Best Canadian Movies
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Best Canadian Movies
TOP Movies: Interstellar (2014), Dune: Part One (2021), The Suicide Squad (2021), Titanic (1997), No Men Beyond This Point (2015), The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), 1917 (2019), Suck (2009), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), American Psycho (2000), The Hours (2002), Shiva Baby (2020), The Shrine (2010), Anything for Jackson (2020), The Snow Walker (2003), Licorice Pizza (2021), Rabid (1977), Trick 'r Treat (2007), Backcountry (2014), Mae Martin: SAP (2023).
List of Best Movies
2.5M
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, cerebral, clever, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
space travel, time travel, outer space, nasa, astronaut, father daughter relationship, space, dystopian future, survival, end of the world, robot, space exploration ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, colorado
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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:
cerebral, visually stunning, suspense, captivating, philosophical ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
desert, space opera, alien planet, politics, prophecy, messiah, premonition, outer space, survival, mind control, epic battle, desert planet ...
Time:
future, distant future, 2020s
Place:
space western
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The continuing escapades of the Suicide Squad.
Style:
entertaining, funny, visually stunning, perverse, saga ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
superhero, supernatural ability, fight scenes, violence, super villain, female warrior, final battle, giant monster, graphic violence, alien parasite, villain turns good, evil genius ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
usa, washington d.c., south america, america, louisiana
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1.4M
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 194 min.
Story:
84 years later, a 101-year-old woman named Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story to her granddaughter Lizzy Calvert, Brock Lovett, Lewis Bodine, Bobby Buell and Anatoly Mikailavich on the Keldysh about her life set in April 10th 1912, on a ship called ...
Style:
romantic, emotional, touching, sentimental, dramatic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
titanic, love story, disaster, love, ship, tragedy, forbidden love, love and romance, ocean, fall in love, tragic love, survival ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, year 1997, edwardian era, 90s ...
Place:
atlantic ocean, britain, iran, nova scotia, america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In a world where women have become asexual and are no longer giving birth to males, a quiet, unassuming housekeeper named Andrew Myers finds himself at the center of a battle to keep men from going extinct.
Style:
disturbing, semi serious, psychological, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
asexual, women, found footage, distopia, sorority, humanity, rivalry, struggle for survival, society, class differences, fate of humanity, female objectification ...
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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:
period piece, disturbing, serious, realistic, cynical ...
Plot:
televangelist, rise and fall, adultery, religion, unfaithful husband, luxury, lgbt, family relations, religious, secret, lie, scandal ...
Time:
year 1960, 1950s, 60s, year 1978, year 1977 ...
Place:
palm springs california, minneapolis minnesota, minnesota
Is relevant?
761K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds ...
Style:
period piece, visually stunning, tense, entertaining, sad ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, date night, adult
Plot:
world war one, trench warfare, race against time, soldier, british soldier, british army, death, battlefield, military, british military, dangerous mission, german soldier ...
Time:
year 1917, 1910s, 20th century, year 2019, 2010s
Place:
persia, los angeles, britain, europe, france
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It is the third film in the Trailer Park Boys franchise, and a sequel to Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009). In the film, Ricky (Robb Wells), Julian (John Paul Tremblay) and Bubbles (Mike Smith) ...
Style:
humorous, mockumentary, captivating, tense, light ...
Plot:
drug dealing, buddies, society, legislation, friends, trailer park boys, disorder, marijuana, road trip, stripper, weed, mafia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, nova scotia
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6K
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The film follows a petty rock band called the Winners, consisting of vocalist Joey Winner, bassist Jennifer, guitarist Tyler, drummer Sam, and French-Canadian roadie Hugo, along with their sleazy manager Jeff, as they tour across Canada and the USA ...
Style:
parody, cynical, black comedy, horror comedy, suspense ...
Plot:
vampire, dark humor, female vampire, rock, friends, lifestyle, desire for fame, musician's life, rock and roll, gory, blind ambition, dracula ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
canada, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 242 min.
Story:
Zack Snyder's definitive director's cut of Justice League (2017).
Style:
saga, exciting, tense, cult classic, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
batman, superhero, superheroine, heroes, immortal, justice league, surrealism, superhero team, superman, female warrior, superhuman, villain ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
usa, iceland, london, paris france, tower bridge london ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, psychological thriller, bloody, twist ending ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, insanity, sociopath, satire, violence, dark humor, psycho killer, materialism, yuppie, nihilism, millionaire ...
Time:
year 2000, 80s, 2000s, year 1987, y2k ...
Place:
new york, yale university, manhattan new york city, america, seattle ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Famed culinary consultant Henry Ross is a charming food industry insider in San Francisco. When suspicious sabotage ends in a shocking murder at his friend’s five-star restaurant, Henry is put on the case with strong-willed police detective and ...
Style:
captivating, enigmatic, suspense, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
chef, murder, chess, villainess, partner, assassin, uncover truth, murder suspect, multiple suspects, twists and turns, romancing partners, investigation ...
Is relevant?
146K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
"The Hours" is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a ...
Style:
depressing, intellectual, psychological, touching, poignant ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
suicide, depression, mental illness, aids, writers, lesbian, bipolar disorder, lgbtq, writer's life, lgbt, lesbian love, introspection ...
Time:
year 1941, 1940s, year 2001, 90s, 1920s ...
Place:
new york, england, california, london, los angeles ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance.
Style:
emotional, disturbing, talky, humorous, entertaining ...
