Best Canadian Drama Movies of 2021

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Best Canadian Drama Movies of 2021
Best Canadian Drama Movies of 2021
TOP Movies: Dune (2021), The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), All My Puny Sorrows (2021), Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021), Wildhood (2021), Blue Bayou (2021), My Christmas Family Tree (2021), A House on Fire (2021), Peace by Chocolate (2021), CODA (2021), The Voyeurs (2021), Maria Chapdelaine (2021), Licorice Pizza (2021), The Power of the Dog (2021), West Side Story (2021), Eight Gifts of Hanukkah (2021), Colors of Love (2021), A Christmas Together With You (2021), A Royal Queens Christmas (2021).

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 8.0
 785K
Dune (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 155 min.
Story: A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure ...
Style: epic, suspense, captivating, tense, action adventure ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: desert, space opera, alien planet, messiah, prophecy, destiny, outer space, premonition, water shortage, politics, adaptation, survival ...
Time: future, distant future, 2020s
Place: space western
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: In the 1970s and ’80s, Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and a theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance, and prosperity.
Style: cynical, serious, realistic, disturbing, talky ...
Plot: televangelist, rise and fall, religion, luxury, adultery, unfaithful husband, lgbt, family relations, religious, scandal, sermon, evangelical christianity ...
Time: 1950s, 60s, year 1971, year 1960, 80s ...
Place: minnesota, minneapolis minnesota, palm springs california
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All My Puny Sorrows (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The story of two Mennonite sisters who have left their strict religious upbringing behind. While one sibling struggles in love and life, the other is a world-famous concert pianist.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling
Plot: writers, mental health, women, sisters, life is a bitch, self discovery, sister sister relationship, problem, suicide attempt, introspection, suicide, writing
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Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events which have haunted their town for generations ​are all connected — and that they may be the next targets.
Style: slasher, suspense, queer horror, tense, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: murder, supernatural, witch, lesbian, serial killer, lgbt, lgbtq, serial murder, terror, brutality, supernatural horror, maniac ...
Time: year 1994, 90s, 2020s, 20th century
Place: usa
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Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.
Style: slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, supernatural, murder, monster, woman in danger, homicidal maniac, witch, lesbian, snake, brutality, psychopath, violence ...
Time: 2020s, 70s, year 1994, year 1978, 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.9
 1K
Wildhood (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Link and his brother flee their abusive father and embark on a journey where Link discovers his sexuality and rediscovers his Mi’kmaw heritage.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, road movie, crying ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: lgbt, gay, gay slur, outdoor sex, teenager, skinny dipping, dysfunctional family, family relations, travel, parents and children, search for mother, friendship ...
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 7.1
 10K
Blue Bayou (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story: As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.
Style: thought provoking
Plot: korean american, exile, migration, tattoo, husband wife relationship, airport, father daughter relationship, adoption, deportation, east asian lead, lawyer, pregnant wife ...
Time: year 2009, year 2016, year 1981, year 1964, year 2000 ...
Place: usa, new orleans, louisiana
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My Christmas Family Tree (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: When Vanessa receives the results from her Family Tree DNA test, she discovers a family she didn't know existed and travels to their home for Christmas.
Style: gay cinema
Plot: christmas, christmas eve, christmas romance, attorney, social worker, dog, pet dog, biological father, veteran, holiday, half sister, boy ...
Place: connecticut, north america, new york
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A House on Fire (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A House on Fire follows brilliant doctor and mother Deborah Green (Stephanie March) who had the epitome of a picture-perfect life with two children, an adoring husband (Shaun Benson) and a beautiful house in an opulent neighborhood. But behind the ...
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling, emotional
Plot: unhappy marriage, relationship problems, dysfunctional family, relationships, dysfunctional marriage, marital crisis, troubled marriage, family relations, family life, female protagonist, family problems, marriage ...
