List of Canadian films of 2005

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 2005.

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref
3 Needles	Thom Fitzgerald	Lucy Liu, Olympia Dukakis, Shawn Ashmore, Sandra Oh	AIDS Drama
7 Times Lucky	Gary Yates	Kevin Pollak, Liane Balaban, Jonas Chernick, James Tolkan, Babz Chula	Crime drama	Genie Award - Song
Alone in the Dark	Uwe Boll	Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff	Sci-fi horror	Canada-German co-production made with U.S. financing
An American Haunting	Courtney Solomon	Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, James D'Arcy, Rachel Hurd-Wood	Horror	Canada-U.K.-Romania co-production made with U.S. financing
Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma	Denis Langlois	Dusan Dukic, Louise Laprade, Norman Helms	Drama
American Soldiers	Sidney J. Furie	Curtis Morgan	Action	Direct to DVD
Audition (L'Audition)	Luc Picard	Luc Picard, Suzanne Clément, Alexis Martin, Denis Bernard	Drama	Genie Award – Supporting Actor (Bernard); Prix Jutra – Musical Score
Aurora Borealis	James C. E. Burke	Joshua Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Juliette Lewis, Louise Fletcher	Romance	Made with U.S. financing
Aurore	Luc Dionne	Marianne Fortier, Serge Postigo, Stéphanie Lapointe, Alice Morel-Michaud	Drama	Based on true story of Aurore Gagnon; a remake of the 1952 film, La petite Aurore l’enfant martyre.
Bailey's Billion$	David Devine	Dean Cain, Laurie Holden, Jennifer Tilly, Tim Curry, Sheila McCarthy	Family comedy
Bangkok Girl	Jordan Clark		Documentary	About sex tourism in Bangkok; made for TV
Being Caribou	Leanne Allison & Diana Wilson		National Film Board documentary
Being Human	Denys Desjardins		Documentary produced with the National Film Board
Beowulf & Grendel	Sturla Gunnarsson	Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård, Sarah Polley, Ingvar Eggert Sigurdsson	Epic Action, Adventure, Fantasy	Adaptation of the epic poem, Beowulf; filmed in Iceland; Canada-Iceland-Australia co-production
The Best of Secter and the Rest of Secter	Joel Secter	David Secter	Documentary
Big Girl	Renuka Jeyapaian	Samantha Weinstein, Kris Holden-Reid	Short	TIFF – Best Canadian Short
The Big White	Denys Desjardins	Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Giovanni Ribisi, Woody Harrelson, Tim Blake Nelson, W. Earl Brown, Alison Lohman		Canada-New Zealand co-production made with U.S. financing
Black Widow	David Mortin	Sarah Slean, Martin Tielli, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Tom McCamus, Julian Richings		A "Film Noir Musical" is based on the Evelyn Dick murder case made for TV.
Bloodsuckers	Matthew Hastings	Dominic Zamprogna, A.J. Cook, Natassia Malthe	Horror	Made for TV
Les Boys IV	George Mihalka	Rémy Girard, Pierre Lebeau, Marc Messier	Comedy
The Brotherhood IV	David DeCoteau	Sebastian Gacki, April Telek	Horror
The Cabin Movie	Dylan Akio Smith	Arabella Bushnell, Ben Cotton, Brad Dryborough, Ryan Robbins, Justine Warrington, Erin Wells	Comedy-drama
Cake	Nisha Ganatra	Heather Graham, David Sutcliffe, Taye Diggs, Sandra Oh, Cheryl Hines, Bruce Gray	Romantic comedy	Made with U.S. financing
The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie	Larry Jacobs & Ron Pitts	voices Stephanie Beard, Robert Tinkler, Julie Lemieux, Linda Ballantyne, Stephen Ouimette	Animated feature	Direct to DVD
Chairman George	Daniel Cross & Mila Aung-Thwin	George Sapounidis	Documentary	Made for TV
La Classe de Madame Lise	Sylvie Groulx		Documentary		^[1]
cNote	Christopher Hinton	Michael Oesterle (music)	Visual music; animated short	Genie Award for Best Animated Short
Continuous Journey	Ali Kazimi		Documentary	In 1914 the Komagata Maru, a vessel with 378 immigrants sailing from Hong Kong, arrived in Vancouver only to become the first ship carrying migrants turned away by Canada.
C.R.A.Z.Y.	Jean-Marc Vallée	Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx, Pierre-Luc Brillant	Family Drama	TIFF – Best Canadian Feature
The Dark Hours	Paul Fox	Kate Greenhouse, Aidan Devine, Gordon Currie, Dov Tiefenbach	Thriller	Direct to DVD
Dehors novembre	Patrick Bouchard		Animated short		^[2]
Deluxe Combo Platter	Vic Sarin	Maria Sokoloff, Jennifer Tilly, Monika Schnarre, Barry Watson, Dave Thomas	Comedy
Dodging the Clock (Horloge biologique)	Ricardo Trogi	Patrice Robitaille	Comedy
Drifting States (Les États nordiques)	Denis Côté	Christian LeBlanc	Drama
Eighteen	Richard Bell	Brendan Fletcher, Carly Pope, Alan Cumming, Ian McKellen	Drama	Festival premiere was in tandem with 60th Anniversary of the end of WWII
The End of Silence	Anita Doron	Ekaterina Shchelkanova, John Tokatlidis, Sarah Harmer	Drama		^[3]
Eve and the Fire Horse	Julia Kwan	Phoebe Jojo Kut, Hollie Lo, Vivian Wu, Lester Chan	Drama	Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Claude Jutra Award
Exiles in Lotusland (Le méchant trip)	Ilan Saragosti	Mélissa Cossette, Dany Nadeau	National Film Board documentary		^[3]
Familia	Louise Archambault	Sylvie Moreau, Macha Grenon, Juliette Gosselin, Micheline Lanctôt	Family drama	Claude Jutra Award; TIFF – Best First Feature
Fetching Cody	David Ray	Jay Baruchel, Sarah Lind, Nicole Muñoz, Jim Byrnes, Ken Jones	Drama		^[3]
Getting Gilliam	Vincenzo Natali		Documentary	About the making of Terry Gilliam's film Tideland made for TV.
Gilles Carle: The Untamable Mind (Gilles Carle ou l'indomptable imaginaire)	Charles Binamé	Gilles Carle	Documentary		^[4]
Guy X	Saul Metzstein	Jason Biggs, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Northam, Michael Ironside	Mystery, comedy	Canada-U.K.-Iceland co-production
The Hamster Cage	Larry Kent	Alan Scarfe, Carly Pope, Scott Hylands	Family drama
