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1. Crimes of the Future (2022)
R | 107 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Humans adapt to a synthetic environment, with new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice, Saul Tenser, celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman
Votes: 41,040
2. Possessor (2020)
R | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
An agent works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.
Director: Brandon Cronenberg | Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rossif Sutherland
Votes: 46,148
3. Total Drama (2007–2014)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Animated satire of survivor reality shows featuring random teenage archetypes vying for the final prize by any means necessary.
Stars: Christian Potenza, Clé Bennett, Rachel Wilson, Scott McCord
Votes: 14,343
4. Edgemont (2000–2005)
TV-PG | Drama, Family, Romance
The kids of Edgemont are faced with issues that happen in their lives, whether the issues are racism, homosexuality, or discrimination.
Stars: Dominic Zamprogna, Sarah Lind, Kristin Kreuk, P.J. Prinsloo
Votes: 536
5. The Adjuster (1991)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A family with the lack of sincerity faces a crisis.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Elias Koteas, Arsinée Khanjian, Maury Chaykin, Gabrielle Rose
Votes: 3,773 | Gross: $0.40M
6. Last Night (I) (1998)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of very different individuals with different ideas of how to face the end come together as the world is expected to end in six hours at the turn of the century.
Director: Don McKellar | Stars: Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Roberta Maxwell, Robin Gammell
Votes: 10,157
7. Famous T & A (1982 Video)
R | 74 min | Documentary
A collection of nude and/or topless scenes from various films featuring actresses who were either famous at the time or who became famous later on.
Director: Ken Dixon | Stars: Sybil Danning, Ursula Andress, Brigitte Bardot, Jacqueline Bisset
Votes: 193
8. Strangers in Good Company (1990)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Drama
A busload of women become stranded in an isolated part of the Canadian countryside. As they await rescue, they reflect on their lives.
Director: Cynthia Scott | Stars: Alice Diabo, Constance Garneau, Beth Webber, Catherine Roche
Votes: 1,313 | Gross: $1.00M
9. Funkytown (2011)
R | 132 min | Drama, Music
1976. Montreal. Eight people who wanted to see and be seen at the trendiest disco will be juggling fame and anonymity until they will be forced to make sober choices in an era when excess was the norm, and when disco was king.
Director: Daniel Roby | Stars: Patrick Huard, Justin Chatwin, Paul Doucet, Sarah Mutch
Votes: 925
10. Poor Boy's Game (2007)
R | 104 min | Drama
On his release from prison for the brutal beating of a black man, Donnie, a young white boxer, is coached by his victim's father, George for an upcoming fight against a talented and vengeful opponent, Ossie.
Director: Clement Virgo | Stars: Rossif Sutherland, Danny Glover, Flex Alexander, Greg Bryk
Votes: 1,403
11. Outrageous! (1977)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
A story about a female impersonator who rooms with a pregnant schizophrenic.
Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Craig Russell, Hollis McLaren, Richert Easley, Allan Moyle
Votes: 1,027
12. TallBoyz (2019–2022)
22 min | Comedy
Sketch comedy series starring the diverse Canadian four-member comedy troupe known as TallBoyz.
Stars: Guled Abdi, Vance Banzo, Tim Blair, Franco Nguyen
Votes: 176
13. I'm Through with White Girls (2007)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
Jay Brooks is that black guy who digs indie rock, graphic novels, and dates white chicks. After a slew of bad break-ups, Jay gives up white women, "cold turkey," and he goes on a mission: "... See full summary »
Director: Jennifer Sharp | Stars: Anthony Montgomery, Ryan Alosio, Lia Johnson, Lamman Rucker
Votes: 886
14. Naked Canadian Celebs (2016 Video)
23 min | Short
Stars: Pamela Anderson, Rachel Blanchard, Rae Dawn Chong, Natasha Henstridge
Votes: 12
15. Unfinished Business (1984)
99 min | Drama
Seventeen year old Isabelle Marks lives in Toronto with her divorced mother and finds her life directionless. Isabelle becomes involved with an anti-nuclear group that her boyfriend Jessie ... See full summary »
Director: Don Owen | Stars: Isabelle Mejias, Peter Spence, Leslie Toth, Julie Biggs
Votes: 43
16. Supposition (2021)
92 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After his classmate is charged with the murder of their professor and forced to fire her incompetent lawyer, first-year law student Calvin West takes on the case himself.
