they may not have been born around
Hollywood but they certainly made a name
for themselves there we should report
the stat ezel Gault look at that you
just do what I tell you welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movies by
Canadian directors dude I think it’s
best to just tell him I’m pregnant
Oh God for this list we’re looking at
the best movies from directors who were
either born in Canada or who chose the
great white north as their adopted home
at a young age we’re ranking our list
based on critical reception and box
office totals I’ll bet you’re gonna be
thinking about me after I’m going that I
am no kiss number 10 Dallas buyers club
jean-marc vallée like your style doc
while most likely remembered as the
climax of Matthew McConaughey’s career
Renaissance and the film that won him an
Oscar this drama is also a great
showcase for the directorial skills of
jean-marc vallée I’ve been looking for
you Lone Star not gonna kill chip eight
years after earning rave reviews for his
gay themed drama crazy valet took on the
true story of Ron Woodroof an
electrician in Dallas who refused to
take his diagnosis of AIDS sitting down
and tries to save his own life as well
as the lives of others afflicted with
the disease it’s where I got the idea
welcome to the Dallas buyers the film
was a hit at the Academy Awards
receiving six nominations including Best
Picture and a nod to valet for best film
editing
I got a hospital’s man mixed up my
Bloods Sam number nine juno jason
reitman this is not a food baby
all right I’ve taken like three
pregnancy tests and I am for shiz up the
spa the son of beloved director ivan
reitman jason reitman had no problem
following in his father’s footsteps
with this quirky and lovable indie
comedy she’s bananas
your friggin gob okay directing an
academy award-winning script from Diablo
Cody and aided by an acclaimed
performance from Ellen Page as the title
character reitman handles the sensitive
topic of Juno’s teen pregnancy
effectively and maturely while
integrating plenty of laughs and
memorable characters in the process dad
either I just peed my pants room or
Thundercats are gone
we also have to give him bonus points
for casting two canadian leads in the
form of Paige and Michael Cera cuz
you’re like the coolest person I’ve ever
met and and you don’t even have to try
yeah I try really hard actually number
eight the Sweet Hereafter
Adam a Goan enough rage and helplessness
and your love turns to something else
often considered one of the greatest
Canadian films ever made this drama from
acclaimed director Adam agoI in’ is a
haunting riveting piece of drama do you
think someone else caused the accident
mr. Stevens mrs. Otto there is no such
thing as an accident the movie takes
place in the aftermath of a bus crash in
a small british columbian town where 14
kids were killed and sees a lawyer
approach the grieving families seeking
to sue those they see responsible they
work for the people that we’re trying to
sue see their job is to minimize damages
now is just to try and maximize them
that’s the way you have to think of it
nguyen received an Academy Award
nomination for Best Director for his
incredible adaptation of the Russell
banks novel things get covered up people
lie that’s why we must begin our
investigation quickly before the
evidence disappear the movie holds the
distinction of receiving a 100% rating
on Rotten Tomatoes and is still praised
to this day
because we’ve all lost our children and
dead to us
number seven mommy da ba da la the
Peshwas compass fair enough o morado
Sisu qua qua an a symptom sai baba’s
condemned guilty on copper sulphate
since coming on to the scene in 2009 de
la has racked up critical praise with
his dramas but it was only with this
2014 film about a single mother and her
neighbor that he became appreciated as
one of Canada’s greatest talents by the
haka idea fun to it Noah no mercy no
chicken no they do quinnlucie hmm Donna
has become known for taking risks in his
work and mommy was no different in it
actress and Dorval plays a widow who has
to deal with both the bad hand she’s
been played in life as well as her
violent and troubled son she might
thanks I shot my fists mostly the ball
that was fifties but I cursed
appointment about the film was a huge
success in Canada winning several awards
and even being nominated for the Palme
d’Or and winning the jury prize at the
Cannes Film Festival don’t want Jack to
number-6 Sicario didn’t even know denis
villeneuve has become one of Canada’s
most talented exports in the industry
and he truly hit the big time in 2015
with this intense crime thriller every
day across that border people are
kidnapped were killed by his hand or
with his blessing to find Owen be like
discovering a vaccine bolstered by
incredible performances from Emily Blunt
and Benicio del Toro and cinematography
from Roger Deakins the Mexican drug war
set film not only looks great but also
provides an unbelievably tense ride for
all of its two hour runtime dentists
what chaos A to Z has Murray down you
love Lincoln in addition to raising your
blood pressure it also presents
interesting questions about the war on
drugs what are we looking for keep
watching the film made 80 million
dollars worldwide proving that VIN live
can helm a cast and crew to success
across the board and not just at home
nothing will make sense to your American
years and you will doubt everything that