Hardwood	Hubert Davis	Mel Davis (Harlem Globetrotters)	Documentary produced with the National Film Board	Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject nomination
Hogtown: The Politics of Policing	Min Sook Lee		Documentary		^[5]
Ill-Fated	Mark Lewis	Paul Campbell, Niki Clyne, John Callander, Peter Outerbridge	Drama
Kamataki	Claude Gagnon	Matthew Smiley, Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki	Drama
Kardia	Su Rynard	Mimi Kuzyk, Peter Stebbings, Kristin Booth, Ariel Waller	Drama
Land of the Dead	George A. Romero	John Leguizamo, Asia Argento, Simon Baker, Dennis Hopper, Robert Joy	Horror	Canada-France co-production made with U.S. financing
Lie with Me	Clement Virgo	Lauren Lee Smith, Eric Balfour, Polly Shannon, Kate Lynch	Romance
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico	Michael Mabbott	Matt Murphy, Natalie Radford, Kris Kristofferson	Mockumentary	TIFF - Best Canadian First Feature
Life with My Father (La Vie avec mon père)	Sébastien Rose	Raymond Bouchard, Paul Ahmarani, David La Haye, Hélène Florent	Comedy, drama	Canada-France co-production
Living on the Edge	Rodrigue Jean	Gérald Leblanc	Documentary
The Long Weekend	Pat Holden	Chris Klein, Brendan Fehr	Thriller
Looking for Angelina	Sergio Navarretta	Lina Giornofelice, Alvaro D’Antonio, Leslie Carlson	Crime drama
Love Is Work	John Kalangis		Drama		^[3]
Lucid	Sean Garrity	Jonas Chernick, Lindy Booth, Callum Keith Rennie, Michelle Nolden	Drama
Madagascar	Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath	Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith	Computer-animated comedy
Maman Last Call	François Bouvier	Sophie Lorain, Patrick Huard, Julie Le Breton	Comedy-drama
Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company	Allan King		Documentary
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey	Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen & Jessica Wise		Documentary
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream	Stuart Samuels		Documentary	Direct to DVD
Mohawk Girls	Tracey Deer		National Film Board documentary
Munich	Steven Spielberg	Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Hanns Zischler, Geoffrey Rush	Epic historical drama
Murder Unveiled	Vic Sarin	Anita Majumdar	Drama	Made for TV; based on the true story of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu
My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers	Anne Troake	Gary Troake	Documentary	A defense of the Canadian seal hunt
Niagara Motel	Gary Yates	Caroline Dhavernas, Kevin Pollak, Anna Frield, Kris Holden-Reid, Craig Ferguson	Comedy-drama
Noise	Greg Spottiswood	Hugh Thompson, Cameron Lewis	Short drama
The Novena (La Neuvaine)	Bernard Émond	Élise Guilbault, Patrick Drolet	Drama	Prix Jutra – Actress (Guilbault)
The Outlander (Le Survenant)	Érik Canuel		Drama
The Peacekeepers	Paul Cowan		National Film Board documentary
Rahul's Arranged Marriage	Anant Mathur	Devika Mathur, Anurag Mathur	Romance, Drama, Short
Red (Le Rouge au sol)	Maxime Giroux	Martin Dubreuil	Short	Genie Award – Live-Action Short
The River King	Nick Willing	Edward Burns, Jennifer Ehle, Thomas Gibson, Rachelle Lefevre, Jon Kapelos	Crime drama	Canada-U.K. co-production
The Rocket (Maurice Richard)	Charles Binamé	Roy Dupuis, Stephen McHattie, Philip Craig, Patrice Robitaille, Rémy Girard, Julie Le Breton	Biodrama about Montreal Canadiens star, Maurice Richard
Ruzz and Ben (Ruzz et Ben)	Philippe Jullien		Animated short	Canadian-French coproduction
Sabah	Ruba Nadda	Arsinée Khanjian, Shawn Doyle, Jeff Seymour, David Alpay	Romance
Saint Martyrs of the Damned (Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés)	Robin Aubert
Severed: Forest of the Dead	Carl Bessai	Paul Campbell, Sarah Lind, JR Bourne	Horror
Sidekick	Blake Van de Graaf	David Ingram	Thriller
Sigwan	Alanis Obomsawin		Short drama		^[6]
A Simple Curve	Aubrey Nealon	Kris Lemche, Michael Hogan, Matt Craven	Drama
Six Figures	David Christensen	JR Bourne, Caroline Cave	Thriller		^[3]
There's a Flower in My Pedal	Andrea Dorfman		Short
These Girls	John Hazlett	David Boreanaz, Caroline Dhavernas	Satire
Thieves of Innocence (Les Voleurs d'enfance)	Paul Arcand		Documentary
Thralls	Ron Oliver	Lorenzo Lamas, Leah Cairns, Crystal Lowe	Horror
Tideland	Terry Gilliam	Jodelle Ferland, Jeff Bridges, Brendan Fletcher, Jennifer Tilly	Fantasy drama	Genie Award - Overall sound; Canada-U.K. co-production
Tower Bawher	Theodore Ushev		Animated short
Tuesday Morning...Somewhere (Mardi matin...quelque part)	Hélène Bélanger Martin		Short drama
The United States of Albert (Les États-Unis d'Albert)	André Forcier	Éric Bruneau, Roy Dupuis, Céline Bonnier	Comedy-drama
Water	Deepa Mehta	Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, John Abraham	Romance, Drama	Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign-Language film; Canada-India co-production
Where the Truth Lies	Atom Egoyan	Colin Firth, Kevin Bacon, Alison Lohman, Rachel Blanchard	Drama based on the novel by Rupert Holmes	Genie Award – Adapted Screenplay; Canada-U.K. co-production
The White Chapel (Une chapelle blanche)	Simon Lavoie	Hélène Loiselle	Short drama	Jutra Award winner for Best Live Action Short Film
White Noise	Geoffrey Sax	Michael Keaton, Chandra West, Deborah Kara Unger, Ian McNeice	Supernatural thriller	Canada-U.K. co-production
Whole New Thing	Amnon Buchbinder	Aaron Webber, Robert Joy, Rebecca Jenkins, Daniel MacIvor	Drama
Why We Fight	Eugene Jarecki		Documentary	Canada-U.K.-France co-production made with U.S. financing
Yule Croak (Petit Pow! Pow! Noël)	Robert Morin	Robert Morin, André Morin	Drama		^[7]
A Year in the Death of Jack Richards	B. P. Paquette	Vlasta Vrána, Micheline Lanctôt	Drama
The Zero Sum	Raphael Assaf		Drama		^[3]
Zizek!	Astra Taylor	Slavoj Žižek	Documentary	Made with U.S. financing

