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1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
PG-13 | 115 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
After the birth of Renesmee/Nessie, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli
Votes: 262,954 | Gross: $292.30M
2. The Searchers (1956)
Passed | 119 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond
Votes: 96,329
3. SLC Punk! (1998)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In the early 1980s Stevo, and Heroin Bob are the only two dedicated punks in conservative Salt Lake City.
Director: James Merendino | Stars: Matthew Lillard, Michael A. Goorjian, Annabeth Gish, Jennifer Lien
Votes: 32,818 | Gross: $0.30M
4. The Ice Road (2021)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, a 'big-rig' ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen lake to save the trapped miners.
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh | Stars: Liam Neeson, Marcus Thomas, Laurence Fishburne, Amber Midthunder
Votes: 47,690
5. Dudley Do-Right (1999)
PG | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The inept Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-Right chases after villain Snidely Whiplash and woos girlfriend Nell Fenwick.
Director: Hugh Wilson | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Molina, Eric Idle
Votes: 11,390 | Gross: $9.69M
6. Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004)
R | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigette and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves.
Director: Grant Harvey | Stars: Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins, Nathaniel Arcand, JR Bourne
Votes: 11,585
7. Black Robe (1991)
R | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg
Votes: 7,667 | Gross: $8.21M
8. Frozen River (2008)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama
A mom looks for another source of income, when her husband leaves with the money meant for the new mobile home. A nearby Indian territory stretches across the border to Canada with a drivable frozen river between. Smuggling?
Director: Courtney Hunt | Stars: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott, Michael O'Keefe
Votes: 26,463 | Gross: $2.51M
9. Indian Horse (2017)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Sport
Follows the life of Native Canadian Saul Indian Horse as he survives residential school and life amongst the racism of the 1970s. A talented hockey player, Saul must find his own path as he battles stereotypes and alcoholism.
Director: Stephen S. Campanelli | Stars: Ajuawak Kapashesit, Wayne Baker, Sladen Peltier, Skye Pelletier
Votes: 2,655 | Gross: $1.95M
10. North of 60 (1992–1998)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A mystery drama series about trials and tribulations of Aboriginal people in the fictional town of Lynx River, Northwest Territories.
Stars: Tina Keeper, Tracey Cook, Tom Jackson, Timothy Webber
Votes: 656
11. Grey Owl (1999)
PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Western
The story of the life and work of the Canadian fur trapper-turned-conservationist who claimed to be an aboriginal North American.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Stewart Bick, Vlasta Vrana, Annie Galipeau
Votes: 4,046 | Gross: $0.63M
12. One Week (I) (2008)
Not Rated | 94 min | Adventure, Drama
Chronicles the motorcycle trip of Ben Tyler as he rides from Toronto to Tofino, British Columbia. Ben stops at landmarks that are both iconic and idiosyncratic on his quest to find meaning in his life.
Director: Michael McGowan | Stars: Joshua Jackson, Peter Spence, Marc Strange, Gage Munroe
Votes: 12,045
13. North West Mounted Police (1940)
Passed | 126 min | Drama, Romance, Western
In 1885, a Texas Ranger travels to Canada to arrest a trapper who's wanted for murder and who's stirring up the Natives in a rebellion against the Canadian government.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Paulette Goddard, Preston Foster
Votes: 1,830
14. Map of the Human Heart (1992)
R | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Arctic, 1965: Avik tells his story starting in 1931. A mapmaker flies Avik, then a preteen Eskimo boy with TB, to a hospital in Montreal where he meets Albertine. They meet again when Avik joins World War II in the UK.
Director: Vincent Ward | Stars: Jason Scott Lee, Anne Parillaud, Patrick Bergin, Robert Joamie
Votes: 3,430 | Gross: $2.81M
15. True Heart (1999)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A brother and sister are plane-wrecked in Canada, where they must rely on the help of a native and his bear.
Director: Catherine Cyran | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Zachery Ty Bryan, August Schellenberg, Dey Young
Votes: 1,175
16. Mee-Shee: The Water Giant (2005)
PG | 95 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A New York City oil company troubleshooter is brought to a remote B.C. lake to look for some lost machinery. Cancelling a trip to Disney World with his son, he decides to bring the boy ... See full summary »
Director: John Henderson | Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Danny Mags, Rena Owen, Jacinta Wawatai
Votes: 802
17. I Will Fight No More Forever (1975 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Drama, History
In a period when many thought that "the only good Indian is a dead Indian," Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce won the admiration of the American public.
Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: James Whitmore, Sam Elliott, Ned Romero, Linda Redfearn
Votes: 749
18. Dance Me Outside (1994)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Drama
A story of life on a First Nations reserve in Ontario: Silas and Frank are trying to get into college to train to be mechanics but they find themselves having to deal with girls, family - and murder.
