Popular from Canada
Falls Around Her
Mary Birchbark is a famous musician looking for rest following a tour, so she returns home to her First Nations reservation.
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- Canada • 2018
- Director Darlene Naponse
- Cast Tantoo Cardinal, Tina Keeper, Gail Maurice, Johnny Issaluk, Rob Stewart, J.D. Nicholsen
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Freevee, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Kanopy, Plex, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Status Update
A new teenager in town discovers an app that makes his posts come true.
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- Canada, United States, China • 2018
- Director Scott Speer
- Cast Ross Lynch, Olivia Holt, Harvey Guillén, Gregg Sulkin, Courtney Eaton, Rob Riggle
- Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, VUDU Free, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Edge of the Knife
(SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna)
A nobleman retreats to the Canadian wilderness and descends into madness after accidentally killing his best friend’s son.
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- Canada • 2018
- Director Gwaai Edenshaw
- Cast Tyler York, Adeana Young, William Russ
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Shudder, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, Apple TV
Stories We Tell
Every family has a story.
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- Canada • 2012
- Director Sarah Polley
- Cast Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin, Susy Buchan, John Buchan, Mark Polley, Joanna Polley
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Redbox, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Kanopy
Slings & Arrows
The fortunes and misfortunes of a dysfunctional Shakespearean theatre troupe take the stage in this darkly comic series.
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- Canada • 2003
- Creator Mark McKinney, Bob Martin, Susan Coyne
- Cast Paul Gross, Stephen Ouimette, Martha Burns, Don McKellar, Susan Coyne, Seán Cullen
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Acorn TV, Sundance Now, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
The Murdoch Mysteries
In 1890s Toronto, a police inspector innovates and applies the latest scientific methods of deduction to solve crime cases.
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- Canada • 2004
- Creator Maureen Jennings
- Cast Peter Outerbridge, Flora Montgomery, Matthew MacFadzean, Colm Meaney, Keeley Hawes
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel
Saint-Narcisse
Dominic is a young man in love with himself -- until he meets his identical twin.
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- Canada • 2021
- Director Bruce LaBruce
- Cast Félix-Antoine Duval, Tania Kontoyanni, Alexandra Petrachuk, Angèle Coutu, Andreas Apergis, Myriam Côté
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Dekkoo, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV, Filmmovement
The Outer Limits
A new horror in each episode plays out the effects of a scientific concept on humanity.
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- Canada, United States • 1995
- Creator Leslie Stevens
- Cast
- Genre Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel
Bootlegger
Two radically opposed women divide their northern Quebec community into two sides over the free sale of alcohol.
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- Canada • 2021
- Director Caroline Monnet
- Cast Pascale Bussières, Devery Jacobs, Samian, Jacques Newashish, Dominique Pétin, Joséphine Bacon
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Apple TV
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 DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Hulu, YouTube, Apple TV
Borealis
Cycles of life, destruction, and rebirth in one of the most remote corners of the world.
- Canada • 2020
- Director Kevin McMahon
- Cast Diana Beresford-Kroeger, Stan Boutin
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Antigone
A modern retelling of Sophocles' historic play where a defiant young immigrant fights the system to save her troubled brother.
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- Canada • 2019
- Director Sophie Deraspe
- Cast Nahéma Ricci, Nour Belkhiria, Rawad El-Zein, Rachida Oussaada, Hakim Brahimi, Paul Doucet
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV
Workin' Moms
Four mothers bonds over their lives as parents and working women.
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- Canada • 2017
- Creator Catherine Reitman, Philip Sternberg
- Cast Catherine Reitman, Dani Kind, Juno Rinaldi, Kat Barrell, Jessalyn Wanlim, Novie Edwards
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
All My Puny Sorrows
Two sisters struggle to face the demons haunting them from the past after one of them unsuccessfully attempts suicide.
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- Canada • 2021
- Director Michael McGowan
- Cast Alison Pill, Sarah Gadon, Amybeth McNulty, Mare Winningham, Donal Logue, Mimi Kuzyk
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Redbox, Spectrum On Demand, FlixFling, DIRECTV
The Last Mark
A hitman on his final assignment realizes the presence of a witness, and he embarks on a mission to find her.
