List of Canadian films of 1984

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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1984:

Title  | Director  | Cast  | Genre  | Notes

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The Bay Boy | Daniel Petrie | Kiefer Sutherland, Liv Ullmann, Peter Donat, Alan Scarfe, Chris Wiggins, Leah Pinsent | Coming-of-age drama | Canada-France co-production
Bedroom Eyes | William Fruet | Dayle Haddon, Christine Cattell | Thriller |
Best Revenge | John Trent |  | Drama |
The Blood of Others | Claude Chabrol | Jodie Foster, Michael Ontkean, Sam Neill, Stéphane Audran, Alexandra Stewart | Drama | Canada-France co-production made with U.S. financing, and the third Canadian film by French director Claude Chabrol based on the novel by Simone de Beauvoir.
The Cap | Robert A. Duncan |  | Drama |
Charade | John Minnis |  | Animated short | Oscar winner
The Children of Soong Ching Ling | Gary Bush |  | Documentary |
City Girl | Martha Coolidge |  | Drama |
Covergirl | Jean-Claude Lord |  | Drama |
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe (Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe) | Denys Arcand | Gabriel Arcand, Anne Létourneau, Pierre Curzi, Denise Filiatrault, Rémy Girard, Donald Pilon | Drama | Canada-France co-production; Genie Award – Actor (Arcand)
The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques) | André Melançon | Cédric Jourde, Maripierre D’Amour, Julien Élie | Children's film | The first of producer Rock Demers's Tales for All; Golden Reel Award.
Draw! | Steven Hilliard Stern | Kirk Douglas, James Coburn, Alexandra Bastedo, Derek McGrath, Linda Sorenson | Western | HBO's first feature-length drama made with U.S. financing was released theatrically in Canada; Genie Award \- Supporting Actress (Sorenson)
Hockey Night | Paul Shapiro |  | Drama |
Hookers on Davie | Janis Cole & Holly Dale |  | Documentary |
The Hotel New Hampshire | Tony Richardson | Jodie Foster, Beau Bridges, Rob Lowe, Nastassja Kinski, Wilford Brimley, Wallace Shawn | Family drama | Based on the novel by John Irving; Canada-U.K. co-production made with U.S. financing
Incident at Restigouche | Alanis Obomsawin |  | Documentary |
Isaac Littlefeathers | Les Rose | William Korbut, Lou Jacobi, Scott Hylands | Drama |
Jacques and November (Jacques et Novembre) | Jean Beaudry and François Bouvier | Jean Beaudry | Faux-documentary |
Le jour S... | Jean Pierre Lefebvre | Pierre Curzi, Marie Tifo | Drama | Screened at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival
The Last Glacier (Le dernier glacier) | Jacques Leduc, Roger Frappier |  |  |
Listen to the City | Ron Mann |  | Drama |
Louisiana | Philippe De Broca | Margot Kidder, Ian Charleson, Victor Lanoux, Andréa Ferreol, Lloyd Bochner | Costume drama | Canada-France co-production
Margaret Atwood: Once in August | Michael Rubbo | Margaret Atwood | National Film Board documentary |
Mario | Jean Beaudin | Xavier Norman Petermann, Jacques Godin | Drama | Genie Awards – Cinematography, Sound, Musical Score
The Masculine Mystique | John N. Smith, Giles Walker | Stefan Wodoslawsky, Sam Grana, Mort Ransen | National Film Board feature |
Memoirs | Bashar Shbib |  | Drama |
Mother's Meat and Freud's Flesh | Demetrios Estdelacropolis | Demetrios Estdelacropolis, Esther Vargas | Comedy-drama |
My Kind of Town | Charles Wilkinson | Peter Smith, Tina Schliessler, John Cooper | Drama |
Next of Kin | Atom Egoyan | Patrick Tierney, Arsinée Khanjian | Drama | Atom Egoyan's first feature
No More Hiroshima | Martin Duckworth |  | National Film Board documentary | Genie Award for best short documentary
One Night Stand | John Duigan |  | Drama | Canada-Australia coproduction
The Painted Door | Bruce Pittman | Linda Goranson, Eric Peterson, August Schellenberg | Short drama |
Paradise | Ishu Patel |  | National Film Board animated short | Academy Award– Animated Short; Berlin Film Festival – Silver Plaque for Cultural/ Documentary Film
Productivity and Performance by Alex K. | Tony Currie | Bruce Pirrie, Michael Ferguson, Peter McBurnie, Pandora Richardson, Carl Zittrer | Comedy, educational |
Reno and the Doc | Charles Dennis | Kenneth Welsh, Linda Griffiths | Comedy |
Slim Obsession | Donald Shebib | Susan Wright, Paul Kelman, Kerrie Keane | Drama | 1984 Chris Bronze Plaque, Columbus Festival; 1985 ACTRA Award for Best Actress (Susan Wright)
Sonatine | Micheline Lanctôt | Pascale Bussières, Marcia Pilote, Pierre Fauteux | Drama | Genie Awards – Director; Venice Film Festival – Silver Lion
The Surrogate | Don Carmody | Art Hindle, Carole Laure, Shannon Tweed, Jackie Burroughs | Thriller |
The Terrapin (La Terrapène) | Michel Bouchard | Julien Davy, Alexandra Stewart | Short drama |
That's My Baby! | John Bradshaw, Edie Yolles | Sonja Smits, Timothy Webber, Lenore Zann, Derek McGrath, Les Carlson | Comedy |
Thrillkill | Anthony D'Andrea | Gina Massey, Robin Ward | Crime thriller |
Unfinished Business | Don Owen | Isabelle Mejias, Peter Spence, Peter Kastner | Drama |
Walls | Tom Shandel | Winston Rekert, Andrée Pelletier | Drama |
Waterwalker | Bill Mason |  | Documentary |
A Woman in Transit (La Femme de l'hôtel) | Léa Pool | Louise Marleau, Paule Baillargeon, Marthe Turgeon, Serge Dupire | Drama | Genie Awards – Actress (Marleau), Song; Toronto Festival of Festivals – Best Canadian Feature
The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêve) | Jean-Claude Labrecque | Gilbert Sicotte, Anne-Marie Provencher, Monique Mercure | Drama |

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