List of Canadian films of 2005


This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 2005.
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
3 NeedlesThom FitzgeraldLucy Liu, Olympia Dukakis, Shawn Ashmore, Sandra OhAIDS Drama
7 Times LuckyGary YatesKevin Pollak, Liane Balaban, Jonas Chernick, James Tolkan, Babz ChulaCrime dramaGenie Award - Song
Alone in the DarkUwe BollChristian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen DorffSci-fi horrorCanada-German co-production made with U.S. financing
Courtney SolomonDonald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, James D'Arcy, Rachel Hurd-WoodHorrorCanada-U.K.-Romania co-production made with U.S. financing
'Denis LangloisDusan Dukic, Louise Laprade, Norman HelmsDrama
American SoldiersSidney J. FurieCurtis MorganActionDirect to DVD
Audition Luc PicardLuc Picard, Suzanne Clément, Alexis Martin, Denis BernardDramaGenie Award – Supporting Actor ; Prix JutraMusical Score
Aurora BorealisJames C. E. BurkeJoshua Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Juliette Lewis, Louise FletcherRomanceMade with U.S. financing
Aurore Luc DionneMarianne Fortier, Serge Postigo, Stéphanie Lapointe, Alice Morel-MichaudDramaBased on true story of Aurore Gagnon; a remake of the 1952 film, La petite Aurore l’enfant martyre.
Bailey's Billion$David DevineDean Cain, Laurie Holden, Jennifer Tilly, Tim Curry, Sheila McCarthyFamily comedy
Bangkok GirlJordan ClarkDocumentaryAbout sex tourism in Bangkok; made for TV
Being CaribouLeanne Allison & Diana WilsonNational Film Board documentary
Being HumanDenys DesjardinsDocumentary produced with the National Film Board
Beowulf & GrendelSturla GunnarssonGerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård, Sarah Polley, Ingvar Eggert SigurdssonEpic Action, Adventure, FantasyAdaptation of the epic poem, Beowulf; filmed in Iceland; Canada-Iceland-Australia co-production
Big GirlRenuka JeyapaianSamantha Weinstein, Kris Holden-ReidShortTIFF – Best Canadian Short
Denys DesjardinsRobin Williams, Holly Hunter, Giovanni Ribisi, Woody Harrelson, Tim Blake Nelson, W. Earl Brown, Alison LohmanCanada-New Zealand co-production made with U.S. financing
Black WidowDavid MortinSarah Slean, Martin Tielli, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Tom McCamus, Julian RichingsA "Film Noir Musical" is based on the Evelyn Dick murder case made for TV.
BloodsuckersMatthew HastingsDominic Zamprogna, A.J. Cook, Natassia MaltheHorrorMade for TV
BoneMila Aung-ThwinDocumentaryMade for TV
Les Boys IVGeorge MihalkaRémy Girard, Pierre Lebeau, Marc MessierComedy
David DeCoteauSebastian Gacki, April TelekHorror
The Cabin MovieDylan Akio SmithArabella Bushnell, Ben Cotton, Brad Dryborough, Ryan Robbins, Justine Warrington, Erin WellsComedy-drama
CakeNisha GanatraHeather Graham, David Sutcliffe, Taye Diggs, Sandra Oh, Cheryl Hines, Bruce GrayRomantic comedyMade with U.S. financing
Larry Jacobs & Ron Pittsvoices Stephanie Beard, Robert Tinkler, Julie Lemieux, Linda Ballantyne, Stephen OuimetteAnimated featureDirect to DVD
Chairman GeorgeDaniel Cross & Mila Aung-ThwinGeorge SapounidisDocumentaryMade for TV
cNoteChristopher HintonMichael Oesterle Visual music; animated shortGenie Award for Best Animated Short
Continuous JourneyAli KazimiDocumentaryIn 1914 the Komagata Maru, a vessel with 378 immigrants sailing from Hong Kong, arrived in Vancouver only to become the first ship carrying migrants turned away by Canada.
Jean-Marc ValléeMichel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx, Pierre-Luc BrillantFamily DramaTIFF – Best Canadian Feature
Paul FoxKate Greenhouse, Aidan Devine, Gordon Currie, Dov TiefenbachThrillerDirect to DVD
Deluxe Combo PlatterVic SarinMaria Sokoloff, Jennifer Tilly, Monika Schnarre, Barry Watson, Dave ThomasComedy
Dodging the Clock Ricardo TrogiPatrice RobitailleComedy
Drifting States Denis CôtéChristian LeBlancDrama
EighteenRichard BellBrendan Fletcher, Carly Pope, Alan Cumming, Ian McKellenDramaFestival premiere was in tandem with 60th Anniversary of the end of WWII
Eve and the Fire HorseJulia KwanPhoebe Jojo Kut, Hollie Lo, Vivian Wu, Lester ChanDramaSpecial Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Claude Jutra Award
FamiliaLouise ArchambaultSylvie Moreau, Macha Grenon, Juliette Gosselin, Micheline LanctôtFamily dramaClaude Jutra Award; TIFF – Best First Feature
Fetching CodyDavid RayJay Baruchel, Sarah Lind, Nicole Muñoz, Jim Byrnes, Ken JonesDrama
Getting GilliamVincenzo NataliDocumentaryAbout the making of Terry Gilliam's film Tideland made for TV.