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- Canada • 2022
- Director Reem Morsi
- Cast Alexia Fast, Shawn Doyle, Bryce Hodgson, Josh Cruddas, Jasmin Geljo, Jonas Chernick
- Genre Action, Thriller
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, VUDU Free, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
New from Canada
Falcon Lake
A romance-turned-ghost story about first love in rural Quebec.
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- France, Canada • 2022
- Director Charlotte Le Bon
- Cast Monia Chokri, Jeff Roop, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Sara Montpetit, Pierre-Luc Lafontaine, Joseph Engel
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Get The Sucker Back
When her Grandmother's is scammed, can Rachel pull off a con to save her house?
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- Canada • 2018
- Director Lolade Leigh-Thompson
- Cast Ally Williams, Robert Notman, Lolade Leigh-Thompson, Liam Murphy, Greg Zajac
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on Plex, Tubi TV, Apple TV
Making Coco: The Grant Fuhr Story
The story of Grant Fuhr, the first black superstar in hockey.
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- Canada • 2018
- Director Don Metz
- Cast Glenn Anderson, Martin Brodeur, Kelly Chase, Mike Claiborne, Fred Brathwaite
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Video, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Apple TV
My Grown-Up Christmas List
The love story between a journalist and a military officer evolves over several Christmases.
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- Canada, United States • 2022
- Director Andrew Cymek
- Cast Kayla Wallace, Kevin McGarry, Lindsay Merrithew, Susan Hamann, James M. Jenkinson
- Genre Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
- Available on Hallmark Movies Now Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Guest of Honour
A film that weaves through time exploring perception and penance, memory and forgiveness.
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- Canada • 2020
- Director Atom Egoyan
- Cast David Thewlis, Luke Wilson, Laysla De Oliveira, Rossif Sutherland, Tennille Read, Tamara Podemski
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kino Now, Metrograph, YouTube, Apple TV
Advocate
(לאה צמל, עורכת דין)
The gripping true story of Lea Tsemel, a Jewish Israeli lawyer who represents Palestinian political prisoners.
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- Israel, Canada, Switzerland • 2019
- Director Philippe Bellaiche
- Cast Lea Tsemel
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Bone Mother
What would you do for eternal youth?
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- Canada • 2018
- Director Sylvie Trouvé
- Cast Rafael Petardi
- Genre
- Available on Amazon Video, Nfb
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 Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, FlixFling, Apple TV, Sundance
First Round Down
Big city problems follow a former hockey star turned hitman when he returns to his home town.
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- Canada • 2017
- Director Jason G. Butler
- Cast Dylan Bruce, Percy Hynes White
- Genre Action, Comedy
- Available on Amazon Video, Apple TV
Harpoon
Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends become stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean.
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- Canada • 2019
- Director Rob Grant
- Cast Munro Chambers, Emily Tyra, Chris Gray, Brett Gelman, Kurtis David Harder, Rob Grant
- Genre Comedy, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, VUDU Free, Peacock Premium, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock
Candyman
Say it if you dare.
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- Canada, United States • 2021
- Director Nia DaCosta
- Cast Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Kyle Kaminsky, Vanessa Williams
- Genre Horror, Thriller
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Alamo on Demand, MGM Plus Amazon Channel, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , fuboTV
Falling
A conservative father moves from his rural farm to live with his gay son's family in Los Angeles.
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- Canada, United Kingdom, United States • 2020
- Director Viggo Mortensen
- Cast Lance Henriksen, Viggo Mortensen, Terry Chen, Sverrir Gudnason, Hannah Gross, Laura Linney
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Kanopy, , Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
Happy Face
Estranged from his cancer-stricken mother, Stan dons a disguise and joins a therapy workshop in an attempt to reconnect with her.
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- Canada • 2018
- Director Alexandre Franchi
- Cast Robin L'Houmeau, Debbie Lynch-White, David Roche, Noémie Kocher, Cindy Nicholsen, E.R. Ruiz
- Genre Drama
- Available on Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, VUDU Free, Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV
Run This Town
A journalist and a political aide become entangled in a larger-than-life scandal.
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- Canada • 2020
- Director Ricky Tollman
- Cast Ben Platt, Mena Massoud, Nina Dobrev, Damian Lewis, Scott Speedman, Jennifer Ehle
- Genre Drama
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, Freevee, DIRECTV, Amazon Video, Vudu, Plex, Tubi TV, Apple TV
Pachinko
A Korean immigrant family leaves their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.