Director: Dante Costello | Stars: Tahmoh Penikett, Jill Maria Robinson, Bernadette Janssen, Autumn T. Dang
17. Night Friend (1987)
R | 95 min | Drama
A priest goes to great lengths in an effort to get a teenage prostitute off the streets.
Director: Peter Gerretsen | Stars: Chuck Shamata, Heather Kjollesdal, Daniel MacIvor, Réal Andrews
Votes: 53
18. Another Planet (1999)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
A young women unsure of her cultural heritage, arrives in rural Quebec, Canada.
Director: Christene Browne | Stars: Sandy Daley, Kevin White, Marcia Brown, Daniel Lévesque
Votes: 32
19. Le divin enfant (2001 TV Movie)
Unrated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
Marc is a 39-year-old Catholic priest, a model for his entire parish. He is one of the few enthusiastic advocates of priestly celibacy. But trouble comes knocking at his door one day.
Director: Stéphane Clavier | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Marthe Villalonga, Adrien Aumont, Agathe Teyssier
Votes: 64
20. Turning to Stone (1985 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
An innocent girl gets framed by her boyfriend and end up with a seven year sentence on a drug charge. Now she has to survive the brutal world of a women's federal prison.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Nicky Guadagni, Shirley Douglas, Bernard Behrens, Jackie Richardson
Votes: 54
21. Black Life: Untold Stories (I) (2023– )
Documentary, History
Interviews to narrate the long history of anti-black racism in Canada, including police brutality and the rise of hip-hop music.
Stars: Brian Obonna, Wes Williams, Jully Black, Sandy Hudson
Votes: 22
22. Sitting in Limbo (1986)
96 min | Drama
Four teenagers in Montréal deal with issues like poverty, teenage pregnancy, and the importance of having a community.
Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Gaston Belanger, Sally Bochner, André A. Bélanger, Lance Jerome Clarke
Votes: 33
23. Nurse.Fighter.Boy (2008)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
An urban love story about the soul of a mother, the heart of a fighter, and the faith of a child.
Director: Charles Officer | Stars: Clark Johnson, Karen LeBlanc, Daniyah Ysrayl, Walter Borden
Votes: 243
24. Speakers for the Dead (2000)
48 min | Documentary, History
A film about small Ontario town's struggle to restore a desecrated African-Canadian cemetary and the resulting turmoil over it.
Directors: Jennifer Holness, Sudz Sutherland | Star: Karolyn Smardz Frost
Votes: 16
25. EMPz 4 Life (2006)
113 min | Documentary
Youth life on the mean streets of Toronto's suburban areas is chronicled.
Director: Allan King | Stars: Sadiki Clarke, Chris Ellis, Brian Henry, Jordan Mendez
Votes: 27
26. Bar None (I) (2013)
9 min | Short, Drama
A man plans to kill himself unless one person smiles at him on his way to jump off a bridge.
Director: Clé Bennett | Stars: Clé Bennett, Nicholas Campbell, Megan Follows, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Votes: 15
27. Interviews with My Next Girlfriend (2002)
13 min | Short, Comedy
The fight to win the title of next girlfriend is the subject of this hilarious short. Nine women are questioned by an unknown interviewer to see if they measure up.
Director: Cassandra Nicolaou | Stars: Sonja Mills, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Shoshana Sperling, Moynan King
Votes: 90
28. The Gospel According to the Blues (2010 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
A widow in her sixties, Momma-Lou is a pillar of her community and her church, where she sings gospel in the choir on Sundays, lifting her joyous voice to the Lord. But each day, she must ... See full summary »
Director: Thom Fitzgerald | Stars: Jackie Richardson, Clarence Armstrong, Tara Baxter, Peter Baylis
29. Journey to Justice (2000 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary
The history of Canadian discrimination against minorities in the 20th century and the civil rights challenges of it.
Director: Roger McTair | Stars: Datejie Green, Stanley Taylor, Brock Curley, David Collins
Votes: 12
30. Show Girls (1999)
52 min | Documentary, History
Documentary about Montreal's Black jazz scene from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Director: Meilan Lam | Star: Anthony Sherwood
Votes: 225
31. Doomstown (2006 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Sudz Sutherland | Stars: K.C. Collins, Mark Taylor, Genelle Williams, Shakura S'Aida
Votes: 105
32. Clean Teeth Wednesdays (2013)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
1st Graders rebel against fluoride.
