Canadian movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant canadian movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious, humorous, captivating and touching films and TV shows about / with youth, friendship, murder, friends, teenager, friend, teenage life, teenage girl, love and romance and high school plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Fantasy genres shot in Canada, USA, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as canadian: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Hudson & Rex (2019), For a Lost Soldier (1992), The English Patient (1996), Boundaries (2016), Run, Broken Yet Brave (2009), The Green Chain (2007), The Detail (2018), Pandemonium (1982), If a Tree Falls (2010).

List of canadian movies

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Scott Pilgrim is a 23 year old Canadian slacker and wannabe rockstar who falls in love with an American delivery girl, Ramona V. Flowers, and must defeat her seven "evil exes" to be able to date her.
Style: stylized, entertaining, colorful, surreal, visual ...
Audience: teens, date night, chick flick, kids, family friendly ...
Plot: hipster, twentysomething life, musician, magic realism, music band, fight scenes, slacker, coming of age, rock, superhero, sexy woman, dream ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: canada, montreal, toronto ontario canada
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 7.3
 3K
Hudson & Rex (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Detective Charlie Hudson teams up with what he calls his "highly trained law enforcement animal" German Shepherd dog named Rex who he prefers to team up with because he doesn't talk his ear off.
Style: captivating, exciting, tense, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot: german shepherd, police dog, bloodhound, owner dog relationship, police detective, dog, murder investigation, murder, police, investigation, crime investigation, human animal relationship ...
Place: canada
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For a Lost Soldier (1992)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 92 min.
Story: The story of a romantic relationship between a Canadian soldier and a child set in the Netherlands near the end of WWII. Told in flashback from the present day, the child, now a man, is still seeking his lost soldier.
Style: sincere, sentimental, touching, realistic, serious ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, world war two, pedophilia, man boy relationship, soldier, forbidden love, intergenerational friendship, boy, sexual awakening, homosexual, friendship ...
Time: 1940s, 90s, year 1945
Place: netherlands, europe, germany, holland
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The English Patient (1996)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 162 min.
Story: In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of ...
Style: romantic, sentimental, emotional, touching, heartbreaking ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: world war two, adultery, love story, tragic love, betrayal, desert, life philosophy, beautiful scenery, life & death, war, wartime, power of love ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, year 1944, year 1942, 90s ...
Place: sahara, italy, africa, ottoman empire, cairo egypt ...
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 6.3
 280
Boundaries (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Emily Price tries to balance family life and leading crunch negotiations between a Canadian politician and the president of a country whose natural resources are being exploited.
Style: touching, sexy, psychological, sentimental, suspenseful ...
Plot: politics, female protagonist, coastal town, politician, conference, fortune teller, fictional country, abandoned mine, woman, island, president, corporation ...
Place: canada
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Run, Broken Yet Brave (2009)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: RUN, is the story of Ashley, a sixteen-year old teenager with a chip on her shoulder. She is sent by her mom to spend a month of her summer holidays with her grandparents on the family farm. While there she develops a love-hate relationship with her ...
Style: captivating, touching, psychological, light
Plot: teenage girl, troubled teen, teenage protagonist, female protagonist, grandfather granddaughter relationship, countryside, summer vacation, farm, native american, rural setting, indigenous people, fishing ...
Place: canada
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The Green Chain (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The battle between loggers and environmentalists is defining, dividing and destroying communities in Canada and around the world. The Green Chain is a powerful, funny and thought-provoking film about the people who love trees.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: environmentalism, woods, society, family relations, battles, family business, environmental activism, environmental issue, forest, deforestation, small town, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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 5.9
 863
The Detail (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Three fiercely talented female homicide investigators work tirelessly to solve crimes while navigating the complicated demands of their personal lives.
Style: detective, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, tense
Audience: teens
Plot: female detective, murder investigation, uncover truth, who done it, murder, police detective, heroes, law enforcement, partners against crime, coworker, danger, police investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, toronto ontario canada
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 5.2
 2K
Pandemonium (1982)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Tom Smothers stars as the brave mountie, who along with his trusty horse and bitter deputy Paul Reubens must track down a killer who is stalking coeds at a nearby cheerleader camp.
Style: slasher, scary, not serious, witty, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, cheerleader, murder, friendship, partner, teenage life, summer camp, teenager, paranormal, writers, slutty attitude, fetishism ...
Time: 80s, year 1982, 60s, year 1963
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If a Tree Falls (2010)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 77 min.
Story: Siblings, Brad and Lisa Carpenter, along with two lifelong family friends, Will and Vanessa, set out road-tripping to an annual family reunion. They make the decision to find a place to stop and camp for the night. What ensues is a violent ...
