Canadian films about paranoia

List of the best Canadian films about paranoia according to viewers: Enemy, The Witch, 388 Arletta Avenue, Edge of Winter, Wander, Flatliners, Anything for Love, Shimmer Lake, Vic + Flo Saw a Bear, Assassination Nation.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.9
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryCanada, Spain
Duration01:28

A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrehorror
CountryCanada, USA, United Kingdom
Duration02:35

    In 1630s New England, William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness, exiled from their settlement when William defies the local church. When their newborn son vanishes and crops mysteriously fail, the family turns on one another.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:26

    A young couple find themselves in an unnerving situation with a mysterious stalker.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration02:34

    When two brothers are stranded by a brutal winter storm with an unpredictable father they barely know, the boys begin to suspect their supposed protector may be their biggest threat.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrethriller
    CountryCanada, USA

    After getting hired to probe a suspicious death in the small town of Wander, a mentally unstable private investigator becomes convinced the case is linked to the same 'conspiracy cover up' that caused the death of his daughter.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:05

    Five medical students, hoping to gain insight into the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring and dangerous experiment. By stopping their hearts for short periods of time, each triggers a near-death experience. As the investigation becomes more and more perilous, they are forced to confront the sins of their pasts, as well as contend with the paranormal consequences of trespassing to the other side.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryCanada
    Duration00:30

    Katherine, a high-powered executive who believes men are intimidated by her career, is persuaded by her friend to create an internet dating profile claiming she is an executive assistant.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:57

    An inventive crime thriller told backwards -- reversing day by day through a week -- following a local sheriff's quest to unlock the mystery of three small town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:35

    This is the portrait of two recently released prisoners (Pierrette Robitaille and Romane Bohringer) who learn to live in a sugar shack deep in the forest.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:43

    High school senior Lily and her group of friends live in a haze of texts, posts, selfies and chats just like the rest of the world. So, when an anonymous hacker starts posting details from the private lives of everyone in their small town, the result is absolute madness leaving Lily and her friends questioning whether they'll live through the night.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:43

    This is a film about a troubled teen, Sean Randall, who is falsely accused of planning a Columbine shooting scenario. It all begins when an unlikely bond forms between Sean (Connor Jessup) and a preppy teenage girl named Deanna Roy (Alexia Fast). Deanna's boyfriend is deeply threatened by Sean and Deanna's friendship, resulting in a violent confrontation. Seeking to protect himself, Sean issues a death threat online - and is swiftly arrested. When the police raid Sean's home, they find rifles, shotguns, knives and ammunition - all property of Sean's father Ricky (Michael Buie), an avid hunter. They also find a supposed "hit list" with twenty names of people who have tormented Sean. The authorities and the media proclaim another Columbine has been narrowly averted, and soon Sean faces a terrifying imprisonment in a youth detention facility. Sean's only hope is to overcome his dark image, and prove his innocence to Deanna and to his community.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genremelodrama, drama, music
    CountryCanada

    Gabrielle is a young woman with Williams syndrome who has a contagious joie de vivre and an exceptional musical gift. Since she met her boyfriend Martin, at the recreation centre where they are choir members, they have been inseparable. However, because they are "different," their loved ones are fearful of their relationship. As the choir prepare for an important music festival, Gabrielle does everything she can to gain her independence. As determined as she is, Gabrielle must still confront other people's prejudices as well as her own limitations in the hope of experiencing a love far from the "ordinary".

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, detective
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:41

    Five friends set out to a cabin in the woods for a fun weekend getaway that is, until extraterrestrial visitors turn it into a fight for their lives. The group is pulled from their reverie when a flickering object crashes deep in the woods. As they investigate, the friends stumble across an alien spacecraft, and its inhabitants have not arrived in peace.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryCanada, France
    Duration01:46

    When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, crime
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:24

    When two friends open a Halloween fun house on Devil's Night it is all fun and games until their former sorority sisters begin to arrive. These six sisters are confronted by their past as the night spins out of control.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:42

    After being hypnotized by his sister in law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrehorror, fantastic, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:43

    When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:45

    An edgy comedy about the sexual adventures in parenthood.

