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1. Avonlea (1990–1996)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A young girl is sent to live with her late mother's relatives in Prince Edward Island. Set in the early 1900's, the series follows her adventures, as well as that of her family and the town's people as she grows up in Avonlea.
Stars: Zachary Bennett, Lally Cadeau, Mag Ruffman, Cedric Smith
Votes: 4,856
2. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.
Stars: Robin Ward, Charles Aidman, Richard Mulligan, William Atherton
Votes: 12,273
3. Friday the 13th: The Series (1987–1990)
TV-MA | 45 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Two young antique store owners must recover cursed antiques.
Stars: Louise Robey, Chris Wiggins, John D. LeMay, Steve Monarque
Votes: 4,154
4. Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993–1997)
Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Kwai Chang Caine was a monk at a Shaolin temple, where his son Peter also lived and studied.
Stars: David Carradine, Chris Potter, Richard Anderson, William Dunlop
Votes: 2,643
5. Ready or Not (1993–1997)
TV-PG | 23 min | Drama, Family
Two teenage friends come of age while going through life's struggles together.
Stars: Laura Bertram, Lani Billard, Gerry Mendicino, Gail Kerbel
Votes: 2,572
6. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 22 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Updated remakes of classic stories from Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), originally produced by the Master of Suspense. His original opening bits are colorized for re-use here.
Stars: Bernard Behrens, Cynthia Belliveau, David B. Nichols, Kathleen Quinlan
Votes: 3,257
7. The Odyssey (1992–1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Following an accident, young Jay Ziegler falls into a coma. While his family and friends must continue their lives in the Real World, Jay finds himself in the magical Downworld on a quest to return home.
Stars: Illya Woloshyn, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Tony Sampson, Janet Hodgkinson
Votes: 824
8. Danger Bay (1983–1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Family
The adventures of a marine biologist and his family as they fight environmental crimes and other problems.
Stars: Donnelly Rhodes, Christopher Crabb, Ocean Hellman, Hagan Beggs
Votes: 533
9. Twice in a Lifetime (1999–2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
Prematurely deceased people are given the opportunity to correct something that went wrong in their lives and thus change them for the better.
Stars: Al Waxman, Gordie Brown, Paul Popowich, Kim Schraner
Votes: 345
10. Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983–1986)
60 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Private detective Philip Marlowe solves many crimes in Los Angeles during the 1930s.
Stars: Powers Boothe, Billy Kearns, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Ken Pogue
Votes: 484
11. Neon Rider (1989–1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Michael Terry is a best selling writer/therapist who is tired of his high profile life. He decides to take a couple of days off and go to his ranch. That is when he comes up with the idea ... See full summary »
Stars: Winston Rekert, Sam Sarkar, William S. Taylor, Peter Williams
Votes: 249
12. Bordertown (1989–1991)
TV-14 | 30 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
The adventures of the inhabitants of a western town that straddles the Canadian-American border.
Stars: Richard Comar, John H. Brennan, Sophie Barjac, Beverley Elliott
Votes: 248
13. Dracula: The Series (1990–1991)
22 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two children and their vampire-hunting uncle go up against Dracula, reborn as a modern-day businessman.
Stars: Mia Kirshner, Jacob Tierney, Geordie Johnson, Bernard Behrens
Votes: 285
14. Madison (1993–1997)
30 min | Drama
Madison is about a group of teenagers in high school. The show deals with their everyday problems and concerns. We see the kids grow from high school students to fully grown adults. It is a... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Scarfe, Michelle Beaudoin, Chad Willett, Jerry Wasserman
Votes: 158
15. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
16. By Way of the Stars (1992–1993)
PG | Adventure, Drama, Family
Spring, 1865. The last spring in the childhood of Lukas Bienmann. Nothing forebodes the calamities about to befall the 13-year-old boy and his family in the peaceful town of Liebenberg, ... See full summary »
Stars: Zachary Bennett, Gema Zamprogna, Christian Kohlund, Anja Kruse
Votes: 167
17. For the Record (1976–1990)
Drama
A collection of docudrama-style short stories on diverse but socially-relevant (and very Canadian) topics such as unemployment, euthanasia, spousal abuse, televangelists, aboriginal issues,... See full summary »
Stars: Heath Lamberts, Mavor Moore, David Gardner, Kenneth Welsh
Votes: 28
18. Silence of the North (1981)
PG | 94 min | Drama
Based on the biography of Olive Fredrickson, It tells of her life as a girl, then a trapper's wife and later a widow with three small children surviving under rugged pioneer conditions in ... See full summary »
Director: Allan King | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Tom Skerritt, Gordon Pinsent, Jennifer McKinney
Votes: 269 | Gross: $1.62M
19. The City (1999–2000)
60 min | Drama
Flesh and Blood is a contemporary upstairs downstairs that follows the parallel and intersecting lives of people in Toronto. Lives brought together by a murder where the ring of a gunshot ... See full summary »
Stars: Torri Higginson, John Ralston, Shannon Lawson, Jody Racicot
Votes: 41
20. Termini Station (1989)
R | 108 min | Drama
Award-winning actress Coleen Dewhurst is Molly Dushane, a hard-drinking, hard-living woman desperate for one last fling at life. Megan Follows is her daughter Micheline, an angry, ... See full summary »
Director: Allan King | Stars: Megan Follows, Norma Dell'Agnese, Hanna Lee, Elliott Smith
Votes: 107
21. Dying at Grace (2003)
148 min | Documentary
Director Allan King documents the final months of five terminally ill cancer patients at the Toronto Grace Health Centre.
