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1. The Snow Walker (2003)
PG | 103 min | Adventure, Drama
A pilot and his passenger struggle for survival after crashing in the Arctic tundra.
Director: Charles Martin Smith | Stars: Barry Pepper, Annabella Piugattuk, James Cromwell, Kiersten Warren
Votes: 11,382
2. Death Hunt (1981)
R | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In 1931 Canada, Yukon trapper Johnson has a feud with a dog owner who later retaliates by publicly accusing Johnson of murder and thus triggering a police manhunt in the wilderness.
Director: Peter R. Hunt | Stars: Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Andrew Stevens, Carl Weathers
Votes: 8,362
3. The Timekeeper (2009)
90 min | Adventure, Drama
Martin Bishop, an innocent eighteen year-old, joins a crew of wild rail workers and challenges the foreman's brutal authority.
Director: Louis Bélanger | Stars: Craig Olejnik, Stephen McHattie, Gary Farmer, Roy Dupuis
Votes: 204
4. Frozen Planet (2011–2012)
TV-PG | 33 min | Documentary
Focuses on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic.
Stars: David Attenborough, Alec Baldwin, Chadden Hunter, Michael Kelem
Votes: 33,027
5. 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
6. Man in the Wilderness (1971)
GP | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Left for dead after a bear attack, a fur-trapper recuperates and pursues his former companions through dangerous Indian territory.
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Richard Harris, John Huston, Henry Wilcoxon, Percy Herbert
Votes: 3,483
7. Giant Mine (1996 TV Movie)
PG | 96 min | Drama
CBC's dramatic account of the tragedy of Yellowknife's Giant Mine, in which 9 miners were killed during a bitter labour dispute.
Director: Penelope Buitenhuis | Stars: Peter Outerbridge, Thomas Mitchell, Alberta Watson, Richard Fitzpatrick
Votes: 51
8. The Experimental Eskimos (2009)
70 min | Documentary
In the early 1960s the Canadian government conducted an experiment in social engineering. Three young Inuit boys were separated from their families in the Arctic and were sent to Ottawa, ... See full summary »
Director: Barry Greenwald | Stars: Peter Ittinuar, Zebedee Nungak, Eric Tagoona
Votes: 25
9. Ice Road Truckers (2000 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary
The story behind the most dangerous trucking routes in the world: hauling freight across the frozen lakes and rivers of Canada's Northwest Territories during the arctic winter.
Director: Andy Papadopoulos | Stars: Beau Billingslea, John B. Denison, Edith Iglauer
Votes: 82
10. Ice Diamonds (2012 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Extracting diamonds is no easy feat. With intense winds and temperatures reaching 50 degrees below zero, thousands of men work in giant open-air mines 1.5 km in diameter. These mines, the ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Queyrat | Stars: Lou Covello, Peter Hercombe, Richard LaVallée, Richard LeBreton
11. Clancy of the Mounted (1933)
Passed | 225 min | Adventure, Drama
A Canadian Mountie is assigned to bring in his brother, who was framed for the murder of a gold mine owner.
Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Tom Tyler, Julie Bishop, Earl McCarthy, William Desmond
Votes: 28
12. Long Road North (2008)
93 min | Documentary, Adventure, Family
This epic journey begins at the most southern tip of Argentina, taking us on a modern day "Motorcycle Diaries" through eighteen countries, along the longest road in the world. From the ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Hinkle
Votes: 14
13. When They Awake (2017)
90 min | Documentary, Music
A remarkable generation of established and emerging Indigenous musicians soars in a moment of cultural resurgence - from Idle No More to Standing Rock - channeling the pain of the past into a stirring, hopeful vision of the future.
Directors: PJ Marcellino, Hermon Farahi | Stars: Don Amero, Carmen Braden, Ian Campeau, Leela Gilday
Votes: 12
14. The Last Mooseskin Boat (1982)
28 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about the making of the last mooseskin boat, honouring the history of the Dene people of the Mackenzie River area in the Northwest Territories of Canada. These boats, made of ... See full summary »
Director: Raymond Yakeleya | Stars: Gabe Etchinelle, Don Rollans
15. Foster Child (1987)
43 min | Documentary, Short
Gil Cardinal searches for his natural family and an understanding of the circumstances that led to his becoming a foster child.
Director: Gil Cardinal | Stars: Gil Cardinal, Don Cardinal
Votes: 19
16. Yukon Flight (1940)
Approved | 57 min | Adventure
When the plane owned by the "Yukon and Columbia Mail Service" crashes, RCMP Sergeant Renfrew (James Newill) and Constable Kelly (Dave O'Brien) suspect murder. Their suspicions are confirmed... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: James Newill, Louise Stanley, Warren Hull, William Pawley
Votes: 86
17. Versus Ivan (2004)
97 min | Comedy
A reclusive web-programmer is forced to confront the threatening concept of change when the food packages he receives in the mail each day from Syria mysteriously stop arriving.
Director: Chris Gamble | Stars: Robert Butler, Hannah Clark, Debbie Dang, Rachelle Hugg
Votes: 25
18. C.B.Q.M. (2009)
66 min | Documentary
CBQM, a radio station that operates out of Fort McPherson, a small town about 150 km north of the Arctic Circle in the Canadian Northwest Territories.
Director: Dennis Allen
Votes: 12
19. Between Two Worlds (1990)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
The star of books and films, Joseph Idlout was the most famous Inuk of his time. As the leader of the Inuit hunters pictured for many years on the back of the Canadian two-dollar bill, ... See full summary »
Director: Barry Greenwald | Stars: William Arvin, Elijah Erkloo, Joseph Idlout, Elisapee Ootoova
Votes: 32
20. The Land That Devours Ships (1984)
58 min | Documentary
Noted undersea explorer Dr. Joseph MacInnis leads a team to find the ship HMS Breadalbane, which had been missing for more than 150 years.
Director: Bill Mason | Stars: King Charles III, Patrick Watson, Bill Mason, Joseph MacInnis
Votes: 7
21.
Due South (1994–1999)
Episode:
Pilot
(1994)
TV-PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
After the murder of his father in the Yukon, Fraser, a RCMP constable, follows the killer's tracks all the way to Chicago where he meets Ray, a Chicago PD detective. Together they continue their search for the truth and justice.
Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: Paul Gross, David Marciano, Wendel Meldrum, Chuck Shamata
Votes: 1,707
23.
How the States Got Their Shapes (2011–2012)
Episode:
Use It or Lose It
(2011)
TV-14 | 41 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
If you thought our borders were set in stone, you'd be wrong. Who stole a corner of Washington, DC? Is Ohio actually a state? And why isn't St. Louis our nation's capital? One thing's for ... See full summary »
Director: David Konschnik | Stars: Brian Unger, H.W. Brands, Kevin F. Kern, Mark Stein
Votes: 34