List of Canadian films of 2015


This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 2015:
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
88Tim DoironKatharine Isabelle, Christopher LloydThrillerStraight to DVD
'Isiah MedinaExperimental docudrama
Across the LineDirector XStephan James, Sarah Jeffery, Shamier AndersonDrama
Adrien Renée BeaulieuNormand D'Amour, Louise PortalDrama
After the Last RiverVictoria LeanTheresa SpenceDocumentary
Al Purdy Was HereBrian D. JohnsonAl PurdyDocumentary
Always Again Jean-François BoisvenueJean-Sébastien Courchesne, Valerie CadieuxDrama
The Amina ProfileSophie DeraspeSandra BagariaDocumentary co-produced with the National Film BoardU.S. title: A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile
AnnaCharles-Olivier MichaudAnna Mouglalis, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Pascale Bussières
AnxietyvilleRob StefaniukChad Connell, Natalie Lisinska, David RealeSurreal dark comedyReleased by Vimeo on Demand
April and the Extraordinary WorldChristian Desmares, Franck Ekincivoices Marion Cotillard, Yolande Moreau. Jean RochefortAnimated featureCanada-France-Belgium co-production
Bacon and God's WrathSol FriedmanRazie BrownstoneShort documentaryCanadian Screen Award winner for Best Short Documentary Film
The Ballad of Immortal JoeHector HerreraKenneth WelshAnimated shortCanadian Screen Award winner for Best Animated Short Film
Beeba BoysDeepa MehtaRandeep Hooda, Ali Momen, Sarah AllenCrime dramaCanadian Screen Award for Costumes
BiteChad ArchibaldElma Begovic, Annette Wozniak, Denise Yeun, Jordan GreyHorror
Blue Thunder Philippe-David Gagné, Jean-Marc E. RoyDany Placard, Isabelle Blais, Sandrine Bisson, Louis ChampagneShort musical comedy-drama
BorealisSean GarrityJonas Chernick, Emily HampshireDrama
Born to Be BlueRobert BudreauEthan Hawke Carmen EjogoBiographical dramaAbout American jazz musician Chet Baker; Canada-U.K. co-production.
Bring Me the Head of Tim HortonGuy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen JohnsonShort documentary
BrooklynJohn CrowleySaoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Jim BroadbentHistorical romance based on Colm Tóibín's novel of the same name.winner of numerous awards; Only the second Canadian film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars; Canada-U.K.-Ireland co-production
Calamity qui?Isabelle PrimExperimental featureA Canada-France co-production about a woman who claims to be Calamity Jane's daughter.
Ce qu'il ne faut pas direMarquise LepageAnnick Fontaine, Christian MichaudRomantic comedy
Charlotte's SongNicholas HumphriesIwan Rheon, Katelyn Magerhorror-musical-historical-dramaAn homage to Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid.
ChorusFrançois DelisleSébastien Ricard, Fanny Mallette, Geneviève Bujold, Pierre CurziDrama
A Christmas Horror StoryGrant Harvey, Steven Hoban & Brett SullivanGeorge Buza, William ShatnerAnthology film
Closet MonsterStephen DunnConnor Jessup, Isabella Rossellini, Joanne Kelly, Aaron AbramsDramaTIFF - Best Canadian Feature
CorboMathieu DenisAnthony Therrien, Karelle Tremblay, Antoine L'Écuyer, Tony NardiDramaCanadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
DarwinAlain DesrochersNick Krause, Molly ParkerSci-fi drama
The Demons Philippe LesageÉdouard Tremblay-Grenier, Laurent Lucas, Pascale BussièresDramaCanadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
Le DepSonia BoileauEve Ringuette, Charles Buckell-Robertson, Yan EnglandDrama, thriller
The DevoutConnor GastonCharlie Carrick, Ali Liebert, Olivia Martin, Gabrielle Rose, David Nykl, Ryan McDonellsupernatural dramaVIFF - B.C. Emerging Filmmaker award
Diamond TonguesPavan Moondi & Brian RobertsonLeah GoldsteinComedy, dramaCanadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Diary of an Old Man Bernard ÉmondPaul Savoie, Marie Ève PelletierDramaBased on Chekhov’s short story, "A Boring Story"
