List of Canadian films of 1990
This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1990:
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
Angel Square | Anne Wheeler | Ned Beatty, Nicola Cavendish, Jeremy Raddick, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge | Family film | Genie Awards – Overall Sound, Sound Editing, Song; based on the novel by Brian Doyle |
Archangel | Guy Maddin | Kyle McCulloch, Kathy Marykuca, Ari Cohen | Drama | National Society of Film Critics – Best Experimental Film |
Basil Hears a Noise | Wayne Moss | Kevin Clash, Tim Gosley, Robert Mills, Pier Paquette | Short film, Children's film | |
Beautiful Dreamers | John Kent Harrison | Colm Feore, Rip Torn, Wendel Meldrum, Sheila McCarthy | Historical drama | |
Between Two Worlds | Barry Greenwald | Joseph Idlout | National Film Board documentary | Follow up to the 1952 documentary Land of the Long Day |
' | Phillip Borsos | Donald Sutherland, Helen Mirren, Helen Shaver, Colm Feore, James Pax, Guo Da | Historical bio-drama about Dr. Norman Bethune | Genie Award – Costumes; first Canadian feature to be filmed in China; a Canada-France-China co-production based on a script by Ted Allan |
A Bullet in the Head | Attila Bertalan | Kathy Horner | Drama | |
The Burning Times | Donna Read | National Film Board documentary | Sequel to Goddess Remembered | |
The Company of Strangers | Cynthia Scott | Mary Meigs, Michelle Sweeney | Docufiction | U.S. release: Strangers in Good Company |
Dark City | Chris Curling | Chris Curling | Murder mystery | Festival screenings only |
Defy Gravity | Michael Gibson | R. H. Thomson, Chapelle Jaffe, Simon Reynolds, Tracey Moore | Drama | |
Ding et Dong, le film | Alain Chartrand | Claude Meunier, Serge Thériault | Comedy | Golden Reel Award |
Edsville | Alan Marr | Stuart Clow, Kathleen Laskey | Horror comedy | |
Eminent Domain | John Irvin | Donald Sutherland, Anne Archer | Drama | Canada-France-Israel co-production |
Falling Over Backwards | Mort Ransen | Saul Rubinek, Paul Soles | National Film Board drama | |
The Famine Within | Katherine Gilday | Documentary | Genie Award – Feature Documentary | |
Five Feminist Minutes | Various | Short film compilation | ||
Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders | Howard Ziehm | Vince Murdocco | Sci-fi exploitation | Direct to video |
The Flying Sneaker | Bretislav Pojar | Ludek Navratil | Children's film | From the Tales for All series; Canada-Czechoslovakia. co-production |
' | Tibor Takács | Louis Tripp, Pamela Segall, James Villemaire | Drama | |
Getting Married in Buffalo Jump | Eric Till | Wendy Crewson, Paul Gross | Drama | |
H | Darrell Wasyk | Pascale Montpetit, Martin Neufeld | Drama | Genie Award for Best Actress, Pascale Montpetit |
Hotel Chronicles | Léa Pool | Documentary | ||
An Imaginary Tale | André Forcier | Jean Lapointe, Louise Marleau, Charlotte Laurier, Marc Messier, Tony Nardi | Drama | |
The Little Kidnappers | Don Shebib | Bruce Greenwood, Leah Pinsent, Charlton Heston | Family Drama | Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards |
Mob Story | Gabriel Markiw and Jancarlo Markiw | John Vernon, Kate Vernon, Al Waxman | Crime drama | |
The Moving Statue | Olivier Asselin | Experimental | ||
Moody Beach | Richard Roy | Michel Côté, Claire Nebout | Drama | |
Musicians in Exile | Jacques Holender | Drama | ||
No Apologies | Ken Pittman | Drama | ||
The Nutcracker Prince | Paul Schibli | voices Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows | Animated feature | |
Paper Wedding | Michel Brault | Drama | ||
The Party | Pierre Falardeau | Lou Babin, Julien Poulin, Luc Proulx, Michel Forget, Gildor Roy | Prison drama | |
Perfectly Normal | Yves Simoneau | Robbie Coltrane, Michael Riley, Kenneth Welsh | Comedy | |
Princes in Exile | Giles Walker | Zachary Ansley, Stacie Mistysyn | Drama | |
' | Ron Oliver | Tim Conlon, Cyndy Preston, David Stratton | Slasher film | |
' | George Erschbamer | Lorenzo Lamas, Ron Palillo | Action | |
' | Marianne Kaplan | Gcina Mhlophe, Mzwakhe Mbuli | Documentary | |
' | John Walker | with Georgia O’Keefe, Cesare Zavattini, Paul Strand | Documentary | About the art and life of American photographer Paul Strand |
Terminal City Ricochet | Zale Dalen | Peter Breck, Germain Houde, Jello Biafra | Drama | Direct to DVD |
Too Close for Comfort | Peg Campbell | Stephen Fanning, Peter Stebbings | Short docudrama | |
Understanding Bliss | William D. MacGillivray | Catherine Grant, Rick Mercer | Drama | |
Vincent and Me | Michael Rubbo | Tahéky Karyo, Nina Petronzio, Christopher Forrest | Family film | From the Tales for All series; Canada-France co-production |
White Room | Patricia Rozema | Kate Nelligan, Maurice Godin, Margot Kidder, Sheila McCarthy | Drama |