“Mon Oncle Antoine,” “The Sweet Hereafter,” ‘Jesus of Montreal,” “Exotica,” Atanarjuat” The Fast Runner,” “My Winnipeg” Lead Top 100 Canadian Film Polling!
November 18, 2021 by wondersinthedark
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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Happy to see ” My Winnipeg (Guy Maddin, 2007)” rated #6. Both of us hail from Winnipeg…moved to Toronto in the 70s.