Best Canadian Movies of 2021

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Best Canadian Movies of 2021
Best Canadian Movies of 2021
TOP Movies: Dune (2021), CODA (2021), Trigger Point (2021), The Suicide Squad (2021), Land (2021), The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), The Ice Road (2021), Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021), Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021), Fast & Furious 9 (2021), The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021), Snake Eyes (2021), Licorice Pizza (2021), Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021), Free Guy (2021), Wildhood (2021), My Christmas Family Tree (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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 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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Trigger Point (2021)
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, action thriller, independent film ...
Plot: black ops, murder, cia agent, memory loss, secret agent, assassin, showdown, traitor, bodyguard, cia, secret mission, memory lapse ...
Time: 2020s
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The Suicide Squad (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: The continuing escapades of the Suicide Squad.
Style: entertaining, funny, laugh out loud, intense, dark comedy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: superhero, fight scenes, supernatural ability, super villain, female warrior, villain turns good, violence, extreme violence, alien creature, graphic violence, giant monster, evil genius ...
Time: 2020s
Place: usa, washington d.c., america, south america, 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 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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 5.6
 47K
The Ice Road (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story: After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, an ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners.
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, dramatic, serious ...
Plot: cold, snow, avalanche, mine, mission, rescue, truck driver, snowstorm, trapped, ice, self sacrifice, life risking ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: canada, north dakota
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Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: As Emily struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined to become her best friend. When Clifford magically undergoes one heck of a growth spurt, becomes a gigantic dog and attracts the attention of a ...
Style: sentimental, 3d animation, light, sincere, humorous ...
Audience: kids
Plot: dog, puppy, animal, pet dog, little girl, giant, kaiju, friendship, talking animal, urban setting, school, friend ...
Time: 2020s
Place: new york
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Sequel to the box-office hit film "Venom."
Style: psychotronic, tense, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: superhero, monster, villain, heroes, alien monster, revenge, fight, anti hero, experiment gone awry, human versus alien, creature, villainess ...
Time: year 1996, 2020s, 90s
Place: san francisco, california, north america, mexico
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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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Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it's up to teenagers in 1994 to try and finally put an end to their town's curse, before it's too late.
Style: slasher, suspense, scary, queer horror, psychotronic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: supernatural, serial killer, lesbianism, forest, violent, lgbt, murder, lgbtq, lesbian, paranormal, paranormal phenomena, terror ...
Time: 2020s, year 1978, year 1994, 21st century
Place: usa
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Fast & Furious 9 (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: The next installment in the franchise.
Style: suspense, ambiguous ending, saga, anamorphic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chases and races, car, woman kills a man, car chase, street racing, brother brother relationship, family relations, terrorist plot, cia agent, ak 47, chase, carsploitation ...
Time: 2020s, year 1989, 90s, 80s, 21st century
Place: georgia, las vegas, jamaica, tokyo, edinburgh scotland ...
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The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min.
Story: After Katie Mitchell is accepted into the film school of her dreams, her family decides to use this opportunity to drive Katie to school as a road trip. When their plans are interrupted by a tech uprising, the Mitchells realize that they must work ...
Style: funny, feel good, road movie, light, realistic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, preschool
Plot: robot, father daughter relationship, parents and children, road trip, dog, family relations, family life, pug, fish out of water, journey, wife, husband ...
Time: 2020s, future, 21st century
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 5.4
 44K
Snake Eyes (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes' ...
Style: suspense, saga, enigmatic, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: ninja, snake, ninja warrior, female warrior, martial arts, master warrior, mysterious character, fight, giant snake, ninja master, female ninja, showdown ...
Time: 2020s
Place: japan, los angeles, washington state, tokyo
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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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Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In preparation for a shotgun wedding before the birth of Baby Guster, Shawn and Gus go rogue in an attempt to track down Selene’s estranged husband, as Lassiter grapples with the future of his career.
Style: feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining
Plot: best friend, police detective, teamwork, investigation, con trick, crime investigation, clairvoyance, forensics, sleuth, private investigator, secret revealed, private detective ...
Time: future
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 7.1
 420K
Free Guy (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A bank teller realizes he's a background character in an open world action game.
Style: entertaining, humorous, exciting, feel good, heroic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, family friendly, kids, adult
Plot: virtual reality, video game, game, gamer, changing lives, career change, heroes, fantasy world, bank teller, code, programmer, altering history ...
Time: 2020s, future, 21st century
Place: new york, seattle, tokyo
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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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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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 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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Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story: When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
Style: humorous, entertaining, funny, captivating, contemplative ...
Audience: kids, date night
Plot: ghost, teenager, supernatural, single parent, monster, good versus evil, farmhouse, child protagonist, small town, rescue, paranormal phenomena, friendship ...
Time: 2020s, 90s, 21st century
Place: usa, oklahoma, new york, chicago
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 5.8
 10K
Nightbooks (2021)
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.
Style: suspense, dark, exciting, captivating, tense ...
Audience: kids
Plot: witch, evil wizard, female villain, friendship, library, writers, spell, magical, cat, evil witch, attempted escape, captivity ...
Time: 2020s
Place: new york
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 5.8
 7K
See for Me (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When blind former skier Sophie cat-sits in a secluded mansion, three thieves invade for the hidden safe. Sophie's only defense is army veteran Kelly, who she meets on the See For Me app. Kelly helps Sophie defend herself against the invaders ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, tense
Plot: home invasion, blind woman, mansion, female protagonist, blindness, threat, privacy invasion, fighting crime, breaking and entering, blind character, invasion, protector ...
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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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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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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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 7.3
 263K
Cruella (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Ireland
Duration: 134 min.
Story: In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to ...
Style: light, fairy tale, visually appealing, captivating, dark comedy ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: fashion, robbery, villain, female villain, personality change, fashion designer, lifestyle change, villainess, dalmatian, designer, life is a bitch, change of heart ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, future, year 1965
Place: london, england, united kingdom, britain, europe
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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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Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet clash in a spectacular battle for the ages. As Monarch embarks ...
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, exciting, psychotronic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: godzilla, giant monster, king kong, kaiju, giant ape, monster, creature, giant animal, monster versus monster, giant creature, dinosaur, creature feature ...
Time: 2020s, jurassic, 2010s, 21st century
Place: hong kong, las vegas, usa, florida, philadelphia ...
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