Movie List for "canada"

Kamouraska (1973) Drama History Movie

Quebec, the 1830s and 1840s. As she attends the bedside of Jérôme, her second husband, Élisabeth recalls her youth, her marriage to her first husband, Antoine, life in remote Kamouraska where he is seigneur, their love dissolving … Year 1973.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Claude Jutra
Writer: Anne Hébert, Claude Jutra
Actors: Geneviève Bujold, Richard Jordan, Marcel Cuvelier

La conciergerie (1997) Crime Drama Thriller Movie

Jacques Laniel, a young policeman for whom everything seemed to turn into success, sees is universe falls over when his partner and friend is meanly killed before his very eyes. Year 1997.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Michel Poulette
Writer: Benoît Dutrizac, Michel Poulette
Actors: Serge Dupire, Macha Grenon, Jacques Godin

Hold-Up (1985) Comedy Crime Movie

A bank in Montréal is held up by Grimm (dressed as clown) and Co. Escaping a bank surrounded by cops is the easy part. Year 1985.

Generes: Comedy, Crime
Director: Alexandre Arcady
Writer: Jay Cronley, Francis Veber, Daniel Saint-Hamont
Actors: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Kim Cattrall, Guy Marchand

L’espoir violent (1988) Classic Movie

A documentary that goes from one mental asylum to another, talking to the patients, and challenging stereotypes of what it means to have a mental illness. Year 1988.

Generes: Classic
Director: Nicola Zavaglia
Writer: N/A
Actors: N/A

Angel Heart (1987) Horror Mystery Thriller Movie

A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn. Year 1987.

Generes: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Alan Parker
Writer: William Hjortsberg, Alan Parker
Actors: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet

Atlantic City (1980) Crime Drama Romance Movie

In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger. Year 1980.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Louis Malle
Writer: John Guare
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid

Les chats bottés (1971) Comedy Movie

Rosaire and Alex have a thousand schemes for seducing girls and making money. As they climb the social ladder rung by rung, one crazy situation leads to another. Year 1971.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Claude Fournier
Writer: Claude Fournier, Marie-José Raymond
Actors: Andrée Basilières, Paule Bayard, Jacques Beauchamp

L’amour humain (1970) Drama Movie

A young vicar who doubts his vocation meets a young nun attracted by life. They defrock and get married. But they must learn to love each other beyond guilt and torment. Year 1970.

Generes: Drama
Director: Denis Héroux
Writer: Roger Fournier
Actors: Louise Marleau, Jacques Riberolles, Charlotte Boisjoli

Water Child (1995) Drama Movie

A small plane crashes in the Caribbean, leaving only two survivors: a precocious teenage girl and a simple-minded grown-up. They end up on a desert island, with no inhabitants and no rescue in sight, and split. Then, a friendship … Year 1995.

Generes: Drama
Director: Robert Ménard
Writer: Claire Wojas
Actors: David La Haye, Marie-France Monette, Gilbert Sicotte

Sunshine (1999) Drama History Romance Movie

The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century. Year 1999.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: István Szabó
Writer: István Szabó, Israel Horovitz
Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz

La menace (1977) Action Crime Drama Movie

The main character is unhappily married and has an affair. When his wife finds out, she lures his girlfriend to a cliff and throws herself of it, making the girlfriend look as her killer. The main character then tries to draw susp… Year 1977.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Alain Corneau
Writer: Daniel Boulanger, Alain Corneau, Claude Hopkins
Actors: Yves Montand, Carole Laure, Marie Dubois

Le fabuleux voyage de l’ange (1991) Comedy Family Fantasy Movie

Francis is a comic book artist by day and a taxi driver at night. His comics are usually about the exploits of his nighttime job but when he is hit by a lack of inspiration, he decides to change it up and focus on his family. What… Year 1991.

Generes: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Writer: Normand Desjardins, Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Actors: Daniel Lavoie, Genevieve Grandbois, Marcel Sabourin