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1. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A modern revival of the classic science fiction horror anthology show The Outer Limits (1963). Episodes often have twist-endings and involve aliens. Sometimes, a story from one episode continues in a later episode.
Stars: Kevin Conway, Alex Diakun, Eric Schneider, Garvin Cross
Votes: 13,785
2. Goosebumps (1995–1998)
TV-PG | 22 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
"Goosebumps" was a series of scary anthology stories based on the children's books by R.L. Stine. Series one was hosted by R.L. Stine for twelve episodes.
Stars: R.L. Stine, Kathryn Short, Cody Jones, Scott Wickware
Votes: 15,242
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: 4,145
4. The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"The Ray Bradbury Theater" was a Canadian-produced anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
Stars: Ray Bradbury, Michael Copeman, Frank Whitten, Desmond Kelly
Votes: 1,712
5. Tracker (2001–2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Drama
An extraterrestrial lawman hunts escaped alien convicts that have taken over human bodies in present-day Chicago.
Stars: Adrian Paul, Amy Price-Francis, Geraint Wyn Davies, Leanne Wilson
Votes: 419
6. Animorphs (1998–2000)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Five teenagers and an alien with the ability to turn into any beast they touch vs. an army of parasitic aliens who are slowly infiltrating Earth.
Stars: Boris Cabrera, Nadia-Leigh Nascimento, Shawn Ashmore, Brooke Nevin
Votes: 1,483
7. Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A group of poltergeist experts locate, retrieve, confiscate, or otherwise do what it takes to fix haunting situations.
Stars: Derek de Lint, Martin Cummins, Robbi Chong, Helen Shaver
Votes: 1,987
8. War of the Worlds (1988–1990)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s.
Stars: Jared Martin, Lynda Mason Green, Philip Akin, Richard Chaves
Votes: 1,470
9. 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: 3,255
10. Blue Monkey (1987)
R | 96 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Detective Jim Bishop and Dr. Rachel Carson must find a way to stop a giant monstrous insect that's eating people in her quarantined hospital before it procreates and spreads a deadly infection it's carrying.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Ivan E. Roth, Steve Railsback, Gwynyth Walsh, Don Lake
Votes: 1,317
11. My Secret Identity (1988–1991)
25 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The adventures of a superpowered teen and his scientist friend.
Stars: Derek McGrath, Jerry O'Connell, Wanda Cannon, Marsha Moreau
Votes: 1,490
12. Spasms (1983)
R | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A gigantic serpent is captured on a remote island and shipped to an American college for experimentation. A British millionaire and an American scientist must pursue the beast when it escapes and starts to kill innocent people.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Peter Fonda, Oliver Reed, Kerrie Keane, Al Waxman
Votes: 1,310
13. Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2006)
44 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama
A Vancouver cop turned coroner searches for truth and justice with the help of his friends.
Stars: Nicholas Campbell, Donnelly Rhodes, Venus Terzo, Ian Tracey
Votes: 1,301
14. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1995–1996)
TV-14 | 42 min | Western
After two years spent bounty hunting, womanizing, and drinking away the painful memories of his late wife, Hannah, Newt Call returns to town to find many things have changed.
Stars: Scott Bairstow, Eric McCormack, Kelly Rowan, Paul Johansson
Votes: 602
15. Wild Card (2003–2005)
45 min | Drama, Mystery, Comedy
Zoe, a Las Vegas blackjack dealer, becomes an insurance investigator so she can raise her nieces and nephew after their mother--her sister--dies in a car accident.
Stars: Joely Fisher, Chris Potter, Vikki Krinsky, Jamie Johnston
Votes: 378
16. Killer Party (1986)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Horror
In order to join a sorority, three friends go to a hazing party in an old house where a sadistic bloodthirsty demonic spirit is lying in wait.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Martin Hewitt, Ralph Seymour, Elaine Wilkes, Paul Bartel
Votes: 2,651 | Gross: $0.68M
17. Funeral Home (1980)
R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
A young woman arrives at her grandmother's house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn the place into a bed-and-breakfast inn. After they open, however, guests begin disappearing or turning up dead.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Kay Hawtrey, Lesleh Donaldson, Barry Morse, Dean Garbett
Votes: 1,608
18. The Zack Files (2000–2002)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Growing up is hard enough but, for Zack Greenburg, it's harder, especially when supernatural and paranormal events effect his life. Fortunately, he has his best friends Cam Dunleavey, Spencer Sharpe and Gwen Killerby to help him through it.
