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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1994:

Title  | Director  | Cast  | Genre  | Notes

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Arrowhead | Peter Lynch | Don McKellar | Short mockumentary |
Avalanche | Paul Shapiro | Michael Gross, Deanna Milligan | Drama |
Boulevard | Penelope Buitenhuis | Rae Dawn Chong, Kari Wuhrer, Lou Diamond Phillips | Crime thriller |
Camilla | Deepa Mehta | Jessica Tandy, Bridget Fonda, Elias Koteas, Maury Chaykin | Drama |
The Confessional (Le Confessionnal) | Robert Lepage | Lothaire Bluteau, Patrick Goyette, Jean-Louis Millette, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ron Burrage | Drama | Genie Awards – Picture, Director, Art Direction, Claude Jutra Award; Canada/ France/U.K. co-production; references filming of Hitchcock’s I Confess in Quebec City
Chili's Blues (C'était le 12 du 12, et Chili avait les blues) | Charles Binamé | Lucie Laurier, Roy Dupuis, Pierre Curzi | Drama |
The Circle Game[1] | Brigitte Berman | Marnie McPhail, Janet-Laine Green, Albert Schultz, Tom McCamus | Drama |
Crack Me Up | Bashar Shbib | Daphna Kastner, Mary Crosby | Drama | Made with U.S. financing
Crackerjack | Michael Mazo | Thomas Ian Griffith, Nastassja Kinski, Christopher Plummer | Crime thriller |
Dance Me Outside | Bruce McDonald | Adam Beach, Ryan Black, Hugh Dillon | Drama | Based on a book by W.P. Kinsella; Genie Awards – Editing, Sound Editing
The Darling Family | Alan Zweig | Alan Williams, Linda Griffiths | Drama |
Desire in Motion (Mouvements du désir) | Léa Pool | Valérie Kaprisky, Jean-François Pichette | Drama | Canada-Switzerland co-production
Double Happiness | Mina Shum | Sandra Oh, Callum Keith Rennie |  | Genie for Best Actress (Oh)
Eclipse | Jeremy Podeswa | John Gilbert, Von Flores, Maria del Mar | Drama |
Ernest Goes to School | Coke Sams | Jim Varney, Linda Kash | Comedy | Direct to DVD
Exotica | Atom Egoyan | Don McKellar, Arsinée Khanjian, Mia Kirshner, Elias Koteas, Sarah Polley | Drama |
Fat Chance | Jeff McKay |  | Documentary |
For Angela | Daniel Prouty & Nancy Trites Botkin | Tina Keeper | National Film Board docudrama | Canada Award winner
For the Love of Aaron | John Kent Harrison | Meredith Baxter, Nick Mancuso | Drama |
Heads | Paul Shapiro |  | Comedy |
Henry & Verlin | Gary Ledbetter | Gary Farmer, Robert Joy, Margot Kidder, Eric Peterson | Drama |
A Hero's Life (La Vie d'un héros) | Micheline Lanctôt | Marie Cantin, Gilbert Sicotte, Véronique Le Flaguais | Drama |
Highlander III: The Sorcerer | Andrew Morahan | Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Deborah Kara Unger, Mako | Action | Canada-France-U.K. co-production
Highway of Heartache | Gregory Wild | Barbara Chamberlin, Serge Houde | Musical comedy |
It Don't Cost Nothin' to Say Good Morning | Kenny Hotz, Spencer Rice |  | Documentary |
Jerome's Secret (Le Secret de Jérôme) | Phil Comeau | Denis Lapalme, Germain Houde, Myriam Cyr | Drama |
Kabloonak | Claude Massot | Charles Dance, Bernard Bloch, Natar Ungalaaq | Historical drama | Canada-France co-production
The Last Supper | Cynthia Roberts | Daniel MacIvor, Ken McDougall, J.D. Nicholsen | Drama | Berlin Film Festival Teddy Award winner
Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes) | Michel Poulette | Martin Drainville, Dominique Michel, Agathe de la Fontaine | Comedy | Claude Jutra Award, Golden Reel Award
