List of Canadian films of 1990

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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1990:

Title  | Director  | Cast  | Genre  | Notes

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Archangel | Guy Maddin | Kyle McCulloch, Kathy Marykuca, Ari Cohen | Drama | National Society of Film Critics – Best Experimental Film
Au chic resto pop | Tahani Rached |  | National Film Board documentary |
Basil Hears a Noise | Wayne Moss | Kevin Clash, Tim Gosley, Robert Mills, Pier Paquette | Short film, Children's film |
Beautiful Dreamers | John Kent Harrison | Colm Feore, Rip Torn, Wendel Meldrum, Sheila McCarthy | Historical drama |
Between Two Worlds | Barry Greenwald | Joseph Idlout | National Film Board documentary | Follow up to the 1952 documentary Land of the Long Day
Bethune: The Making of a Hero | Phillip Borsos | Donald Sutherland, Helen Mirren, Helen Shaver, Colm Feore, James Pax, Guo Da | Historical bio-drama about Dr. Norman Bethune | Genie Award – Costumes; first Canadian feature to be filmed in China; a Canada-France-China co-production based on a script by Ted Allan
A Bullet in the Head | Attila Bertalan | Kathy Horner | Drama |
The Burning Times | Donna Read |  | National Film Board documentary | Sequel to Goddess Remembered
Cargo | François Girard | Geneviève Rioux, Michel Dumont, Guy Thauvette | Drama |
The Company of Strangers | Cynthia Scott | Mary Meigs, Michelle Sweeney | Docufiction | U.S. release: Strangers in Good Company
Dark City | Chris Curling | Chris Curling | Murder mystery | Festival screenings only
Defy Gravity | Michael Gibson | R. H. Thomson, Chapelle Jaffe, Simon Reynolds, Tracey Moore | Drama |
Ding et Dong, le film | Alain Chartrand | Claude Meunier, Serge Thériault | Comedy | Golden Reel Award
Divided Loyalties | Mario Azzopardi | Jack Langedijk, Tantoo Cardinal | Historical drama |
Edsville | Alan Marr | Stuart Clow, Kathleen Laskey | Horror comedy |
Eminent Domain | John Irvin | Donald Sutherland, Anne Archer | Drama | Canada-France-Israel co-production
Falling Over Backwards | Mort Ransen | Saul Rubinek, Paul Soles | National Film Board drama |
The Famine Within | Katherine Gilday |  | Documentary | Genie Award – Feature Documentary
Five Feminist Minutes | Various |  | Short film compilation |
Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders | Howard Ziehm | Vince Murdocco | Sci-fi exploitation | Direct to video
The Flying Sneaker | Bretislav Pojar | Ludek Navratil | Children's film | From the Tales for All series; Canada-Czechoslovakia. co-production
The Gate II: Trespassers | Tibor Takács | Louis Tripp, Pamela Segall, James Villemaire | Drama |
Getting Married in Buffalo Jump | Eric Till | Wendy Crewson, Paul Gross | Drama |
The Grifters | Stephen Frears | John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening | Neo-noir crime thriller |
H | Darrell Wasyk | Pascale Montpetit, Martin Neufeld | Drama | Genie Award for Best Actress, Pascale Montpetit
Hotel Chronicles | Léa Pool |  | Documentary |
An Imaginary Tale (Une histoire inventée) | André Forcier | Jean Lapointe, Louise Marleau, Charlotte Laurier, Marc Messier, Tony Nardi | Drama |
In Search of the Edge | Scott Barrie |  | Short documentary |
Internal Affairs | Mike Figgis | Richard Gere, Andy García, Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf, Richard Bradford, William Baldwin | Crime thriller |
The Little Kidnappers | Don Shebib | Bruce Greenwood, Leah Pinsent, Charlton Heston | Family Drama | Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards
Mob Story | Gabriel Markiw and Jancarlo Markiw | John Vernon, Kate Vernon, Al Waxman | Crime drama |
The Moving Statue (La Liberté d'une statue) | Olivier Asselin |  | Experimental |
Moody Beach | Richard Roy | Michel Côté, Claire Nebout | Drama |
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | James Ivory | Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Blythe Danner, Simon Callow, Kyra Sedgwick, Robert Sean Leonard | Drama | British-American-Canadian co-production
Musicians in Exile | Jacques Holender |  | Drama |
The Night of the Visitor (La nuit du visiteur) | Laurent Gagliardi | Macha Grenon, Luce Guilbeault, Maka Kotto | Short drama |
Nightbreed | Clive Barker | Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, Charles Haid | Dark fantasy horror |
No Apologies | Ken Pittman |  | Drama |
The Nutcracker Prince | Paul Schibli | voices Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows | Animated feature |
The Party (Le Party) | Pierre Falardeau | Lou Babin, Julien Poulin, Luc Proulx, Michel Forget, Gildor Roy | Prison drama |
Perfectly Normal | Yves Simoneau | Robbie Coltrane, Michael Riley, Kenneth Welsh | Comedy |
Princes in Exile | Giles Walker | Zachary Ansley, Stacie Mistysyn | Drama |
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss | Ron Oliver | Tim Conlon, Cyndy Preston, David Stratton | Slasher film |
Pump Up the Volume | Allan Moyle | Christian Slater, Scott Paulin, Ellen Greene, Samantha Mathis | Coming-of-age teen comedy-drama |
Snake Eater II: The Drug Buster | George Erschbamer | Lorenzo Lamas, Ron Palillo | Action |
Songololo: Voices of Change | Marianne Kaplan | Gcina Mhlophe, Mzwakhe Mbuli | Documentary |
The Star Turn | Nelu Ghiran | Nigel Bennett, Joe-Norman Shaw | Short drama |
Strand: Under the Dark Cloth | John Walker | with Georgia O'Keeffe, Cesare Zavattini, Paul Strand | Documentary | About the art and life of American photographer Paul Strand
Terminal City Ricochet | Zale Dalen | Peter Breck, Germain Houde, Jello Biafra | Drama | Direct to DVD
Too Close for Comfort | Peg Campbell | Stephen Fanning, Peter Stebbings | Short docudrama |
Understanding Bliss | William D. MacGillivray | Catherine Grant, Rick Mercer | Drama |
Vincent and Me | Michael Rubbo | Tchéky Karyo, Nina Petronzio, Christopher Forrest | Family film | From the Tales for All series; Canada-France co-production
White Room | Patricia Rozema | Kate Nelligan, Maurice Godin, Margot Kidder, Sheila McCarthy | Drama |

## See also

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* 1990 in Canada
* 1990 in Canadian television

## External links

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* Feature Films Released In 1990 With Country of Origin Canada at IMDb

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