'Zach LipovskyJesse Metcalfe, Dennis Haysbert, Virginia MadsenZombie horrorMade with U.S. financing
Driving with SelviElisa PaloschiDocumentary
EadweardKyle RideoutMichael Eklund, Sara Canning, Christopher Heyerdahl, Torrance Coombs, Jodi BalfourBiopic of pioneering American photographer Eadweard Muybridge
Ego TripBenoît PelletieriPatrick Huard, Antoine BertrandComedy
EndorphineAndré TurpinSophie Nélisse, Monia Chokri, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Stéphane CrêteDrama
Every Thing Will Be FineWim WendersJames Franco, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marie-Josée Croze, Robert Naylor, Rachel McAdamsDramaCanada-German-France-Sweden-Norway co-production made with U.S. financing
FebruaryOz PerkinsKiernan Shipka, Emma Roberts, Lucy BoyntonHorror, thrillerMade with U.S. financing
Fire SongAdam Garnet JonesJennifer Podemski, Derek MillerDrama
Fish Plane, Heart ClockAvro LeoPudlo PudlatDocumentary
The Forbidden RoomGuy Maddin & Evan JohnsonRoy Dupuis, Louis Negin, Udo Kier, Gregory Hlady, Mathieu AmalricDramaCanadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
ForsakenJon CassarKiefer Sutherland, Donald SutherlandWesternThe first screen pairing of Kiefer and Donald Sutherland; Canada-France co-production
Fractured LandFiona Rayher and
Damien Gillis
Caleb BehnDocumentary films
The Girl KingMika KaurismäkiMalin Buska, Sarah Gadon, Michael NyqvistHistorical dramaCanada-Finland-Germany-Sweden-France co-production
Guantanamo's ChildPatrick Reed & Michelle ShephardOmar KhadrDocumentaryBased on ', a Canadian citizen convicted on terrorism charges and subsequently incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay
Gurov and Anna Rafaël OuelletDrama
Hadwin's JudgementSasha SnowDocumentary
'Charles WilkinsonSevern Cullis-Suzuki, Chief Allan Wilson, GuujaawDocumentaryWinner Best Canadian Documentary Hot Docs, Most Popular Canadian Documentary VIFF
The Heart of Madame Sabali Ryan McKennaMarie Brassard, Francis La Haye, Hugo Giroux, Amadou & Mariamcomedy-dramaBest Feature Film at the Festival du Nouveau Cinema
HellionsBruce McDonaldChloe Rose, Robert Patrick, Rossif SutherlandHorror
Hevn Kjersti SteinsbøAnders Baasmo Christiansen, Trond Espen Seim, Siren JørgensenDramaCanada-Norway co-production
Highway of TearsMatthew SmileyNathan FillionDocumentaryBest Documentary award at the Malibu Film Festival
How Heavy This HammerKazik RadwanskiErwin Van Cotthem, Kate Ashley, Seth KirshDrama
How to Plan an Orgy in a Small TownJeremy LalondeLauren Holly, Jewel Staite, Katharine IsabelleComedy
HurtAlan ZweigSteve FonyoDocumentary
Hyena RoadPaul GrossPaul Gross, Rossif Sutherland, Clark Johnson, Allan Hawco, Christine Horne, David Richmond-PeckAfghan war dramaCanadian Screen Awards for Sound, Sound Editing and Visual Effects
I Am the BluesDaniel CrossFeaturing Bobby Rush, Barbara Lynn, Henry Gray and othersDocumentaryCanadian Screen Awards for Best Feature-Length Documentary and Best Cinematography in a Feature-Length Documentary
Inner Jellyfishes Marc-Antoine LemireRudi Duperré, Samuel Brassard, Jade HassounéShort drama
Into the ForestPatricia RozemaEllen Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Max Minghella, Callum Keith Rennie, Michael Eklund, Sandy SidhuDrama based on Into the Forest by Jean Heglandmade for DirecTV in U.S., later released theatrically in Canada
InventionMark LewisNational Film Board documentaryCinematic tour of Toronto, São Paulo, and Paris’ Musée du Louvre
The Kind WordsShemi ZarhinRotem Zissman-CohenDramaCanada-Israel co-production
Last of the Elephant MenArnaud Bouquet, Daniel FergusonDocumentary
Legend of the Lich LordSpencer EstabrooksMikaela Cochrane, Julie OrtonFaux documentary
LifeAnton CorbijnRobert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan, Ben Kingsley, Joel EdgertonBiopicAbout James Dean and photographer Dennis Stock; a Canada-German-Australia-U.K. co-production with U.S. financing.