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Peace by Chocolate (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: After the bombing of his father's chocolate factory, a young Syrian refugee struggles to settle into his new Canadian small-town life, caught between following his dream and preserving his family's chocolate-making legacy. Based on the ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, satirical
Plot: dream, family relations, bigger dreams, refugee, problem, follow your dream, father son relationship, lifestyle change, satire, family business, immigrant, young
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 8.0
 162K
CODA (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
Style: psychological, teen, sad, sincere, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: deaf, sign language, mute or deaf, musician, coming of age, family relations, disability, teenager, deafness, fisherman, women, parents and children ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: persia, hawaii, massachusetts
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 6.1
 30K
The Voyeurs (2021)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A young couple, find themselves becoming interested in the sex life of their neighbors across the street. What starts as an innocent curiosity turns into an unhealthy obsession.
Style: erotic, suspense, psychological, sexy, disturbing ...
Plot: voyeurism, female voyeur, infidelity, hot and sexy, voyeur, peeping, young couple, erotica, cheating wife, porn, exhibitionist, watching sex ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: montreal
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Maria Chapdelaine (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 158 min.
Story: Maria Chapdelaine tells the story of a young woman having to choose between three suitors promising each a different life. Faced with events that jostle her, Maria must then take his destiny into her own hands and decide what her future will be.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: teenager, relationships, love affair, love story, adolescence, teenage girl, female protagonist, love and romance, countryside, family relations, moral dilemma, love triangle ...
Time: edwardian era
Place: quebec
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 7.1
 139K
Licorice Pizza (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Set in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s, the film follows a high school student who is also a successful child actor.
Style: period piece, captivating, comedy drama, teen, independent film ...
Audience: teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot: coming of age, actor, first love, teenage boy, jealousy, closeted homosexual, political campaign, age difference, brother brother relationship, sister sister relationship, friendship, wrongful arrest ...
Time: year 1973, 2020s, 70s, year 1939, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, pasadena california, new york
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The Power of the Dog (2021)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: New Zealand, UK, Canada, Australia
Duration: 126 min.
Story: A domineering, magnetic rancher responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son, until the unexpected comes to pass.
Style: psychological, mindfuck, costume drama, serious, disturbing ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: cowboy, mother son relationship, homosexuality, male full rear nudity, power relations, male nudity, brother brother relationship, animal cruelty, homosexual subtext, gay, brothers, alcoholic ...
Time: 2020s, 1920s, 20th century
Place: australia, montana
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West Side Story (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 156 min.
Story: A remake of the 1961 film about two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, surprise ending, visual ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: forbidden love, shakespeare, dance, teenager, rivals, fight, racism, love at first sight, gang war, tragic event, black, love affair ...
Time: 1950s, 2020s, year 1961, year 1957, 60s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city
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Eight Gifts of Hanukkah (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: An anonymous suitor sends optometrist Sara a gift for each night of Hanukkah. On her journey to find her secret admirer, she learns her one true love might be someone she never expected.
Plot: christmas, meeting, gift, female protagonist, jewelry, pickup truck, contractor, secret admirer, night, female judge, music box, hanukkah ...
Place: north america, seattle
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Colors of Love (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: When librarian Taylor Harris suddenly loses her job, she decides to visit her brother in a small town in Montana. There, she gets involved in the fight to help save her brother's hotel from tycoon Joel Sheenan, who wants to renovate it.
Style: psychological, sincere, disturbing, captivating
Plot: fall in love, hotel, love affair, male female relationship, relationships, small town life, love story, family problems, in love, couples, love and romance, small town ...
Time: 1900s
Place: seattle, montana
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A Christmas Together With You (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: During the Christmas season, Megan and her father-figure Frank head out on a road trip to find his long-lost love. Along the way, Megan finds the love of her own life.
Style: romantic, entertaining, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: christmas, road trip, high school sweetheart, widower, hotel manager, love and romance, looking for love, male female relationship, love story, romantic friendship, family relations, love affair ...
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A Royal Queens Christmas (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A prince finds his way to Queens during Christmas when a local woman enlists his help with a children's Christmas show.