Make Some Noise | Andrew Munger | Ghetto Concept, Thrust, Dan-e-o, Da Grassroots, Farley Flex | Short documentary |
Max | Charles Wilkinson | R. H. Thomson, Denise Crosby, Colleen Rennison | Drama |
Mesmer | Roger Spottiswoode | Alan Rickman, Amanda Ooms, Gillian Barge, David Hemblen, Jan Rubeš | Historical costume drama | Canada-German-Austria-U.K. co-production
Million Dollar Babies | Christian Duguay |  | Drama |
Motherland: Tales of Wonder | Helene Klodawsky |  | Documentary |
Moving the Mountain | Michael Apted |  | Documentary |
My Friend Max (Mon amie Max) | Michel Brault | Geneviève Bujold, Marthe Keller, Johanne McKay, Marie Guillard, Michel Rivard | Drama |
Narmada: A Valley Rises | Ali Kazimi |  | Documentary |
Octobre | Pierre Falardeau | Hugo Dubé, Luc Picard, Serge Houde, Julie Castonguay | Political drama |
Paint Cans | Paul Donovan | Chas Lawther, Robyn Stevan, Bruce Greenwood, Andy Jones, Paul Gross, Neve Campbell | Drama | Screenplay by Paul Donovan based on his own novel
The Paperboy | Douglas Jackson | Alexandra Paul, Marc Marut, William Katt | Horror |
The Passion of John Ruskin | Alex Chapple | Mark McKinney, Neve Campbell | Short drama |
Relative Fear | George Mihalka |  | Thriller |
Replikator | G. Philip Jackson |  | Science fiction |
Ride Me | Bashar Shbib | Clark Gregg | Drama | Made with U.S. financing
Road to Saddle River | Francis Damberger | Paul Jarrett, Paul Coeur, Sam Bob, Eric Allan Kramer, Michael Hogan | Comedy |
Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo | John Zaritsky |  | Documentary |
Rural Route 5 (Rang 5) | Richard Lavoie |  | Documentary |
The Santa Clause | John Pasquin | Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, David Krumholtz, Peter Boyle | Comedy |
Savage Land | Dean Hamilton | Corbin Bernsen, Vivian Schilling, Brion James, Charlotte Ross, Corey Carrier, Mercedes McNab, Graham Greene | Western drama |
Scanner Cop | Pierre David |  | Horror |
Silent Witness | Harriet Wichin |  | Documentary |
Sissy Boy Slap Party | Guy Maddin |  | Experimental short | Lost film; recreated by Maddin in 2004 with new cast.
Sleeping with Strangers | William T. Bolson |  | Romantic comedy |
Super 8½ | Bruce LaBruce |  |  |
Trial at Fortitude Bay | Vic Sarin | Henry Czerny, Raoul Trujillo, Lolita Davidovich | Drama |
Wasaga | Judith Doyle | Louise Lilliefeldt, Tracy Wright, Daniel MacIvor | Drama |
Whale Music | Richard J. Lewis | Maury Chaykin, Cyndy Preston, Jennifer Dale, Paul Gross, Kenneth Welsh | Comedy-drama | Based on the novel by Paul Quarrington; Genie Award \- Actor (Chaykin)
The Wind from Wyoming (Le Vent du Wyoming) | André Forcier | François Cluzet, Michel Côté, Marc Messier, Martin Randez, Céline Bonnier | Comedy-drama |
Windigo | Robert Morin | Donald Morin, Guy Nadon, Serge Houde | Drama |
Without Rockets | Gary Yates | Ted Felbel | Short comedy-drama |
Yes Sir! Madame... | Robert Morin | Robert Morin | Satirical comedy-drama |
You Love Me I Hate You | Rosamund Owen | Azura Bates, Dov Tiefenbach, Christian Matheson, Lesleh Donaldson | Short drama |

## References

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1. ^ McCarthy, Todd (1994-12-12). "The Circle Game". Variety. Retrieved 2025-06-15.

## See also

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* 1994 in Canada
* 1994 in Canadian television

## External links

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* Feature Films Released In 1994 With Country of Origin Canada at IMDb

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