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- United States, Korea, Canada • 2022
- Creator Justin Chon, Kogonada
- Cast Kim Min-ha, Youn Yuh-jung, Jin Ha, Steven SangHyun Noh
- Genre Drama, Family
- Available on Apple TV Plus
Canadian Series
Motive
A homicide detective and her team work backwards to determine the motive behind a different murder each episode.
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- Canada • 2013
- Creator Daniel Cerone
- Cast Kristin Lehman, Louis Ferreira, Brendan Penny, Lauren Holly
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Freevee
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
A group of postal workers turns into detectives when they work to solve the mysteries behind undeliverable letters and packages.
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- Canada, United States • 2014
- Creator Martha Williamson
- Cast Eric Mabius, Kristin Booth, Crystal Lowe, Geoff Gustafson
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Hallmark Movies, Hallmark Movies Now Amazon Channel
Dark Passages
Television show that explores lesser known conspiracy theories and urban or supernatural legends.
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- Canada, United States • 2021
- Creator William Conrad
- Cast William Klapperbein, William Conrad
- Genre Crime, Documentary, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Plex
Workin' Moms
Four mothers bonds over their lives as parents and working women.
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- Canada • 2017
- Creator Catherine Reitman, Philip Sternberg
- Cast Catherine Reitman, Dani Kind, Juno Rinaldi, Kat Barrell, Jessalyn Wanlim, Novie Edwards
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Saving Hope
A supernatural medical drama that centers on the lives of the doctors and nurses of Hope Zion Hospital.
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- Canada • 2012
- Creator Morwyn Brebner, Malcolm MacRury
- Cast Erica Durance, Julia Chan, Michael Shanks, Wendy Crewson, Benjamin Ayres, Huse Madhavji
- Genre Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Hulu
Travelers
In the distant future, the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back through time.
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- Canada, United States • 2016
- Creator Brad Wright
- Cast Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, Nesta Cooper, Jared Abrahamson, Reilly Dolman, Patrick Gilmore
- Genre Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Dead Zone
A man wakes up from a six-year coma finding that he has the gift of second sight.
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- Canada, United States • 2002
- Creator Michael Piller, Stephen King, Shawn Piller
- Cast Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, Connor Price
- Genre Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Screambox, The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Plex, Freevee
Burden of Truth
A big city lawyer returns to her hometown to fight for justice for a group of sick girls.
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- Canada • 2018
- Creator Brad Simpson
- Cast Kristin Kreuk, Peter Mooney, Nicola Correia Damude, Meegwun Fairbrother, Star Slade
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Hulu
The Hollow
Three teens work together to find a way home after waking up in a mysterious realm.
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- Canada • 2018
- Creator Vito Viscomi, Greg Sullivan, Josh Mepham, Kathy A. Rocchio
- Cast Ashleigh Ball, Connor Parnall, Adrian Petriw, Alex Barima, Diana Kaarina, Jesse Moss
- Genre Animation, Drama, Kids
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
LOL: Last One Laughing Canada
The ten best comedians compete to see who can be the last one standing-and not laughing-for charity.
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- Canada • 2022
- Creator
- Cast Jay Baruchel, Caroline Rhea, Debra DiGiovanni, Jon Lajoie, Tom Green, Brandon Ash-Mohammed
- Genre Reality
- Available on Amazon Prime Video
Back in Time for Dinner
A Canadian family experiences life in six different decades.
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- Canada • 2018
- Creator
- Cast Tristan Campus, Aaron Campus, Valerie Campus, Jessica Campus
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies
The X
A after-school show comedy show with interviews with the hottest celebrities.
- Canada • 0
- Creator
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Hoopla
Chirp
Follow Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet on their daily adventures!
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- Canada • 2015
- Creator J.J. Johnson, Ben Joseph, Sheila Dinsmore, Bob Ardiel, Diana Moore, Amy Benham
- Cast Adrian David Lloyd, Elana Catherine, Jacob Ewaniuk
- Genre Animation, Kids
- Available on Amazon Video
The Magic School Bus
An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus.
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- Canada, United States • 1994
- Creator Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen
- Cast Daniel DeSanto, Stuart Stone, Erica Luttrell, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Danny Tamberelli, Lily Tomlin
- Genre Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Netflix, Netflix Kids, Hoopla, Netflix basic with Ads
Ten Percent
Agents at a London talent agency struggle to keep the business afloat after their founder died unexpectedly.
