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1. The Lost Boys (1987)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror
After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes
Votes: 161,135 | Gross: $32.22M
2. 49th Parallel (1941)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A World War II U-boat crew are stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral U.S.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Richard George, Eric Portman
Votes: 7,667
3. 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: 12,044
4. Hamlet 2 (2008)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Music
In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Steve Coogan, Elisabeth Shue, Catherine Keener, J.J. Soria
Votes: 17,358 | Gross: $4.88M
5. Breakfast of Champions (1999)
R | 110 min | Comedy
A rich car dealer is losing his mind. His son lives in the bomb shelter. His suicidal wife has an affair with his transvestite sales manager.
Director: Alan Rudolph | Stars: Bruce Willis, Nick Nolte, Albert Finney, Barbara Hershey
Votes: 8,247 | Gross: $0.18M
6. Fiend Without a Face (1958)
Approved | 74 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A scientist's thoughts materialize as an army of invisible brain-shaped monsters (complete with spinal-cord tails!) who terrorize an American military base in this nightmarish chiller.
Director: Arthur Crabtree | Stars: Marshall Thompson, Terry Kilburn, Michael Balfour, Gil Winfield
Votes: 4,802
7. The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Musical
A musical of sorts set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from around the world descend on the city to try and win the $25,000 prize.
Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Isabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney, Maria de Medeiros, David Fox
Votes: 6,322 | Gross: $0.67M
8. Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988)
72 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
While their mother is dying in the modern Gimli, Manitoba hospital, two young children are told a tale by their Icelandic grandmother about Einar the Lonely, his friend Gunnar, and the angelic Snjofridur in a Gimli of old.
Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Kyle McCulloch, Michael Gottli, Angela Heck, Margaret Anne MacLeod
Votes: 1,460
9. Falcon Beach (2006–2007)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Falcon Beach is a town in cottage country by a lake in Canadian province Manitoba, where aquatic sports are part of the pleasure package which attracts many visitors during the sunny ... See full summary »
Stars: Steve Byers, Jennifer Kydd, Ephraim Ellis, Morgan Kelly
Votes: 615
10. Edge of Madness (2002)
R | 99 min | Drama
1851, Manitoba's Red River Valley. As winter sets in, a young woman on the edge of madness arrives exhausted at the fort, a wilderness station, claiming she murdered her husband. She's ... See full summary »
Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Caroline Dhavernas, Frank Adamson, Wayne Nicklas, Nicole Bremault
Votes: 740
11. For the Moment (1993)
PG-13 | 120 min | Romance, War, Drama
The story of airmen training in rural Manitoba in the summer of 1942 to go overseas and become bomber pilots in World War II, as well as the romantic entanglements which overcome them while they contemplate life and love in a world at war.
Director: Aaron Kim Johnston | Stars: Russell Crowe, Christianne Hirt, Wanda Cannon, Scott Kraft
Votes: 988 | Gross: $0.12M
12. 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
13. The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway (1974– )
Documentary, Drama, History
A dramatized documentary about the political and engineering struggle to build Canada's first trans-continental railway.
Stars: Pierre Berton, William Hutt, Gerard Parkes, Joseph Shaw
Votes: 67
14. Riel (1979 TV Movie)
PG | 147 min | Biography, Drama, War
A film about the actions of the Metis rebel leader who opposed the Canadian government in two seperate rebellions.
Director: George Bloomfield | Stars: Raymond Cloutier, Roger Blay, Lloyd Bochner, James Bradford
Votes: 122
15. Max Glick (1990–1992)
Comedy, Family
It's 1963 in Canada and Max is turning 13 in a monumental year. His parents Henry and Sarah are fairly relaxed raising Max in their Jewish neighborhood but grandparents Bryna and Augustus are more observant religiously.
Stars: Josh Garbe, Jan Rubes, Susan Douglas Rubes, Linda Kash
Votes: 22
16. Curtains (III) (2017)
35 min | Short, Comedy
Winner of three Best Comedy awards on the festival circuit, CURTAINS tells the story of an embattled avant-garde theatre director willing to sacrifice everything for his art. A delicious sendup of theatre at its weirdest.
Director: Gar Hoover | Stars: Lara Carling, Jack Curtin, Brendan Dowling, Ryder Insua
17. Rulers of Darkness (2013)
89 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A 20 year old, runs away from his conservative father to the remote town where his mother died two years ago. He meets an alluring young woman. They search for answers about his mother's death and discover a terrifying entity in the woods.