Stars: Robert Clark, Jake Epstein, Michael Seater, Katie Boland
Votes: 584
19. The House by the Lake (1976)
R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
A rich playboy has a large house in the Ontario countryside. One weekend he invites his girlfriend, a fashion model, but on his way to the house he drives past a gang of crazed young men. ... See full summary »
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Brenda Vaccaro, Don Stroud, Chuck Shamata, Richard Ayres
Votes: 1,391
20. Counterstrike (1990–1993)
60 min | Action, Adventure
After his wife is killed in a terrorist operation, international industrialist Alexander Addington assembles a private team of troubleshooters to help combat terrorism around the world.
Stars: Simon MacCorkindale, Christopher Plummer, Tom Kneebone, Andre Mayers
Votes: 232
21. The New Adventures of the Black Stallion (1990–1993)
30 min | Adventure, Family
Inspired by the novels of Walter Farley. After being shipwrecked on a remote desert island, courageous, young Alec Ramsay and a wild Arabian stallion named the "Black," form an irrevocable ... See full summary »
Stars: Mickey Rooney, Richard Ian Cox, Docs Keepin Time, Marian Filali
Votes: 440
22. Bedroom Eyes (1984)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
A mans voyeurism lands him in the middle of a murder case.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Kip Gilman, Barbara Law, Jayne Catling, Christine Cattell
Votes: 433
23. Goin' Down the Road (1970)
R | 90 min | Drama
Two friends leave the picturesque yet rural province of Nova Scotia for the nightlife and culture of Toronto. They soon end up wistful and nostalgic about Nova Scotia though after finding out that Toronto isn't as fun as they'd hoped.
Director: Donald Shebib | Stars: Doug McGrath, Paul Bradley, Jayne Eastwood, Cayle Chernin
Votes: 979
24. Mysterious Island (1995)
85 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 1865, a group escapes from a Confederate prison in a balloon, only to be carried halfway around the world. They are shot down while approaching land (which they later discover is an "... See full summary »
Stars: Alan Scarfe, Colette Stevenson, Stephen Lovatt, Gordon Michael Woolvett
Votes: 271
25. Baker County, U.S.A. (1982)
R | 95 min | Thriller
When a group of college students come across a redneck in the wilderness murdering his wife's lover, they become the objects of his crazed vengeance.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Henry Silva, Nicholas Campbell, Barbara Gordon, Gina Dick
Votes: 775
26. Wedding in White (1972)
R | 103 min | Drama
A father will do anything to protect his family's reputation when his unmarried teenage daughter becomes pregnant because she was raped by her brother's friend.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Carol Kane, Doris Petrie, Leo Phillips
Votes: 377
27. Top Cops (1990–1994)
60 min | Action, Crime
Police officers throughout North America narrate dramatizations of interesting adventures that have happened to them on the job.
Stars: Steve Adams, Chris Potter, Victor Ertmanis, Bill Lake
Votes: 69
28. Imaginary Playmate (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 86 min | Thriller
A shy little girl whose dad remarried two years after her mom's death makes friends with an imaginary playmate after they move to a new house.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Dina Meyer, Rick Ravanello, Nancy Sivak, Kurt Evans
Votes: 486
29. Diamonds (1987–1989)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Mike and Christina worked together on a television show called "Two of Diamonds". They would eventually fall in love, get married, and get divorced. Years later, they would get back ... See full summary »
Stars: Nicholas Campbell, Peggy Smithhart, Charles Woods Gray, Roland Magdane
Votes: 112
30. Code Name: Eternity (2000)
Action, Adventure, Crime
Ethaniel, an alien creature from a distant galaxy, takes on human form in order to capture the rogue alien David Banning. Now Ethaniel must learn about our world: how we think and how we ... See full summary »
Stars: Cameron Bancroft, Ingrid Kavelaars, Gordon Currie, Olivier Gruner
Votes: 266
31. Search and Destroy (1979)
PG | 92 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The members of a Vietnam veteran's old Army unit start turning up murdered. The police soon begin to suspect that he is in fact the killer. He knows he isn't, and must find the real killer ... See full summary »
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Perry King, Don Stroud, Tisa Farrow, George Kennedy
Votes: 373
32. 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
33. Rip-Off (1971)
R | 89 min | Drama
Best friends Michael, Steve, Cooly and Richie are seniors at a large Toronto high school. Foremost on their minds and that of many of their classmates are what they are going to do this ... See full summary »
Director: Donald Shebib | Stars: Don Scardino, Ralph Endersby, Michael Kukulewich, Peter Gross
Votes: 68
34. Matty Hanson and the Invisibility Ray (2011)
