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1. Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.
Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx
Votes: 21,187 | Gross: $2.01M
2. The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom (2011)
TV-G | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
Elizabeth Alison Gray is just your average suburban 11-year-old waiting for adolescence to arrive when she finds out that her whole life has been a lie. With only her imagination to guide her, she runs away to find the truth.
Director: Tara Johns | Stars: Julia Sarah Stone, Rebecca Windheim, Rebecca Croll, Macha Grenon
Votes: 642
3. Past Perfect (2002)
91 min | Drama
The film intercuts between two days, two years apart. The first: a flight from Vancouver to Halifax, where Charlotte and Cecil, two strangers, meet in seats 3a & 3c and fall in love. The ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel MacIvor | Stars: Rebecca Jenkins, Daniel MacIvor, Maury Chaykin, Marie Brassard
Votes: 76
4. Suspicious River (2000)
R | 92 min | Drama
A young married woman (Parker) sells her body, not just for money, to guests at the motel where she works as a receptionist.
Director: Lynne Stopkewich | Stars: Molly Parker, Callum Keith Rennie, Katie Keating, Joel Bissonnette
Votes: 857
5. My Life Without Me (2003)
R | 106 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman conceals the fact of her terminal cancer to live her life with a passion she never had before.
Director: Isabel Coixet | Stars: Sarah Polley, Scott Speedman, Mark Ruffalo, Leonor Watling
Votes: 25,835 | Gross: $0.40M
6. I'm Yours (2011)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
A road movie romance that conjures a heady concoction of free love and end of the world conspiracy.
Director: Leonard Farlinger | Stars: Rossif Sutherland, Karine Vanasse, Don McKellar, Nicholas Campbell
Votes: 157
7. Rub & Tug (2002)
R | 90 min | Comedy
Three beautiful masseurs are committed to their upstanding clients and their jobs. But their new manager is trying to run an honest business. Will he be able to stop the girls from giving their customers a little something extra?
Director: Soo Lyu | Stars: Don McKellar, Kira Clavell, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Lindy Booth
Votes: 633
8. Set Me Free (1999)
94 min | Drama, Romance
In the year 1963, an awkward thirteen-year-old girl comes of age during her escapism into the world of cinema, with potentially dangerous results.
Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Karine Vanasse, Pascale Bussières, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Alexandre Mérineau
Votes: 1,074 | Gross: $0.07M
9. The Crazy Stranger (1997)
Unrated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A man is looking for a singer he had heard on cassette. He finds much more.
Director: Tony Gatlif | Stars: Romain Duris, Rona Hartner, Izidor Serban, Ovidiu Balan
Votes: 8,365 | Gross: $0.67M
10. Buddha's Little Finger (2015)
84 min | Drama
A drama set during the failed coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev.
Director: Tony Pemberton | Stars: Toby Kebbell, Karine Vanasse, Trystan Pütter, Lilith Stangenberg
Votes: 180
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