    Markimdb: 4.2
    Genrethriller
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:29

    When teenager Cami Winters falls in love, she falls hard. Her single mother, Tori, has no idea that Cami has fallen in love with a boy named 'Jake' she met on a social networking website. Although Cami believes Jake's a 23 year-old college student, everything he's told her online is a lie.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrehorror, thriller, crime
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:21

    The mid-70's: A timid young New Yorker leads an uneventful life until he is fatefully exposed to the pulsating rhythms of a brand-new genre of music....disco. Unable to control his murderous impulses that stem from a traumatic childhood experience, Duane Lewis transforms into a dangerous serial killer exiled to Montreal.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryCanada, United Arab Emirates, USA
    Duration02:35

    Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm’s frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama
    CountryCanada
    Duration00:30

    Dr. Mary Harris, a single mother and emergency doctor by day, also moonlights as an underground angel of death - helping terminally ill patients who want to die and slip away on their own terms. So far Mary has managed to stay under the radar; but business is booming, and her double life is getting complicated. When her world starts to unravel, Mary realizes she's going to have to fight dirty if she's going to stay in the killing game.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:45

    Based on a real WWII vet and family man turned bank robber. Disillusioned by his post war circumstances, Eddie Boyd is torn between the need to provide for his young family and an unfulfilled dream to head to Hollywood to become a star. He discovers a way to do both, robbing banks Hollywood style, but his dream leads him down a path of danger and tragedy.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryCanada
    Duration00:30

    Ex-pro hockey player Matt Shade irrevocably changes his life when he teams up with fierce P.I. Angie Everett to form an unlikely investigative powerhouse.

    Markimdb: 3.5
    Genrehorror, fantastic
    CountryCanada, United Kingdom
    Duration01:24

    The Lunar Base Ark explores ore and unexpectedly is hit by a meteor shower and has severe damages. Colonel Gerard Brauchman sends the crewwoman Ava Cameron to repair a wing that is full of CO2. Dr. Lance Krauss warns that the gas may cause paranoia and hallucinations. Ava brings a sample of the meteor for analysis and Dr. Krauss finds that there are spores attached to the meteor. Ava accidentally cuts her finger in a sample but she hides the cut from the doctor. Soon Ava gets pregnant and delivers an alien offspring. However, neither Col. Brauchman nor Dr. Kraus believes in her words and they believe that Ava is delusional. He offspring bites the crewman Bruce Johns and the crew discovers that Bruce has been cloned by the alien. Soon they find how dangerous the clone is.

    Markimdb: 8.1
    Genredrama
    CountryCanada
    Duration02:18

    A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, history
    CountryFrance, Canada, USA
    Duration02:44

    During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genredrama
    CountryFrance, Canada
    Duration01:41

    In forgotten towns along the American border, a young mother drifts from one motel to the next with her intoxicating boyfriend and her 8-year-old son. The makeshift family scrapes by, living one hustle at a time, until the discovery of a mobile home community offers an alternative life.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, drama, adventure, detective
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:26

    Two friends' tour of Europe takes a dark turn when one of them contracts a mysterious illness. They race to find out what it is and how to cure it before the sickness consumes him completely.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryCanada
    Duration02:30

    When two youngsters meet and fall for each other, they must go on the run from the girl's corrupt father, who is also the sheriff of the town.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration02:01

    Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryCanada

    The Sublet is a suspense driven psychological thriller about Joanna, a new mom coping with her baby alone in an odd sublet apartment. As her husband neglects her to focus on his career, Joanna questions her sanity as she discovers a violent past to the apartment and suspects that the building may be haunted.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:30

    Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate motorcycle daredevil and part-time art thief, teams up with his snaky brother to steal one of the most valuable books in the world. But it's not just about the book for Crunch — he's keen to rewrite some chapters of his own past as well.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography
    CountryRepublic of Ireland, Canada

    Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryCanada

    Fed up with being censored in their post-Trailer Park Boys lives, the out of work stars/world-renowned 'swearists', Mike Smith, Robb Wells and John Paul Tremblay decide to start their own uncensored network on the internet.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genredrama
    CountryGermany, Canada, France, Sweden, Norway
    Duration01:59

    One day, driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel, a writer named Tomas accidentally hits and kills a child. Will he be able to move on?