Director: Dale Windle | Stars: Olivier Surprenant, Rachel Cairns, Mark Slacke, Timothy Paul Coderre
Votes: 135
18. Smoked Lizard Lips (1991)
96 min | Comedy
A recently-deposed Central American dictator re-locates to a small town in Northern Manitoba and starts a new repressive regime.
Directors: Bruce Duggan, M.B. Duggan | Stars: Margaret Anne MacLeod, Victor Cowie, Simon Magana, Andrée Pelletier
Votes: 28
19. To a Safer Place (1987)
58 min | Documentary
A victim of child abuse visits her family to heal the trauma she and her siblings experienced at the hands of their abusive father.
Directors: Beverly Shaffer, Shirley Turcotte | Stars: Shirley Turcotte, Gloria Demers
Votes: 10
20. A Social (2022)
68 min | Drama, Comedy | Completed
Ross' mum and her boyfriend Gregor are having The Manitoba Wedding Social To End All Manitoba Wedding Socials, and everyone is invited. Even if you're from out of town, and have no idea what a Social is. You will find out.
Director: Tavis Putnam | Stars: Tavis Putnam, Charmaine Putnam, Tom Putnam, Hera Nalam
21. Alien Encounters in America: UFOs and Extraterrestrial Visitations (2015)
150 min | Documentary
Are we being monitored by an extraterrestrial intelligence from outer space? Americans are becoming more and more aware of strange happenings related to the UFO phenomenon. While the media ... See full summary »
Director: O.H. Krill | Stars: Paul Hamil, Paul Hughes, Razor Keeves
22. Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman (1954)
9 min | Documentary, Short
The story of Polish immigrant Paul Tomkowicz, a railway switchman, narrated by himself.
Director: Roman Kroitor | Stars: Paul Tomkowicz, Tommy Tweed
Votes: 134
23. My Winnipeg: Live in Toronto (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Biography, Fantasy
This featurette documents a 2008 screening of 'My Winnipeg' at the Royal Cinema in Toronto, for which director Guy Maddin provided live narration.
Star: Guy Maddin
24. My Winnipeg: Interview with Director Guy Maddin (2008 Video)
30 min | Short, Biography, Fantasy
Star: Guy Maddin
25. Wildlands (2003)
12 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Bevan Klassen | Stars: Lyle Morris, Gloria Nikkel, Cheryl Soluk, Kyla Wills
Votes: 8
26. Canada Vignettes: Spence's Republic (1978)
1 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The humourous history of the short lived tiny Republic of Manitobah.
Director: Brad Caslor | Stars: Len Cariou, Cliff Gardner, Brian Richardson
Votes: 50
27. Festival Pass (2017– )
12 min | Documentary
Only sunshine and friendliness are more abundant than Manitoba's 100+ festivals, all designed to reflect the richness of its cultural heritage and the vibrancy of its arts community. No ... See full summary »
Star: Meghan Duffy
28. Selkirk of Red River (1964)
28 min | Short
Director: Richard Gilbert | Stars: Robert Eddison, Marigold Charlesworth, Charles Palmer, Jean Scheler
Votes: 9
29. Wild Turkeys (2007)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy
Three naive and colorful characters are on their way from eastern Ontario to Calgary to realize their dreams of fame and fortune. Unfortunately, fate creates a detour for the trio as they ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Doherty | Stars: Onalee Ames, Matthew Bernard, Tony Braga, Milt Bruchanski
30. Destinations Manitoba (1998–2000)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure
31. Of Many People (1970)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Stanley Jackson | Stars: Lise Payette, Tommy Tweed
32. Canada Vignettes: Flin Flon (1978)
3 min | Documentary, Short
The story behind the Canadian city of Flin Flon's unusual name.
Director: Tina Horne | Stars: David Bairstow, Michael Kane
Votes: 18
33. I Shouldn't Be Here (2018)
30 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Directors: Taylor Prestidge, Haris Usanovic | Stars: Wally Buono, Andrew Harris
34. Guy Maddin and Robert Enright on 'My Winnipeg' (2015 Video)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Biography
This conversation about 'My Winnipeg' between director Guy Maddin and art critic Robert Enright was recorded at Maddin's home in Winnipeg in October 2014.
Stars: Guy Maddin, Robert Enright, Robert Enright
35. The New Mayor (1980)
38 min | Documentary, Short
When Mayor Stephen Juba of Winnipeg unexpectedly resigned after twenty-one years, the race for his office was thrown wide open. The two leading contenders were Bill Norrie and Robert Steen.... See full summary »
Directors: Ian Elkin, Robert Lower, Derek Mazur | Stars: Bill Norrie, Brian Richardson, Robert Steen
36. The Order of Things to Come (2019)
Short, Crime, Drama
A young, recently released ex-con, returns to the man who helped birth his life of crime, with an unusual request.
