List of Canadian films of 1991


This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1991:
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
The AdjusterAtom EgoyanElias Koteas, Arsinée Khanjian, Maury ChaykinDramaBest Canadian Feature at TIFF, entered into Moscow
Black RobeBruce BeresfordLothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg, Harrison LiuHistorical dramaCanada-Australia co-production based on the novel by Brian Moore.
BlackflyChristopher HintonWade Hemsworth National Film Board animated shortAcademy Award nominee
Blood ClanChris WilkinsonGordon Pinsent, Michelle Little, Robert Wisden, Anne MansfieldDrama
Bordertown CaféNorma BaileyJanet Wright, Gordon Michael Woolvett, Nicholas Campbell, Susan HoganDramaGenie for Best Actress
ChaindanceAllan GoldsteinMichael Ironside, Rae Dawn Chong, Brad Dourif, Bruce Glover, Ken PoguePrison drama
ClearcutRyszard BugajskiGraham Greene, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Tom JacksonDrama
The Dance Goes OnPaul AlmondJames Keach, Matthew Almond, Geneviève BujoldDrama
Deadly CurrentsSimcha JacoboviciDocumentaryGenie Award - Feature Documentary
Diplomatic ImmunitySturla GunnarssonWendel Meldrum, Ofelia Medina, Michael Hogan, Michael RileyDrama
The Events Leading Up to My DeathBill RobertsonJohn Allore, Peter MacNeill, Rosemary Radcliffe, Linda Kash, Maria del Mar, Karen Hines, Mary Margaret O'HaraComedy
The Fabulous Voyage of the Angel Jean Pierre LefebvreDaniel Lavoie, Marcel SabourinFantasy
Fearless TigerRon HulmeJalal Merhi, Bolo Yeung, Monika SchnarreKung-Fu filmDirect to DVD
Four Stiffs and a Trombone Roger CantinGermain Houde, Marc Labrèche, Raymond Bouchard, France CastelComedy
The Grocer's WifeJohn PozerSimon Webb, Andrea Rankin, Nicola CavendishComedyGenie Award – Supporting Actor, Claude Jutra Award Inaugural Claude Jutra Award for best feature film by a first-time director
Highway 61Bruce McDonaldValerie Buhagiar, Don McKellar, Earl Pastko, Art Bergmann, Tracy Wright, Jello BiafraDrama
Julia Has Two LoversBashar ShbibDaphna Kastner, David Duchovny, David CharlesDramaMade with U.S. financing
Kumar and Mr. JonesSugith VarugheseJohn Gilbert, Ivan Smith, Michelle Duquette, Diego MatamorosShort drama
The Legend of Kootenai BrownAllan KroekerTom Burlinson, Donnelly Rhodes, Michelle Thrush, John Pyper-Ferguson, Raymond BurrWestern
Letters of Transit Manon BriandJulie Laverge, Patrick Coyette, Yves Pelletier, Luc PicardDramaTIFF – Best Canadian Short; Yorkton Film Festival – Best Film, Best Director
Love Crazy Robert MénardRémy Girard, Nathalie Gascon, Jean Rochefort, Danielle ProulxComedy of mannersGenie Awards – Actor, Supporting Actress
The Making of MonstersJohn GreysonStewart Arnott, David Gardner, Taborah JohnsonShortTIFF Best Canadian Short
MasalaSrinivas KrishnaSrinivas Krishna, Saeed Jaffrey, Sakina Jaffrey, Zohra SehgalDrama
Montreal Stories Denys Arcand, Michel Brault, Atom Egoyan, Jacques Leduc, Léa Pool, Patricia RozemaDrama anthologySix short films made for the 350th anniversary of the founding of the city of Montreal
My Grandparents Had a HotelKaren ShopsowitzNational Film Board documentary
Naked LunchDavid CronenbergPeter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands, Monique Mercure, Roy ScheiderAdapted from the novel by William S. BurroughsCanada-U.K.-Japan co-production
NelliganRobert FavreauMichel ComeauDramaBiopic of poet Émile Nelligan
No Skin Off My AssBruce LaBruceG. B. Jones, Bruce LaBruce, Klaus von Brücker, Caroline Azar, Beverly BreckenridgeComedy-drama
On My OwnAntonio TibaldiJudy Davis, Matthew Ferguson, David McIlwrathCanada-Italy-Australia co-production
The PianistClaude GagnonMacha Grenon, Gail TraversDrama
The QuarrelEli CohenSaul Rubinek, R.H. ThomsonDrama
RSVPLaurie LyndDaniel MacIvorShort drama
SaeedMehra MehShort drama
Sam and MeDeepa MehtaRanjit Chowdhry, Peter Boretski, Om PuriDramaDeepa Mehta's first feature
La SarrasinePaul TanaTony Nardi, Enrica Maria ModugnoDramaGenie Award – Actor
The Savage Woman Léa PoolPatricia Tulasne, Matthias Habich, Roger Jendly, Michel VoïtaDramaCanada-Switzerland co-production
Christian DuguayDavid Hewlett, Deborah Raffin, Yvan PontonHorror
Shadows of the PastGabriel PelletierNicholas Campbell, Erika AndersonThrillerMade-for-TV
SolitaireFrancis DambergerPaul Coeur, Valerie Pearson, Michael HoganDrama
A Song for TibetAnne HendersonNational Film Board documentaryBest Short Documentary, Genie Awards
South of WawaRobert BoydRebecca Jenkins, Scott Renderer, Andrew MillerComedy, drama
Stereotypes Jean-Marc ValléeAndré Robitaille, France Parent, Martine FranckeShort drama
Stones at the MaxJulien TempleThe Rolling StonesShot during The Rolling Stones’ 1990 Steel Wheels tourCanada-Ireland co-production made with U.S. financing; first rock concert filmed in IMAX
StringsWendy TilbyNational Film Board animated shortAcademy Award nominee; Genie Award - Animated Short
True ConfectionsGail SingerLeslie Hope, Chandra West, Judah Katz, Daniel KashComedy-drama
Two SistersCaroline LeafNational Film Board animated shortDrawn on film animation
White LightAl WaxmanMartin Kove, Martha Henry, Allison HossackDrama
WisecracksGail SingerDocumentary