List of Canadian films of 2017

This is a list of Canadian films slated for release in 2017:

Title Director Cast Genre Notes Ref
AbuArshad KhanDocumentary
Adam's TestamentJason Barbeck, Rafael KalamatLuke Bilyk, Frank Chiesurin, Nick MancusoThriller[1]
Adventures in Public SchoolKyle RideoutJudy GreerComedyPremiered as Public Schooled before being retitled[2]
Afterwards (Après coup)Noël MitraniLaurent Lucas, Natacha MitraniDrama
All You Can Eat BuddhaIan LagardeDavid La Haye, Richard Jutras, Ludovic Berthillot, Sylvio Arreola, Yaité Ruiz, Alexander Guerrero
AllureCarlos Sanchez and Jason SanchezEvan Rachel WoodThrillerPremiered as A Worthy Companion before being retitled[3]
An American DreamKen FinklemanComedy[4]
The Argument (with annotations)Daniel CockburnClare CoulterExperimentalmaster's thesis
AvaSadaf Foroughi[5]
Babe, I Hate to GoAndrew MoirDelroy DunkleyDocumentary[6]
BadsvilleApril MullenDrama
Barefoot at Dawn (Pieds nus dans l'aube)Francis Leclerc
Beatriz at DinnerMiguel ArtetaSalma Hayek, Chloë Sevigny, Connie BrittonComedy
Before Anything You SayShelagh CarterKristen Harris, Darcy Fehr, John Bluethner, Toni Reimer, Graham AshmoreExperimental domestic dramaDirectors Guild of Canada, Best Manitoban Director
A Better ManAttiya Khan
Lawrence Jackman		Documentary[7]
Bickford ParkDane Clark and Linsey Stewart
BirdMolly Parker
Birth of a FamilyTasha HubbardJournalist Betty Ann Adam and her three siblingsDocumentaryExplores consequences of Canada's Sixties Scoop[8]
Black CopCory BowlesRonnie RoweCrime drama
Black KiteTarique Qayumi
Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2Alain DesRochersColm Feore, Patrick HuardComedy, crimeSequel to 2006 film Bon Cop, Bad Cop[9]
BonfiresMartin BureauDocumentary
BoostDarren CurtisNabil Rajo, Jahmil French, Oluniké AdeliyiDrama
The BreadwinnerNora TwomeySaara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Laara Sadiq, Shaista Latif, Ali Badshah, Kawa Ada, Noorin Gulamgaus, Kane MahonAnimated
BrokenLynne SpencerDocumentary
Broken MileJustin McConnellThriller
Brown Girl BeginsSharon LewisMouna Traoré, Nigel Shawn Williams, Shakura S'Aida, Rachael Crawford, Measha BrueggergosmanScience fiction
Canada in a DayTrish DolmanDocumentary
CardinalsGrayson Moore and Aidan ShipleySheila McCarthy, Katie Boland, Grace Glowicki, Noah Reid, Peter MacNeill, Peter SpenceThriller
The Carter EffectSean MenardDocumentary
Certains de mes amisCatherine MartinDocumentary
CharlesDominic Étienne Simard
CharmingRoss VenokurAnimated
CieloAlison McAlpineDocumentary
Creatura DadaCaroline Monnet
Crème de menthePhilippe David Gagné and Jean-Marc E. Roy
The CrescentSeth A. SmithDanika Vandersteen, Woodrow Graves, Terrance Murray, Andrew Gillis, Britt Loder, Andrea KenyonHorror
Cross My Heart (Les Rois mongols)Luc PicardMilya Corbeil-Gauvreau, Anthony Bouchard, Henri Richer-Picard, Alexis Guay, Clare CoulterDrama
The Crying ConchVincent ToiShort drama
The Curse of Buckout RoadMatthew Currie HolmesEvan Ross, Henry Czerny, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Colm Feore, Danny GloverHorror[10]
DarkenAudrey CummingsPaul Amos, Ari Millen, Oluniké AdeliyiSci-fi, horror
The Devil's Share (La Part du diable)Luc BourdonDocumentary
Dolphin Man (L'homme dauphin)Lefteris CharitosDocumentary
Don't Talk to IrenePat MillsMichelle McLeod, Geena Davis, Anastasia Phillips, Scott Thompson, Bruce GrayComedy
The Drawer BoyArturo Perez TorresStuart Hughes, Richard Clarkin, Jakob EhmanDrama
Dreaming of a Jewish ChristmasLarry WeinsteinDocumentary