Director: Allan King | Stars: Phyllis Bobbitt, Joyce Bone, Norman Collins, Lloyd Greenway
Votes: 434
22. Monkey House (1991– )
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
An anthology series focusing on various stories from Kurt Vonnegut's acclaimed collection "Welcome to the Monkey House". The stories blend elements of black humor, satire, and science fiction.
Stars: Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Len Cariou, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Miguel Fernandes
Votes: 80
24. A Married Couple (1969)
97 min | Documentary
An "actuality drama" about a real-life marriage in crisis, in which the couple attempts to identify and resolve the conflicts and resentments that have driven them to the brink of separation.
Director: Allan King | Stars: Billy Edwards, Antoinette Edwards, Bogart Edwards, Merton
Votes: 643
25. Come on Children (1973)
96 min | Documentary
Ten teenagers journey down a path to self-discovery as they adjust to life on a farm in this examination of the stress and alienation of adolescence.
Director: Allan King | Stars: Alan Dunikowsky, Ken Gibbs, John Hamilton, Jane Harrison
Votes: 264
26. Who Has Seen the Wind (1977)
100 min | Drama, Comedy
The coming-of-age of adolescent Brian O'Connal in small town Depression-era Saskatchewan is told. The son of the local pharmacist Gerald O'Connal, Brian is in many ways a typical boy, who ... See full summary »
Director: Allan King | Stars: Brian Painchaud, Douglas Junor, Patricia Hamilton, Gordon Pinsent
Votes: 161
27. Warrendale (1967)
100 min | Documentary
Chronicles 7-weeks in the lives of 12 emotionally disturbed children and their therapist's experimental method of treatment at the Toronto-area Warrendale facility.
Director: Allan King | Star: Martin Fischer
Votes: 598
28. Programme X (1970– )
22 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
It's 1977, the fifth year of the American Civil War, and corporations dominate society. The only resistance comes from roving motorcycle gangs.
Stars: Charles Oberdorf, Chris Wiggins, Jon Granik, Marilyn Lightstone
Votes: 34
29. Who's in Charge Here? (1988 TV Movie)
118 min | Comedy
Ronn Lucas special filmed in Canada to a live audience starring Lucas' puppets including Buffalo Billy, Chuck the punk rocker, etc. He also shows the audience how to make puppets out of ... See full synopsis »
Director: Sig Gerber | Stars: Diana James, Richard Jamison, Ronn Lucas, Raf Mauro
Votes: 34
30. The Collaborators (1973–1974)
60 min | Crime
The forensic scientists who worked with the police were called "The Collaborators". Detective Sgt. Jim Brewer relies on the research of scientists, Dr. Charles Erickson and his assistant Liz Roman.
Stars: Lawrence Benedict, Toby Tarnow, Leslie Carlson, Robert Warner
Votes: 11
31. Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (2003)
84 min | Documentary
An interesting document recording early filmmaking in British Columbia. The story is told by pioneer film workers who began their careers in the 1950s/60s, and it progresses until we see ... See full summary »
Director: Brent Madarasz | Stars: John S. Bartley, Bob Bowe, Stephen J. Cannell, Warren Carr
Votes: 26
32. Red Emma (1974 TV Movie)
58 min | Drama
Emma Goldman has just arrived in New York City to join a small group of anarchists. She is excited to meet Johann Most, a left wing newspaper publisher, who is renowned within the movement.... See full summary »
Directors: Martin Kinch, Allan King | Stars: Chapelle Jaffe, Nick Mancuso, Jim Henshaw, David Bolt
33. Sunday Night (1965–1968)
Documentary
Stars: Tony Church, Leo McKern, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Roddy Maude-Roxby
34. Skid Row (1956)
38 min | Documentary, Short
"...acomplete and totally satisfying portrait of a timeless world... Bit of it rank with Chaplin: the mimed party in the flop-house, the pan-handler at work in the street, the alley brawl ... See full synopsis »
Director: Allan King | Star: Art Hives
Votes: 34
35. 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
36. One Night Stand (1978 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama, Thriller
Carol Bolts adaptation of her stage play locks its audience in a claustrophobic bachelor flat for a night of black comedy, lust and terror. Jilted on her birthday by her boyfriend, Daisy ... See full synopsis »
Director: Allan King | Stars: Chapelle Jaffe, Brent Carver, Dinah Christie, Susan Hogan
Votes: 44
37. Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company (2005)
112 min | Documentary
Elderly residents of a Toronto nursing home cope with loss, loneliness and other heartbreaking challenges of growing old, as the home's staff work tirelessly to provide an environment of dignified, compassionate care.