Style: slasher, suspense, suspenseful, scary, tense ...
Plot: redneck, depravity, fear, breakdown, statistics, psychotic, blood, delusion, abduction, brutality, torture, violence ...
Time: 70s
Place: canada
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 8.1
 8K
Due South (1994)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story: Due South is a Canadian crime drama series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, Gordon Pinsent, Beau Starr, Camilla Scott, Ramona Milano, and ...
Style: humorous, detective, witty, buddy comedy, semi serious ...
Plot: odd couple, police, crime investigation, cop, law enforcement, partners against crime, fighting crime, culture clash, police detective, buddy cop, buddy, investigation ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, chicago, illinois
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The Last Chapter (2002)
Genre: Action
Country: Canada
TV show
Story: The Triple Sixers are the largest biker gang in Canada, but they don't have one important territory—Ontario, to give them a monopoly on the illegal drug market. Bob Durelle has been chosen to expand The Triple Sixers into Ontario, but his ...
Style: neo noir, captivating, tense, exciting, serious
Plot: motorcycle gang, biker, biker gang, motorcyclist, police officer, police, police surveillance, gang, motorcycle, outlaw
Place: ontario canada, canada
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The Dark Stranger (2015)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Haunted by a terrifying spirit out of her graphic novel, a young artist struggles to overcome her psychosis before it destroys her.
Style: suspense, psychological, psychotronic, tense, scary ...
Plot: supernatural, female artist, ghost, supernatural power, revenge, obsessive quest, death, paranormal phenomena, paranormal investigation, killings, fear, evil ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
Is relevant ?
 3.7
 1K
Ejecta (2014)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Two men witness an unexplainable event in the sky as a historic solar storm approaches, and they try to survive as a terrifying life form hunts them.
Style: suspenseful, serious, scary, space horror, independent film
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: ufo, evil alien, space and aliens, survival, alien abduction, alien encounter, truth, alien, found footage, danger, heroes, graphic violence ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, canada
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 5.6
 275
Gurov and Anna (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: With his marriage to Audrey almost at an end, Ben begins a torrid affair with Mercedes, a young French student in his writing class. The affair soon spins out of control, their emotions and Ben and Audrey's family hanging in the balance.
Style: romantic, contemplative, sexy, captivating, disturbing
Plot: teacher student relationship, passion, obsession, infidelity, rape, age difference, marriage crisis, college, sexual assault, older man younger woman sex, adultery, instructor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: montreal, canada
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 8.0
 580
The Newsroom (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: The Newsroom is a Canadian television comedy-drama series which ran on CBC Television in the 1996–97, 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons. A two-hour television movie, Escape from the Newsroom, was broadcast in 2002. The show is set in the newsroom ...
Style: not serious, realistic, humorous, black comedy, dark comedy
Plot: journalism, intern, office, media satire, workplace situations, obnoxious boss, artists and showbiz, media, workplace, lifestyle, ego clash, satire ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: canada
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 7.3
 4K
Little Bear (1995)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, China, USA, South Korea
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Little Bear is an educational Canadian children's television series based on the Little Bear series of books which were written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Originally produced by Nelvana, it is currently ...
Style: educational, humorous, semi serious, feel good, 2d animation
Audience: kids, toddlers, family outing
Plot: friends, family relations, supportive parent, nosy, parents and children, mischievous children, imaginary, escapades, animal life, family life, family values, youth ...
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Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Are You Afraid of the Dark? is a joint Canadian-American horror/fantasy-themed anthology television series. The original series was a joint production between the Canadian company Cinar and the American company Nickelodeon. The show was filmed in ...
Style: scary, anthology, semi serious, suspenseful, spooky ...
Audience: teens, kids, family friendly, boys' night, pre-teens ...
Plot: halloween, supernatural, campfire story, paranormal, youth, surrealism, woods, danger, ghost, escapades, alien encounter, mischievous children ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s
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The Odyssey (1992)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Odyssey is a Canadian-produced half-hour adventure-fantasy television series for children, originally broadcast 1992-94 on CBC Television. It starred Illya Woloshyn as Jay Ziegler, Ashleigh Aston Moore as Donna/Alpha, Tony Sampson as ...
Style: feel good, atmospheric, captivating, serious
Audience: kids, family outing, teens
Plot: children, missing person, fantasy world, imaginary kingdom, coma, child as adult, imaginary character, youth, getting home, escapades, imaginary, alternate dimension ...
