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1. Eye of the Veil (2022)
23 min | Short, Drama, Romance
After the sudden death of her pregnant partner, a closeted attorney must embrace her sexuality and humanity, before seeking custody of their newborn.
Director: Dorothy A. Atabong | Stars: Dorothy A. Atabong, Claudelle Tremblay, Cynthia Chalifour, Yemie Sonuga
Votes: 7
2. A Year in Film (2019– )
Documentary
The Hollywood Suite original documentary series explores how movies reflect the events, mood, politics, and culture of their time.
Stars: Becky E. Shrimpton, Radheyan Simonpillai, Brendan Ross, Geoff Pevere
Votes: 6
3. 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: 12,243
4. 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: 3,247
5. 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: 4,137
6. The Directors (1997–2008)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary series focusing on some of cinema's greatest film directors.
Stars: Harrison Ford, Dave Mann, Tom Hanks, Rod Steiger
Votes: 240
7. This Is Not a Movie (2019)
Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Action, Biography
The groundbreaking and often game-changing reporting of legendary foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk is profiled in the latest from acclaimed documentarian Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze).
Director: Yung Chang | Stars: Robert Fisk, Amira Hass, Nirmeen Hazineh, Sulieman Khatib
Votes: 367
8. Canadian Reflections (1978– )
30 min | Short
Canada's longest running showcase of independent short film. For over thirty years, CBC Television's Canadian Reflections has given Canada's best and brightest filmmakers a national audience.
Stars: Lorne Cardinal, Rachel Wilson, M.E. Lewis, Karen Robinson
Votes: 14
9. Tracks (1997– )
52 min | Documentary, Music
The program breaks down the boundaries and tears down walls.
Stars: Rammstein, Dennis Hopper, Albert Hammond Jr., Bertrand Cantat
Votes: 65
10. Remember (I) (2015)
R | 94 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person he believes to be responsible for the death of his family in the death camp to kill him himself.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Kim Roberts, Amanda Smith, Martin Landau
Votes: 27,830 | Gross: $0.64M
11. Away from Her (2006)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama
A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
Director: Sarah Polley | Stars: Julie Christie, Michael Murphy, Gordon Pinsent, Stacey LaBerge
Votes: 23,075 | Gross: $4.57M
12. Stories We Tell (2012)
PG-13 | 108 min | Documentary
A film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.
Director: Sarah Polley | Stars: Michael Polley, John Buchan, Mark Polley, Joanna Polley
Votes: 14,111 | Gross: $1.60M
13. The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
R | 112 min | Drama
A bus crash in a small town brings a lawyer to defend the families, but he discovers everything isn't what it seems.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Ian Holm, Sarah Polley, Caerthan Banks, Tom McCamus
Votes: 36,724 | Gross: $3.25M
14. This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
Unrated | 98 min | Documentary
Kirby Dick's exposé about the American movie ratings board.
Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Kirby Dick, Kimberly Peirce, Darren Aronofsky, Atom Egoyan
Votes: 28,619 | Gross: $0.30M
15. Barney's Version (2010)
R | 134 min | Comedy, Drama
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike, Jake Hoffman, Macha Grenon
Votes: 26,237 | Gross: $7.50M
16. Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Colm Feore, Derek Keurvorst, Katya Ladan, Devon Anderson
Votes: 3,916 | Gross: $1.57M
17. Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction (2017)
PG-13 | 115 min | Documentary, History
Filmmaker Joe Berlinger meets with historians and scholars to discuss the Armenian Genocide and the continuing denial by the Turkish government of it ever happening.
Director: Joe Berlinger | Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Taner Akçam, Hagop Asadourian, Peter Balakian
Votes: 545
18. The Rep (2012)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
Follows the first year of business for Alex, Charlie, and Nigel as they try to make their theatre, The Toronto Underground Cinema, a success in the dying world of repertory cinema. The film... See full summary »
Director: Morgan White | Stars: Charlie Lawton, Nigel Agnew, Alex Woodside, Andrew Parker
Votes: 42
19. Rewind This! (2013)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
Home video changed the world. The cultural and historical impact of the VHS tape was enormous. This film traces the ripples of that impact by examining the myriad aspects of society that were altered by the creation of videotape.
Director: Josh Johnson | Stars: Ben Jousan, David Gregory, Micah Matthews, Mike Vraney
Votes: 2,301
20. Viva Varda! (2023)
67 min | Documentary, Biography
Agnès Varda has become a source of inspiration for a whole new generation of young filmmakers. For the first time ever, this documentary provides a counter-shot through interviews and previously unseen archives materials.
