List of Canadian films of 1997


This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1997:
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
L'AbsentCéline BarilExperimental feature
Air BudCharles Martin SmithMichael Jeter, Wendy MakkenaFamily filmGolden Reel Award; made with U.S. financing
The AssignmentChristian DuguayAidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley, Claudia Ferri, Céline BonnierThriller
Les BoysLouis SaiaMarc Messier, Rémy Girard, Patrick Huard, Serge Thériault, Michel Barrette, Paul HoudeComedyGolden Reel Award
The Boys ClubJohn FawcettChris Penn, Dominic Zamprogna, Stuart Stone, Devon SawaDrama
La ConcièrgerieMichel PouletteSerge Dupire, Michel Forget, Macha GrenonDrama
CubeVincenzo NataliMaurice Dean Wint, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Julian RichingsThrillerFirst in the Cube film series
Dead FireRobert LeeMatt Frewer, C. Thomas HowellTV drama
Drive, She SaidMina ShumMoira Kelly, Sebastian SpenceDrama, romance
Four Women of EgyptTahani RachedSafinaz KazemNational Film Board documentary
The Hanging GardenThom FitzgeraldChris Leavins, Troy Veinotte, Seana McKenna, Peter MacNeillComedy-dramaToronto International Film Festival – Best Canadian Feature, People's Choice Award; Canada-U.K. co-production
HayseedJosh Levy, Andrew HayesJamie Shannon, Deborah Theaker, Scott Thompson, Mark McKinneyComedy
Heads or Tails Claude FournierRoy Dupuis, Patrick Huard, Charlotte LaurierComedy
How Wings Are Attached to the Backs of AngelsCraig Welshvoice Louise LerouxNational Film Board animated shortGold Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival
Kitchen PartyGary BurnsScott Speedman, Tygh RunyanComedy, drama
Love and Death on Long IslandRichard KwietniowskiJohn Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi, Maury ChaykinDramaCanada-U.K. co-production
Never Too LateGiles WalkerOlympia Dukakis, Cloris LeachmanComedy, drama
Pale SaintsJoel WynerSean Patrick Flanery, Michael Riley, Saul Rubinek, Rachael CrawfordCrime drama
Pippi LongstockingClive Smithvoices Melissa Altro, Gordon Pinsent, Catherine O'Hara, Carole Pope, Dave ThomasAnimated featureCanada-German-Sweden co-production
The Planet of Junior BrownClément VirgoMartin Villafana, Lynn Whitfield, Rainbow Francks, Margot Kidder, Sarah PolleyTV dramaShown at the Toronto International Film Festival
The Revenge of the Woman in Black Roger CantinGermain Houde, Marc Labrèche, Raymond Bouchard, France CastelComedy
The Sweet HereafterAtom EgoyanIan Holm, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus, Bruce Greenwood, Gabrielle Rose, Alberta Watson, Arsinée KhanjianDrama based on the novel by Russell Banks;Atom Egoyan is the first director of a Canadian dramatic feature to be nominated Best Director at the Oscars.
Anne Claire PoirierNational Film Board documentaryGenie Award for Best Documentary
Twilight of the Ice NymphsGuy MaddinPascale Bussières, Shelley Duvall, Frank Gorshin, R. H. ThomsonFantasy drama
UncutJohn GreysonMatthew Ferguson, Michael AchtmanDrama
Under the Weather Tali PrévostAnimated short
WoundedRichard MartinMädchen Amick, Graham GreeneCrime thriller
The Wrong GuyDavid SteinbergDave Foley, Jennifer Tilly, Enrico Colantoni, Colm FeoreComedyCanada-U.K. co-production