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Best Canadian Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 985 movies from Canada released in the 1980s. 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 Anne of Green Gables.

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

  2. 2

    Videodrome

    1983· 1h 28m· en

    7.32.5K
  5. 5

    The Dead Zone

    1983· 1h 43m· en

    7.01.9K
  9. 9

    Scanners

    1981· 1h 43m· en

    6.71.4K
  14. 14

    Chronos

    1985· 43m· en

    7.590
  18. 18

    Heavy Metal

    1981· 1h 30m· en

    6.5811
  22. 22

    Porky's

    1981· 1h 34m· en

    6.4973
  23. 23

    Roxanne

    1987· 1h 47m· en

    6.4685
  27. 27

    The Wraith

    1986· 1h 33m· en

    6.4524
  28. 28

    Crazy Moon

    1987· 1h 26m· en

    6.417
  29. 29

    Night Zoo

    1987· 1h 55m· fr

    6.719
  35. 35

    Melanie

    1982· 1h 35m· en

    6.82
  43. 43

    Red Eyes

    1982· 1h 29m· fr

    5.02
  44. 44

    UFO Kidnapped

    1984· 51m· en

    —0
  47. 47

    Easy Prey

    1986· 2h 0m· en

    7.48
  50. 50

    Tribute

    1980· 2h 1m· en

    5.18

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Frequently asked questions

How many canadian movies were made in the 1980s?

985 Canada productions from the 1980s 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 1980s?

Anne of Green Gables currently holds the #1 position.