Director: Pierre-Henri Gibert | Stars: Louis Garrel, Sandrine Bonnaire, Mathieu Demy, Audrey Diwan
Votes: 76
21. Whale Music (1994)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
Shot around the breathtaking coastline of B.C.'s Howe Sound, Whale Music is the triumphant adaptation of Paul Quarringaton's Governor General's Award-winning novel about the redemption of a... See full summary »
Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: Maury Chaykin, Cynthia Preston, Paul Gross, Jennifer Dale
Votes: 587 | Gross: $0.04M
22. Krapp's Last Tape (2000 TV Movie)
58 min | Drama
An old man listens to a tape of himself as a thirty-nine-year-old.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 425
23. It Came from Kuchar (2009)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Comedy
The definitive documentary about the zany, underground filmmaking twins, George and Mike Kuchar.
Director: Jennifer M. Kroot | Stars: George Kuchar, Mike Kuchar, Dan Carbone, John Carlson
Votes: 324
24. Exotica (1994)
R | 103 min | Drama
A man plagued by neuroses frequents the club Exotica in an attempt to find solace, but even there his past is never far away.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Elias Koteas, Don McKellar, David Hemblen
Votes: 21,089 | Gross: $4.18M
25. Felicia's Journey (1999)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Thriller
A young woman leaves Ireland to find her boyfriend in England, and while there is helped by a man hiding unsettling secrets.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Arsinée Khanjian, Elaine Cassidy, Sheila Reid
Votes: 8,398 | Gross: $0.82M
26. The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Musical
A musical of sorts set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from around the world descend on the city to try and win the $25,000 prize.
Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Isabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney, Maria de Medeiros, David Fox
Votes: 6,319 | Gross: $0.67M
27. Días de cine (1991– )
60 min | News
Antonio Gasset hosts this show in which recently released movies and DVDs are thoughtfully discussed in a documentary-like way.
Stars: Gerardo Sánchez, Elena S. Sánchez, Antonio Gasset, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Votes: 334
28. Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002)
180 min | Documentary
A filmmaker's inquiry into transcendence becomes a three-hour trip across countries and cultures, interconnecting people, places and times. From Toronto, the scene of his childhood, Peter ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Mettler | Stars: Justine Bellinsky, Govinda, Peter Mettler, Rani Mukerji
Votes: 612
29. Bach Cello Suite #4: Sarabande (1997)
56 min | Drama, Music
Egoyan's contribution to Inspired By Bach, a series of six films featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma collaborating with different artists to explore new interpretations of six Bach Cello Suites.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Lori Singer, Yo-Yo Ma, Don McKellar, Arsinée Khanjian
Votes: 233
30. Cannes Film Festival (1952– )
News
A festival for international movies, which give each year the Palme d'Or.
Stars: Bjorn Jiskoot Jr., Isabelle Huppert, Pedro Almodóvar, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 119
31. Next of Kin (1984)
Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy, Drama
Unhappy living with his loveless parents, a young man convinces a family of Armenian immigrants that he's their long-lost son and moves in with them, improving all of their lives in the process.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Patrick Tierney, Berj Fazlian, Sirvart Fazlian, Arsinée Khanjian
Votes: 1,044
32. Watermark (2013)
PG | 92 min | Documentary
A documentary on how water shapes humanity.
Directors: Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky | Stars: Inocencia González Sainz, Marcus Schubert, Bill Nance, Rafikul Islam Sarkar
Votes: 1,031 | Gross: $0.08M
33. To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feelings about Cinema.
Directors: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Olivier Assayas, Bille August, Jane Campion, Youssef Chahine, Kaige Chen, Michael Cimino, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, David Cronenberg, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Manoel de Oliveira, Raymond Depardon, Atom Egoyan, Amos Gitai, Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Aki Kaurismäki, Abbas Kiarostami, Takeshi Kitano, Andrey Konchalovskiy, Claude Lelouch, Ken Loach, David Lynch, Tsai Ming-liang, Nanni Moretti, Roman Polanski, Raúl Ruiz, Walter Salles, Elia Suleiman, Gus Van Sant, Lars von Trier, Wim Wenders, Kar-Wai Wong, Yimou Zhang | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Pegah Ahangarani, Anouk Aimée, Leonid Alexeenko
Votes: 5,452
34. Sabah (2005)
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
One day, when Sabah least expects it, she falls in love with the wrong man. She's Muslim, he's not. Unbeknownst to her family, she goes on a whirlwind affair before both culture and love collide.
