List of Canadian films of 2015

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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 2015:

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TitleDirectorCastGenreNotesRef
88 Tim Doiron Katharine Isabelle, Christopher Lloyd ThrillerStraight to DVD
88:88 Isiah Medina Experimental docudrama
Across the Line Director X Stephan James, Sarah Jeffery, Shamier Anderson Drama
Adrien (Le Garagiste) Renée Beaulieu Normand D'Amour, Louise Portal Drama
After the Last River Victoria Lean Theresa Spence Documentary
Al Purdy Was Here Brian D. Johnson Al Purdy Documentary
Always Again (Toujours encore) Jean-François Boisvenue Jean-Sébastien Courchesne, Valerie Cadieux Drama
The Amina Profile Sophie Deraspe Sandra Bagaria Documentary co-produced with the National Film Board U.S. title: A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile
Anna Charles-Olivier Michaud Anna Mouglalis, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Pascale Bussières
Anxietyville Rob Stefaniuk Chad Connell, Natalie Lisinska, David Reale Surreal dark comedyReleased by Vimeo on Demand
April and the Extraordinary World Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci voices Marion Cotillard, Yolande Moreau. Jean Rochefort Animated featureCanada-France-Belgium co-production
Bacon and God's Wrath Sol Friedman Razie BrownstoneShort documentaryCanadian Screen Award winner for Best Short Documentary Film
The Ballad of Immortal Joe Hector Herrera Kenneth Welsh Animated shortCanadian Screen Award winner for Best Animated Short Film
Balmoral Hotel Wayne Wapeemukwa Angel Gates Short drama
Beeba Boys Deepa Mehta Randeep Hooda, Ali Momen, Sarah Allen Crime drama Canadian Screen Award for Costumes
Bite Chad Archibald Elma Begovic, Annette Wozniak, Denise Yeun, Jordan GreyHorror
Blue Thunder (Bleu tonnerre)Philippe-David Gagné, Jean-Marc E. Roy Dany Placard, Isabelle Blais, Sandrine Bisson, Louis Champagne Short musical comedy-drama
Borealis Sean Garrity Jonas Chernick, Emily Hampshire Drama
Born to Be Blue Robert Budreau Ethan Hawke Carmen Ejogo Biographical dramaAbout American jazz musician Chet Baker; Canada-U.K. co-production.
Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson Short documentary
Brooklyn John Crowley Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent Historical romance based on Colm Tóibín's novel of the same name. winner of numerous awards; Only the second Canadian film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars; Canada-U.K.-Ireland co-production
Calamity qui? Isabelle Prim Experimental featureA Canada-France co-production about a woman who claims to be Calamity Jane's daughter.
Charlotte's Song Nicholas Humphries Iwan Rheon, Katelyn Mager horror-musical-historical-dramaAn homage to Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid. [1]
Chorus François Delisle Sébastien Ricard, Fanny Mallette, Geneviève Bujold, Pierre Curzi Drama
A Christmas Horror Story Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban & Brett Sullivan George Buza, William Shatner Anthology film
Closet Monster Stephen Dunn Connor Jessup, Isabella Rossellini, Joanne Kelly, Aaron Abrams Drama TIFF - Best Canadian Feature
Cold Deck Zack Bernbaum Stéfano Gallo, Kjartan Hewit, Jessica Sipos, Kate Trotter, Robert Knepper, Paul Sorvino Thriller [2]
Corbo Mathieu Denis Anthony Therrien, Karelle Tremblay, Antoine L'Écuyer, Tony Nardi Drama Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
Darwin Benjamin Duffield Nick Krause, Molly Parker Sci-fi drama
Death Dive (Le Scaphandrier)Alain VézinaÉric Gagné, Édith Côté-Demers, Alexandre Landry, Raymond Bouchard, Béatrice Picard Horror
The Demons (Les démons) Philippe Lesage Édouard Tremblay-Grenier, Laurent Lucas, Pascale Bussières Drama Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
Le Dep Sonia Boileau Eve Ringuette, Charles Buckell-Robertson, Yan England Drama, thriller
The Devout Connor Gaston Charlie Carrick, Ali Liebert, Olivia Martin, Gabrielle Rose, David Nykl, Ryan McDonell supernatural dramaVIFF - B.C. Emerging Filmmaker award
Diamond Tongues Pavan Moondi & Brian Robertson Leah Fay Goldstein Comedy, drama Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Diary of an Old Man (Le Journal d’un vieil homme) Bernard Émond Paul Savoie, Marie Ève Pelletier DramaBased on Chekhov’s short story, "A Boring Story"
Dead Rising: Watchtower Zach Lipovsky Jesse Metcalfe, Dennis Haysbert, Virginia Madsen Zombie horrorMade with U.S. financing
Driving with Selvi Elisa Paloschi Documentary
