A Look Back at the Year in Canadian Film and TV
5G: The Reckoning
During a global pandemic, eight students in lockdown at their college dorm find themselves entirely disconnected from the outside world.
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- Canada • 2023
- Director Michael Bafaro
- Cast Hillary Young, Colm Hill, Nathaniel Vossen, Oliver De La Harpe, Mako Fujimoto, Michael Mitton
- Genre Horror
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Hoopla
Beau Is Afraid
A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother’s funeral.
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- United States, United Kingdom, Finland • 2023
- Director Ari Aster
- Cast Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane, Denis Ménochet, Kylie Rogers, Stephen McKinley Henderson
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Available on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Hoopla
BlackBerry
The "true story" of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.
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- Canada • 2023
- Director Matt Johnson
- Cast Glenn Howerton, Michael Ironside, Jay Baruchel, Rich Sommer, Cary Elwes, Saul Rubinek
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Kanopy
Frog and Toad
Despite their unique differences, Frog and Toad are always there for each other – as best friends should be.
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- Canada, United States • 2023
- Creator
- Cast Nat Faxon, Kevin Michael Richardson
- Genre Animation, Kids
- Available on Apple TV Plus
Infinity Pool
A couple on vacation venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a world of horror.
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- Canada, Hungary, France • 2023
- Director Brandon Cronenberg
- Cast Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Thomas Kretschmann, Amanda Brugel, John Ralston
- Genre Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Jane
A young environmentalist uses her powerful imagination to take her friends on adventures to protect wild animals around the world.
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- Canada • 2023
- Creator J.J. Johnson
- Cast Ava Louise Murchison, Mason Blomberg, Tamara Almeida
- Genre Kids
- Available on Apple TV Plus
Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist
Based on the New York Times best-selling novel that brings biblical prophecy to life in modern times.
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- Canada • 2023
- Director Kevin Sorbo
- Cast Kevin Sorbo, Neal McDonough, Corbin Bernsen, Bailey Chase, Sarah Fisher, Sam Sorbo
- Genre Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Plex, Plex Channel
My Animal
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- Canada • 2023
- Director Jacqueline Castel
- Cast Bobbi Salvör Menuez, Amandla Stenberg, Heidi von Palleske, Stephen McHattie, Cory Lipman, Joe Apollonio
- Genre Drama, Horror, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Sundance
Riceboy Sleeps
Building a new life in the Canadian suburbs, a Korean mother and son struggle with a growing rift between them.
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- Canada • 2023
- Director Anthony Shim
- Cast Choi Seung-yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Hwang, Anthony Shim, Jerina Son, Hunter Dillon
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Soft
Three adolescent queer friends find their formative summer break disrupted by the disappearance of someone close to them.
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- Canada • 2023
- Director Joseph Amenta
- Cast Matteus Lunot, Zion Matheson, Harlow Joy, Miyoko Anderson, Trevor Hayes, Krista Morin
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Hoopla
Therapy Dogs
High school never ends.
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- Canada • 2023
- Director Ethan Eng
- Cast Justin Morrice, Ethan Eng, Kevin Tseng, Kyle Peacock, Mitchell Cidade, Sebastian Neme
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Tubi TV, Hoopla