88 min | Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Super genius Matty Hanson (Keir Gilchrist) works on top secret science project at a major university research lab. When Matty discovers a formula for invisibility, he and his friend Alice (... See full summary »
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Colin Ferguson, Keir Gilchrist, Barbara Tyson, Emily Hirst
Votes: 60
35. Chasing Rainbows (1988– )
In Montreal in the period after World War I, the series starred Paul Gross and Michael Riley as Jake Kincaid and Christopher Blaine, two veterans readapting to peacetime civilian life at ... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Gross, Wayne Robson, Michael Riley, Booth Savage
Votes: 52
36. Perspective (1955–1958)
Drama
An anthology series skirting the line between documentary and fiction, those films more on the documentary side being scripted in nature. The stories told, whether a documentary, pure ... See full summary »
Stars: Fred Davis, Gerald Sarracini, Guy Hoffmann, Len Birman
37. Brothers by Choice (1986 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama
A teenager (Charley Higgins) crosses Canada searching for his adoptive brother (Yannick Bisson) who has run away from home.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Charley Higgins, Stephen E. Miller, Todd Duckworth
Votes: 70
38. Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over? (2000 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Drama, Family, History
Living in the Confederate South during the Civil War, a young Confederate girl faces a dilemma when a Union soldier is injured at her doorstep.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Melyssa Ade, Gina Clayton, Melanie Nicholls-King
Votes: 20
39. The Royal Diaries: Isabel - Jewel of Castilla (2000 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 27 min | Drama, Family, History
A fictional story about Queen Isabel of Spain as a teenaged princess.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Arturo Fresolone, Lisa Jakub, Cara Pifko, Christopher Ralph
Votes: 38
40. The Egg Factory (2008)
Drama
A kid genius and his estranged uncle team up to save a girl from danger.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Kimberly Clarke, Chad Cole, Bernard Cuffling, Alexander Dworak
Votes: 34
41. Drylanders (1962)
69 min | Drama, Family, Western
The epic story of the opening of the Canadian West and the drought that brought the Depression in the thirties. This is the saga of a family who left eastern Canada to stake their future in the Prairies.
Director: Don Haldane | Stars: Frances Hyland, James B. Douglas, Lester Nixon, Mary Savidge
Votes: 79
42. Slipstream (1973)
PG | 93 min | Drama
A reclusive Albertan DJ runs his popular pirate radio station in a remote farmhouse but begins to feel pressure from his romantic relationship with a fan and his producer who wants more mainstream content.
Director: David Acomba | Stars: Luke Askew, Patti Oatman, Eli Rill, Scott Hylands
Votes: 46
43. Dear America: A Line in the Sand (2000 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 26 min | Drama, Family, History
A teenage girl from a family of Texas pioneers experiences loss around the time of the battle of the Alamo.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Amy Stewart, Adrian Hough, Tamsin Kelsey, Steven McCarthy
Votes: 16
44. 125 Rooms of Comfort (1974)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
After commitment in a mental asylum following his father's death, rock & roller Billie Joyce returns to his ancestral home to take possession of the family's hotel.
Director: Patrick Loubert | Stars: Tim Henry, Jackie Burroughs, Bob Warner, Robert A. Silverman
Votes: 22
45. Tax Shelter Terrors (2017)
60 min | Documentary
A look how the Canadian Government tax incentives helped develop Canada's horror and exploitation film industry.
Directors: Xavier Mendik, Michael Bickerton, Francesco Giannini, Deke Richards | Stars: Melissa Sue Anderson, René Bail, John Boylan, Marilyn Chambers
Votes: 31
46. Full Circle Again (1984 TV Movie)
96 min | Mystery
After killing his wife in an act of jealousy, a medical researcher from Boston moves to San Francisco, where he meets and marries an art gallery owner who looks very much like her.
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Robert Vaughn, Karen Black, Stephen Markle, Michael Reynolds
47. Sette colpi dell'assassino (2010)
29 min | Short, Horror
Director: Yari Pignotti | Stars: Davide Cardelli, Marco Cetroni, Carlo De Angelis, Alessandra Lazzarini
48. The Winner (1975)
53 min
Director: Michael J.F. Scott | Stars: Paul Berval, Alpha Boucher, René Caron, J. Léo Gagnon
49. One of Our Own (1979 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: William Fruet | Stars: Colleen Collins, David Gardner, David McFarlane
50. The Quiet Revolution: State, Society and the Canadian Horror Film - Part One: Gimme Shelter: Cinepix and the Birth of the Canadian Horror Film (2019)
70 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at the making of the Canadian horror genre in the 1970s.
Directors: Phillip Escott, Xavier Mendik | Stars: Pierre David, Gregory Dunning, Mark Irwin, Jean LaFleur
Votes: 18