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1. Jesus of Montreal (1989)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance
A group of actors put on an unorthodox, but acclaimed Passion Play which incites the opposition of the Catholic Church while the actors' lives themselves begin to mirror the Passion itself.
Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Rémy Girard
Votes: 7,553 | Gross: $1.60M
2. I Killed My Mother (2009)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance
A semi-autobiographical story about Hubert as a young homosexual at odds with his mother.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Anne Dorval, Xavier Dolan, François Arnaud, Suzanne Clément
Votes: 31,424
3. Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.
Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx
Votes: 21,190 | Gross: $2.01M
4. C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx, Émile Vallée
Votes: 34,135
5. Incendies (2010)
R | 131 min | Drama, Mystery, War
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Mustafa Kamel
Votes: 200,581 | Gross: $6.86M
6. Polytechnique (2009)
Not Rated | 77 min | Crime, Drama, History
A dramatization of the 1989 Montréal Massacre, during which several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Maxim Gaudette, Sébastien Huberdeau, Karine Vanasse, Martin Watier
Votes: 19,034
7. The Confessional (1995)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The year is 1952, in Québec City, Québec. Rachel (Suzanne Clément), sixteen, unmarried, and pregnant, works in the church. Filled with shame, she unburdens her guilt to a young Priest under... See full summary »
Director: Robert Lepage | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Patrick Goyette, Jean-Louis Millette, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 1,634 | Gross: $0.58M
8. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
R | 117 min | Biography, Drama
In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Steve Zahn
Votes: 519,574 | Gross: $27.30M
9. Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
TV-14 | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History
A profile of the life of Adolf Hitler with a unique slant, as a child and his rise through the ranks of the National Socialist German Workers Party prior to World War II.
Stars: Peter Stormare, Friedrich von Thun, Peter O'Toole, Zoe Telford
Votes: 23,645
10. Being at Home with Claude (1992)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
It's hard to review this movie without giving anything away. Suffice it to say that it depicts the crime of one member of a gay male relationship and the desperate struggle for the lead ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Beaudin | Stars: Roy Dupuis, Jacques Godin, Jean-François Pichette, Gaston Lepage
Votes: 658 | Gross: $0.60M
11. Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003)
Unrated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
A much-needed boost, in the form of a new factory, is promised to the residents of the tiny fishing village St. Marie-La-Mauderne, provided they can lure a doctor to take up full-time residency on the island. Inspired, the villagers devise a scheme to make Dr. Christopher Lewis a local.
Director: Jean-François Pouliot | Stars: David Boutin, Lucie Laurier, Raymond Bouchard, Dominik Dagenais
Votes: 5,478 | Gross: $0.49M
12. Le sexe des étoiles (1993)
104 min | Drama
Camille don't like the man her mother is seeing. She still dreams about her father, who's living in New York. One day, she sees her mother arguing with a woman for some time. Camille ... See full summary »
Director: Paule Baillargeon | Stars: Marianne Coquelicot Mercier, Denis Mercier, Tobie Pelletier, Sylvie Drapeau
Votes: 241
13. An Eye for Beauty (2014)
Unrated | 102 min | Drama
Luc, an architect and married man from Quebec, begins an extramarital affair with Lindsay while on a business trip to Toronto.
Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Éric Bruneau, Mélanie Thierry, Melanie Merkosky, Marie-Josée Croze
Votes: 1,570
14. Heartbeats (2010)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Romance
The story of three close friends who are involved in a love-triangle.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Xavier Dolan, Monia Chokri, Niels Schneider, Anne Dorval
Votes: 30,343 | Gross: $0.06M
15. Laurence Anyways (2012)
Not Rated | 168 min | Drama, Romance
A drama that charts ten years in a transgender woman's relationship with her lover.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuel Schwartz, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye
Votes: 22,217
16. Tom at the Farm (2013)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A grieving man meets his lover's family, who were not aware of their son's sexual orientation.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Xavier Dolan, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Lise Roy, Evelyne Brochu
Votes: 19,245
17. Love and Human Remains (1993)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Set in a dreary urban landscape of Edmonton, LOVE AND HUMAN REMAINS is a dark comedy about a group of twentysomethings looking for love and meaning in the '90s. The film focuses on ... See full summary »
Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Thomas Gibson, Ruth Marshall, Cameron Bancroft, Mia Kirshner
Votes: 2,833 | Gross: $0.95M
18. The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.
Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Rémy Girard, Dorothée Berryman, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze
Votes: 30,039 | Gross: $3.43M
19. Congorama (2006)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
An eccentric Belgian inventor travels to Québec to search for his family, which uncovers a secret history between two seemingly unrelated people.
Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Olivier Gourmet, Paul Ahmarani, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claudia Tagbo
Votes: 1,223
20. The Red Violin (1998)
R | 130 min | Drama, Music, Mystery
A red-colored violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Carlo Cecchi, Jean-Luc Bideau, Christoph Koncz, Jason Flemyng
Votes: 34,496 | Gross: $9.47M
21. Gaz Bar Blues (2003)
115 min | Drama, Comedy
The owner of an independent neighbourhood gas station struggles financially and with his three sons who work at the station.
Director: Louis Bélanger | Stars: Serge Thériault, Gilles Renaud, Sébastien Delorme, Danny Gilmore
Votes: 1,157 | Gross: $0.88M
22. Borderline (2008)
110 min | Drama
An erotic drama about a woman facing her 30th birthday who looks back at her life growing-up with her grandmother, crazy mother and her over-indulgence with men, sex and alcohol.
Director: Lyne Charlebois | Stars: Isabelle Blais, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Angèle Coutu, Sylvie Drapeau
Votes: 1,243
23. La longueur de l'alphabet (2013)
52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A documentary on the Canadian writer, Naim Kattan, born in Baghdad to an Iraqi Jewish family. He has written over 50 books including Farewell Babylon. He was a central figure in Quebec's ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Balass | Star: Naim Kattan
24. Joy! Portrait of a Nun (2012)
72 min | Documentary, Drama
Spiritual sanctuary, sex, sisterhood and a gathering of faeries. A bearded nun. Through an intimate lens, this feature documentary takes us on a journey with Sister Missionary P. Delight, ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Balass | Star: Sister Missionary Position
Votes: 11
25. Mommy (I) (2014)
R | 139 min | Drama
A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Anne Dorval, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clément, Patrick Huard
Votes: 61,865 | Gross: $3.49M
26. Vic + Flo Saw a Bear (2013)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two lesbian ex-cons, Victoria and Florence, are trying to make a new life in the backwoods of Quebec. Seeking peace and quiet, the couple slowly begin to feel under siege as Vic's probation... See full summary »
Director: Denis Côté | Stars: Pierrette Robitaille, Romane Bohringer, Marc-André Grondin, Marie Brassard
Votes: 1,330
27. Curling (2010)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
On the fringe of society in a remote part of the French-Canadian countryside, the fragile relationship and unusual private life of a father and daughter is jeopardized by dreary, unforeseen circumstances.
Director: Denis Côté | Stars: Emmanuel Bilodeau, Philomène Bilodeau, Roc Lafortune, Sophie Desmarais
Votes: 916
28. My Son Shall Be Armenian (2004)
Documentary
Director: Hagop Goudsouzian | Stars: Lousnak Abdalian, Mariam Avoyan, Martine Batani, Gabriella Djerrahian
Votes: 5
29. The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
Sexual revelations emerge when a group of academics and their partners spend a weekend at a country retreat.
Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Dominique Michel, Dorothée Berryman, Louise Portal, Pierre Curzi
Votes: 8,699 | Gross: $1.90M
30. Miron: Un homme revenu d'en dehors du monde (2014)
75 min | Documentary, Biography
A veritable aesthetic fresco blending portrait, political documentary and experimental cinema, Miron: a man returned from outside of the world recounts the people of Quebec's collective ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Beaulieu | Star: Gaston Miron
Votes: 14
31. My Uncle Antoine (1971)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store and undertaking business.
Director: Claude Jutra | Stars: Jacques Gagnon, Lyne Champagne, Jean Duceppe, Olivette Thibault
Votes: 3,185
32. The Wanted 18 (2014)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Animation
A small Palestinian village bought 18 cows and stopped buying Israeli milk.
Directors: Paul Cowan, Amer Shomali | Stars: Alison Darcy, Walaa Eltiti, Yazeed Faruja, Heidi Foss
Votes: 413
33. L'ange et la femme (1977)
88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Love story between a woman who is brutally murdered and the angel who resurrects her.