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrehorror, fantastic
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:26

    A sewage worker gets trapped inside a septic tank during a water contamination crisis and undergoes a hideous transformation. To escape, he must team up with a docile Giant and confront the murdering madman known as Lord Auch.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama
    CountryCanada

    In the near future, as humanity prepares to set foot on Mars, Jacob Obus, an elderly musician, takes pride in slowing down time by playing instruments inspired by women's bodies, designed by his friend Arthur. A love triangle develops when Jacob and Arthur both fall in love with Avril, a young photographer. Enter Eugène Spaak, Arthur's father, an inventor and cosmologist who unveils a new theory about man's desire to reach Mars and helps Jacob find the true meaning of life and love.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrecomedy, adventure, cartoon
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:54

    Quebec, 1956. The impulsive and headstrong Nelly Maloye, a novice private eye, joins the methodical and pragmatic Simon Picard, a research scientist in a dubious quest to prove the existence of the elusive Yeti. The brave-hearted heroes come face-to-face with countless dangers during their trek through the heart of the Himalayas.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:37

    Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration02:30

    After hearing a child screaming for help from the green depths of a vast field of tall grass, Becky, a pregnant woman, and Cal, her brother, park their car near a mysterious abandoned church and recklessly enter the field, discovering that they are not alone and because of some reason they are unable of escaping a completely inextricable vegetable labyrinth.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction
    CountryCanada

    Former SWAT leader David Hendrix and hard-partying movie star Brody Walker must cut their ride-along short when a police training facility is attacked by a team of mercenaries.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:23

    The line between reality and fiction starts to blur when two best friends start making a movie about getting revenge on bullies.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryCanada

    A young woman comes to in a roadside diner with no idea where she is or how she got there. Split between two timelines, she gets taken on a violent journey as she seeks out the person responsible for her lover's death.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:48

    Aurelie Laflamme feels alone in the world, especially since her father's death five years ago. What if her father had been an alien who left Earth to return to his own planet? In that case, Aurelie would be an alien too. That would explain many things such as why she feels different from others, especially her mother, why she can't string two words together without making a mistake, and why boys really get on her nerves. Through the pages of her diary, Aurelie confides her joys and sorrows, successes and failures, love and friendships, and tries to find her place.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:54

    Ex-military specialist Clair Hamilton returns home from her tour in the Middle East due to her father's passing and to claim her inheritance. Her son is then kidnapped and held for ransom by a gang led by a mysterious figure known only as “Father”.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genreaction, fantasy, drama, family, crime, biography
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:35

    The journey of a professional wrestler who becomes a small town pastor and moonlights as a masked vigilante fighting injustice. While facing crises at home and at the church, the Pastor must evade the police and somehow reconcile his violent secret identity with his calling as a pastor.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:30

    Maryse and her husband are desperate to sell a backhoe sitting abandoned in their suburban yard. Her brother, Benoit, is trapped in endless adolescence, sharing their childhood home with their invalid father. Benoit is enamoured with a single mom named Nathalie, and he's hoping to finally grow up by living with her... but Nathalie's son does not approve. A serious accident at the factory where Maryse works, a strange series of coincidences, and the arrival of a Man claiming to come from the future launch Maryse and Benoit on a life-changing road trip. Following up his acclaimed feature film Continental, a film without guns, filmmaker Stephane Lafleur once again brings us an ensemble of compelling characters, in a story where the ordinary and the fantastic collide

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genremusical, adventure, cartoon
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:29

    A spectacular sled race through the village. Frankie-Four-Eyes and his team, including Sophie as the driver, take on the newcomers: the mysterious and conceited Zac and his athletic cousin Charlie.




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