we do in the end you will understand to
number 5 in the heat of the night Norman
Jewison
are you making mistake don’t you bet
against it adapted from a 1965 novel and
released at the height of the civil
rights movement Jewison was responsible
for this racially charged mystery film
we came here to teach you some man we
told you about the bad man is boy you
better put that down in it Sidney
Poitier plays the iconic role of
detective Virgil Tibbs who faces racism
and Prejudice
when assigned to a murder case in
Mississippi they call me mr. Tibbs it
became iconic for Poitier’s portrayal of
Tibbs an african-american hero in a
predominantly white world as white time
in jail and this kind of time in jail
the worst kind of time you can do is cut
a time the film also won five Oscars
including Best Picture with Jewison
receiving a nod for Best Director a
nomination he received again two decades
later for the acclaimed romantic film
moonstruck I’m in love with you
snap out of it number four first blood
Ted Koch F don’t push it I’ll give you a
war you’ll believe while the series is
more associated with writer and star
Sylvester Stallone director Ted Koch if
was responsible for getting the series
off the ground it’s over Jenny it’s over
nothing is over nothing you just don’t
turn it off
it wasn’t my war you asked me I didn’t
ask you the first installment in the
Rambo series is about Stallone’s Vietnam
veteran coming back to America and
facing animosity because of his service
in the unpopular war guys a war hero
Jesus that Freak I knew there was
something about that guy
despite the tense action that makes up
much of the movie first blood is
actually a very subtle emotionally
driven character film regarded as one of
the best works of both Stallone’s and
concepts careers and today it stands as
a cult classic they drew first blood not
me number three the fly David Cronenberg
be afraid be very afraid
those squeamish in the audience might
want to look away Cronenberg made a name
for himself in 1983 with his gore
drenched sci-fi film Videodrome and then
turned his affinity for body horror up
to eleven with this remake of the
classic fifties horror film no tell me
something I’ve never existed afar I’m
becoming brundlefly not only does it
feature great performances from stars
Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis it’s also
a testament to the Wonder and horror of
practical effects I’m an insect who
dreamt he was a bad
I loved it but now the dream is over
after an experiment goes wrong
Goldblum Seth Brundle undergoes a
terrifying transformation into a
human-sized fly complete with boobs and
loss of body parts
it remains Cronenberg’s only film to win
an Oscar appropriately for Best Makeup
the very least it should make a fabulous
children’s book number two ghostbusters
Ivan Reitman go get her Rey if there’s
something strange in the neighborhood
were you gonna call to put it on screen
the director producer of some of the
best comedies of the 70s and 80s is a
good place to start what happened are
you okay he slimed me that’s great
thanks to Reitman ‘he’s deft hand in
action and comedy this supernatural romp
which starred fellow Canadians dan
Aykroyd and Rick Moranis made sure we’d
never look at refrigerators or
marshmallows the same way again it’s the
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
after immigrating to Canada from
Czechoslovakia at age four Reitman
eventually began his professional career
in his adopted homeland where he honed
his skill at directing broad and
somewhat immature albeit highly
successful comedies would you please the
heart of the goes buck Ghostbusters
itself became a monster hit and to this
day is one of the most quotable movies
ever busting must make him feel good we
could really bust some heads in a
spiritual sense of course before we
reveal our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions for the reenactments
which concern me I hire actors to play
my brothers and sister finding these
actors isn’t hard in fact I’m able to
get substitutes that bear uncanny
resemblances to the vintage originals
support like Natasha
tsunami ctva kill your mother’s life
dead miracle vessel fail director miles
west instead on top of her
number one
Titanic James Cameron Burt what to miss
we could have filled this list with
projects by the legendary action sci-fi
director like Terminator 2 Judgment Day
or the box office behemoth avatar less
days but Cameron will be most fondly
remembered for this historical epic
which at the time was the most expensive
film ever Jack Dawson roaster with big
hitter have to get you to write that one
down
having nurtured his interest in both the
Arts and Technology while growing up in
Ontario the director combined the two to
push the boundaries of practical special
effects and CGI and give us a love story
for the ages in Jack and Rose two
star-crossed lovers who met for the
first and last time on the ill-fated
ship winning that ticket Rose was the
best thing that ever happened to me it
brought me to you Cameron Road the film
success to multiple Oscar wins and box
office triumphs as Titanic became the
first movie to gross over a billion
dollars worldwide
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite movie from a Canadian director
have the FBI lab send you the report on
this not that it’ll make any difference
I’ll take that for more entertaining top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