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 6.8
 3K
Ready or Not (1993)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Ready or Not is a Canadian teen drama series which aired on the Showtime Movie Channel and later on the Disney Channel and Global Television Network for 5 seasons and 65 episodes between 1993 and 1997 in both Canada and the United States.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, sentimental, touching
Audience: teens, family friendly, kids, family outing
Plot: family relations, coming of age, best friend, friendship, teenager, middle school, feminist, high school, friends, social relations, youth, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time: 90s
Is relevant ?
 7.3
 9K
Lexx (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: The tyrants who rule the Light Universe pass their essence onto their successor upon their demise, while their still-conscious brains are kept in a vault; their chief resource is Lexx, the most-powerful mobile weapon in the universe, which can only ...
Style: futuristic, absurd, apocalyptic, dark, black comedy ...
Plot: alien, space, space opera, parallel universe, evil alien, spaceship, outer space, female alien, alien invasion, robot, apocalypse, nudity ...
Time: future, distant future
Place: nova scotia
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Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA, France
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Tales from the Cryptkeeper is an animated series aimed at children made by Nelvana Limited, PeaceArch Entertainment, kaBOOM! Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Animation. It was shown on TVO and ABC, and is still shown near Halloween on ...
Style: anthology, gothic horror, gothic, bleak, witty ...
Audience: kids
Plot: dark humor, paranormal phenomena, supernatural power, irony, crypt, ant, superhero, supernatural, puppet, plot twist, pun
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Earth: Final Conflict (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Earth: Final Conflict is a Canadian science fiction television series based on story ideas created by Gene Roddenberry, and produced under the guidance of his widow, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. It was not produced, filmed or broadcast until after his ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, serious
Audience: boys' night
Plot: space and aliens, alien invasion, alien contact, spaceship, space, space opera, evil alien, rebellion, conspiracy, alien, outer space, superhero ...
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Student Bodies (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Student Bodies is a syndicated television comedy program that was produced in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1997 to the end of 1999. While a live-action series, animations are used throughout as thoughts and imaginations. The segments are usually ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, entertaining, light, sitcom ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot: high school, friendship, teenage life, social relations, love and romance, student, society, slice of life, occupation, aspiring writer, teen romance, friends ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: canada
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 7.2
 1K
Breaker High (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Breaker High is a Canadian teen comedy-drama series that ran from 1997 to 1998, airing on YTV in Canada and on UPN in the United States.
Style: semi serious, realistic, sincere, humorous
Audience: kids, teens, teen drama
Plot: high school, friendship, teenager, occupation, cruise, cruise ship, teen romance, friends, childhood sweetheart, couples, coming of age, youth ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
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Emily of New Moon (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Emily of New Moon is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2000. The series originally aired in the United States on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and it is currently seen in Canada on the Viva, Bravo! and ...
Style: serious, realistic, period drama
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: orphan, adoption, family relations, child's point of view, starting over, uncover truth, youth, coming of age, young heroes, family problems, island, family life ...
Time: victorian era, edwardian era, 19th century, 1900s, turn of the century
Place: canada
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Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. While never a ratings blockbuster, seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes. The show, ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: investigation, coroner, law enforcement, righting the wronged, fighting crime, forensics, murder, mysterious death, nypd, crime investigation, medical, morgue ...
Place: canada, vancouver
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 6.4
 5K
Franklin (1997)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Canada, USA, Luxembourg
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Franklin is an Canadian educational animated television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle books by Brenda Clark and Paulette Bourgeois. The television series was named after its main character, Franklin the Turtle. It was produced by PolyGram ...
Style: fairy tale, retro, educational, exciting, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, preschool
Plot: young heroes, turtle, best friend, family relations, animal life, friends, friendship, parents and children, heroes, youth, escapades, cartoon skunk ...
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Theodore Tugboat (1993)
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: The adventures of a young tugboat and his friends in the Big Harbour, with the Dispatcher and the Harbourmaster keeping ever-watchful eyes.
Audience: kids
Plot: boat, storytelling, friendship, friend, harbor, office, morality, anthropomorphic vehicle, tugboat
Place: nova scotia, canada
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 6.2
 553
Vampire High (2001)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Vampire High is a Canadian TV series which originally aired from 2001 to 2002. The show centered on a group of young vampires subjected to a daring experiment by the "Elders": taken in by a boarding school that also housed mortal ...
Style: serious, captivating, touching, gothic, slasher
Audience: teens
Plot: vampire, vampire human love, supernatural, boarding school, teenage love, supernatural ability, teenage life, teachers and students, youth, isolation, adolescence vs adulthood, troubled teen ...
Place: beverly hills
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