Canadian films about the resistance

List of the best Canadian films about the resistance according to the audience: Insurgent, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, Total Recall, Pyewacket, Avalanche Sharks, Septic Man, Take This Waltz, Total Recall, Whitewash, Liverpool.

In the top there are new films of 2020, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, adventure, detective
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:36

    Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, France
    Duration01:51

    With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale, Finnick, and Peeta – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her. The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:58

    Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid, even though he's got a beautiful wife who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police - controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen, the leader of the free world - Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter to find the head of the underground resistance and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:42

    A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to evoke a witch to kill her mother.

    Markimdb: 2.3
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure
    CountryCanada

    A group of skiers are terrorized during spring break by some sharks that swim through the snow. Avalanche Sharks tells the story of a bikini contest that turns into a horrifying affair when it is hit by a shark avalanche.

    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: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryCanada, Spain, Japan
    Duration01:56

    Twenty-eight-year-old Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author. But when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryCanada, Germany, USA
    Duration01:53

    Construction worker Douglas Quaid discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Soon, he's off to Mars to find out who he is and who planted the chip.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:30

    In the harsh, wintry woods of rural Quebec, Bruce (Thomas Haden Church), a down-on-his-luck snowplow operator, accidentally kills a man during a drunken night joyride. Stricken with panic, he hides the body and takes to the deep wilderness in hopes of outrunning both the authorities and his own conscience. But as both begin to close in, Bruce falls apart mentally and morally and mysteries unravel to reveal who he was before the accident, the truth behind his victim, and the circumstances that brought them together in a single moment.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryCanada

    An unexpected heroine is plunged into a world of forged identities, corporate intrigue and organized crime.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genremelodrama, drama, musical, music
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:40

    This is the story Delphine Lamarre, a young woman trying to focus on the way to dance rather than focused on her university studies. It will pass through trials and consequences facing choices.

    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: 6.6
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Lizzie Richfield is at a crossroads when she lands a job as house manager for the exquisite Ashford Estate in the Virginia countryside. While planning one final Christmas Eve gala for the Marley family, Lizzie finds herself drawn to Robert—even as Kip pursues her.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genreadventure, family
    CountryCanada, South Africa
    Duration01:30

    The action-packed feature film tells the dramatic tale of two siblings and their Alaskan Malamute, who must make an emergency landing when their small plane has engine problems. They find themselves in a beautiful but potentially dangerous natural environment that they must overcome together.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller
    CountryCanada

    A scientist discovers the bodies of three frozen genetically modified Russians buried in the Canadian North. Upon thawing them out he realizes he has unleashed a deadly threat to Western society and must stop them at all costs.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryCanada
    Duration02:17

    Majestic mountains, a still lake and venomous betrayals engulf a female married couple attempting to celebrate their one-year anniversary.

    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: 6.1
    Genrefantastic, drama, detective
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:32

    After the disappearance of a young scientist on a business trip, his son and wife struggle to cope, only to make a bizarre discovery years later - one that may bring him home.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrehorror, fantastic
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:27

    Six ambitious forensic undergrads are pitted against one another on a scientific expedition to a remote island, vying to win an esteemed trainee position with the FBI. Unbeknownst to them, the site was formerly used as an illegal biological testing ground for life-term criminals who were then left for dead. The arrival of the students disturbs the resting place, unleashing a pack of zombie criminal convicts who systematically hunt them down, one by one.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genremelodrama
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:44

    When Emily, a struggling baker in a small town, receives a handmade Christmas Calendar from a secret admirer, the local residents become obsessed with finding out the identity of the sender.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Optimistic and cheerful TV producer, Kelly, doesn’t have time for love. Bad boy celebrity chef, Stephen, doesn’t have time for anything besides cooking. Fun with a side of love ensues as Kelly and Stephen are paired on a children's cooking show.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:42

    When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his friend's girlfriend to search for him.