Hollywood but they certainly made a name
for themselves there we should report
the stat ezel Gault look at that you
just do what I tell you welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movies by
Canadian directors dude I think it’s
best to just tell him I’m pregnant
Oh God for this list we’re looking at
the best movies from directors who were
either born in Canada or who chose the
great white north as their adopted home
at a young age we’re ranking our list
based on critical reception and box
office totals I’ll bet you’re gonna be
thinking about me after I’m going that I
am no kiss number 10 Dallas buyers club
jean-marc vallée like your style doc
while most likely remembered as the
climax of Matthew McConaughey’s career
Renaissance and the film that won him an
Oscar this drama is also a great
showcase for the directorial skills of
jean-marc vallée I’ve been looking for
you Lone Star not gonna kill chip eight
years after earning rave reviews for his
gay themed drama crazy valet took on the
true story of Ron Woodroof an
electrician in Dallas who refused to
take his diagnosis of AIDS sitting down
and tries to save his own life as well
as the lives of others afflicted with
the disease it’s where I got the idea
welcome to the Dallas buyers the film
was a hit at the Academy Awards
receiving six nominations including Best
Picture and a nod to valet for best film
editing
I got a hospital’s man mixed up my
Bloods Sam number nine juno jason
reitman this is not a food baby
all right I’ve taken like three
pregnancy tests and I am for shiz up the
spa the son of beloved director ivan
reitman jason reitman had no problem
following in his father’s footsteps
with this quirky and lovable indie
comedy she’s bananas
your friggin gob okay directing an
academy award-winning script from Diablo
Cody and aided by an acclaimed
performance from Ellen Page as the title
character reitman handles the sensitive
topic of Juno’s teen pregnancy
effectively and maturely while
integrating plenty of laughs and
memorable characters in the process dad
either I just peed my pants room or
Thundercats are gone
we also have to give him bonus points
for casting two canadian leads in the
form of Paige and Michael Cera cuz
you’re like the coolest person I’ve ever
met and and you don’t even have to try
yeah I try really hard actually number
eight the Sweet Hereafter
Adam a Goan enough rage and helplessness
and your love turns to something else
often considered one of the greatest
Canadian films ever made this drama from
acclaimed director Adam agoI in’ is a
haunting riveting piece of drama do you
think someone else caused the accident
mr. Stevens mrs. Otto there is no such
thing as an accident the movie takes
place in the aftermath of a bus crash in
a small british columbian town where 14
kids were killed and sees a lawyer
approach the grieving families seeking
to sue those they see responsible they
work for the people that we’re trying to
sue see their job is to minimize damages
now is just to try and maximize them
that’s the way you have to think of it
nguyen received an Academy Award
nomination for Best Director for his
incredible adaptation of the Russell
banks novel things get covered up people
lie that’s why we must begin our
investigation quickly before the
evidence disappear the movie holds the
distinction of receiving a 100% rating
on Rotten Tomatoes and is still praised
to this day
because we’ve all lost our children and
dead to us
number seven mommy da ba da la the
Peshwas compass fair enough o morado
Sisu qua qua an a symptom sai baba’s
condemned guilty on copper sulphate
since coming on to the scene in 2009 de
la has racked up critical praise with
his dramas but it was only with this
2014 film about a single mother and her
neighbor that he became appreciated as
one of Canada’s greatest talents by the
haka idea fun to it Noah no mercy no
chicken no they do quinnlucie hmm Donna
has become known for taking risks in his
work and mommy was no different in it
actress and Dorval plays a widow who has
to deal with both the bad hand she’s
been played in life as well as her
violent and troubled son she might
thanks I shot my fists mostly the ball
that was fifties but I cursed
appointment about the film was a huge
success in Canada winning several awards
and even being nominated for the Palme
d’Or and winning the jury prize at the
Cannes Film Festival don’t want Jack to
number-6 Sicario didn’t even know denis
villeneuve has become one of Canada’s
most talented exports in the industry
and he truly hit the big time in 2015
with this intense crime thriller every
day across that border people are
kidnapped were killed by his hand or
with his blessing to find Owen be like
discovering a vaccine bolstered by
incredible performances from Emily Blunt
and Benicio del Toro and cinematography
from Roger Deakins the Mexican drug war
set film not only looks great but also
provides an unbelievably tense ride for
all of its two hour runtime dentists
what chaos A to Z has Murray down you
love Lincoln in addition to raising your
blood pressure it also presents
interesting questions about the war on
drugs what are we looking for keep
watching the film made 80 million
dollars worldwide proving that VIN live
can helm a cast and crew to success
across the board and not just at home
nothing will make sense to your American
years and you will doubt everything that
we do in the end you will understand to