Guy XSaul MetzsteinJason Biggs, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Northam, Michael IronsideMystery, comedyCanada-U.K.-Iceland co-production
Larry KentAlan Scarfe, Carly Pope, Scott HylandsFamily drama
HardwoodHubert DavisMel Davis Documentary produced with the National Film BoardAcademy Award for Documentary Short Subject nomination
Ill-FatedMark LewisPaul Campbell, Niki Clyne, John Callander, Peter OuterbridgeDrama
KamatakiClaude GagnonMatthew Smiley, Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko YoshiyukiDrama
Land of the DeadGeorge A. RomeroJohn Leguizamo, Asia Argento, Simon Baker, Dennis Hopper, Robert JoyHorrorCanada-France co-production made with U.S. financing
Lie with MeClement VirgoLauren Lee Smith, Eric Balfour, Polly Shannon, Kate LynchRomance
Michael MabbottMatt Murphy, Natalie Radford, Kris KristoffersonMockumentaryTIFF - Best Canadian First Feature
Life with My Father Sébastien RoseRaymond Bouchard, Paul Ahmarani, David La Haye, Hélène FlorentComedy, dramaCanada-France co-production
Living on the EdgeRodrigue JeanGérald LeblancDocumentary
The Long WeekendPat HoldenChris Klein, Brendan FehrThriller
Looking for AngelinaSergio NavarrettaLina Giornofelice, Alvaro D’Antonio, Leslie CarlsonCrime drama
LucidSean GarrityJonas Chernick, Lindy Booth, Callum Keith Rennie, Michelle NoldenDrama
Maman Last CallFrançois BouvierSophie Lorain, Patrick Huard, Julie Le BretonComedy-drama
Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and CompanyAllan KingDocumentary
'Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen & Jessica WiseDocumentary
'Stuart SamuelsDocumentaryDirect to DVD
Mohawk GirlsTracey DeerNational Film Board documentary
Murder UnveiledVic SarinAnita MajumdarDramaMade for TV; based on the true story of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu
My Ancestors Were Rogues and MurderersAnne TroakeGary TroakeDocumentaryA defense of the Canadian seal hunt
The Novena Bernard ÉmondÉlise Guilbault, Patrick DroletDramaPrix Jutra – Actress
The Outlander Érik CanuelDrama
Paul CowanNational Film Board documentary
Rahul's Arranged MarriageAnant MathurDevika Mathur, Anurag MathurRomance, Drama, Short
Red Maxime GirouxMartin DubreuilShortGenie Award – Live-Action Short
Nick WillingEdward Burns, Jennifer Ehle, Thomas Gibson, Rachelle Lefevre, Jon KapelosCrime dramaCanada-U.K. co-production
The Rocket Charles BinaméRoy Dupuis, Stephen McHattie, Philip Craig, Patrice Robitaille, Rémy Girard, Julie Le BretonBiodrama about Montreal Canadiens star, Maurice Richard
SabahRuba NaddaArsinée Khanjian, Shawn Doyle, Jeff Seymour, David AlpayRomance
Saint Martyrs of the Damned Robin Aubert
'Carl BessaiPaul Campbell, Sarah Lind, JR BourneHorror
SidekickBlake Van de GraafDavid IngramThriller
A Simple CurveAubrey NealonKris Lemche, Michael Hogan, Matt CravenDrama
Six FiguresDavid ChristensenJR Bourne, Caroline CaveThriller
These GirlsJohn HazlettDavid Boreanaz, Caroline DhavernasSatire
Thieves of Innocence Paul ArcandDocumentary
ThrallsRon OliverLorenzo Lamas, Leah Cairns, Crystal LoweHorror
TidelandTerry GilliamJodelle Ferland, Jeff Bridges, Brendan Fletcher, Jennifer TillyFantasy dramaGenie Award - Overall sound; Canada-U.K. co-production
Tower BawherTheodore UshevAnimated short
The United States of Albert André ForcierÉric Bruneau, Roy Dupuis, Céline BonnierComedy-drama
WaterDeepa MehtaSeema Biswas, Lisa Ray, John AbrahamRomance, DramaAcademy Award nominee for Best Foreign-Language film; Canada-India co-production
Where the Truth LiesAtom EgoyanColin Firth, Kevin Bacon, Alison Lohman, Rachel BlanchardDrama based on the novel by Rupert HolmesGenie Award – Adapted Screenplay; Canada-U.K. co-production
White NoiseGeoffrey SaxMichael Keaton, Chandra West, Deborah Kara Unger, Ian McNeiceSupernatural thrillerCanada-U.K. co-production
Whole New ThingAmnon BuchbinderAaron Webber, Robert Joy, Rebecca Jenkins, Daniel MacIvorDrama
Why We FightEugene JareckiDocumentaryCanada-U.K.-France co-production made with U.S. financing
B. P. PaquetteVlasta Vrána, Micheline LanctôtDrama
Zizek!Astra TaylorSlavoj ŽižekDocumentaryMade with U.S. financing