Eadweard Kyle Rideout Michael Eklund, Sara Canning, Christopher Heyerdahl, Torrance Coombs, Jodi Balfour Biopic of pioneering American photographer Eadweard Muybridge
Ego Trip Benoît Pelletieri Patrick Huard, Antoine Bertrand Comedy
Endorphine André Turpin Sophie Nélisse, Monia Chokri, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Stéphane Crête Drama
Every Thing Will Be Fine Wim Wenders James Franco, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marie-Josée Croze, Robert Naylor, Rachel McAdams DramaCanada-German-France-Sweden-Norway co-production made with U.S. financing
Family Demolition (La démolition familiale)Patrick Damien-RoyDocumentary
February Oz Perkins Kiernan Shipka, Emma Roberts, Lucy Boynton Horror, thrillerMade with U.S. financing
Fire Song Adam Garnet Jones Jennifer Podemski, Derek Miller Drama
Fish Plane, Heart Clock Avro Leo Pudlo Pudlat Documentary
Footprints (L'Empreinte) Yvan Dubuc, Carole Poliquin Roy Dupuis Documentary [3]
The Forbidden Room Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson Roy Dupuis, Louis Negin, Udo Kier, Gregory Hlady, Mathieu Amalric Drama Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
Forsaken Jon Cassar Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland WesternThe first screen pairing of Kiefer and Donald Sutherland; Canada-France co-production
Fractured Land Fiona Rayher and
Damien Gillis
Caleb BehnDocumentary films [4]
Full Out Sean Cisterna Drama [5]
The Girl King Mika Kaurismäki Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist Historical dramaCanada-Finland-Germany-Sweden-France co-production
Guantanamo's Child Patrick Reed & Michelle Shephard Omar Khadr DocumentaryBased on Guantanamo's Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr , a Canadian citizen convicted on terrorism charges and subsequently incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay
Gurov and Anna (Gurov et Anna) Rafaël Ouellet Drama
Hadwin's Judgement Sasha Snow Documentary
Haida Gwaii: On the Edge of the World Charles Wilkinson Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Chief Allan Wilson, Guujaaw DocumentaryWinner Best Canadian Documentary Hot Docs, Most Popular Canadian Documentary VIFF
He Hated Pigeons Ingrid Veninger Pedro Fontaine, Cristobal Tapia MonttDrama
The Heart of Madame Sabali (Le cœur de Madame Sabali) Ryan McKenna Marie Brassard, Francis La Haye, Hugo Giroux, Amadou & Mariam comedy-dramaBest Feature Film (Focus Section) at the Festival du Nouveau Cinema
Hellions Bruce McDonald Chloe Rose, Robert Patrick, Rossif Sutherland Horror
Hevn (Revenge) Kjersti Steinsbø Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Trond Espen Seim, Siren Jørgensen DramaCanada-Norway co-production
Highway of Tears Matthew Smiley Nathan Fillion DocumentaryBest Documentary award at the Malibu Film Festival [6]
How Heavy This Hammer Kazik Radwanski Erwin Van Cotthem, Kate Ashley, Seth Kirsh Drama
How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town Jeremy Lalonde Lauren Holly, Jewel Staite, Katharine Isabelle Comedy
Hurt Alan Zweig Steve Fonyo Documentary
Hyena Road Paul Gross Paul Gross, Rossif Sutherland, Clark Johnson, Allan Hawco, Christine Horne, David Richmond-Peck Afghan war drama Canadian Screen Awards for Sound, Sound Editing and Visual Effects
I Am the Blues Daniel Cross Featuring Bobby Rush, Barbara Lynn, Henry Gray and othersDocumentary Canadian Screen Awards for Best Feature-Length Documentary and Best Cinematography in a Feature-Length Documentary
Inner Jellyfishes (Les Méduses) Marc-Antoine Lemire Rudi Duperré, Samuel Brassard, Jade Hassouné Short drama
Interview with a Free Man (Entrevue avec un homme libre) Nicolas Lévesque Short documentary
Into the Forest Patricia Rozema Elliot Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie, Michael Eklund, Sandy Sidhu Drama based on Into the Forest by Jean Hegland made for DirecTV in U.S., later released theatrically in Canada
Invention Mark Lewis National Film Board documentaryCinematic tour of Toronto, São Paulo, and ParisMusée du Louvre
Khoya Sami Khan Drama
The Kind Words Shemi Zarhin Rotem Zissman-Cohen DramaCanada-Israel co-production
Last of the Elephant Men Arnaud Bouquet, Daniel Ferguson Documentary
Legend of the Lich Lord Spencer Estabrooks Mikaela Cochrane, Julie Orton Faux documentary
Life Anton Corbijn Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan, Ben Kingsley, Joel Edgerton BiopicAbout James Dean and photographer Dennis Stock; a Canada-German-Australia-U.K. co-production with U.S. financing.