Director: Bruce McDonald | Stars: Ryan Rajendra Black, Adam Beach, Jennifer Podemski, Michael Greyeyes
Votes: 1,334 | Gross: $0.30M
19. Conspiracy of Silence (1991– )
240 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a young Canadian Aboriginal girl is murdered in 1971, it takes 20 years of inaction and prejudice before the police finally find the real killers. Meanwhile the killers have to live with their own guilt and fear of being caught.
Stars: Michael Mahonen, Ian Tracey, Jonathan Potts, Diego Chambers
Votes: 236
20. Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016)
120 min | Documentary, History
The history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for decades until 1978.
Director: Bill Morrison | Stars: Michael Gates, Kathy Jones-Gates, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Frank Barrett
Votes: 2,153 | Gross: $0.13M
21. Battle of the Brave (2004)
PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, History, Romance
In the mid-18th Century, as England and France battle over control of Canada, an epic romance between a peasant woman and a trapper unfurls.
Director: Jean Beaudin | Stars: Noémie Godin-Vigneau, David La Haye, Juliette Gosselin, Sébastien Huberdeau
Votes: 1,364
22. Magic Hour: Lost in the Barrens (1990 TV Movie)
93 min | Adventure, Drama
An orphaned teen and a young tribal hunter get lost in the wilderness.
Director: Michael J.F. Scott | Stars: Nicholas Shields, Evan Adams, Lee J. Campbell, Graham Greene
Votes: 433
23. Strangers in Good Company (1990)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Drama
A busload of women become stranded in an isolated part of the Canadian countryside. As they await rescue, they reflect on their lives.
Director: Cynthia Scott | Stars: Alice Diabo, Constance Garneau, Beth Webber, Catherine Roche
Votes: 1,304 | Gross: $1.00M
24. Saskatchewan (1954)
Approved | 87 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
In 1877 Western Canada, a police inspector revolts against his inept commander, taking a safer route to the U.S. border in order to stop invading hostile Indians.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, J. Carrol Naish, Hugh O'Brian
Votes: 1,171
25. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
R | 172 min | Drama
The telling of an Inuit legend of an evil spirit causing strife in the community and one warrior's endurance and battle of its menace.
Director: Zacharias Kunuk | Stars: Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Lucy Tulugarjuk
Votes: 6,861 | Gross: $3.79M
26. Once in a Blue Moon (1995)
PG | 96 min | Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Late-1960s suburban Canadian children work on building a rocket vessel, with the intention of delivering one or two neighborhood children to the moon, whilst dealing with social issues of the coming-of-age, orphan-hood and family veins.
Director: Philip Spink | Stars: Cody Serpa, Simon Baker, Deanna Milligan, Mike MacDonald
Votes: 180
27. The Lesser Blessed (2012)
R | 86 min | Drama
A drama centered on a First Nations teenager trying to find his place in the modern world.
Director: Anita Doron | Stars: Joel Evans, Kiowa Gordon, Chloe Rose, Adam Butcher
Votes: 672
28. Where the Spirit Lives (1989)
96 min | Drama
A young Native Canadian (First Nations person) fights to keep her culture and identity when she is abducted to a residential school.
Director: Bruce Pittman | Stars: Michelle St. John, Kim Bruisedhead Fox, Marianne Jones, Gus Chief Moon
Votes: 293
29. Disappearances (2006)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Forced to smuggle whiskey in an attempt to save a family, Quebec Bill (Kris Kristofferson) and his son embark on an unforgettable trip through the vast reaches of the wilderness.
Director: Jay Craven | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Charlie McDermott, Gary Farmer, William Sanderson
Votes: 662 | Gross: $0.31M
30. Red Coat (1975)
88 min | Adventure, Western
Cormack, the lawman most feared by the rugged pioneers at the turn of the century, has a mysterious bond with "Caribou," an outlaw whom he has jailed. When Caribou escapes from prison, he returns to seek revenge.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Fabio Testi, Guido Mannari, Robert Hundar, Lars Bloch
Votes: 133
31. The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933)
Passed | 18 min | Short, Comedy, Western
The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."
Director: Clyde Bruckman | Stars: W.C. Fields, Rosemary Theby, George Chandler, Richard Cramer
Votes: 1,897
32. Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America (2007)
Not Rated | 107 min | Adventure, Drama, History
On the coast of North America in AD 1007, two Norsemen are stranded when their expedition is attacked and they are left for dead. As they struggle to survive in the vast forests of the New ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Stone | Stars: Fiore Tedesco, Tony Stone, David Perry, Noelle Bailey
Votes: 560 | Gross: $0.02M
33. The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (2006)
112 min | Drama
A portrayal of the lives of the last great Inuit shaman, Avva, and his beautiful and headstrong daughter, Apak. Based on the journals of 1920s Danish ethnographer Knud Rasmussen.
Directors: Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk | Stars: Pakak Innuksuk, Leah Angutimarik, Neeve Irngaut, Natar Ungalaaq
Votes: 385
34. The Canadians (1961)
TV-PG | 85 min | Western
When 6000 Sioux flee to Canada, they are permitted to stay. But a Montana rancher and his cowboys, in search of stolen horses, kill all inhabitants of a Sioux village and claim they only wanted to free a white squaw who had been kidnapped.
Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Robert Ryan, John Dehner, Torin Thatcher, Burt Metcalfe
Votes: 297
35. Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993)
119 min | Documentary
A film account about the military 1990 siege of a Native American reserve near Oka, Quebec, Canada and its causes.
Director: Alanis Obomsawin | Stars: Jack Burning, Herbie Barnes, Alanis Obomsawin, Ethel Blondin
Votes: 482
36. Paddle to the Sea (1966)
28 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
This film recounts the adventures of a toy Native American canoe as it makes its way from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
Director: Bill Mason | Star: Stanley Jackson
Votes: 547
37. One Dead Indian (2006 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, History
Stoney Point Natives assemble at Ipperwash Provincial Park for what began as a peaceful protest.
Director: Tim Southam | Stars: Eric Schweig, Dakota House, Gabrielle Miller, Gordon Tootoosis
Votes: 139
38. Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
Approved | 213 min | Adventure
An expedition arrives on an uncharted jungle island to rescue the local natives, led by a jungle boy, from a volcano that is about to erupt.
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Bruce Bennett, Mala, Monte Blue, Harley Wood
Votes: 88
39. Savage (IV) (2009)
6 min | Short, Drama, Musical
On a summer day in the 1950s, a native Cree girl watches the countryside go by from the backseat of a car. A woman at her kitchen table sings a lullaby in her Cree language. When the girl ... See full summary »
Director: Lisa Jackson | Stars: Ta'kaiya Blaney, Skeena Reece, Marshall Abery, Morgan Abery
Votes: 28
40. Cree Hunters of Mistassini (1974)
58 min | Documentary
Since times predating agriculture, Cree First Nations people have gone to the bush of the James Bay and Ungava Bay area to hunt.
Directors: Tony Ianzelo, Boyce Richardson | Stars: Boyce Richardson, Sam Blacksmith, Ronnie Jolly, Glen Speers
Votes: 27
41. Warrior Up!
22 min | Documentary | Post-production
Warrior Up. is a 13 x 22-minute documentary series that follows inspiring Indigenous youth making positive change in their communities. Whether it's defending the land, learning and then ... See full summary »
Stars: Anna Lambe, Joel Oulette, Joshua Odjick
42. The Shaman's Source (1990)
84 min | Drama
Three Ojibway Natives work to find a mystical spring before someone else comes and claims it.
Director: Robert Bouvier | Stars: Billy Merasty, Vanessa Dylyn, Eric Schweig, Jim Kewakundo
Votes: 24
43. The Skin I'm In (2012)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
A young man is found on the Berlin subway tracks with his head split open and a lethal blood alcohol level of 0.47. Saved by strangers, he is propelled on a global journey that explores the limits of body, mind, spirit and art.
Director: Broderick Fox | Stars: Rande Cook, Broderick Fox, Zulu Zulu
Votes: 14
44. Crazywater (2013)
56 min | Documentary
A revealing exploration of substance abuse among First Nations people in Canada.
Director: Dennis Allen
Votes: 19
45. Divided Loyalties (1990)
102 min | Biography
Story of Joseph Brant, chief of the Mohawks, and the events that led to the birth of Canada as a nation. During the time of the American Revolution, while Britain faces full scale ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Denis Lacroix, Chris Wiggins, Jack Langedijk, Robert Bidaman
Votes: 51
46. Up River (1979)
86 min | Western
A young man meets with violent hostility as he attempts to fulfil his dream of making a life for himself in the wilds of British Columbia at the turn of the 20th Century.
Director: Carl Kitt | Stars: Morgan Stevens, Jeff Corey, Dale Wilson, John 'Bear' Curtis
Votes: 62
47. Call of the Yukon (1938)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A fur trader guides a writer and her animals to safety in the Yukon territory when wolves are about to attack.
Directors: B. Reeves Eason, John T. Coyle | Stars: Richard Arlen, Beverly Roberts, Lyle Talbot, Mala
Votes: 155
48. Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis (2006– )
Drama
Fictional portrayal of 'The Summer of 1990' in Kanehsatake: the major conflict between a Mohawk community and the Canadian and Quebec governments - over the expansion of a golf course into an aboriginal cemetery.
Stars: Alex Rice, Tony Nardi, Billy Merasty, Pamela Matthews
Votes: 57
49. The Owl and the Raven: An Eskimo Legend (1973)
7 min | Animation, Short, Family
This short re-tells the old Inuit myth about how the Raven came to have its black feather colour as a result of a disagreement with the Owl.
Director: Co Hoedeman | Stars: Alootook Ipellie, Toojatogak Itoacheak, Elatak Nakashook
Votes: 53
50. Canada Vignettes: Captain Cook (1978)
1 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
The story of Captain James Cook's discovery of the west coast of Canada and the beginning of the sea otter trade.
Director: Barry Helmer
Votes: 29