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Several Canadian and international films are set in Toronto. Although a number of films are shot in Toronto, not every film uses Toronto as its setting. Films shot in Toronto that do not use the city as its setting are not included in the following list.
List of films set in Toronto include:
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Title | Year | Country(s) [note 1] | Note |
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The Adjuster | 1991 | Canada | |
Amy George | 2011 | Canada | |
Antiviral | 2012 | Canada France | |
Ararat | 2002 | Canada France | |
Arasangam | 2008 | India | |
The Arrow | 1997 | Canada | Miniseries |
The Art of Woo | 2001 | Canada | |
Bao | 2018 | United States | 2018 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film winner |
Blood and Donuts | 1995 | Canada | |
Bollywood/Hollywood | 2002 | Canada India | |
Bon Cop, Bad Cop | 2006 | Canada | |
Breakfast with Scot | 2007 | Canada | |
Camilla | 1994 | Canada United Kingdom | |
Canadian Bacon | 1995 | United States Canada | |
Childstar | 2004 | Canada | |
Chloe | 2009 | United States Canada France | |
Circle of Two | 1981 | Canada | |
Crash | 1996 | Canada United Kingdom | |
Dead Ringers | 1988 | Canada United States | |
Deadly Eyes | 1982 | Canada | |
Down the Road Again | 2011 | Canada | |
Driven | 2001 | United States | |
Enemy | 2013 | Canada Spain | |
Exotica | 1994 | Canada | |
The F Word [note 2] | 2013 | Canada Ireland | |
Foolproof | 2003 | Canada | |
French Kiss | 1995 | United States United Kingdom | |
Goin' Down the Road | 1970 | Canada | |
Going the Distance | 2004 | Canada | |
H | 1990 | Canada | |
Hollywood North | 2003 | Canada | |
The Hurricane | 1999 | United States | |
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | 1987 | Canada | |
Ivory Tower | 2010 | Canada | |
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | 2004 | United States | |
Khaled | 2001 | Canada | |
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | 1996 | Canada | |
Kismat Konnection | 2008 | India | |
Last Night | 1998 | Canada | |
Let's All Hate Toronto | 2007 | Canada | |
Lie with Me | 2005 | Canada | |
Little Italy | 2018 | Canada | Little Italy, Toronto |
The Life Before This | 1999 | Canada | |
The Love Guru | 2008 | United States | |
Monkey Warfare | 2006 | Canada | |
Nobody Waved Good-bye | 1964 | Canada | |
Nothing | 2003 | Canada | |
Outrageous! | 1977 | Canada | |
Owning Mahowny | 2003 | Canada United Kingdom | |
Paris, France | 1993 | Canada | |
Picture Day | 2012 | Canada | |
Rude | 1995 | Canada | |
Sabah | 2005 | Canada | |
Saint Monica | 2002 | Canada | |
School's Out | 1992 | Canada | Television film for Degrassi |
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | 2010 | United States United Kingdom Japan | |
Sebastian | 2017 | Canada | |
The Sentinel | 2006 | United States | |
Sidekick | 2005 | Canada | |
The Silent Partner | 1978 | Canada | |
Strange Brew | 1983 | Canada | |
Sugar | 2004 | Canada | |
Take This Waltz | 2011 | Canada Spain Japan | |
This Beautiful City | 2007 | Canada | |
This Movie Is Broken | 2010 | Canada | |
Toronto Stories | 2008 | Canada | |
Touch of Pink | 2004 | Canada United Kingdom | |
Turning Red | 2022 | United States | |
Twist | 2003 | Canada | |
Videodrome | 1983 | Canada | |
Waiting for Summer | 2012 | Canada | |
When Night Is Falling | 1995 | Canada | |
White Room | 1990 | Canada | |
Zoom | 2015 | Canada Brazil |
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Toronto:
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