List of Canadian films of 2011


This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 2011:
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
75 WattsJohn CullenMatt GiordanoDocumentary
About HerPhyllis EllisDocumentary
Afghan LukeMike ClattenburgNick Stahl, Nicolas Wright, Stephen Lobo, Vik SahayComedy-drama
Amy GeorgeYonah Lewis and Calvin ThomasGabriel del Castillo MullalyComing-of-age drama
At Night, They Dance Isabelle Lavigne & Stéphane ThibaultDocumentaryGenie Award – Documentary
Bail EnforcersPatrick McBreartyTrish StratusCrime dramaDirect to DVD
Beauty DayJay CheelDocumentary
A Bottle in the Gaza SeaThierry BinistiAgathe Bonitzer, Hiam Abbass, Salim Dau, Riff CohenDramaCanada-France-Israel co-production based on a novel by Valérie Zenatti
BreakawayRobert LiebermanVinay Virmani, Russell Peters, Akshay KumarHockey dramaCanada-India co-production
BumRushMichel JettéEmmanuel AugerCrime drama
Café de FloreJean-Marc ValléeKevin Parent, Vanessa Paradis, Hélène Florent, Évelyne BrochuDrama
The CaptainsWilliam ShatnerWilliam ShatnerDocumentary
Citizen GangsterNathan MorlandoScott Speedman, Kelly Reilly, Kevin DurandbiodramaAbout the exploits of notorious Toronto bank robber, Edwin Boyd
CloudburstThom FitzgeraldOlympia Dukakis, Brenda FrickerDramaMade with U.S. financing
CollaboratorMartin DonovanMartin Donovan, David Morse, Olivia Williams, Melissa Auf der Maur, Katherine HelmondDramaMade with U.S. financing
Coteau RougeAndré ForcierRoy Dupuis, Céline BonnierComedy
A Dangerous MethodDavid CronenbergViggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Vincent CasselHistorical/DramaCanada-U.K.-German-Switzerland co-production
Derailments Chelsea McMullanMilo ManaraDocumentary
Donovan's EchoJim CliffeDanny Glover, Bruce Greenwood, Natasha Calls, Sonja BennettThriller, drama
Doppelgänger PaulDylan Akio Smith, Kris ElgstrandBrad Dryborough, Tygh Runyan, Arabella Bushnell, Ben CottonComedy
Doubles with Slight PepperIan HarnarineSanjiv Boodhu, Errol SitahalShort drama
Down the Road AgainDon ShebibDoug McGrath, Kathleen Robertson, Anthony Lemke, Jayne EastwoodDramaA sequel to the 1970 film, Goin' Down the Road.
East End Forever Carole LaganièreDocumentary
Familiar Grounds Stéphane LafleurFrancis La Haye, Fanny MalletteDrama
Family Portrait in Black and WhiteJulia IvanovaOlga NenyaDocumentary
Fear of Water Gabriel PelletierPierre-François Legendre, Brigitte PogonatDrama
For the Love of God Micheline LanctôtMadeleine Péloquin, Ariane Legault, Geneviève BujoldPrix Jutra – Costumes
French ImmersionKevin TierneyKarine Vanasse, Pascale Bussières, Robert Charlebois, Martha Burns, Colm FeoreComedy
FunkytownDaniel RobyPatrick Huard, Raymond Bouchard, Geneviève Brouillette, Justin Chatwin, Paul Doucet, Sarah MutchDrama
Igor DrljacaDocumentary
GerryAlain DesrochersMario Saint-Amand, Capucine DelabyBiodramaBiopic about singer Gérald Boulet from the Quebec band Offenbach; Prix Jutra – Hair, Makeup
The Girl in the White CoatDarrell WasykPascale MonpetitDramaBased on The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol.