Plot:
sugar daddy, jewish family, jewish culture, lesbian interest, lgbt, lgbtq, funeral, unfaithful husband, prostitute, parent child relationship, sex, ex girlfriend ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
israel
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Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of young journalists investigate a cult said to practice human sacrifice, but their ambitious ways may lead them to becoming the cult's next victims.
Style:
demonic, satanic, atmospheric, rough, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, missing person, cursed, escape, village, journalist, folk horror, demon, investigation, survival, danger, escapades ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
poland, europe
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A bereaved Satanist couple kidnap a pregnant woman so they can use an ancient spellbook to put their dead grandson's spirit into her unborn child, but they end up summoning more than they bargained for.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychotronic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
satanism, satanist, evil spirit, demonic possession, demon, occult ritual, grandson, pregnant woman, curse, possession, occult, winter ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A bush pilot in nothern Canada who with the aid of modernity thinks he can handle it all & knows it all. After reluctantly agreeing to transport a local indian girl to a medical facility his light plane crashes & they have to survive whilst ...
Style:
emotional, serious, sentimental, sad, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, wilderness, nature, arctic, isolation, rescue, human spirit, stranded, hopes, airplane, winter, friendship ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, post world war two, 1950s, year 1953
Place:
canada, antarctic, persia
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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, teen, comedy drama, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, closeted homosexual, first love, actor, jealousy, teenage boy, political campaign, brother brother relationship, age difference, atheism, gay relationship, friendship ...
Time:
year 1973, 2020s, 70s, year 1939, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, new york, pasadena california
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23K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After undergoing radical surgery for injuries from a motorcycle accident, a young woman develops a strange phallic growth on her body and a thirst for human blood -- the only nourishment that will now sustain her.
Style:
cult classic, disturbing, medical horror, scary, suspense ...
Plot:
body horror, vampire, hospital, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, cannibalism, virus, infection, bare breasts, infected, canuxploitation, disaster, zombie ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
quebec, montreal, canada
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a bitter old recluse receives ...
Style:
scary, spooky, slasher, psychological, anthology ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, date night, adult
Plot:
halloween, werewolf, masked killer, serial killer, psychopath, supernatural horror, halloween party, monster, prank, corpse, holiday horror, scarecrow ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
ohio, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A couple on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, natural horror, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
survival, wilderness, woods, nature, camping, bear, lost in the woods, dangerous animal, danger, bear attack, forest, lost ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, ontario canada, canada
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
From a mythical moose encounter to the gender spectrum in "Beauty and the Beast," Mae Martin reflects on a world off its axis in this comedy special.
Style:
captivating, funny, satirical, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot:
live performance, satire, stand up comedy, irony, comedian, public speaking, humour, joke, stand up comedian, irreverent, desire for fame, lgbtq ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing incidents seem to indicate that she's still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological thriller, intense, non-linear ...
Plot:
police investigation, kidnapping, missing child, winter, kidnapped, danger, snow, hostage, little girl, investigation, missing person, missing girl ...
Place:
canada, ontario canada
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars – all stand at the intersection of modern warfare – a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems.
Style:
brutal, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, rough ...
Plot:
ambush, military, war, pride and honor, army, friendship, military life, battle zone, morality, death, courage, bonding ...
Place:
middle east, afghanistan, canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After the Ball, a retail fairy tale set in the world of fashion. Kate's dream is to design for couturier houses. Although she is a bright new talent, Kate can't get a job. No one trusts the daughter of Lee Kassell, a retail guru who ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, funny, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
fashion, cinderella story, cross dressing, female protagonist, happy ending, hidden identity, cinderella, haute couture, love and romance, father daughter relationship, good versus evil, dream ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, montreal
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
Style:
black comedy, psychological, dark comedy, art house, depressing ...
Plot:
alienation, prison, kidnapping, stockholm syndrome, dysfunctional family, bowling, older man teenage girl relationship, relationships, dark humor, haunted by the past, gambling, blackmail ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
new york state, new york, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Allison's life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. The unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law helps her live a life worth living.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, powerful, f word
Plot:
car accident, addiction, accident, changing lives, relationships, female protagonist, tragedy, tragic event, soccer, overcoming, orphan, drug addiction ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
It's not unusual for alcoholic cop Lou to black out and wake up in unfamiliar surroundings, but lately things have taken a turn for the strange...and hairy. WolfCop is the story of one cop's quest to become a better man. One transformation ...
Style:
horror comedy, suspense, semi serious, spoof, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
werewolf, supernatural, police station, cop, healing, criminal gang, fighting crime, small town, supernatural ability, police, deadly creature, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, usa
Is relevant?
57K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In Lincoln City, some inhabitants have extraordinary abilities. Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force. Connor, a construction worker with powers, involves with a criminal gang to help ...
Style:
futuristic, captivating, tense, enigmatic, smart ...
Plot:
drug lord, distopia, telekinesis, superpower, robot, drone, police, murder, teenager, dystopia, heist, fight ...
Time:
future
Is relevant?
63K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In 1980, the United States Ice Hockey team's coach, Herb Brooks, put a ragtag squad of college kids up against the legendary juggernaut from the Soviet Union at the Olympic Games. Despite the long odds, Team USA carried the pride of a nation ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, factual, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, family outing, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
olympics, underdog, ice hockey, hockey, mentor, cold war, human spirit, hopes, coach, sport team, sports man, winter olympics ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s, year 2004, year 1980
Place:
usa, minnesota, milwaukee wisconsin, new york, colorado ...
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