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Best Canadian Movies of the 1970s

This collection ranks 678 movies from Canada released in the 1970s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top sits A Special Day.

678 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 6

    The Brood

    1979· 1h 32m· en

    6.7820
  2. 7

    Rollerball

    1975· 2h 5m· en

    6.3639
  3. 10

    Shivers

    1975· 1h 28m· en

    6.4728
  4. 11

    Orders

    1974· 1h 49m· fr

    7.325
  5. 12

    Amisk

    1977· 40m· en

    7.01
  6. 13

    Rabid

    1977· 1h 31m· en

    6.3560
  7. 16

    Sudden Fury

    1975· 1h 32m· en

    7.220
  8. 19

    Plague

    1979· 1h 28m· en

    6.110
  9. 32

    Full Circle

    1978· 1h 38m· en

    6.278
  10. 33

    Deranged

    1974· 1h 23m· en

    5.8118
  11. 36

    Janis

    1974· 1h 36m· en

    7.615
  12. 43

    Oh, Sure

    1977· 2m· it

    8.52
  13. 44

    One Man

    1977· 1h 28m· en

    1.01

Frequently asked questions

How many canadian movies were made in the 1970s?

678 Canada productions from the 1970s have real rating data.

How are these canadian films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best canadian movie of the 1970s?

A Special Day currently holds the #1 position.