The Drop InNaledi JacksonMouna Traoré, Oluniké AdeliyiShort drama
EdgingNatty ZavitzShomari Downer, Paula Brancati, Parveen KaurComedy
Eye on JulietKim Nguyen
Fail to AppearAntoine BourgesDeragh CampbellDrama
Fake Tattoos (Les Faux tatouages)Pascal PlanteAnthony Therrien, Rose-Marie PerreaultDrama
Father and Guns 2 (De père en flic 2)Émile GaudreaultMichel Côté, Louis-José Houde, Karine VanasseComedy
Filth CityAndy KingPat Thornton, Kenny HotzComedy[4]
For Nonna AnnaLuis De FilippisMaya Henry, Jacqueline TarneShort drama
Galaxy of HorrorsVariousVariousScience fiction horror anthology filmInternational productions
Garage at Night (Garage de soir)Daniel DaigleGuillaume Laurin, Ève Lemieux, Stéphane Messier, Antoine PilonShort drama
Ginger NationMitch FillionShawn HitchinsDocumentary, stand-up comedy
Goon: Last of the EnforcersJay BaruchelSeann William Scott, Liev Schrieber, Elisha CuthbertComedy, sportsSequel to 2011 film Goon
GrandmotherTrevor Mack
Great Great GreatAdam Garnet JonesSarah Kolasky, Dan BeirneDrama[4]
GregoireCody BownMorgan Taylor Campbell, Jared Abrahamson, Ben CottonDrama
Heart of a MountainParastoo Anoushahpour, Ryan Ferko and Faraz Anoushahpour
The HereticsChad ArchibaldThriller[4]
Hochelaga, Land of Souls (Hochelaga terre des âmes)François GirardRaoul Max Trujillo, Tanaya Beatty, David La HayeHistorical drama
Hollow in the LandScooter CorkleDianna Agron, Shawn Ashmore, Jared AbrahamsonThriller
homer bMilos Mitrovic and Connor Sweeney
An Imagined Conversation: Kanye West & Stephen HawkingSol Friedman
Indian HorseStephen CampanelliForrest Goodluck, Michiel Huisman, Michael Murphy, Ajuawak KapashesitDramaAdaptation of the novel by Richard Wagamese
Infiltration (Le problème d'infiltration)Robert MorinChristian BéginDrama, thriller
Innu Nikamu: Resist and Sing (Innu Nikamu: Chanter la résistance)Kevin Bacon-HervieuxDocumentary[11]
It's the Heart That Dies Last (C'est le cœur qui meurt en dernier)Alexis Durand-BraultGabriel Sabourin, Denise FiliatraultDrama
Junior MajeurÉric TessierAntoine Olivier Pilon, Rémi Goulet, Alice Morel-MichaudDrama[12]
Kayak to KlemtuZoe Leigh HopkinsTa'Kaiya Blaney, Sonja Bennett, Evan Adams, Lorne CardinalDrama[13]
LatchedJustin Harding and Rob Brunner
The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes)Simon Lavoie
Lira's ForestConnor Jessup
Living ProofMatt Embry
Long Time RunningJennifer Baichwal
Nicholas de Pencier		The Tragically HipDocumentary
Lost SolaceChris ScheuermanScience fiction
Luk'Luk'IWayne WapeemukwaBest Canadian First Feature Film winner at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival
Maison du BonheurSofia BohdanowiczJuliane SellamDocumentary
The Man Who Invented ChristmasBharat Nalluri
ManicKalina BertinDocumentary
MargueriteMarianne FarleyShort drama
Mary Goes RoundMolly McGlynnAya Cash, Aaron PooleDrama
Meditation ParkMina ShumSandra Oh, Liane Balaban, Don McKellarDrama
Midnight ConfessionMaxwell McCabe-Lokos
MilkHeather Young
MiyubiFelix LajeunesseEmily Bergl, P. J. Byrne Richard Riehle, Jeff GoldblumVirtual reality comedy-drama
MöbiusSam Kuhn
Modern ClassicJ. M. B. HunterComedy
A Moon of Nickel and Ice (Sur la lune de nickel)François JacobDocumentary
My Little Pony: The MovieJayson ThiessenAnimated
My Mother's Letters (Les lettres de ma mère)Serge GiguèreDocumentary
Never Steady, Never StillKathleen HepburnShirley Henderson, Nicholas Campbell, Théodore PellerinDrama
NuucaMichelle Latimer
On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and PopiBrandon Gross, Skyler GrossRuth Blank, Roman BlankDocumentary
