Canadian Documentaries on Netflix
Last updated May 18, 2024
Forgotten Warriors
1997 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAboriginal veterans poignantly share their unforgettable war memories and their healing process.
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The Coca-Cola Case
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn Colombia, companies are allegedly hiring hit men to murder union leaders. Now, three American activists are bringing a lawsuit against one of them: Coca-Cola!
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Payback
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsDrawing from Margaret Atwood's book, documentarian Jennifer Baichwal examines the role of debt throughout human history. The film holds religion, politics, literature and sociology up to the light, finding every aspect of culture touched by debt.
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Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTrying to come to terms with the death of a friend killed during a peaceful protest in Mexico, filmmaker Velcrow Ripper explores the concept of spiritual activism by focusing on a patch of land given to low-income South Central Los Angeles residents.
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Gene Boy Came Home
2007 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsGene Boy Came Home is the harrowing and deeply moving story of his two years of service in Vietnam and his long journey back to Odanak afterwards.
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Mighty Jerome
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThis biographical documentary tells the inspiring story of the rise, fall and redemption of Harry Jerome, a legendary track and field star and considered one of Canada's greatest athletes of all time.
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Helicopter Canada
1966 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA helicopter was used throughout this exploration of the ten provinces. The result of this off-the-ground portraiture is a view that is big and beautiful.
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A Step Towards the Arctic
2013 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn Sachs Harbour, an Inuit village on the fringes of the Earth, filmmaker and Swiss citizen Yves Delaunay encounters a small community that struggles daily to face the challenges of modernity.
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St-Henri, The 26th of August
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA collaborative work made in the spirit of cinéma-vérité, this engrossing documentary chronicles an ordinary day -- August 26th -- in the lives of a hair stylist, a boxer, a retired couple and other citizens residing in a Montreal neighborhood.
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Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary
2008 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThis illuminating documentary about making documentaries features notable directors such as Werner Herzog, Nick Broomfield and Errol Morris discussing the art, craft and unique challenges of nonfiction filmmaking. Topics range from ethical concerns and theories about the power of images to techniques for interviewing, editing, sound design and more. Scenes from acclaimed documentaries reveal how master filmmakers put it all together.
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Last Chance
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Paul Émile d'Entremont chronicles the journeys of five asylum-seekers as they turn to Canada to escape sexual discrimination and homophobic violence in their native countries.
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Fists of Pride
2013 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsIn a boxing camp on the Thai-Burmese border, young boys -- the children of mostly illegal migrant workers fleeing Burma -- train for prize fights that they hope might change their lives.
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The Boxing Girls of Kabul
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsA remarkable group of young Afghan women dream of representing their country as boxers at the 2012 Olympics. This documentary follows them as they embark on a journey of both personal and political transformation.
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A Museum in the City
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Luc Bourdon takes viewers on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, revealing less about the artwork itself and more about the fine art of bringing a museum to life.
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Women on the March
1959 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsA film record of women at the turn of the century and of the suffragette movement's struggle for equal rights.
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Grace, Milly, Lucy ... Child Soldiers
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsIn this sobering documentary, filmmaker Raymonde Provencher gives three women -- Grace, Milly and Lucy -- time to talk about their childhoods in Uganda, where they were forced to kill against their will as soldiers in the Lord's Resistance Army. Now as adults, they're working as activists to help others through a support group for survivors of childhood slavery, never forgetting their own haunting experiences.
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Spudwrench: Kahnawake Man
1997 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsHorne is one of many Mohawk high steel workers who worked on some of the world's tallest buildings--but have never lost touch with their roots.
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Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThe future of Canada's Alberta Tar Sands is the core concern of Peter Mettler's documentary, which uses sweeping aerial photography to underscore the environmental threats posed by proposed large-scale oil extraction from the sands.
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I'll Find a Way
1977 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsNadia has spina bifida. She is allowed to attend a regular school, she knows the kids will tease her but she'll 'find a way to deal with it.
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Flicker
2008 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Nik Sheehan delves into the unique life of artist Brion Gysin, who collaborated with his best friend and beat generation icon William S. Burroughs to create the Dream Machine, which was meant to liberate its users' minds. Interviews with pop culture figures such as Iggy Pop, Marianne Faithfull and DJ Spooky convey the potency of the dreamlike creative state achieved with the help of this light-based machine.
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The Memories of Angels
2008 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsThis nostalgic tableau of more than 120 clips from works produced by Canada's National Film Board traces the evolution of Montreal from industrial hub to one of the country's major cultural centers and site of the 1967 World's Fair. The retrospective includes selections from such notable directors as Gilles Carle and Denys Arcand, and is a moving homage to the development of the arts in Quebec and the growth of Canada's film industry.
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The People of the Kattawapiskak River
2013 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Alanis Obomsawin explores the causes of the deplorable housing conditions faced by 1,700 Cree in Northern Ontario in 2011, a crisis so dire the tribal chief declared a state of emergency in the Attawapiskat First Nation community.
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If the Weather Permits
2004 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsTeenagers lap up 'southern' culture and play golf on the tundra. Most of their elders are former nomads and hunters.
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Who Cares
2012 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsThe risks are high for the sex trade workers who wander the streets of Edmonton, Canada. Several prostitutes share their tragic stories in this documentary that depicts the hardships they endure every day on the streets.
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High Grass Circus
1977 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsDiscuss the entertainment value of the circus of bygone days. What elements of circus life attracted workers and performers?
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