List of Canadian films of 1996


This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1996:
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
The Best Bad ThingPeter RoweDramaCanada-Japan co-production made for TV
The Cockroach that Ate CincinnatiMichael McNamaraAlan WilliamsComedy
CosmosJennifer Alleyn, Manon Briand, Marie-Julie Dallaire, Arto Paragamian, André Turpin & Denis VilleneuveDrama anthology produced by Roger Frappier
CrashDavid CronenbergJames Spader, Elias Koteas, Holly HunterDrama based on the novel by J.G. BallardGolden Reel Award; Canada-U.K. co-production
Dinner for TwoJanet PerlmanAnimated short
The Escort Denis LangloisPaul-Antoine Taillefer, Éric Cabana, Robin Aubert, Patrice CoquereauComedy-drama
FireDeepa MehtaNandita Das, Shabana AzmiDramaBanned in India; first in the Fire, Earth, Water trilogy by director Deepa Mehta; Canada-India co-production
Hard Core LogoBruce McDonaldHugh Dillon, Callum Keith RennieMockumentaryGenie Award - Song
Hollow PointSidney J. FurieThomas Ian Griffith, Tia Carrere, John LithgowAction
The Ideal Man George MihalkaMarie-Lise Pilote, Roy Dupuis, Macha Grenon, Joe BocanComedy, dramaGenie Award - Song
Hustler WhiteBruce LaBruceBruce LaBruce, Alex AustinGay dramaCanada-German co-production
Jim Loves JackDavid AdkinJim Egan, Jack NesbitDocumentary
Joe's So Mean to JosephinePeter WellingtonEric Thal, Sarah Polley, Don McKellarDrama
KarminaGabriel PelletierIsabelle Cyr, Robert Brouillette, Yves Pelletier, France CastelComedy horror
Kids in the Hall: Brain CandyKelly MakinKevin McDonald, Scott Thompson, Mark McKinney, Bruce McCulloch, Dave FoleyComedySpin-off from the TV show made with U.S. financing
KissedLynne StopkewichMolly Parker, Peter OuterbridgeDramaGenie Award - Actress
Letters from HomeMike HoolboomShortToronto International Film Festival – Best Canadian Short
LiliesJohn GreysonMatthew Ferguson, Jason Cadieux, Brent Carver, Marcel Sabourin, Danny Gilmore, Rémy GirardDrama adapted from the play by Michel-Marc Bouchard
Long Day's Journey into NightDavid WellingtonWilliam Hutt, Martha Henry, Martha Burns, Tom McCamus, Peter DonaldsonDrama based on the Eugene O'Neill playBest Canadian Feature Film, Toronto International Film Festival
Love Me, Love Me Not Sylvie GroulxLucie Laurier, Manon MicletteDrama
LuluSrinivas KrishnaKim Lieu, Clark Johnson, Saeed JaffreyDramaScreened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival
Mistaken Identity Gilles NoëlMichel Côté, Macha Grenon, Marie-Andrée CorneilleThriller
Mum's the Word Paul CarrièreDocumentary
Night of the Flood Bernar HébertGeneviève Rochette, Julie McClemens, Jacques GodinDrama
Not Me! Pierre GangRichard Moffatt, Louise Portal, Isabelle PascoDramaCanada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film this year
The Old Lady and the PigeonsSylvain ChometAnimated short co-produced with the National Film BoardCanada-U.K.-France-Belgium co-production
Polygraph Robert LepageMarie Brassard, Patrick GoyetteDrama
Poverty and Other Delights Denys ArcandBenoît Brière, Gaston LepageDrama
Project GrizzlyPeter LynchTroy HurtubiseDocumentary
Poor Man's Pudding Gilles CarleChloé Sainte-MarieDrama
The Road TakenSelwyn JacobDocumentary co-produced with the National Film BoardCanada Award winner
Rowing ThroughMasato HaradaColin Ferguson, Helen Shaver, Leslie Hope, Kenneth Welsh, James HyndmanDrama
La SallaRichard CondieJay Brazeau Computer animation from the National Film BoardAcademy Award nominee
ShoemakerColleen MurphyGeorge Buza, Alberta WatsonDrama
SpecimenJohn BradshawMark-Paul GosselaarScience fiction thriller
SuburbinatorsGary BurnsJoel McNichol, Stephen SpenderDrama
SwannAnna Benson GylesBrenda Fricker, Miranda Richardson, Sean McCannDramaAdaptation of the novel by Carol Shields
John WalkerDocumentary