Director: Catherine Bruhier | Stars: Allison Augustin, Catherine Bruhier, Amy Correia, Faith Curnew
Votes: 11
33. Black Mother Black Daughter (1989)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Sylvia Hamilton, Claire Prieto | Star: Sylvia Hamilton
Votes: 9
34. Fields of Endless Day (1978)
58 min | Documentary, History
The ethnic history of the Black population in Canada.
Director: Terence Macartney-Filgate | Stars: Lili Francks, Winston Sutton, Ricardo Keens-Douglas, Mireille Metellus
35. Mr. Emancipation: The Walter Perry Story (2020)
60 min | Documentary, History
The life and work of Walter Perry, an African-Canadian community leader in Windsor, Ontario best known for organizing an annual grand celebration of Emancipation Day.
Director: Preston Chase
36. The Road Taken (1996)
52 min | Documentary, History
The story of African-Canadian railroad porters on the Canadian railways.
Director: Selwyn Jacob | Stars: Frederick Ward, Eddie Bailey, Earl Briscoe, Lee Williams
Votes: 9
37. What Happened to Esther (2013)
9 min | Animation, Short, History
The film 'What Happened to Esther' highlights the story of a poor African-Nova Scotian midwife and what happened to her the day of the Halifax Explosion. As she walks into the city she ... See full summary »
Director: Jenna Marks | Star: Shelly Fashon
38. The Girlfriend Interviews (2001)
6 min | Short, Comedy
A woman searches for her next girlfriend.
Director: Cassandra Nicolaou | Stars: Diane Flacks, Moynan King, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Pamela Matthews
39. Dancing Waters (2006)
6 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Mother and daughter say farewell in a night of transformation. In the last evening they spent together, Maribel witnesses her mother's body become the spirit of the Sea.
Director: Claudia Molina | Stars: Alexandra Collins, Brenda Crichlow, Shallom Ly
40. Common Law (2019)
6 min | Short, Comedy
When there's a knock on their apartment door Thanksgiving Day, Jay decides that today's not the day to introduce his girlfriend and common-law partner, Sam, to his Cameroonian parents.
Director: Karen Monie | Stars: Brian Armadi, Karen Monie, Ogeh Oghenekaro, Olubunmi Ogunsakin
41. Christopher Changes His Name (2000)
7 min | Short, Animation
The story of a little boy who doesn't want to be called Christopher anymore.
Director: Cilia Sawadogo | Stars: Christopher Plumley, Itah Sadu
Votes: 12
42. Christopher, Please Clean Up Your Room! (2001)
7 min | Animation, Short, Family
Christopher is a terrific kid. He's cool, he's nice and he's smart. But he has one big problem... he's messy! His shoes smell funky, his fish bowl stinks... even the cockroaches can't stand... See full summary »
Director: Vincent Gauthier | Star: Itah Sadu
Votes: 16
43. Little Black Caddy (2005)
11 min | Short, Comedy
A well-off white boss rewards an Asian-Canadian employee with a day at the links, unaware that his own forced cultural sensitivity is doing more harm than good. His self-serving, race-based... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Alexander, Greg Liburd | Stars: David Richmond-Peck, Kevan Ohtsji, Matt Drake, Tommie Olajide
Votes: 10
44. Hoofers' Club (2005)
5 min | Short, Musical
A secret password or a handshake would get you inside the underground speakeasy.
Director: Clarence Ford | Stars: David Cox, Ricky Day, Clarence Ford Sr., Ben Grzella
45.
WWF on MSG Network (1973–1997)
Episode:
Episode dated 26 November 1984
(1984)
Sport
Stars: Lou Albano, Tony Atlas, Salvatore Bellomo, Larry Booker
46.
WWF on MSG Network (1973–1997)
Episode:
Episode dated 17 October 1983
(1983)
Sport
Stars: Lou Albano, Afa Anoai, Sika Anoai, Bob Backlund
47.
Vice Essentials Canada (2016–2017)
Episode:
Making a Gang
(2017)
VICE goes inside the insular community of alleged Toronto street gang the "Dixon City Bloods" to see if they are a serious criminal organization, a creation by cops to justify raids in Rob Ford's former stronghold, or something in-between.
Director: Allya Davidson | Star: Suroosh Alvi
48.
United Shades of America (2016–2022)
Episode:
The Canadian Way
(2018)
TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
Kamau visits Canada to see if it's all it's cracked up to be.
Stars: W. Kamau Bell, Russell Peters, Mark Nykanen, Chad McMullan
Votes: 21