number 5 in the heat of the night Norman
Jewison
are you making mistake don’t you bet
against it adapted from a 1965 novel and
released at the height of the civil
rights movement Jewison was responsible
for this racially charged mystery film
we came here to teach you some man we
told you about the bad man is boy you
better put that down in it Sidney
Poitier plays the iconic role of
detective Virgil Tibbs who faces racism
and Prejudice
when assigned to a murder case in
Mississippi they call me mr. Tibbs it
became iconic for Poitier’s portrayal of
Tibbs an african-american hero in a
predominantly white world as white time
in jail and this kind of time in jail
the worst kind of time you can do is cut
a time the film also won five Oscars
including Best Picture with Jewison
receiving a nod for Best Director a
nomination he received again two decades
later for the acclaimed romantic film
moonstruck I’m in love with you
snap out of it number four first blood
Ted Koch F don’t push it I’ll give you a
war you’ll believe while the series is
more associated with writer and star
Sylvester Stallone director Ted Koch if
was responsible for getting the series
off the ground it’s over Jenny it’s over
nothing is over nothing you just don’t
turn it off
it wasn’t my war you asked me I didn’t
ask you the first installment in the
Rambo series is about Stallone’s Vietnam
veteran coming back to America and
facing animosity because of his service
in the unpopular war guys a war hero
Jesus that Freak I knew there was
something about that guy
despite the tense action that makes up
much of the movie first blood is
actually a very subtle emotionally
driven character film regarded as one of
the best works of both Stallone’s and
concepts careers and today it stands as
a cult classic they drew first blood not
me number three the fly David Cronenberg
be afraid be very afraid
those squeamish in the audience might
want to look away Cronenberg made a name
for himself in 1983 with his gore
drenched sci-fi film Videodrome and then
turned his affinity for body horror up
to eleven with this remake of the
classic fifties horror film no tell me
something I’ve never existed afar I’m
becoming brundlefly not only does it
feature great performances from stars
Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis it’s also
a testament to the Wonder and horror of
practical effects I’m an insect who
dreamt he was a bad
I loved it but now the dream is over
after an experiment goes wrong
Goldblum Seth Brundle undergoes a
terrifying transformation into a
human-sized fly complete with boobs and
loss of body parts
it remains Cronenberg’s only film to win
an Oscar appropriately for Best Makeup
the very least it should make a fabulous
children’s book number two ghostbusters
Ivan Reitman go get her Rey if there’s
something strange in the neighborhood
were you gonna call to put it on screen
the director producer of some of the
best comedies of the 70s and 80s is a
good place to start what happened are
you okay he slimed me that’s great
thanks to Reitman ‘he’s deft hand in
action and comedy this supernatural romp
which starred fellow Canadians dan
Aykroyd and Rick Moranis made sure we’d
never look at refrigerators or
marshmallows the same way again it’s the
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
after immigrating to Canada from
Czechoslovakia at age four Reitman
eventually began his professional career
in his adopted homeland where he honed
his skill at directing broad and
somewhat immature albeit highly
successful comedies would you please the
heart of the goes buck Ghostbusters
itself became a monster hit and to this
day is one of the most quotable movies
ever busting must make him feel good we
could really bust some heads in a
spiritual sense of course before we
reveal our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions for the reenactments
which concern me I hire actors to play
my brothers and sister finding these
actors isn’t hard in fact I’m able to
get substitutes that bear uncanny
resemblances to the vintage originals
support like Natasha
tsunami ctva kill your mother’s life
dead miracle vessel fail director miles
west instead on top of her
number one
Titanic James Cameron Burt what to miss
we could have filled this list with
projects by the legendary action sci-fi
director like Terminator 2 Judgment Day
or the box office behemoth avatar less
days but Cameron will be most fondly
remembered for this historical epic
which at the time was the most expensive
film ever Jack Dawson roaster with big
hitter have to get you to write that one
down
having nurtured his interest in both the
Arts and Technology while growing up in
Ontario the director combined the two to
push the boundaries of practical special
effects and CGI and give us a love story
for the ages in Jack and Rose two
star-crossed lovers who met for the
first and last time on the ill-fated
ship winning that ticket Rose was the
best thing that ever happened to me it
brought me to you Cameron Road the film
success to multiple Oscar wins and box
office triumphs as Titanic became the
first movie to gross over a billion
dollars worldwide
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite movie from a Canadian director
have the FBI lab send you the report on
this not that it’ll make any difference
I’ll take that for more entertaining top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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