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- Canada, United Kingdom • 2022
- Creator M.J. Delaney, Sam Leifer, Jessica Swale
- Cast Jack Davenport, Lydia Leonard
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Acorn TV, Sundance Now, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Spectrum On Demand, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
Telescope Recommends
The Ritchie Boys
They fought their own kind of war.
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- Canada, Germany • 2004
- Director Christian Bauer
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Chai Flicks, Kanopy, Tubi TV
Atlantic City
Lou, a small-time gangster, falls for a casino employee who dreams of traveling to Monte Carlo to fulfill a glamorous fantasy.
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- France, Canada • 1980
- Director Louis Malle
- Cast Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren, Robert Joy
- Genre Crime, Drama, Romance
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, , Vudu, Kanopy, YouTube, Pluto TV, Apple TV
A Special Day
(Una giornata particolare)
When Hitler visits Rome, everyone flocks to the square except two neighbors who become fascinated with each other.
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- Italy, Canada • 1977
- Director Ettore Scola
- Cast Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon, Françoise Berd, Patrizia Basso, Tiziano De Persio
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Videodrome
First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body.
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- Canada • 1983
- Director David Cronenberg
- Cast James Woods, Sonja Smits, Debbie Harry, Peter Dvorsky, Jack Creley
- Genre Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Available on Peacock Premium, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, DIRECTV
Maison du Bonheur
An endearing picture of the everyday life of a 77-year-old resident of Paris.
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- Canada • 2018
- Director Sofia Bohdanowicz
- Cast Juliane Sellam, Albert Eddassouki, Manouk Kurdoghlian, Claude Tougard-Lumbroso, Pierre Tougard
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films, Criterion Channel, Kanopy
District 9
You are not welcome here.
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- South Africa, United States, New Zealand • 2009
- Director Neill Blomkamp
- Cast Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie, John Sumner
- Genre Science Fiction
- Available on Max, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Pluto TV
Inni
A live motion picture and album by Icelandic band Sigur Rós.
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- Iceland, United Kingdom, Canada • 2011
- Director Vincent Morisset
- Cast
- Genre Music
- Available on Apple TV
China Heavyweight
In southwestern China, state athletic coaches scour the countryside to recruit poor, rural teenagers who can throw a good punch.
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- Canada, China, Finland • 2012
- Director Yung Chang
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kino Now, Kanopy, Apple TV
Dune
A young man embarks on a dangerous interplanetary quest to ensure the survival of his people.
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- United States, Canada • 2020
- Director Denis Villeneuve
- Cast Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, TNT, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, TBS, YouTube, Apple TV, Max, Max Amazon Channel
Naked Lunch
Exterminate all rational thought.
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- Canada, United Kingdom, Japan • 1991
- Director David Cronenberg
- Cast Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands, Roy Scheider, Monique Mercure
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Cinemax Amazon Channel, DIRECTV
Aida's Secrets
(הסודות של איידה)
An inside look at a family torn apart by displaced persons camps slowly recovering their history and lineage.
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- Germany, Israel, Canada • 2016
- Director Shaul Schwarz
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, Kanopy
The Book of Negroes
One woman's journey to gain her freedom.
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- Canada • 2015
- Creator Clement Virgo, Lawrence Hill
- Cast Shailyn Pierre-Dixon
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV
The Power of the Dog
In Montana, in 1925, a rancher responds with cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son.
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- United Kingdom, Australia, United States • 2021
- Director Jane Campion
- Cast Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Frances Conroy
- Genre Drama, Western
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
Maps to the Stars
Eventually stars burn out.
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- Canada, Germany, France • 2014
- Director David Cronenberg
- Cast Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, John Cusack, Evan Bird, Robert Pattinson, Olivia Williams
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV
Mon oncle Antoine
While on a job with his uncle, the town undertaker, a young boy is forced to confront his own mortality.
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- Canada • 1971
- Director Claude Jutra
- Cast Jacques Gagnon, Lyne Champagne, Jean Duceppe, Olivette Thibault, Claude Jutra
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Filmzie, Kanopy
Spider
The only thing worse than losing your mind... is finding it again.