Ordinary DaysJordan Canning, Renuka Jeyapalan, Kris BoothJacqueline Byers, Michael Xavier, Richard Clarkin, Torri Higginson, Joris JarskyDrama
OrigamiPatrick DemersFrançois ArnaudScience fiction thriller[14]
The Other Rio (L'autre Rio)Émilie B. GuéretteDocumentary
Our People Will Be HealedAlanis ObomsawinDocumentary
Palmerston Blvd.Dan Browne
Porcupine LakeIngrid Veninger
Pre-DrinkMarc-Antoine Lemire
PrototypeBlake Williams
PyewacketAdam MacDonald
Ravenous (Les Affamés)Robin AubertHorror dramaBest Canadian Film winner at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival
Rebels on PointeBobbie Jo HartLes Ballets Trockadero de Monte CarloDocumentary
The Road ForwardMarie ClementsMichelle St. John, Cheri Maracle, Evan AdamsMusical documentary[15]
Room for RentMatthew AtkinsonBrett Gelman, Mark Little, Mark McKinney
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the WorldCatherine Bainbridge, Alfonso MaioranaCharley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jesse Ed Davis, Stevie Salas, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo, Jimi HendrixDocumentary
RuptureYassmina Karajah
SashinkaKristina WagenbauerCarla Turcotte, Natalia DontchevaDrama
ScaffoldKazik Radwanski
SebastianJames FanizzaJames Fanizza, Guifré Bantjes-Rafols, Alex House, Brian McCookDrama
Shadow NettesPhillip Barker
SilasHawa Essuman and Anjali Nayar
A Skin So Soft (Ta peau si lisse)Denis Côté
Sly CooperKevin MunroeAnimated
Soggy FlakesHeath Affolter, Jon Affolter, Nathan Affolter, Thomas AffolterPeter New, Cole HowardAnimated
The Space BetweenAmy Jo JohnsonAmy Jo Johnson, Jayne Eastwood, Michael IronsideDrama
Stay, I Don't Want to Be AloneGabriel SavignacDocumentary
Suck It UpJordan CanningDrama
Sweet VirginiaJamie M. DaggJon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen PootsThrillerUS-Canada coproduction
A Swingers WeekendJon E. CohenMia Kirshner, Erin Karpluk, Jonas Chernick
TadoussacMartin LarocheIsabelle Blais, Isabelle Boivin, Serge BoulianneDrama
Take a Walk on the WildsideLisa RideoutDocumentaryCanadian Screen Award winner for Best Short Documentary in 2018
The Tesla World LightMatthew RankinRobert Vilar as Nikola TeslaShort filmWorld premiere at Cannes Film Festival[16]
There Is a House HereAlan ZweigLucie IdloutDocumentary[17]
The Things You Think I'm ThinkingSherren LeePrince Amponsah, Jesse LaVercombeShort drama
ThreadsTorill KoveAnimated short
Threesome (Le Trip à trois)Nicolas MonetteMélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Martin MatteSex comedy
TouchedKarl R. HearneHugh Thompson, Lola FlaneryPsychological thriller
TransformerMichael Del MonteJanae KrocDocumentary
Trench 11Leo SchermanRossif Sutherland, Robert StadloberHorror/War
Unarmed VersesCharles OfficerDocumentaryWinner of Best Canadian Feature at Hot Docs[18]
Union LeaderSanjay PatelRahul Bhat, Tillotama ShomeDramaCanada-India coproduction[19]
VenusEisha MarjaraDebargo Sanyal, Jamie Mayers, Zena Darawalla, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Amber Goldfarb, Gordon WarneckeComedy-drama[20]
Voices of Kidnapping (Voces del secuestro)Ryan McKennaDocumentary
We Are the Others (Nous sommes les autres)[21]
We Forgot to Break UpChandler LevackJesse Todd, Cara Gee, Steven McCarthy, Mark RendallDramaAdapted from the novel Heidegger Stairwell by Kayt Burgess[22]
Worst Case, We Get Married (Et au pire, on se mariera)Léa PoolSophie Nélisse, Karine Vanasse, Jean-Simon LeducDrama[23]

See also

References
  1. "Toronto filmmakers hire Ryerson students to job shadow the crew on Adam’s Testament film shoot". Toronto Star, July 6, 2015.
