My list of favourite homegrown Canadian movies skews heavily towards genre fare, be it mockumentary, thriller, horror, or comedy. Or, as in the case of The Pit (a movie so singular in its weird, creepy strangeness I felt an obligation to include it), thriller-horror-comedy.

31. The Pit (Lew Lehman, 1981)

30. Visiting Hours (Jean-Claude Lord, 1982)

29. The Grey Fox (Phillip Borsos, 1082)

28. Kitchen Party (Gary Burns 1997)

27. Rolling Vengeance (Steven Hilliard Stern, 1987)

26. Backcountry (Adam MacDonald, 2015)

25. Black Robe (Bruce Beresford, 1991)

24. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005)

23. Clear Cut (Ryszard Bugajski, 1991)

22. Scanners (David Cronenberg, 1981)

21. Last Night (Don McKellar, 1998)

20. Goon (Michael Dowse, 2004)

19. My Bloody Valentine (George Mihalka, 1981)

18. Begone Dull Care (Evelyn Lambart, Norman McLaren, 1949)

17. Sudden Fury (Brian Damude, 1975)

16. Goin’ Down the Road (Don Shebib, 1970)

15. Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (François Girard, 1993)

14. White Room (Patricia Rozema, 1990)

13. Rituals (Peter Carter, 1977)

12. Red Rooms (Pasca Plante, 2023)

11. Existenz (David Cronenberg, 1999)

10. Fubar (Michael Dowse, 2002)

9. Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley, 2012)

8. Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974)

7. Siege (Paul Donovan, Maura O’Connell, 1983)

6. Fubar 2 (Michael Dowse, 2010)

5. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (Zacharias Kunuk, 2001)

4. Strange Brew (Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, 1983)

3. Blackberry (Matt Johnson, 2023)

2. A Christmas Story (Bob Clark, 1983)

1. Hard Core Logo (Bruce McDonald, 1996)