The Little DeputyTrevor AndersonTrevor AndersonShort documentary
Les LoupsSophie DeraspeEvelyne Brochu, Louise Portal, Gilbert SicotteDrama
The Man in the ShadowsJoshua FraimanSarah Jurgens, Alison LouderDrama
The Man Who Shot HollywoodBarry AvrichJack PashkovskyDocumentary
The MessengerSu RynardDocumentary
Mina WalkingYosef BarakiFarzana Nawabi, Hashmatullah Fanai, Qadir AryaieNational Film Board dramaCanada-Afghanistan co-production
The Mirage Ricardo TrogiLouis Morissette, Julie PerreaultComedy-drama
MobilizeCaroline MonnetiNational Film Board documentaryMusical score by Tanya Tagaq
My Enemies Stéphane GéhamiLouise Marleau, Frédéric Lemay, Hubert ProulxDrama
My Internship in Canada Philippe FalardeauPatrick Huard, Suzanne Clément, Irdens ExantusSatire, comedyCanadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
NatashaDavid BezmozgisAlex Ozerov, Sasha K. Gordon, Deanna Dezmari, Genadijs DolganovsDrama
Ninth FloorMina ShumNational Film Board documentary
No Men Beyond This PointMark SawersPatrick Gilmore, Kristine Cofsky, Rekha SharmaComedy
NoirYves-Christian FournierSalim Kechiouche, Benz Antoine, Julie DjiezionDrama
North MountainBretten HannamJustin Rain, Glen GouldAction/thriller
NumbJason R. GoodeJamie Bamber, Marie Avgeropoulos, Aleks PaunovicDrama
O NegativeSteven McCarthySteven McCarthy, Alyx MeloneHorror short
Our Loved Ones Anne ÉmondMaxim Gaudette, Karelle TremblayDramaCanadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Picture
Overpass Patrice LalibertéShort drama
The Passion of Augustine Léa PoolCéline Bonnier, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Gilbert Sicotte, Marie Tifo, Andrée LachapelleDrama
the pass systemAlex WilliamsTantoo CardinalDocumentaryHistorical investigation into the segregationist system of the same name.
Paul à QuébecFrançois BouvierFrançois Létourneau, Julie Le Breton, Gilbert SicotteDrama
People Hold OnMichael SeaterNoah Reid, Chloe Rose, Ashley Leggat, Katie Boland
A Place Called ShandroJames MotlukDocumentaryGold Remi WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
Portrait of a Serial MonogamistJohn Mitchell
& Christina Zeidler
Diane Flacks, Carolyn TaylorRomantic comedy
Prisoner XGaurav SethJulian Richings, Michelle Nolden, Damon RunyanSci-fi thriller
The Rainbow KidKire PaputtsNicholas Campbell, Julian RichingsDrama
RememberAtom EgoyanChristopher Plummer, Dean Norris, Martin Landau, Bruno Ganz, Heinz Lieven, Jürgen, Prochnow, Henry CzernyDramaCanadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay; Canada-German co-production
RiverJamie M. DaggRossif Sutherland, Sara BotsfordThrillerCanada-Laos co-production
RobosharkJeffery LandoAlexis Peterman Matt RippySatirical sci-fi thrillerBulgara-Canada co-production
RoomLenny AbrahamsonBrie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, William H. MacyDrama based on a novel and screenplay by Emma Donoghuewinner of numerous awards; The third Canadian film to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture; Canada-Ireland-UK-USA co-production.
The SaverWiebke von CarolsfeldImajyn Cardinal, Pascale Bussières, Brandon OakesDrama
ScratchSébastien GodronRaphaël Joseph Lafond, Fayolle Jean, Jr., Schelby Jean-BaptisteMusical drama
She Stoops to ConquerZachary RussellKayla Lorette, Julian RichingsShort drama
Sleeping GiantAndrew CividinoJackson Martin, Nick SerinoDramaTIFF - Best First Feature; Canadian Screen Award Best Supporting Actor Nick Serino
The Sleepwalker Theodore UshevAnimated short
Snowtime! Jean-François PouliotAngela Galuppo, Mariloup Wolfe, Lucinda Davis, Sophie Cadieux, Gildor RoyAnimatedRemake of 1984 film The Dog Who Stopped the War
Some Kind of LoveThomas BurstynYolanda Sonnabend, Joseph SonnabendDocumentary
The Sound of Trees François PéloquinAntoine L'Écuyer, Roy DupuisDrama
StarEmilie ManneringShort drama
The StepsAndrew CurrieJames Brolin, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Christine Lahti, Jason RitterComedy, drama
Sugar CoatedMichèle HozerDocumentary
This Changes EverythingAvi LewisDocumentaryMade with U.S. financing
Turbo KidFrançois Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl WhissellMunro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Edwin Wright, Aaron Jeffery, Michael IronsideHorror, thrillerCanada-New Zealand co-production
Ville-MarieGuy ÉdoinMonica Bellucci, Aliocha Schneider, Pascale BussièresDrama
The Waiting RoomIgor DrljacaJasmin Geljo, Cintija Asperger, Ma-Anne DionisioDramaCanada- Bosnia & Herzegovina-Croatia co-production
Welcome to F.L.Geneviève Dulude-De CellesDocumentary
Where Atilla Passes Onur KaramanÉmile Schneider, Ambrosio De Luca, Julie Deslauriers, Roy DupuisDrama
The WitchRobert EggersAnya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate DickieHorrorSundance Film Festival - Best Director; Made with U.S. financing
World Famous Gopher Hole MuseumChelsea McMullan, Doug NaylerShort documentary
Luca Boni & Marco RistoriLucy Drive, Ally McClelland, Dan van HusenHorrorCanada-Italy co-production
ZoomPedro MorelliGael García Bernal, Mariana Ximenes, Alison Pill, Don McKellarAnimated, live-actionCanada-Brazil co-production