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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

  1. 51

    Draw!

    1984· 1h 38m· en

    6.313
  2. 52

    Mania

    1986· 1h 27m· en

    5.52
  11. 61

    Hold-up

    1985· 1h 54m· fr

    6.1169
  13. 63

    Strange Brew

    1983· 1h 30m· en

    6.0224
  18. 68

    Sonatine

    1984· 1h 31m· fr

    6.99
  19. 69

    Suzanne

    1981· 1h 43m· en

    4.03
  25. 75

    Prancer

    1989· 1h 39m· en

    6.0105
  27. 77

    Beavers

    1988· 31m· en

    7.54
  30. 80

    Crac!

    1980· 15m· fr

    7.445
  32. 82

    The Believers

    1987· 1h 54m· en

    5.9188
  37. 87

    Trapped

    1982· 1h 35m· en

    5.431
  38. 88

    Paradise

    1984· 15m· en

    6.614
  40. 90

    The Gate

    1987· 1h 26m· en

    6.1422
  41. 91

    Charade

    1984· 5m· en

    6.527

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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.