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- Canada, United Kingdom, France • 2002
- Director David Cronenberg
- Cast Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne, Lynn Redgrave, John Neville, Philip Craig
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video
Eastern Promises
A midwife investigates the rape of a teenager, but her investigation leads her into the world of the Russian mafia.
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- United Kingdom, Canada, United States • 2007
- Director David Cronenberg
- Cast Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sinéad Cusack, Donald Sumpter
- Genre Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Cinemax Amazon Channel, YouTube, Apple TV, Max, Max Amazon Channel
The Lunchbox
Can you fall in love with someone you've never met?
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- India, France, Germany • 2013
- Director Ritesh Batra
- Cast Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Lillete Dubey, Nakul Vaid, Bharati Achrekar
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand
A Dangerous Method
Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein as his patient under the supervision of Sigmund Freud.
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- United Kingdom, Germany, Canada • 2011
- Director David Cronenberg
- Cast Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Gadon, Vincent Cassel, André Hennicke
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on MUBI, Hulu, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand
Short and Sweet from the NFB
My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
(Min bestemor strøk kongens skjorter)
A grandmother loses her job ironing the King’s shirts during WWII, but she gains access to the enemies' uniforms.
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- Canada, Norway • 1999
- Director Torill Kove
- Cast Mag Ruffman
- Genre Animation, History, War
- Available on Amazon Video, Kanopy
Land of the Heads
(Au pays des têtes)
Who knew a head could have multiple owners?
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- Switzerland • 2009
- Director Cédric Louis, Claude Barras
- Cast
- Genre Animation, Fantasy, Horror
- Available on Nfb
Wild Life
An Englishman experiences both the beauty and harshness of nature when he relocates to the Canadian prairie.
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- Canada • 2011
- Director Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
- Cast Adam Blackwood, Luba Goy, Anthony Bekenn, Keith Dinicol, Amy Rutherford
- Genre Animation, Western
- Available on Amazon Video, Kanopy
When the Day Breaks
A chance encounter and an unfortunate twist of fate reveal a symbiotic relationship between two a rooster and a pig.
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- Canada • 1999
- Director Wendy Tilby
- Cast
- Genre Animation
- Available on Filmzie, Kanopy
The Cat Came Back
Mr. Johnson attempts to rid himself of a small yet extremely destructive cat that will not leave his home.
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- Canada • 1988
- Director Cordell Barker
- Cast Richard Condie
- Genre Animation, Comedy, Music
- Available on Amazon Video, Filmzie, Kanopy
I Like Girls
(J'aime les filles)
Four women share funny and intimate tales of one-sided infatuation, mutual attraction, and fumbling attempts at sexual expression.
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- Canada • 2016
- Director Diane Obomsawin
- Cast Jasmine Bleile, Cheyenne Schaub, Holly Gauthier-Frankel
- Genre Animation
- Available on OVID, IndieFlix
Threads
An animated short film about the threads that tie a mother and daughter together as the daughter grows up.
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- Canada, Norway • 2017
- Director Torill Kove
- Cast
- Genre Animation, Drama
- Available on OVID
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin
A zany version of the classic fairy tale, with the leading role played by a mistreated, romantic penguin, with hilarious results.
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- Canada • 1981
- Director Janet Perlman
- Cast
- Genre Animation
- Available on Kanopy
Strange Invaders
The quiet life of a childless couple is interrupted when a mysterious toddler crashes through their window.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 2001
- Director Cordell Barker
- Cast Cordell Barker, Jennifer Torrance, Jackson Barker
- Genre Action, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Available on Kanopy
Old Dog
After losing his best friend, an elderly pug named Henry must depend on his owner for help and companionship.
- Canada • 2020
- Director Ann Marie Fleming
- Cast
- Genre Animation
- Available on Nfb
Manivald
Manivald is a fox in his early 30s, still living at home with his mom. One day a hot young wolf called Toomas comes to fix the washing machine.
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- Canada, Croatia, Estonia • 2018
- Director Chintis Lundgren
- Cast Trevor Boris, France Castel, Draško Ivezić, Tyrone Benskin, Chintis Lundgren
- Genre Animation, Comedy, Romance
- Available on Nfb
Festival Favorites
Debris
A short film about artist Pete Clarkson as he works on a memorial to those affected by the 2011 East Japan earthquake and tsunami.
