Canadian Movies on Netflix
Last updated December 21, 2024
Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada
2013 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFeminism has shaped the society we live in. But just how far has it brought us, and how relevant is it today? This in-depth documentary asks these questions and uncovers provocative answers about the evolution of women's equality in Canada.
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Life with Murder
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen 18-year-old Jennifer Jenkins is shot dead at home, all evidence points to the guilt of her 20-year-old brother, Mason -- but the siblings' parents maintain an unwavering belief in their son's innocence. Director John Kastner's unflinching documentary chronicles Mason's 11-year march through the Canadian court system, from first interrogation to appeal attempts, and culminates in an unforeseen revelation.
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Anvil! The Story of Anvil
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFormed by two 14-year-olds in the 1970s, heavy metal band Anvil influenced other acts, such as Anthrax and Metallica. This documentary joins Anvil's now middle-aged founders as they cope with obsoleteness and try to end their careers on a high note.
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Growing Op
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter years of being home-schooled by his earnest, post-hippie, pot-growing parents, Quinn (Steven Yaffee) decides to jump from the nest and give himself a normal high school experience. He quickly learns, however, that there's nothing normal about high school. When the teen falls for a beautiful blonde neighbor (Rachel Blanchard), he realizes he'll have to make some compromises to get what he wants -- once he's sure what that is.
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Flamenco at 5:15
1983 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA flamenco dance class given to senior students of the National Ballet School of Canada by two great teachers from Spain, Susana and Antonio Robledo.
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My Name is Kahentiiosta
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsKahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman who was arrested during the Oka crisis and detained for defending her choice to provide her Aboriginal name.
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Phantom Punch
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis biopic explores the life of boxer Sonny Liston, particularly his relationships with his manager, his wife and his lover. After his talent emerges in jail, Liston punches through poverty, Mafia entanglements and legendary bouts with Cassius Clay.
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Cube
1997 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsClueless as to how they got there or why they were chosen, a student, an ex-con, an engineer, a social worker, a cop and a mentally disabled person are caught in a maze of interlocking cubes with no apparent way out.
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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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At Home by Myself with You
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsApartment dweller Romy Scott (Kristin Booth) decides to deal with her many phobias by never leaving her home. When her elderly neighbor dies and the woman's handsome nephew (Aaron Abrams) moves in, Romy's isolated existence is threatened by the one thing she never expected to find: love. But can love be any match for six years of comfortable existence within a bubble? Kris Booth directs this romantic comedy.
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen a deal with the devil comes due, the immortal Doctor Parnassus must renegotiate the pact to save his daughter. Now, with the help of his mystical theater troupe and a mysterious stranger, Parnassus attempts to right the wrongs of his past.
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Universe
1960 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA triumph of film art, creating on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as it would appear to a voyager through space.
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Whistling Smith
1975 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsHere is a revealing insight into one side of big-city life and a tough cop with a big heart.
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Cole
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsLooking to escape from his tiny town, aspiring writer Cole Chambers enrolls in a university class in the city, where he falls for a fetching fellow student -- a black woman whose controlling parents don't approve of the match.
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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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Quest for Fire
1981 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA tribe of Cro-Magnons is attacked and loses its precious fire (a blaze that is always kept burning). To ensure the band's survival, Naoh (Everett McGill) goes in search of more fire, accompanied by Amoukar (Ron Perlman) and Gaw (Nameer El-Kadi). Along the way, they meet Ika (Rae Dawn Chong), a young woman who's rescued from slavery because she actually knows how to "make" fire. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.
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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 Rising Tide
1949 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis film shows the growth of cooperatives in the Maritime provinces and how they brought new life and hope to poverty-stricken fishermen.
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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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The Shrine
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen a group of American journalists heads to Poland to investigate the death of a Yankee backpacker who disappeared without a trace, they find a creepy village -- and a mysterious shrine that suggests strange activities have taken place there.
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First Winter
1982 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThis historical drama features the first winter spent in Canada by a family of Irish immigrants deep in the Ottawa Valley.
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Cairo Time
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen magazine editor Juliette Grant travels to Cairo to meet her diplomat husband, Mark, she learns from his friend Tareq Khalifa that Mark has been delayed. But as Tareq shows her around the city, an unexpected attraction develops between them.
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A Gift of Munsch
1992 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWith full theatrics, beloved children's author Robert Munsch performs his favorite stories, including "Something Good," "50 Below Zero," "Purple, Green and Yellow," "Love You Forever," "Murmel, Murmel, Murmel" and "The Paper Bag Princess." Songs from "A Bunch of Munsch" accompany the stories, which tell of a princess in search of her fiancé, a young girl in search of the perfect marker, a young boy whose father sleepwalks and more.
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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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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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