  2. Vlessing, Etan (August 9, 2017). "Toronto: Netflix's 'Alias Grace,' Judy Greer's 'Public Schooled' Added to Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  3. Gleiberman, Owen (September 13, 2017). "Toronto Film Review: 'A Worthy Companion'". Variety. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  4. "Canadian Film Fest opens for patriotic moviegoers: Projections". Toronto Star, March 17, 2017.
  5. The Canadian Press (31 January 2018). "Sadaf Foroughi's 'Ava' wins best first feature film from Canadian Screen Awards". National Post. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  6. "London filmmaker documents the life and death of a migrant worker in Southwestern Ontario". CBC News London, July 19, 2017.
  7. Scheck, Frank (8 May 2017). "'A Better Man': Film Review | Hot Docs 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. Deerchild, Rosanna (23 April 2017). "Filmmaker Tasha Hubbard's personal connection to the Sixties Scoop". Unreserved. CBC Radio. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  9. "«Bon Cop, Bad Cop 2»: une affiche pour rassurer l’Amérique". Le Journal de Montréal, November 8, 2016.
  10. Miska, Brad (1 October 2019). "Exclusive 'The Curse of Buckout Road' Clip Ends with a Vicious Stabbing [Video]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  11. Caroline Montpetit, "Innu Nikamu: chanter la résistance". Le Devoir, May 4, 2018.
  12. Marc-André Lussier, "Junior majeur: tu n'es plus un pee-wee, mon fils". La Presse, November 20, 2017.
  13. Alison Gillmor, "Movie pushes environmental message: Kayak to Klemtu a protest against supertankers, pipelines in First Nations territories". Winnipeg Free Press, August 11, 2018.
  14. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Origami – Film de Patrick Demers". Films du Québec, April 17, 2018.
  15. "The Road Forward: an innovative documentary explores Indigenous activism through songs". CBC Radio. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  16. Mullen, Patrick. "Review: 'The Tesla World Light' – Point of View Magazine". Point of View. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  17. "Trailer for Alan Zweig’s TIFF-bound ‘There is a House Here’". POV, August 15, 2017.
  18. Wheeler, Brad (5 October 2017). "Review: Unarmed Verses is a subtle film about race, art and the means of expression". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  19. Bird, Cullen (September 8, 2017). "Local filmmaker releasing Hindi-language feature film". Fort McMurray Today. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.
  20. "Review: Venus is an insightful drama with a big heart". The Globe and Mail, May 17, 2018.
  21. "Nous sommes les autres – Film de Jean-François Asselin". Films du Québec, November 5, 2017.
  22. "Chandler Levack on Her New TIFF Short & the Importance of Telling Trans Stories". Flare, September 13, 2017.
  23. Lapointe, Josée (29 August 2016). "Un tournage intime pour Et au pire, on se mariera". La Presse. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
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