Acting

Mathew Mackay

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6.8

Living alone in darkness, Kaspar has experienced little oflife until he’s discovered by a man in black and brought outinto the world. Animator Diane Obomsawin’s affecting fableis based on the tale of the nineteenth century’s most famous wild child.

Kaspar

2012

Desire in Motion poster
4.7

During the long train ride from Montreal to Vancouver, a man and woman find themselves increasingly attracted to each other.

Desire in Motion

1994

The Peanut Butter Solution poster
5.7

Peanut butter is the secret ingredient for magic potions made by two friendly ghosts. Eleven-year-old Michael loses all of his hair when he gets a fright and uses the potion to get his hair back, but too much peanut butter causes things to get a bit hairy.

The Peanut Butter Solution

1985

Little Men poster
5.5

In this adaptation of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, two street kids from Boston find themselves at Plumfield, a rural boarding school run by Jo and her husband -- and they soon learn academic and life lessons they won't ever forget.

Little Men

1998

Lapse of Memory poster
7.3

After a terrible accident, a psychatrist has to help Bruce to regain his memory. In flashbacks we learn that his family had to flee from New York after his father uncovered a large case of corruption. Bruce didn't know this for most of his life, until he found a passport with a different name in it. After the first shock he tries to continue living like a normal teenager. Unknowingly his cute little girlfriend "Patrick" brings them in danger..

Lapse of Memory

1991

Hitting Home poster
4.0

Canadian businesswoman Dinah Middleton's is devastated when her teenage son, Alex, is killed by a hit-and-run driver. When the police fail to turn up any suspects, she turns private detective to track the killer down. She traces the murderer to New York, only to discover that the crime is not covered by the extradition treaty between Canada and the US. She becomes obsessed with bringing the criminal to justice.

Hitting Home

1988

Live Once, Die Twice poster
4.3

Nicole is happily married to Evan, the man of her dreams. Unbeknownst to her, he is leading a secret life as a globe-trotting embezzler with a second wife. His scheming soon goes wrong and when Evan is forced to fake his own death. A series of events leads Nicole to his other wife and together they track him down. With the help of a private investigator, they soon discover the dangerous truth.

Live Once, Die Twice

2006

The Book of Eve poster
3.3

A Romanian immigrant uses good food, good humor and good conversation to break down the walls around a reclusive woman's heart.

The Book of Eve

2002

Malarek poster
7.0

Malarek is a film directed by Roger Cardinal in 1989. Ex-juvenile offender Victor Malarek catches a break when he's hired as a cub reporter for the Montreal Star. After witnessing a cop murder a street kid, Malarek dedicates himself to exposing corruption in the social welfare system.

Malarek

1988

The Outlander poster
4.9

It is the early 20th century. A stranger arrives in the small, rural community and disrupts the lives of its inhabitants. The man, who refuses to give his name, is dubbed The Outlander. A traveller who disdains conventional behaviour and parochialism, The Outlander disturbs the villagers' complacency and scandalizes the community; he also elicits admiration and gains a woman's love. He ultimately leaves in the same manner he had arrived, but not before he has helped the villagers open their eyes to the larger world beyond their village.

The Outlander

2005

Michael's Fright: The Strange True Story of the Peanut Butter Solution poster
NR

'The Peanut Butter Solution' has stayed dormant in the collective minds of a generation, not because it was beloved, but because the film left a nightmarish scar on the minds of most of the children who experienced it. This documentary explores the origins, creation, and infamous legacy of the 1985 Canadian family film.

Michael's Fright: The Strange True Story of the Peanut Butter Solution

2020