O Canada!
Happy birthday to a country that has produced numerous great directors, is home to several world class film festivals, and is renowned for its support of its film industry. In short, Happy Canada Day! Celebrate with one of these fine Canadian films...
Kim's Convenience
The funny, heartfelt story of The Kims, a Korean-Canadian family who run a convenience store in downtown Toronto.
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- Canada • 2016
- Creator Ins Choi, Kevin White
- Cast Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Andrea Bang, Simu Liu, Andrew Phung, Nicole Power
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Amazon Video, Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Mommy
Love takes many forms.
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- Canada • 2014
- Director Xavier Dolan
- Cast Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Patrick Huard, Alexandre Goyette, Michèle Lituac
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
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 Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla
Monsieur Lazhar
An elementary school class is left reeling after their teacher dies by suicide—until the substitute arrives…
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- Canada • 2011
- Director Philippe Falardeau
- Cast Mohamed Fellag, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx, Sophie Nélisse, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Denise Lamontagne
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Crackle, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Incendies
The search began at the opening of their mother's will.
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- Canada, France • 2010
- Director Denis Villeneuve
- Cast Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard, Allen Altman, Abdelghafour Elaaziz
- Genre Drama, Mystery, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
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 fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
Up the Yangtze
A dramatic feature documentary on life inside modern China.
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- Canada • 2007
- Director Yung Chang
- Cast Campbell Ping He, Jerry Bo Yu Chen, Cindy Shui Yu
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Filmzie, Kanopy
Water
A widow breaks ranks by striking up an unlikely relationship with a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
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- Canada, India • 2005
- Director Deepa Mehta
- Cast Lisa Ray, Sarala, John Abraham, Seema Biswas, Waheeda Rehman
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Far Side of the Moon
(La face cachée de la lune)
After his mother passes away, a struggling PhD candidate searches for the meaning of life.
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- Canada • 2003
- Director Robert Lepage
- Cast Robert Lepage, Céline Bonnier, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Marco Poulin, Érika Gagnon, Fabrice Mongeau
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
The Barbarian Invasions
(Les Invasions barbares)
A provocative new comedy about sex, friendship, and all other things that invade our lives.
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- Canada, France • 2003
- Director Denys Arcand
- Cast Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze, Dorothée Berryman, Louise Portal, Dominique Michel
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
(Atanarjuat)
The on-screen retelling of a centuries-old Inuit legend.
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- Canada • 2002
- Director Zacharias Kunuk
- Cast Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Pakak Innuksuk, Madeline Ivalu
- Genre Fantasy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV
The Sweet Hereafter
A small Canadian mountain community is devastated after an accident leaves a number of its children dead.
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- Canada • 1997
- Director Atom Egoyan
- Cast Ian Holm, Caerthan Banks, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus, Gabrielle Rose, Alberta Watson
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel