantha Bee
Votes: 657
61. Riceboy Sleeps (2022)
117 min | Drama, Family, History
Set in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind.
Director: Anthony Shim | Stars: Choi Seung-yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Hwang, Anthony Shim
Votes: 1,766
62. Sweat (I) (2023)
74 min | Drama, Musical
Director: Jennifer Nichols | Stars: Catherine Daniel, Miyeko Ferguson, Larissa Koniuk, Dedra McDermott
63. Women Talking (2022)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama
Do nothing, stay and fight, or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.
Director: Sarah Polley | Stars: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand
Votes: 41,925
64. Red Rover (2018)
100 min | Comedy, Romance
After feeling he has nothing left to live for on earth, a lonely geologist tries to qualify for a one-way mission to Mars with the help of an offbeat musician who is just as lost as he is.
Director: Shane Belcourt | Stars: Kristian Bruun, Cara Gee, Meghan Heffern, Morgan David Jones
Votes: 274
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