“Mon Oncle Antoine,” “The Sweet Hereafter,” ‘Jesus of Montreal,” “Exotica,” Atanarjuat” The Fast Runner,” “My Winnipeg” Lead Top 100 Canadian Film Polling!

1. Mon Oncle Antoine (Claude Jutra, 1971) – 233

2. The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan, 1997) – 225

3. Jesus of Montreal (Denys Arcand, 1989) – 140

4. Exotica (Atom Egoyan, 1994) – 139

5. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (Zacharias Kunuk, 2001) – 137.5

6. My Winnipeg (Guy Maddin, 2007) – 124

7. Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley, 2012) – 123.5

8. Mommy (Xavier Dolan, 2014) – 114.5

9. Incendies (Denis Villeneuve, 2010) – 108

10. C.R.A.Z.Y. (Jean-Marc Valée, 2005) – 99.5

11. Black Robe (Bruce Beresford, 1991) – 95

12. The Man Who Planted Trees (Frédéric Back, 1987) – 93.5

13. Dead Ringers (David Cronenberg, 1988) – 92.5

14. Goin’ Down the Road (Donald Shebib, 1970) – 92

15. The Lighthouse (Robert Eggers, 2019) – 84

16. The Witch (Robert Eggers, 2015) – 82

17. Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (François Girard, 1993) – 81.5

18. Neighbours (Norman McLaren, 1952) – 74

19. Away from Her (Sarah Polley, 2006) – 71

20. Crash (David Cronenberg, 1996) – 70

21. Léolo (Jean-Claude Lauzon, 1992) – 70

22. The Red Violin (François Girard, 1998) – 69.5

23. The Heart of the World (Guy Maddin, 2000) – 67.5

24. The Barbarian Invasions (Denys Arcand, 2003) – 64

25. Videodrome (David Cronenberg, 1983) – 61.5

26. The Daytrippers (Greg Mottola, 1996) – 61

27. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Ted Kotcheff, 1974) – 57

28. The Brood (David Cronenberg, 1979) – 54.5

29. The Big Snit (Richard Condie, 1985) – 54

30. Laurence Anyways (Xavier Dolan, 2012) – 53.5

31. Warrendale (Allan King, 1967) – 53

32. Last Night (Don McKellar, 1998) – 51

33. Black Soul (Martine Chartrand, 2001) – 50.5

34. Spider (David Cronenberg, 2002) – 50.5

35. Les Ordres (Michel Brault, 1974) – 50

36. A Dangerous Method (David Cronenberg, 2011) – 49

37. Begone Dull Care (Norman McLaren & Evelyn Lambart, 1949) – 47.5

38. The Saddest Music in the World (Guy Maddin, 2003) – 47

39. The Grey Fox (Phillip Borsos, 1982) – 46.5

40. The Cat Came Back (Cordell Barker, 1988) – 44

41. Room (Lenny Abrahamson, 2015) – 42.5

42. Back to God’s Country (David Hartford, 1919) – 40

43. Les bons débarras / Good Riddance (Francis Mankiewicz, 1980) – 40

44. Water (Deepa Mehta, 2005) – 39.5

45. Wavelength (Michael Snow, 1967) – 38

46. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005) – 36

47. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Werner Herzog, 2010) – 35

48. Enemy (Denis Villeneuve, 2013) – 34

49. Strange Brew (Rick Moranis & Dave Thomas, 1983) – 34

50. Crac (Frédéric Back, 1980) – 31.5

51. The Adjuster (Atom Egoyan, 1991) – 31

52. New Waterford Girl (Allan Moyle, 1999) – 30

53. No Skin Off My Ass (Bruce La Bruce, 1991) – 29

54. eXistenZ (David Cronenberg, 1999) – 28

55. Crime Wave (John Paizs, 1985) – 26.5

56. A Married Couple (Allan King, 1969) – 26

57. The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (Kathleen Hepburn & Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, 2019) – 25

58. Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg, 2007) – 25

59. One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk (Zacharias Kunuk, 2019) – 25

60. Archangel (Guy Maddin, 1990) – 24

61. Giant Little Ones (Keith Behrman, 2018) – 24

62. War Witch (Kim Nguyen, 2012) – 23.5

63. The Forbidden Room (Guy Maddin & Evan Johnson, 2015) – 22

64. The Hanging Garden (Thom Fitzgerald, 1997) – 22

65. Monsieur Lazhar (Philippe Falardeau, 2011) – 22

66. Up the Yangtze (Yung Chang, 2007) – 22

67. Outrageous! (Richard Benner, 1977) – 21.5

68. Ryan (Chris Landreth, 2004) – 21.5

69. Careful (Guy Maddin, 1992) – 20

70. Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary (Guy Maddin, 2002) – 20

71. Hard Core Logo (Bruce McDonald, 1996) – 19

72. I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing (Patricia Rozema, 1987) – 19

73. Wedding in White (William Fruet, 1972)– 19

74. Naked Lunch (David Cronenberg, 1991) – 18.5

75. The Silent Partner (Daryl Duke, 1978) – 18.5

76. Maudie (Aisling Walsh, 2016) – 17

77. Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974) – 16

78. Calendar (Atom Egoyan, 1993) – 16

79. The Decline of the American Empire (Denys Arcand, 1986) – 16

80. Double Happiness (Mina Shum, 1994) – 16

81. J. A. Martin, Photographer (Jean Beaudin, 1977) – 16

82. Lilies (John Greyson, 1996) – 16

83. Shivers (David Cronenberg, 1975) – 16

84. Very Nice, Very Nice (Arthur Lipsett, 1961) – 16

85. Barney’s Version (Richard J. Lewis, 2010) – 15.5

86. The Bead Game (Ishu Patel, 1977) – 15.5

87. Pour la suite du monde / Of Whales, the Moon, and Men / For Those Who Will Follow (Michel Brault & Pierre Perrault, 1963) – 15.5

88. Lies My Father Told Me (Ján Kadár, 1975) – 15.5

89. Fire (Deepa Mehta, 1996) – 15

90. Emporte-moi / Set Me Free (Léa Pool, 1999) – 14

91. À tout prendre / All Things Considered / Take It All (Claude Jutra, 1963) – 13

92. Ginger Snaps (John Fawcett, 2000) – 13

93. If You Love This Planet (Terre Nash, 1982) – 13

94. My American Cousin (Sandy Wilson, 1985) – 13

95. Roadkill (Bruce McDonald, 1989) – 13

96. When Night Is Falling (Patricia Rozema, 1995) – 12.5

97. The Editor (Adam Brooks & Matthew Kennedy, 2014) – 12

98. The Grand Seduction (Don McKellar, 2013) – 12

99. The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life (Malcolm Clarke, 2013) – 12

100. The Trotsky (Jacob Tierney, 2009) – 12

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