Director: Allan King | Stars: Claire Mandell, Sherry Mandell, Jeff Glickman, Sonny Max Glickman
Votes: 185
38. Will the Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up? (1968)
60 min | Documentary
'Will The Real Norman Mailer Please Stand Up?' is the filmed counterpart to Mailer's Pulitzer-winning nonfiction novel The Armies of the Night. Documenting the author's participation and ... See full summary »
Director: Dick Fontaine | Stars: Merv Griffin, Norman Mailer, 'Cousin Brucie' Morrow, James Toback
39. Telescope (1963–1973)
30 min | Documentary
Documentary and biography with interviews as the central element of the show.
Stars: Fletcher Markle, Ken Cavanaugh, Pierre Berton, Gordon Sinclair
Votes: 30
40. The Dragon's Egg (1998 TV Movie)
110 min | Drama
A third of Estonias people are Russian, most of them put there by Stalin. For Estonians it is like having a dragons egg laid in your nest: you wait in fear for it to hatch. The Russians in ... See full synopsis »
Director: Allan King
41. The Last Season (1986)
145 min | Drama, Sport
Presented as a TV news investigation report, it follows some episodes of a pro hockey player, Felix Batterinsky, from his troubled teen years as a junior hockey leaguer in rural Ontario, to... See full summary »
Director: Allan King | Stars: Paul Horruzey, Eric Peterson, Bernard Hopkins, John Colicos
Votes: 26
42. Performance (1974–1978)
60 min | Drama
Hour long series of beautifully done teleplays produced by the CBC. Filmed in various outdoor locations it evolved into a newer series called "For the Record".
Stars: David Hughes, Jackie Burroughs, John Colicos, John Swindells
Votes: 6
43. The Flying Alberts (1965)
4 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Roger Graef | Stars: Jill Bruce, Dougie Gray, Tony Gray, Neil Innes
Votes: 5
44. Leonardo: A Dream of Flight (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Leonardo da Vinci finds it difficult to pursue his own dreams while serving as the Duke's court artist, but young Roberto takes risk to convince the master not to give up on his dreams.
Director: Allan King | Stars: Brent Carver, David Felton, Cedric Smith, Tom Melissis
Votes: 26
45. Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment (1999)
193 min | Documentary
This is a documentary about direct-cinema from its very beginnings (Nanook of the North) to the fake-direct-cinema of the Blair Witch Project. All the important direct-cinema filmmakers are... See full summary »
Director: Peter Wintonick | Stars: Jean-Pierre Beauviala, Michel Brault, Gillian Caldwell, Robin Cowie
Votes: 245
46. Indie Truth: An Inquiry Into the Documentary (2002 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
From cinema verité to the digital revolution of today, Indie Truth takes a keen look inside documentaries with some of the world's most accomplished filmmakers.
Director: Carl Bessai | Stars: Chris Hegedus, Simcha Jacobovici, Allan King, Barbara Kopple
Votes: 9
47. Orson Welles: The Paris Interview (1960 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary
A vintage interview captures the artist reflecting on Citizen Kane and expounding on directing, acting and writing and his desire to bestow a valuable legacy upon his profession. The scene ... See full summary »
Director: Allan King | Stars: Bernard Braden, Orson Welles
Votes: 76
48. A Bird in the House (1973)
Based on Margaret Laurence's novel about a girl who becomes more aware as she heads into womanhood.
Director: Allan King | Stars: Patricia Hamilton, Paul Harding, Henry Stamper, Nan Stewart
49. To See Ourselves (1971–1973)
30 min | Drama
Canadian drama anthology series
Stars: Robin Gammell, Doris Petrie, Murray Westgate, Andrew Duggan