Director: Ruba Nadda | Stars: Arsinée Khanjian, Setta Keshishian, Roula Said, Fadia Nadda
Votes: 1,412
35. The Top of His Head (1989)
110 min | Drama, Romance
A satellite dish salesman desperately attempts to find the radical woman he has fallen in love with while both of them are being pursued by the police.
Director: Peter Mettler | Stars: Christie MacFadyen, Stephen Ouimette, David Fox, Gary Reineke
Votes: 60
36. 40 x 15 (2008)
97 min | Documentary
A history of the Cannes Film Festival's "Director's Fortnight" selection.
Director: Olivier Jahan | Stars: Chantal Akerman, Lisandro Alonso, Theodoros Angelopoulos, Sofia Coppola
Votes: 57
37. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
R | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
Director: Joe Berlinger | Stars: Lily Collins, Zac Efron, Angela Sarafyan, Sydney Vollmer
Votes: 103,325
38. Seven Veils (2023)
107 min | Drama
An earnest theater director has the task of remounting her former mentor's most famous work, the opera Salome. Some disturbing memories from her past will allow her repressed trauma to color the present.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Douglas Smith, Rebecca Liddiard, Mark O'Brien
Votes: 178
39. Roadkill (1989)
80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A music promoter sends a young woman on a road trip in search of a band who hasn't been showing up for their gigs.
Director: Bruce McDonald | Stars: Valerie Buhagiar, Gerry Quigley, Larry Hudson, Bruce McDonald
Votes: 732
40. Calendar (1993)
74 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A woman stays in Armenia after her photographer husband completes his assignment and returns home to Canada.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Arsinée Khanjian, Ashot Adamyan, Atom Egoyan, Michelle Bellerose
Votes: 2,357
41. The Five Senses (1999)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Interconnected stories examine situations involving the five senses. Touch is represented by a massage therapist who is treating a woman, while her daughter accidentally loses the woman's ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Molly Parker, Gabrielle Rose, Elize Frances Stolk, Nadia Litz
Votes: 3,146 | Gross: $0.50M
42. Marion Bridge (2002)
Unrated | 90 min | Drama
Three estranged sisters reunite to care for their dying mother and old conflicts and secrets return to the surface.
Director: Wiebke von Carolsfeld | Stars: Molly Parker, Rebecca Jenkins, Stacy Smith, Marguerite McNeil
Votes: 1,428
43. Hollywood's Best Film Directors (2009–2018)
26 min | Biography
Looks at Hollywood's best or luckiest directors.
Stars: Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, William Friedkin, Chris Columbus
Votes: 133
44. Curtis's Charm (1995)
74 min | Comedy, Drama
This film, based on a Jim Carroll short story, recounts the tale of Curtis and his encounter with voodoo. Curtis is a drug addict who has become paranoid, thinking that his wife's mother ... See full summary »
Director: John L'Ecuyer | Stars: Maurice Dean Wint, Callum Keith Rennie, Rachael Crawford, Barbara Barnes-Hopkins
Votes: 240
45. Family Viewing (1987)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
Van's father, Stan, is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen. Although he could afford having her at home, she is ... See full summary »
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: David Hemblen, Aidan Tierney, Gabrielle Rose, Arsinée Khanjian
Votes: 1,452
46. Nulle part ailleurs (1987–2001)
120 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
One of the best all time before-prime-time show in France especially the mythical conduction of the couple Antoine de Caune and Philippe Gildas...every night with high level french and ... See full summary »
Stars: Philippe Gildas, Guillaume Durand, Nagui, Valérie Payet
Votes: 105
47. Indie Sex: Taboos (2001 TV Movie)
Unrated | 60 min | Documentary
Directors: Lisa Ades, Lesli Klainberg | Stars: John Waters, Elvis Mitchell, Allison Anders, Jami Bernard
Votes: 345
48. Je t'aime... moi non plus: Artistes et critiques (2004)
82 min | Documentary
Documentary about the love-hate relationship between filmmakers and film critics with interviews made at Cannes Film Festival.
Director: Maria de Medeiros | Stars: Michel Ciment, Hany Abu-Assad, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodóvar
Votes: 122
49.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
There Was a Little Girl...
(1988)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Young unscrupulous seductress tries to seduce and murder her rich stepfather but her mother has a different plan.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Tucker, Kate Vernon, Wanda Cannon
Votes: 130
50. The Adjuster (1991)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A family with the lack of sincerity faces a crisis.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Elias Koteas, Arsinée Khanjian, Maury Chaykin, Gabrielle Rose
Votes: 3,751 | Gross: $0.40M