American Films (non-USA)
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1. Le clitoris (2016)
3 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Women are lucky, they get to have the only organ in the human body dedicated exclusively for pleasure: the clitoris. In this humorous and instructive animated documentary, find out its unrecognized anatomy and its unknown history.
Director: Lori Malépart-Traversy
Votes: 165
2. Martha of the North (2009)
83 min | Documentary
In the mid-1950s, lured by false promises of a better life, Inuit families were displaced by the Canadian government and left to their own devices in the Far North. In this icy desert realm... See full summary »
Director: Marquise Lepage
Votes: 23
3. Costume Culture (2019)
Documentary, Short
Director: Kenzie White | Stars: Victoria A., Fiona Mills-Hughes
4. Urban Elder (1997)
29 min | Short, Documentary
Director: Robert S. Adams | Stars: Rodney Bobiwash, Vern Harper, Sylvia Maracle, Dan Smoke
5. 21-87 (1964)
Not Rated | 10 min | Documentary, Short
Snippets from discarded footage, and with footage shot on the streets of Montreal and New York City, combined to a collage with the underlying argument as to whether man is a complex machine or a creature with a soul.
Director: Arthur Lipsett
Votes: 688
6. A Teachable Moment (2016)
9 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Henry lies at the side of the road, bleeding out from a gunshot wound. A young mother with a bizarre sense of appropriate uses his final moments as a teachable lesson for her 6 year old son.
Director: Jason Jeffrey | Stars: Ash Catherwood, Grace Glowicki, Ethan Tavares
Votes: 53
7. Blackfly (1991)
5 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
A young surveyor, new to northern Ontario, encounters the black flies. Over and over again, he encounters those black flies.
Director: Christopher Hinton | Star: Wade Hemsworth
Votes: 621
8. Canada Vignettes: Log Driver's Waltz (1979)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A short illustrating a traditional Canadian folk song about a woman's admiration for the agility for her boyfriend, the log driver.
Director: John Weldon | Stars: Anna McGarrigle, Kate McGarrigle
Votes: 481
9. Clown Face (2017)
10 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Michael's mid-life crisis was a flame out. Left his wife. Bought a Porsche (used). Now, lonely and looking to make amends, he's seeking forgiveness and counsel from his angry daughter. Laurie sees right though him.
Director: Jason Jeffrey | Stars: Matt Gordon, Chloe Rose
Votes: 28
10. Every Child (1979)
6 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
An abandoned baby is repeatedly left on a series of doorsteps in a well-to-do community, only to be rejected by each in turn until the infant arrives at the one social group that shows any concern and compassion.
Director: Eugene Fedorenko | Stars: Bernard Carez, Sophie Cowling, Raymond Pollender
Votes: 1,014
11. Hot Stuff (1971)
Not Rated | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In the prehistoric era, man is freezing when the gods take pity and give him warmth (fire). But there's a condition: don't be careless. He passes it down through the ages and gains more ... See full summary »
Director: Zlatko Grgic | Stars: Don Arioli, Gerald Budner, John Howe
Votes: 199
12. I'm Beautiful (2015)
2 min | Short, Drama
A woman shows the terror of trying to be beautiful.
Director: Noah Lalonde | Star: Danae O'Neill
Votes: 33
13. Neighbours (1952)
Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A surreal story of two neighbours' destructive feud over a flower.
Director: Norman McLaren | Stars: Grant Munro, Jean Paul Ladouceur
Votes: 3,885
14. Once Upon a Prime Time (1966)
17 min | Short, Comedy
This short fictional film is a zany spoof of TV content with plenty of violence borrowed from the very source it seeks to parody.
Director: Bernard Devlin | Stars: Tudi Wiggins, Paul Berval, Christian Delmas, Gilles Pellerin
Votes: 12
15. Roots and Chains (2015)
3 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Continue my path despite the obstacles. Refuse to answer hatred with hatred. Find the way back to my roots.
Directors: Francis Lacelle, Robert Marcel Lepage
16. Ryan (2004)
TV-PG | 14 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
The movie talks about the life of Ryan Larkin, a gifted Canadian animator of the late '60s and the early '70s.
Director: Chris Landreth | Stars: Ryan Larkin, Chris Landreth, Felicity Fanjoy, Derek Lamb
Votes: 3,002
17. The Big Snit (1985)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A couple have a fight over a scrabble game unaware that a full scale nuclear war has started.
Director: Richard Condie | Stars: Jay Brazeau, Ida Osler, Randy Woods, Bill Guest
Votes: 1,941
18. The Dishwasher (2016)
11 min | Short, Drama
A story about a dishwasher who dreamed of something more, and the prostitute who helped him.