References

^ Kevin Forest, "La Classe de Madame Lise : Sacré Charlemagne". Voir, March 9, 2006.
^ Odile Tremblay, "Entre chats et rats". Le Devoir, November 26, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Nicole Fitzgerald, "Borsos Award contenders announced". Pique Newsmagazine, November 11, 2005.
^ Manon Dumais, "Gilles Carle ou L’Indomptable Imaginaire : Rêver le réel". Voir, September 28, 2005.
^ Chris Young, "Hogtown puts police board in camera's eye; Filmmaker saw City Hall's rough period But still has faith in Toronto's institutions". Toronto Star, April 23, 2005.
^ "Films and gala herald start of film festival". Whitehorse Star, June 21, 2006.
^ Odile Tremblay, "Mon père, ce Martien". Le Devoir, November 26, 2005.

External links

Feature Films Released In 2005 With Country of Origin Canada at IMDb
Canada's Top Ten for 2005 (list of top ten Canadian feature films, selected in a process administered by TIFF)
List of 2005 box office number-one films in Canada

[1] Kevin Forest, "La Classe de Madame Lise : Sacré Charlemagne". Voir, March 9, 2006.

[2] Odile Tremblay, "Entre chats et rats". Le Devoir, November 26, 2015.

[borsos-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Nicole Fitzgerald, "Borsos Award contenders announced". Pique Newsmagazine, November 11, 2005.

[4] Manon Dumais, "Gilles Carle ou L’Indomptable Imaginaire : Rêver le réel". Voir, September 28, 2005.

[5] Chris Young, "Hogtown puts police board in camera's eye; Filmmaker saw City Hall's rough period But still has faith in Toronto's institutions". Toronto Star, April 23, 2005.

[6] "Films and gala herald start of film festival". Whitehorse Star, June 21, 2006.

[7] Odile Tremblay, "Mon père, ce Martien". Le Devoir, November 26, 2005.

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