List of Canadian films of 2025

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This is a list of Canadian films slated for release in 2025:

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TitleDirectorCastNotesRef
Adam Anne Émond Patrick Hivon, Piper Perabo [1]
AkashiMayumi Yoshida [2]
Any Other WorldBen Pickles Bruce Greenwood [3]
Aversion Thom Fitzgerald [2]
The Bearded GirlJody Wilson [2]
Best BoyJesse Noah Klein [2]
Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda)Rohan Parashuram KanawadeBhushaan Manoj, Suraaj Suman, Jayshri JagtapIndia-Canada-UK coproduction [4]
The Chinatown DinerLawrence Le Lam Aileen Wu, Curtis Lum, Andrea Bang, Olivia Cheng, Tzi Ma [5]
Cutting Through RocksSara Khaki, Mohammad Reza EyniMultinational coproduction [4]
Dead Lover Grace Glowicki Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie [4]
Endless CookieSeth Scriver, Peter Scriver [4]
Fanny Cloutier Yan England Milya Corbeil Gauvreau, Adélaïde Schoofs, Léokim Beaumier-Lépine, Éric Bruneau, Magalie Lépine-Blondeau, Claude Legault, Hubert Proulx, Marilyse Bourke, Tanya Brideau [6]
Forbidden MusicBarbara Hager [7]
ForeignerAva Maria SafaiRose Dehgan, Chloë Macleod [8]
L'Habit du héros Léa Pool Mehdi Meskar, Alexandre Landry, Aron Archer, Céline Bonnier, Sascha Ley, Jérôme Varanfrain, Joël Delsaut [9]
Honey Bunch Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli [10]
IvanDamian Fannon [11]
Little LorraineAndy Hines Stephen Amell, J Balvin, Sean Astin [12]
LoyaSibel Guvenc [2]
Lullabies for Little Criminals Sarah Gadon [13]
Menteuse Émile Gaudreault Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Antoine Bertrand, Catherine Chabot, Luc Senay, Véronique Le Flaguais, Didier Lucien, Rémy Girard, Pierrette Robitaille, Martin Drainville [14]
Middle Life Pavan Moondi Leah Fay Goldstein, Peter Dreimanis [15]
Mile End Kicks Chandler Levack Juliette Gariépy, Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostick, Stanley Simmons [16]
Mille secrets mille dangers Philippe Falardeau Neil Elias, Hassan Mahbouba, Rose-Marie Perreault [17]
The Music BoxJay Dahl [2]
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Matt Johnson Matt Johnson, Jay McCarrol [18]
NorthboundWilliam Scoular Bruce Dern [19]
Nika & Madison Eva Thomas [20]
Paradise Jérémy Comte Joey Boivin-Desmeules, Daniel Atsu Hukporti [21]
Paul Denis Côté [10]
Petite Rose Geneviève Dulude-De Celles Sofia Stanina, Ekaterina Stanina, Christian Bégin, Galin Stoev [22]
Place of Ghosts Bretten Hannam Forrest Goodluck, Blake Alec Miranda, Glen Gould, Brandon Oakes [23]
Plan C Scott Cavalheiro Claire Cavalheiro, Vivica A. Fox, Daniel DeSanto, Jamie Spilchuk, Joris Jarsky, Kris Holden-Ried [24]
Replacer Randall Okita [2]
Révolté Noël Mitrani Camile Foley, Elliott Mitrani, Mélanie Elliott, Émilie Massé, Natacha Mitrani, Veronika Leclerc Strickland, Pierre-Luc Brillant [25]
Sacred CreaturesFrieda Luk [2]
Space Cadet Eric San [10]
Sweet Summer Pow Wow Darrell Dennis Joshua Odjick, Tatyana Rose Baptiste, Graham Greene [7]
Une Splendeur de vivreMarianne Métivier Camille Rutherford, Garance Marillier, Victor Andrés Trelles Turgeon, Émile Schneider, Amaryllis Tremblay [26]
Steal Away Clement Virgo Angourie Rice, Mallori Johnson, Lauren Lee Smith, Idrissa Sanogo Bamba [27]
Thanks to the Hard Work of the ElephantsBryce Hodgson [28]
The Things You KillAlireza KhatamiEkin Koç, Erkan Kolçak Köstendil, Hazar Ergüçlü, Ercan KesalTurkey, France, Poland, Canada coproduction [4]
Two Women (Deux femmes en or) Chloé Robichaud Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Laurence Leboeuf, Félix Moati, Mani Soleymanlou, Sophie Nélisse, Juliette Gariépy Remake of 1970s film Two Women in Gold [4]
#VanlifeTrevor Cameron Michelle Thrush, Justin Derickson, Dakota Ray Hebert, Tahmoh Penikett, Joel Montgrand [29]
Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara) Zacharias Kunuk Theresia Kappianaq, Haiden Angutimarik, Leah Panimera, Mark Taqqaugaq, Emma Quassa [30]

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