List of Canadian films of 1988

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1988:

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Alias Will James Jacques Godbout Will James National Film Board documentary Music by Robert M. Lepage & Ian Tyson
American Gothic John Hough Horror
Apprentice to Murder Ralph L. Thomas Thriller
Backfire Gilbert Cates Thriller
The Box of Sun (La boite à soleil) Jean Pierre Lefebvre Drama
The Brain Ed Hunt Cyndy Preston, George Buza Horror
Bruce and Pepper Wayne Gacy's Home Movies Bruce LaBruce Short
Calling the Shots Holly Dale & Janis Cole Includes Agnès Varda, Amy Heckling, Martha Coolidge, Jeanne Moreau Documentary
Candy Mountain Robert Frank Kevin J. O'Connor, Tom Waits, Bulle Ogier Drama Canada-France-Switzerland co-production
The Carpenter David Wellington Wings Hauser Slasher film
The Cat Came Back Cordell Barker National Film Board animated short Genie Award – Animated Short; Academy Award nominee – Animated Short
Clair Obscur Bashar Shbib Drama
Comic Book Confidential Ron Mann with Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Robert Crumb Documentary Script by Ron Mann & bp Nichol; Genie Award - Feature documentary
Cowboys Don't Cry Anne Wheeler Ron White, Zachary Ansley, Janet-Laine Green, Rebecca Jenkins Drama Genie Award - Song
Dead Ringers David Cronenberg Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Shirley Douglas, Stephen Lack, Heidi Von Palleske Drama Made with U.S. financing
Finding Mary March Ken Pittman Richard Boland, Jacinta Cormier Historical drama
Gaspard and Son (Gaspard et fil$) François Labonté Jacques Godin, Gaston Lepage, Monique Miller Comedy
Glory Enough for All Eric Till Historical drama
God Bless the Child Larry Elikann Drama
Growing Up in America Morley Markson Documentary
The Heat Line (La ligne de chaleur) Hubert-Yves Rose Gabriel Arcand, Gerard Parkes Drama
Inside/Out Lori Spring Emma Richler, Jackie Burroughs Short drama
Into the Fire Graeme Campbell Susan Anspach, Art Hindle Thriller
Iron Eagle II Sidney J. Furie Louis Gossett Jr., Mark Humphrey, Stuart Margolin, Alan Scarfe, Maury Chaykin, Colm Feore Action adventure Canada-Israel co-production
Kalamazoo André Forcier Rémy Girard, Marie Tifo, Tony Nardi Drama
The Kiss Pen Densham Joanna Pacula, Meredith Salenger, Mimi Kuzyk Horror Made with U.S. financing
Malarek Roger Cardinal Elias Koteas, Kerrie Keane, Al Waxman, Daniel Pilon Drama
Martha, Ruth and Edie Norma Bailey, Deepa Mehta, Danièle J. Suissa Jennifer Dale, Andrea Martin, Lois Maxwell, Margaret Langrick Drama
Milk and Honey Glen Salzman & Rebecca Yates Josette Simon, Lyman Ward, Fiona Reid, Tom Butler Drama Genie Award – Screenplay; Canada-U.K. co-production
The Mills of Power (Les Tisserands du pouvoir) Claude Fournier Historical drama Two-part film which received brief theatrical distribution before airing as a television miniseries in 1989 (French) and 1990 (English)
The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada Colin Brunton Gerry Quigley Short Genie Award – Live-Action Short
Office Party George Mihalka David Warner, Michael Ironside, Kate Vernon, Jayne Eastwood Thriller
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick Allan Goldstein Noam Zylberman, Saul Rubinek, Jan Rubeš, Fairuza Balk, Aaron Schwartz, Susan Rubeš Coming-of-age drama Toronto Festival of Festivals – Best Canadian Feature
Palais Royale Martin Lavut Kim Cattrall, Matt Craven, Kim Coates, Dean Stockwell Crime drama
Pin Sandor Stern David Hewlett, Cyndy Preston, John Pyper-Ferguson Horror
Pissoir John Greyson Paul Bettis, Pauline Carey Experimental gay feature Berlin Film FestivalTeddy Award
The Revolving Doors (Les Portes tournantes) Francis Mankiewicz Monique Spaziani, Gabriel Arcand, Miou-Miou, François Méthé, Rémy Girard Drama Canada-France co-production
A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution Nettie Wild Documentary
Shadow Dancing Lewis Furey Nadine van der Velde, Christopher Plummer, James Kee, John Colicos Gothic mystery/dance
Something About Love Tom Berry Stefan Wodoslawsky, Jan Rubeš, Jennifer Dale, Ron James Drama
The Squamish Five Paul Donovan Nicky Guadagni, Michael McManus, Robyn Stevan, Albert Schultz Docudrama
Straight for the Heart (À corps perdu) Léa Pool Matthias Habich, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Michel Voïta, Jean-François Pichette Drama Canada-Switzerland co-production
The Tadpole and the Whale (La grenouille et la baleine) Jean-Claude Lord Fanny Lauzier, Denis Forest, Marina Orsini, Félix-Antoine Leroux, Jean Lajeunesse Children's film From the Tales for All series; Golden Reel Award
Tales from the Gimli Hospital Guy Maddin Kyle McCulloch Drama Guy Maddin's first feature
Tenderfoot (Le Pied tendre) Roger Boire Massimo Agostinelli, Mario Bertrand, Andréa Davidson Short drama/dance
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller Michael Rubbo Lucas Evans, Anthony Rogers Children's film From the Tales for All series
The Understudy: Graveyard Shift II Jerry Ciccoritti Horror Direct to video
Watchers Jon Hess Corey Haim, Michael Ironside, Barbara Williams, Lala Sloatman Horror
Witnesses: The Untold War in Afghanistan Martyn Burke Documentary
The World Is Watching Peter Raymont Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel Documentary Genie Award - Short documentary
You're Beautiful, Jeanne (T'es belle, Jeanne) Robert Ménard Marie Tifo, Michel Côté, Pierre Curzi Drama

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