Plot: prince, royalty, christmas, holiday, pianist, dog, piano, arranged marriage, children's choir, family dinner, confession, fictional country ...
Time: 2020s
Place: new york
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High Flying Romance (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A woman finds romance during a kite festival.
Style: captivating, sincere, disturbing, romantic
Plot: misunderstanding, kite, love and romance, love affair, in love, couples, relationships, love story, love interest, chance meeting, fall in love, male female relationship ...
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 6.6
 158K
House of Gucci (2021)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 158 min.
Story: The true story of how Patrizia Reggiani plotted to kill her husband Maurizio Gucci, the grandson of renowned fashion designer Guccio Gucci.
Style: realistic, romantic, captivating, suspenseful, historical drama ...
Audience: adult
Plot: fashion, fashion designer, fashion industry, high society, mistress, family feud, murder, greed, job, wealthy family, biopic, femme fatale ...
Time: 90s, 80s, 2020s, future, 70s ...
Place: italy, sicily, milan italy, new york, tuscany ...
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Baby, It's Cold Inside (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: When a travel agent up for a promotion is directed to forgo her tropical vacation to instead visit the world-famous Ice Hotel, she discovers her sacrifices are more than compensated.
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling
Plot: christmas, male female relationship, hotel, travel agent, hotel owner, workplace, coworker, relationships, luxury hotel, teamwork, hotel manager, critic ...
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Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The true story of Mahalia Jackson, who began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, melding her music with the civil rights movement.
Style: inspirational
Plot: black history, women, interracial relations, christianity, black family, christian, infertility, racism, black woman, female friendship, new year's eve, civil rights movement ...
Time: 1920s, 70s, 1950s, 60s
Place: chicago, illinois, new orleans, louisiana
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 6.7
 16K
Land (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Edee, in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that uncertainty, retreats to the magnificent, but unforgiving, wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter brings ...
Style: psychological, sincere, captivating, serious
Plot: solitude, nature, living alone, family tragedy, fishing, female protagonist, mountain, native american, wilderness, new life, mountain cabin, rocky mountains ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: wyoming, chicago
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The Guide to the Perfect Family (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A couple in Québec deals with the pitfalls, pressure and high expectations of raising kids in a society obsessed with success and social media image.
Style: captivating, psychological, humorous, feel good
Audience: kids
Plot: parenthood, mother son relationship, school, parents and children, social network, social criticism, mother daughter relationship, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, social problems ...
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 6.1
 9K
The Forgiven (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a random accident reverberates through the lives of both the local Muslims and Western visitors to a house party in a grand villa.
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, atmospheric
Plot: muslim, misadventure, changing lives, unhappiness, weekend getaway, problem, dead body, sahara desert, burial, cheating wife, swimming pool, male nudity ...
Place: morocco, africa, north africa, tangier morocco
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Beverly Hills Wedding (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A woman wins her sister a Beverly Hills wedding and gets a surprise of her own.
Style: emotional, romantic, talky, psychological, touching
Plot: wedding, bridesmaid, wedding planner, sister sister relationship, family farm, sailor, engagement, marriage proposal, couple relations, love, love story, love affair ...
Place: oregon, beverly hills
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The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A young journalist in London becomes obsessed with a series of letters she discovers that recounts an intense star-crossed love affair from the 1960s.
Style: romantic, sincere, captivating, cute, romantic comedy ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: love letter, journalism, relationships, extramarital affair, love affair, love, journalist, love story, love and romance, investigative reporter, multiple storylines, coworker ...
Time: 60s, year 1969, year 1965, 2020s
Place: french riviera, london
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 7.0
 164K
Nightmare Alley (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Canada
Duration: 150 min.
Story: An ambitious young carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is.
Style: neo noir, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience: adult
Plot: murder, infidelity, supernatural, carnival, con artists, alcoholic, mentor, alcohol abuse, death, female psychiatrist, lie, deception ...
Time: 2020s, 1940s, 1930s, year 1939, year 1941
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