Director: Tavit Melikian | Stars: Brian Rhodes, Ryan Bommarito, Natasha Perry-Fagant
37.
Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006)
Episode:
Victor's Other Family
(2004)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Lois has just found out that she has a half-sister named Roberta and brings Reese, Jamie and Malcolm with her to meet their aunt and cousins. Her step-mother, Sylvia comments that she looks... See full summary »
Director: David Grossman | Stars: Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield
Votes: 686
38.
Recreating Eden (2002– )
Episode:
Orchids in the Snow
(2004)
Documentary
Jason Lin and his uncle Jack were the lucky ones their family chose to begin a new life and business in Winnipeg, Canada growing and selling some of the most unique orchids on Earth through their company Ever Spring Orchid Nursery.
Director: Elise Swerhone | Star: Jason Lin
39.
Recreating Eden (2002– )
Episode:
The Lily King
(2006)
Documentary
Upon retiring from the life of a contractor, Barrie Strohman's children envisioned him relaxing away his golden years. Little did they know, but he would soon put his energy into becoming The Lily King of Neepawa, Manitoba.
Director: Barry Floc'h | Star: Barrie Strohman
40.
Great Canadian Rivers (2001– )
Episode:
Hayes River
(2004)
Documentary
Connecting Lake Winnipeg to Hudson Bay, the slow, shallow Hayes River was a popular highway for the Cree people for thousands of years then for the fur trade with the arrival of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Byron Apetagon, Robert Coutts, Anthony Dalton, Larry Duncan
41.
Life (2009)
Episode:
Reptiles & Amphibians
(2009)
TV-PG | 62 min | Documentary
Reptilians survive from the age of the Saurians, but if many look Ancient that's because their early and sometimes relatively recent adaptations to widely varied conditions worldwide still ... See full summary »
Director: Martha Holmes | Stars: David Attenborough, Kevin Flay, Matthew Swarbrick, Oprah Winfrey
Votes: 650
42.
The Unexplained (1996– )
Episode:
UFOs Vs. the Government
(1996)
Documentary
Stars: Pete Stacker, Jack Bushong, Larry Ciupik, Chuck Clark
Votes: 6
43.
Power Play with Vassy Kapelos (2023– )
Episode:
Episode dated 15 June 2023
(2023)
Stars: Vassy Kapelos, Christy Clark, Darrell Dexter, David Herle
44.
Ice Road Truckers (2007–2017)
Episode:
Load Rules
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
Alex Debogorski races to complete one of Polar's most critical hauls of the season after a dashboard fire nearly costs him more than just a paycheck. Lisa's forced to stop in the middle of a frozen lake when she loses sight of the road.
Stars: Joey Barnes, Thom Beers, Art Burke, Alex Debogorski
Votes: 21
45.
7 Days in Hell (2015)
Episode:
Bush Pilots Down
(2015)
TV-14 | Documentary, Adventure
Bush pilots flying in eastern Manitoba in the early days of aeronautics faced the daunting reality of surviving under the harsh wintry conditions this region is known for if their plane happened to go down.
Director: Brett Rogers | Stars: Cliff Quinn, Brett Rogers
46.
Ice Road Truckers (2007–2017)
Episode:
Flirtin' with Disaster
(2014)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
With Darrell's new company on a roll, he calls in a surprising reinforcement, but can this new team member hack the treacherous ice roads. A brush with near disaster could cut Hugh's season... See full summary »
Stars: Mark Kohaykewych, Hugh Rowland, Alex Debogorski, Lisa Kelly
Votes: 15
47.
Ice Road Truckers (2007–2017)
Episode:
Icing on the Lake
(2014)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
Darrell continues teaching Reno how to drive the ice roads, but Dad's overprotective ways may be too much; Art gets some royal help on a trip far north; faulty wiring could sink Alex's ... See full summary »
Stars: Mark Kohaykewych, Hugh Rowland, Alex Debogorski, Lisa Kelly
Votes: 15
48.
Ice Road Truckers (2007–2017)
Episode:
World's End
(2014)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Adventure, Reality-TV
The end of the line is here. The Polar drivers face the long, difficult journey back down the world's longest seasonal winter road. Lisa has to make a game-changing decision... help a ... See full summary »
Stars: Mark Kohaykewych, Hugh Rowland, Alex Debogorski, Lisa Kelly
Votes: 16