    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: 4.9
    Genreadventure, cartoon
    CountryCanada

    Three young Inuits set off in search of a promised land to save their clan from starvation.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrehorror, comedy
    CountryCanada, Denmark
    Duration01:30

    A once-famous painter rediscovers inspiration when he befriends a sleepwalking cannibal.

    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: 4.6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryCanada

    Newlyweds Sarah and Cory Morgan have decided to take a relaxing holiday with Cory’s 7 year old son Liam to try and smooth over some of the teething problems Liam is having with his new Mom. Despite the idyllic location of Cory’s isolated and luxurious country house, the family soon realize they have made a mistake in going there. Someone has been using the house in their absence. Their unwanted house guests will soon reveal themselves and the family will find itself caught up in a fight for their lives. What was planned as a relaxing getaway quickly turns into their worst nightmare as the family find themselves on a holiday from hell.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrehorror, comedy
    CountryCanada

    A shy high schooler struggles to lose his virginity before the local Satanic cult can sacrifice him to the devil.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:31

    Clara and Nikolai meet at a sweat-soaked rave and end their night at his apartment. The first part of the film is an erotic and candid portrait of their lovemaking. When Clara tries to sneak out without saying goodbye, this typical hookup takes an unexpected turn...

    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.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryCanada

    Following the death of her mother, a young woman returns home to Niagara Falls and becomes entangled in the memory of a kidnapping she claims to have witnessed as a child.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:40

    A young girl is abducted by a man, who claims that a cult is hunting her. His goal is to protect her until sunrise but while restrained, the young girl falls deathly ill. While her friends and family search for her, the source of her illness becomes more and more apparent. She’s not sick…she’s changing.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, thriller
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:35

    Wrongly condemned for killing his wife, a man finds himself in a mysterious institution where he is sentenced to relive her death for eternity.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:53

    On August 16, 2013, the Supreme Court mandated the CIA to declassify files that had been kept secret for the past 75 years. Visual records of documented paranormal events were released to the public. The following incident took place in Gracefield, Quebec.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA, Canada, Romania

    Elizabeth Thatcher, a cultured young teacher in 1910, fears leaving her comfortable world in the city. But when she accepts a teaching position in a frontier town, she finds new purpose and love with a handsome Royal Canadian Mountie.

    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: 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: 5.2
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:31

    A doctor takes in a mysterious man who washes ashore at her remote cottage with a gunshot wound. Quickly they both learn the killer has arrived to finish the job, while a storm has cut them off from the mainland.

    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
    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: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration02:35

    Former childhood pals Leo and Nikki are attracted to each other as adults—but will their feuding parents' rival pizzerias put a chill on their sizzling romance?

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryCanada

    Joseph and his family live in the remote wilderness as fur trappers but their tranquility starts to be threatened when they think are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf and Joseph leaves them behind to track it.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
    CountryCanada, USA, Germany
    Duration01:38

    Thousands of activists arrive in Seattle, Washington in masses to protest the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 (World Trade Organization). Although it began as a peaceful protest with a goal of stopping the WTO talks, it escalated into a full-scale riot and eventually, a State of Emergency that pitted protesters against the Seattle Police Department and the National Guard.

    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: 5.4
    Genrefantasy, drama
    CountryCanada

    A small town-teen predicts his friend’s death with startling accuracy and is labelled the “Prophet of Death.” One thing he didn’t see coming? Falling in love - with his best friend’s girl.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genreaction, crime
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:26

    A female police officer has to keep a prisoner from escaping a nearly abandoned hospital unit at the same time his violent partners come looking for him.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryCanada, France
    Duration02:48

    The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self: a woman.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:45

    An edgy comedy about the sexual adventures in parenthood.

    Markimdb: 3.7
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryCanada
    Duration01:24

    Two brothers return to a small mountain town in search of their long lost parents only to discover that the place has a monstrous taste for tourists.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryCanada

    Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise Delorme, a tough investigator in her own right.




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