- Canada • 2015
- Director John Bolton
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on Amazon Video
Framing Agnes
The story of Agnes, a pioneering transgender woman who participated in gender health research at UCLA in the 1960s.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, United States • 2022
- Director Chase Joynt
- Cast Zackary Drucker, Angelica Ross, Jen Richards, Max Wolf Valerio, Silas Howard, Stephen Ira
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Video, Kino Now, Eventive
Dune
A young man embarks on a dangerous interplanetary quest to ensure the survival of his people.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United States, Canada • 2020
- Director Denis Villeneuve
- Cast Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, TNT, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, TBS, YouTube, Apple TV, Max, Max Amazon Channel
The Melt Goes on Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons
A striking portrait of the elusive African-American art star David Hammons, whose work offers an essential commentary on race in the US.
- United States • 2022
- Director Harold Crooks, Judd Tully
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Video, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, Kino Now, Apple TV
Sharkwater Extinction
Filmmaker and activist Rob Stewart is determined to save a shrinking shark population, investigating the corrupt fishing industry destroying aquatic wildlife.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada • 2018
- Director Rob Stewart
- Cast Rob Stewart, Paul Watson, Madison Stewart, Les Stroud, Boris Worm, Randall Arauz
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
Bump
A young man’s unwillingness to let go of a trivial encounter leads him to seek retribution.
- Canada • 2021
- Director Maziyar Khatam
- Cast Maziyar Khatam, Dylan Ray Hatton
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Sundance
Mothers&Daughters
A comedy about three different mother-daughter relationships.
- Canada • 2008
- Director Carl Bessai
- Cast Tantoo Cardinal, Babs Chula, Gabrielle Rose, Camille Sullivan, Tiffany Lyndall-Knight, Tinsel Korey
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Apple TV, Tubi TV
Film, the Living Record of our Memory
Even today, we can watch films captured over 125 years ago—but how? This documentary pays homage to film preservation.
- Spain, Canada • 2021
- Director Inés Toharia Terán
- Cast Ann Adachi-Tasch, Margaret Bodde, Serge Bromberg, Te-Ling Chen, Benjamin Chowkwan Ado
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Hoopla, Vudu, Kino Now, YouTube, Apple TV
See for Me
A blind former skier is cat-sitting in a large secluded mansion when three thieves break in, attempting to steal the hidden safe.
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- Canada • 2021
- Director Randall Okita
- Cast Skyler Davenport, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Laura Vandervoort, Pascal Langdale
- Genre Thriller
- Available on Hulu, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, DIRECTV, Tribeca
No Ordinary Man
A complex and empathetic portrait of late jazz musician and trans icon Billy Tipton.
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- Canada • 2020
- Director Aisling Chin-Yee
- Cast Billy Tipton, Susan Stryker, Kate Bornstein, Zackary Drucker, C. Riley Norton
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Microsoft Store, Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, OVID, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV, MUBI Amazon Channel, MUBI, Oscilloscope
Barney's Version
First he got married. Then he got married again. Then he met the love of his life.
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- Italy, Canada • 2010
- Director Richard J. Lewis
- Cast Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, Scott Speedman, Rachelle Lefevre
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, FilmBox+, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, YouTube, Apple TV
Night of the Kings
(La nuit des rois)
African fairy tale meets stark realism in this powerful prison drama.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire • 2021
- Director Philippe Lacôte
- Cast Koné Bakary, Steve Tientcheu, Digbeu Jean Cyrille, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Issaka Sawadogo, Denis Lavant
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Redbox, AMC on Demand, DIRECTV, Kanopy, Neonrated
My Salinger Year
Aspiring writer Joanna works at a fabled literary agency. Life changes.
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- Canada, Ireland • 2021
- Director Philippe Falardeau
- Cast Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth, Seána Kerslake, Brían F. O'Byrne, Colm Feore
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, AMC+ Amazon Channel, YouTube, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Apple TV, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
Violation
Two sisters and their husbands gather in a cottage. The horror begins.
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- Canada • 2020
- Director Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer
- Cast Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Anna Maguire, Jesse LaVercombe, Obi Abili, Jasmin Geljo
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Shudder, AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Vudu
The Gig Is Up
A very human documentary about technology.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Canada, France • 2021
- Director Shannon Walsh
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Redbox, Kanopy