Director: Matt David Johnson | Stars: Ben Afful, Samuel Cuevas, Brian Forrest, Grace Fournier
Votes: 7
19. The Girl Who Hated Books (2006)
7 min | Animation, Short, Family
A book hating girl must discover the power of reading when the characters of the books her family owns spill out of their books and infest the house.
Director: Jo Meuris | Stars: Thor Bishopric, Elizabeth Lofranco, Michael Rudder, Harry Standjofski
Votes: 62
20. The Sand Castle (1977)
13 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
On a sandy desert, a man made of sand constructs other sand creatures to help make a beautiful sand castle for themselves.
Director: Co Hoedeman
Votes: 1,170
21. UNIT Bryan (2016)
10 min | Short, Comedy
Robin, a bored retail employee, is tasked with training the stores new employee, a worker robot. Reluctant to work alongside this new machine at first, Robin forms an unlikely bond with it, leading her to make some life changing decisions.
Director: Jem Garrard | Stars: Taylor Russell, Trevor Devall, Eduard Witzke, Viv Leacock
Votes: 49
22. What on Earth! (1967)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Martians speculate on the nature of Earth's apparent dominant lifeform, automobiles.
Directors: Les Drew, Kaj Pindal | Star: Donald Brittain
Votes: 354
23. Bach's Fight for Freedom (1995 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 53 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A young boy helps the rebellious Johann Sebastian Bach fight for his artistic freedom.
Director: Stuart Gillard | Stars: Ted Dykstra, Kyle Labine, Ian D. Clark, Rosemary Dunsmore
Votes: 113
24. Beethoven Lives Upstairs (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 51 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young boy learns to appreciate the music of his upstairs boarder, Ludwig Van Beethoven.
Director: David Devine | Stars: Neil Munro, Illya Woloshyn, Fiona Reid, Paul Soles
Votes: 483
25. Bizet's Dream (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 53 min | Music, Drama, Family
A 12 year old Parisian girl takes piano lessons from composer Georges Bizet and becomes captivated by his story of the gypsy Carmen.
Director: David Devine | Stars: Maurice Godin, Brittany Madgett, Catherine Barroll, Yseult Lendvai
Votes: 51
26. Degas and the Dancer (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 56 min | Drama, Family, Music
Searching for inspiration, impressionist Edgar Degas hires a struggling young ballerina to pose for him. However, their critical attitudes and equally stubborn opinions push both towards greater heights. Based on actual events.
Director: David Devine | Stars: Thomas Jay Ryan, Alison Pill, Kathryn Long, Robin Duke
Votes: 97
27. Einstein: Light to the Power of 2 (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 55 min | Drama, Family
Nine-year old Lannie is unmotivated and struggling at school because of a racist teacher. Reminded of his own intellectual and political challenges, Einstein steps into 1950 to spark a love of learning in Lannie.
Director: David Devine | Stars: Paul Soles, Lataye Studwood, Chris McKinney, Sandra Caldwell
Votes: 35
28. Fiction and Other Truths: A Film About Jane Rule (1995)
57 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary profile of writer Jane Rule whose literary career produced a wealth of novels and journalistic pieces which, in the face of Canadian censorship, speak eloquently about the lives of lesbians and gay men.
Directors: Lynne Fernie, Aerlyn Weissman | Star: Jane Rule
Votes: 12
29. Liszt's Rhapsody (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 49 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A dashing Franz Liszt appears to have it all - talent, success, wealth and adoring fans. Yet when he takes on a young street musician as a violin student, his own fork is transformed.
Director: Richard Mozer | Stars: Geordie Johnson, Drew Jurecka, Peter Keleghan, Ida Carnevali
Votes: 63
30. Monet: Shadow and Light (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 54 min | Drama, Family
Monet's painting ends abruptly with attacks from his father and art critics. He intends to abandon everything, but is convinced otherwise by an aspiring young artist.
Director: David Devine | Stars: Stuart Hughes, Trevor Blumas, Maggie Huculak, Richard Clarkin
Votes: 96
31. 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
32. Vacation with Derek (2010 TV Movie)
TV-G | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The McDonald-Venturi family gear up to spend part of their summer vacation with their grandmother at her lodge.
Director: Michael McGowan | Stars: Ashley Leggat, Michael Seater, Danny Mags, Jordan Todosey
Votes: 525
33. Riceboy Sleeps (2022)
117 min | Drama, Family, History
Set in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind.
Director: Anthony Shim | Stars: Choi Seung-yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Hwang, Anthony Shim
Votes: 1,777
34. One Small Problem (2022)
Short
Two brothers try to undo a spell that shrunk one of them.
Director: Tope Babalola | Star: Tope Babalola
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