The Little Deputy Trevor Anderson Trevor AndersonShort documentary
Les Loups Sophie Deraspe Evelyne Brochu, Louise Portal, Gilbert Sicotte Drama
The Man in the Shadows Joshua Fraiman Sarah Jurgens, Alison Louder Drama
The Man Who Shot Hollywood Barry Avrich Jack Pashkovsky Documentary
Manor (Manoir) Martin Fournier, Pier-Luc Latulippe Documentary [7]
The Masked Saint Warren P. Sonoda Brett Granstaff, Lara Jean Chorostecki, T.J. McGibbon, Diahann Carroll Drama
The Messenger Su Rynard Documentary
Mina Walking Yosef Baraki Farzana Nawabi, Hashmatullah Fanai, Qadir Aryaie National Film Board dramaCanada-Afghanistan co-production
The Mirage (Le Mirage) Ricardo Trogi Louis Morissette, Julie Perreault Comedy-drama
Mobilize Caroline Monneti National Film Board documentaryMusical score by Tanya Tagaq
My Enemies (Mes ennemis) Stéphane Géhami Louise Marleau, Frédéric Lemay, Hubert Proulx Drama
My Internship in Canada (Guibord s'en va-t-en guerre) Philippe Falardeau Patrick Huard, Suzanne Clément, Irdens Exantus Satire, comedy Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
Natasha David Bezmozgis Alex Ozerov, Sasha K. Gordon, Deanna Dezmari, Genadijs Dolganovs Drama
Ninth Floor Mina Shum National Film Board documentary
No Men Beyond This Point Mark Sawers Patrick Gilmore, Kristine Cofsky, Rekha Sharma Comedy
Noir Yves-Christian Fournier Salim Kechiouche, Benz Antoine, Julie Djiezion Drama
North Mountain Bretten Hannam Justin Rain, Glen Gould Action/thriller
Numb Jason R. Goode Jamie Bamber, Marie Avgeropoulos, Aleks Paunovic Drama
O Negative Steven McCarthy Steven McCarthy, Alyx Melone Horror short
One Night Stand: A Modern Love Story (Ce qu'il ne faut pas dire) Marquise Lepage Annick Fontaine, Christian Michaud Romantic comedy
L'Or du golfe Ian Jaquier Kevin Parent Documentary [8]
Our Loved Ones (Les êtres chers) Anne Émond Maxim Gaudette, Karelle Tremblay Drama Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
Overpass (Viaduc) Patrice Laliberté Short drama
The Passion of Augustine (La Passion d’Augustine) Léa Pool Céline Bonnier, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Gilbert Sicotte, Marie Tifo, Andrée Lachapelle Drama
the pass system Alex Williams Tantoo Cardinal DocumentaryHistorical investigation into the segregationist system of the same name.