Grave EncountersThe Vicious BrothersSean RogersonSci-fi horror
The Guantanamo TrapThomas WallnerDocumentary
The Happiness of Others Jean-Philippe PearsonMichel Barrette, Louise Portal, Marc-André Grondin, Julie Le BretonComedy-drama
Hellacious Acres: The Case of John GlassPat TremblayNavin Pratap, Jamie Abrams, Laurent Lecompte, Francis DuboisScience fiction
Hidden 3DAntoine ThomasDevon Bostick, Jason BlickerHorrorCanada-Italy co-production
Hobo with a ShotgunJason EisenerRuger Hauer, Gregory Smith, Robb Wells, Molly Dunsworth, Brian DowneyCrime thriller
The Hole StoryRichard Desjardins & Robert MonderieNational Film Board Documentary
HopePedro PiresBill Croft, Lucas SilveiraShort drama
If I Should FallBrendon CullitonDocumentary
I'm YoursLeonard FarlingerRossif Sutherland, Karine Vanasse, Don McKellar, Nicholas CampbellDrama
An Insignificant HarveyJeff KopasJordan Prentice, Kristin Adams, Steven McCarthy, Art HindleDrama
In DarknessAgnieszka HollandRobert Więckiewicz, Benno FürmannDramaCanada-Poland-German co-production; screenplay by David F. Shamoon; Academy Award nominee for Foreign-Language Film
Irvine Welsh's EcstasyRob HeydonAdam Sinclair, Kristin Kreuk, Billy Boyd, Carlo RotaBlack comedy
KeyholeGuy MaddinJason Patric, Isabella RosselliniDrama
KnockoutAnne WheelerSteve Austin, Daniel MagderBoxing dramaMade with U.S. financing
LaurentieMathieu Denis and Simon LavoieDrama
'Kenda Gee & Tom RadfordDocumentaryMade for TV
MesnakYves Sioui DurandVictor Andrés Trelles Turgeon, Ève RinguetteDrama
Monsieur LazharPhilippe FalardeauMohamed Fellag, Danielle Proulx, Sophie NélisseDramaAcademy Award nominee; TIFF – Best Canadian Feature; TFCA – Best Canadian Film
The Moth DiariesMary HarronLily Cole, Scott Speedman, Sarah BolgerVampire, HorrorCanada-Ireland co-production
The MountieS. Wyeth ClarksonAndrew Walker, Jessica Paré, Earl PastkoNorthern film-
Music from the Big HouseBruce McDonaldDocumentaryRita Chiarelli, an award-winning recording artist, takes a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the blues, Louisiana’s infamous Angola Prison.
The Mystery of Mazo de la RocheMaya GallusSevern ThompsonDocumentary
Nuit #1Anne ÉmondCatherine De Léan, Dimitri StorogeDramaClaude Jutra Award
On the Beat Charles-Olivier MichaudNico ArchambaultRomantic comedy
OraPhilippe BaylaucqJosé Navas, choreographerNational Film Board experimental 3D dance filmFilmed with 3D thermography
PaulaDominic-Étienne SimardAnimated short
Peace Out Charles WilkinsonEnergy academics, CEOs, activistsDocumentaryWinner Special Jury Prize Hot Docs, Most Popular Canadian Documentary VIFF
People of a FeatherJoel HeathDocumentary
Pink Ribbons, Inc.Léa PoolNational Film Board DocumentaryExplores the Pink ribbon campaign
The Private Life of CinemaDenys DesjardinsDocumentary
Rocky Mountain ExpressStephen LowIMAX short
Romeo Eleven Ivan GrbovicAli AmmarDrama
La RunDemian FuicaJason Roy-Léveillée, Marc Beaupré, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Nicolas CanuelCrime drama
The Salesman Sébastien PiloteGilbert SicotteDramaPrix Jutra – Actor
A Sense of Humour Émile GaudreaultMichel Côté, Louis-José Houde, Benoît BrièreComedy
Son of the SunshineRyan WardRyan WardSupernatural drama
StarbuckKen ScottPatrick Huard, Julie Le Breton, Antoine BertrandComedyGolden Reel Award; remade as Delivery Man, and Vince Vaughn played the lead character in 2013.
Sunday Patrick DoyonNational Film Board animated shortAcademy Award nominee; Prix Jutra – Animated Short
Surviving ProgressMathieu Roy & Harold CrooksDocumentaryBased on the book, A Short History of Progress
Take This WaltzSarah PolleyMichelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Sarah SilvermanRomantic drama
Three WallsZaheed MawaniDocumentary
Thrill of the Hills Richard RoyAntoine Olivier Pilon, Antoine Bertrand, Évelyne BrochuComing-of-age drama
Throat SongMiranda de PencierIppiksaut FriesenShort drama
Trente tableauxPaule BaillargeonNational Film Board Autobiographical documentary
Tucker & Dale vs. EvilEli CraigTyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse MossComedy, horrorMade with U.S. financing
Upside DownJuan Diego SolanasJim Sturgess, Kirsten DunstSci-fi/RomanceCanada-France co-production
The Van Doos in AfghanistanClaude GuilmainNational Film Board documentaryFollowing the Royal 22nd Regiment
We Ate the Children LastAndrew CividinoKeith Berry, David Disher, Frank Longo, Ryan WardScience fiction short
Wetlands Guy ÉdoinPascale Bussières, Gabriel Maillé, Luc PicardDrama
Wild LifeWendy Tilby & Amanda Forbisvoices Adam Blackwood, Luba GoyNational Film Board animated shortAcademy Award nominee
WinnieDarrell RoodtJennifer Hudson, Terrence HowardBiodramaAbout the life of Winnie Mandela; Canada-South Africa co-production
WreckedMichael GreenspanAdrien BrodyThriller
The Year Dolly Parton Was My MomTara JohnsMacha Grenon, Gil Bellows, Julia StoneComing-of-age drama
'Robert AdetuyiTyrone Brown, Mishael MorganDance film