Director: Gilles Carle | Stars: Carole Laure, Lewis Furey, Jean Comptois, Joe Elsnor
Votes: 166
34. It's Only the End of the World (2016)
97 min | Drama
Louis (Gaspard Ulliel), a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Gaspard Ulliel, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, Vincent Cassel
Votes: 25,209
35. Ville-Marie (2015)
101 min | Drama
An actress mother and her estranged gay son's lives intersect with those of two medical professionals after an unexpected tragedy, forcing secrets to be revealed and personal demons to be dealt with.
Director: Guy Édoin | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Pascale Bussières, Larissa Corriveau, Alexandre Noël
Votes: 873
36. Leolo (1992)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The story of a young Canadian boy who tries to escape mentally from his disturbed family thanks to his fantasy and imagination.
Director: Jean-Claude Lauzon | Stars: Maxime Collin, Ginette Reno, Gilbert Sicotte, Julien Guiomar
Votes: 7,336 | Gross: $0.61M
37. My War (2018)
97 min | Documentary, War
A disturbing portrait of four Western volunteers who risk their lives to fight ISIS alongside Kurdish forces. The feature documentary MY WAR probes the complex motives behind the need to take up arms on someone else's behalf.
Director: Julien Fréchette | Stars: Hanna Bohman, Rebaz, William Savage, Thierry
Votes: 39
38. Quand l'amour est gai (1994)
49 min | Documentary
-Documentary about men who break the silence about their homosexuality. They talk about their difficulty in accepting themselves and their difference; about the place of sensuality in their... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Gagliardi
Votes: 25
39. Une Dernière Chance (2012)
85 min | Documentary
Documentary tells about 5 refugees escaping homophobic violence.
Director: Paul Émile d'Entremont
Votes: 8
40. Guilda: Elle est bien dans ma peau (2014)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
A portrait of Guilda, the timeless beauty from the golden age of Montreal cabaret culture.
Director: Julien Cadieux | Star: Jean Guilda
Votes: 8
41. Take It All (1963)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
A man struggles with his identity, his life choices, his interracial relationship, and his latent homosexuality. A portrait of some young intellectuals in early sixties Montreal.
Director: Claude Jutra | Stars: Claude Jutra, Johanne Harelle, Victor Désy, Tania Fédor
Votes: 383
42. Le confort et l'indifférence (1982)
109 min | Documentary
Made shortly after the referendum on Quebec's independence was held, this documentary illustrates what the politicians' promises were and how the population did not really care nor truly ... See full summary »
Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Jean-Pierre Ronfard, Raymond Barre, Pierre Brodeur, Monique Bégin
Votes: 228
43. Québec: Duplessis et après... (1972)
121 min | Documentary, History
A documentary about Maurice Duplessis and the quebec nationalism which to new levels after the death of this Premier of the Province of Quebec. The director used the electoral campaigns of ... See full summary »
Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Robin Spry, Gisèle Trépanier, Denys Arcand, Robert Bourassa
Votes: 53
44. Matthias & Maxime (2019)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Romance
Hidden feelings come to light and threaten the bond of a group of friends in their late 20s.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas, Xavier Dolan, Pier-Luc Funk, Samuel Gauthier
Votes: 9,127
45. Le peuple invisible (2007)
93 min | Documentary
The Algonquin people once lived in harmony with the vast territory they occupied. This balance was upset when the Europeans arrived in the 16th century.
Directors: Richard Desjardins, Robert Monderie | Star: Richard Desjardins
Votes: 59
46. Trou Story (2011)
79 min | Documentary
A documentary on past and current business practices in Canada's mining industry, and the involved natural resources, health and taxation issues.
Directors: Richard Desjardins, Robert Monderie | Star: Richard Desjardins
Votes: 44
47. Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age (2022)
80 min | Documentary
A look at the effects of online misogyny and hatred directed at women.
Directors: Léa Clermont-Dion, Guylaine Maroist | Stars: Laura Boldrini, Glen Canning, Kiah Morris, Marion Séclin
Votes: 64
48. Solo (III) (2023)
101 min | Drama, Romance
Follows Simon, who must deal with the disappointment of two impossible loves: a passionate but destructive crush on Oliver and a distant and cold relationship with his mother Claire, who has just moved back in after a 15-year absence.
Director: Sophie Dupuis | Stars: Théodore Pellerin, Félix Maritaud, Vlad Alexis, Anne-Marie Cadieux
Votes: 287
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