Paul à Québec François Bouvier François Létourneau, Julie Le Breton, Gilbert Sicotte Drama
The Pedophile (Le Pédophile) Ara Ball Short dramaKennedy Brodeur, Valérie Fortin, Patrick Renaud, Lesley Marie Reade, Monia Chokri [9]
People Hold On Michael Seater Noah Reid, Chloe Rose, Ashley Leggat, Katie Boland
A Place Called Shandro James Motluk DocumentaryGold Remi WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
Portrait of a Serial Monogamist John Mitchell
& Christina Zeidler
Diane Flacks, Carolyn Taylor Romantic comedy
Prisoner X Gaurav Seth Julian Richings, Michelle Nolden, Damon RunyanSci-fi thriller
The Rainbow Kid Kire Paputts Nicholas Campbell, Julian Richings Drama
Remember Atom Egoyan Christopher Plummer, Dean Norris, Martin Landau, Bruno Ganz, Heinz Lieven, Jürgen Prochnow, Henry Czerny Drama Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay; Canada-German co-production
River Jamie M. Dagg Rossif Sutherland, Sara Botsford ThrillerCanada-Laos co-production
Roboshark Jeffery Lando Alexis Peterman Matt Rippy Satirical sci-fi thrillerBulgara-Canada co-production
A Rock and a Hard Place Cliff Caines Documentary [10]
Room Lenny Abrahamson Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, William H. Macy Drama based on a novel and screenplay by Emma Donoghue winner of numerous awards; The third Canadian film to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture; Canada-Ireland-UK-USA co-production.
The Saver Wiebke von Carolsfeld Imajyn Cardinal, Pascale Bussières, Brandon Oakes Drama
Scratch Sébastien Godron Raphaël Joseph Lafond, Fayolle Jean Jr., Schelby Jean-Baptiste Musical drama
She Stoops to Conquer Zack Russell Kayla Lorette, Julian Richings Short drama
Sleeping Giant Andrew Cividino Jackson Martin, Nick Serino Drama TIFF - Best First Feature; Canadian Screen Award Best Supporting Actor Nick Serino
The Sleepwalker (Sonámbulo) Theodore Ushev Animated short
Snowtime! (La Guerre des tuques 3D) Jean-François Pouliot Angela Galuppo, Mariloup Wolfe, Lucinda Davis, Sophie Cadieux, Gildor Roy AnimatedRemake of 1984 film The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques)
Some Kind of Love Thomas Burstyn Yolanda Sonnabend, Joseph Sonnabend Documentary
The Sound of Trees (Le bruit des arbres) François Péloquin Antoine L'Écuyer, Roy Dupuis Drama
Star Émilie Mannering Short drama
The Steps Andrew Currie James Brolin, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Christine Lahti, Jason Ritter Comedy, drama
Sugar Coated Michèle Hozer Documentary
A Summer Love (Un amour d'été) Jean-François Lesage Documentary [11]
Survivors Rowe Daniel Roher Documentary
This Changes Everything Avi Lewis DocumentaryMade with U.S. financing
Turbo Kid François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Edwin Wright, Aaron Jeffery, Michael Ironside Horror, thrillerCanada-New Zealand co-production
Ville-Marie Guy Édoin Monica Bellucci, Aliocha Schneider, Pascale Bussières Drama
The Voice (La Voce) David Uloth Miro Lacasse, Catherine Ruel, Julie De Lafrenière, Harry Standjofski, Marc Labrèche Short drama [12]
The Waiting Room Igor Drljaca Jasmin Geljo, Cintija Asperger, Ma-Anne Dionisio DramaCanada- Bosnia & Herzegovina-Croatia co-production
Welcome to F.L. Geneviève Dulude-De Celles Documentary
Where Atilla Passes (Là où Atilla passe…) Onur Karaman Émile Schneider, Ambrosio De Luca, Julie Deslauriers, Roy Dupuis Drama
The Witch Robert Eggers Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie Horror Sundance Film Festival - Best Director; Made with U.S. financing
World Famous Gopher Hole Museum Chelsea McMullan, Doug Nayler Short documentary
Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead Luca Boni & Marco Ristori Lucy Drive, Ally McClelland, Dan van Husen HorrorCanada-Italy co-production
Zoom Pedro Morelli Gael García Bernal, Mariana Ximenes, Alison Pill, Don McKellar Animated, live-actionCanada-Brazil co-production

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