The Films
Click on the category headers to sort the list. Reviews marked "Essential" are key films in the history of Canuxploitation, and should be viewed by anyone interested in learning more about the genre.
This is not all the films reviewd on the site--capsule reviews of more titles can be found on the Sharing the Blame: The Co-productions and Eager Beavers: Canuxploitation Indie Film Spotlight pages.
Title | Year | Genre | Filmed In | Essential? |
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Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe | 1991 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | |
Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors | 1973 | Documentary | Ontario | |
Adulterous Affair | 1966 | Sexploitation | Ontario | |
Agency | 1981 | Thriller | Quebec | |
American Nightmare | 1983 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Amityville Curse, The | 1989 | Horror | Quebec | |
Autumn Born | 1979 | Sexploitation | Manitoba | |
Back to God's Country | 1919 | Drama | Alberta | |
Beauty Day | 2011 | Documentary | Ontario | |
Bedroom Eyes | 1984 | Sexploitation | Ontario | |
Being Different | 1981 | Documentary | Ontario | Yes |
Beyond the Seventh Door | 1987 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Big Meat Eater | 1982 | Sci-Fi | B.C. | Yes |
Bitter Ash, The | 1963 | Drama | B.C. | Yes |
Black Christmas | 1974 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
Bleeders | 1997 | Horror | New Brunswick | |
Blindside | 1986 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Blonde and Blonder | 2008 | Comedy | B.C. | |
Blood and Guts | 1978 | Drama | Ontario | |
Blood Relations | 1988 | Horror | Ontario | |
Bloody Brood, The | 1959 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Blue Monkey | 1986 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | |
Bounty Hunters | 2011 | Action | Ontario | |
Brain, The | 1988 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | |
Brood, The | 1979 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
Bullies | 1986 | Thriller | B.C. | |
Busted Up | 1986 | Action | Ontario | |
Cannibal Girls | 1973 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
Cannibal Rollerbabes | 1997 | Horror | Ontario | |
Carpenter, The | 1989 | Horror | Quebec | |
Centerfolds from Hell | 1992 | Sci-Fi | Quebec | |
Changeling, The | 1980 | Horror | B.C. | Yes |
City in Panic | 1987 | Horror | Ontario | |
City on Fire | 1979 | Thriller | Quebec | |
Clown at Midnight, The | 1998 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Clown Murders, The | 1975 | Horror | Manitoba | |
Comic Book Confidential | 1988 | Documentary | Ontario | |
Cool Sound From Hell, A | 1959 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Coopers' Camera | 2008 | Comedy | Ontario | |
Corpse Eaters, The | 1974 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
Corridor, The | 2010 | Horror | Nova Scotia | |
Crime Wave | 1984 | Comedy | Manitoba | Yes |
Cube | 1997 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | |
Cursed | 1990 | Horror | Quebec | |
Curtains | 1983 | Horror | Ontario | |
Damaged Lives | 1933 | Sexploitation | B.C. | |
Dangerous Age, A | 1958 | Drama | Ontario | Yes |
Dark, The | 1993 | Horror | Ontario | |
Dark Side, The | 1987 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Dead Hooker in a Trunk | 2009 | Thriller | B.C. | |
Deadline | 1981 | Horror | Ontario | |
Deadly Harvest | 1976 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | Yes |
Dead Sleep Easy, The | 2008 | Action | Mexico | |
Deathdream | 1972 | Horror | U.S.A. | |
Death Lords, The | 1979 | Comedy | Ontario | |
Death Weekend | 1976 | Thriller | Ontario | Yes |
Decoys | 2004 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | |
Decoys: The Second Seduction | 2006 | Sci-Fi | Alberta | |
Def-Con 4 | 1985 | Sci-Fi | Nova Scotia | Yes |
Deranged | 1974 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
Diary of a Sinner | 1974 | Sexploitation | Ontario | |
Dog Who Stopped the War, The | 1984 | Children's | Quebec | |
Donor, The | 1995 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Downtime | 1985 | Drama | Manitoba | |
Dragon Hunt | 1987 | Action | Ontario | Yes |
East End Hustle | 1976 | Thriller | Quebec | Yes |
Elvis Gratton II: Miracle à Memphis | 1999 | Comedy | Quebec | |
Enter... Zombie King! | 2003 | Action | Ontario | |
Expect No Mercy | 1996 | Action | Ontario | |
Fast Company | 1979 | Drama | Alberta | |
Fido | 2006 | Comedy | B.C. | Yes |
Fireballs | 1987 | Comedy | Ontario | |
Firebird 2015 AD | 1981 | Sci-Fi | Alberta | |
Flick | 1970 | Horror | Ontario | |
Flying | 1986 | Drama | Ontario | |
Food of The Gods II | 1989 | Horror | Ontario | |
Freakshow | 1989 | Horror | Ontario | |
FUBAR | 2002 | Comedy | Alberta | Yes |
FUBAR II | 2010 | Comedy | Alberta | Yes |
Funeral Home | 1980 | Horror | Ontario | |
Gate, The | 1987 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
Gate II, The | 1990 | Horror | Ontario | |
George's Island | 1991 | Children's | Nova Scotia | |
Ghostkeeper | 1981 | Horror | Alberta | |
Gina | 1974 | Thriller | Quebec | |
Ginger Snaps | 2000 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
Ginger Snaps II | 2003 | Horror | Ontario | |
Golden Apples of the Sun | 1973 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Goofballs | 1987 | Comedy | Ontario | |
Goin' Down The Road | 1970 | Drama | Ontario | Yes |
Grass | 2000 | Documentary | Ontario | |
Great Land of Small, The | 1986 | Children's | Quebec | |
Happy Birthday To Me | 1981 | Horror | Quebec | |
Hard Part Begins, The | 1974 | Drama | Ontario | |
Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace | 2004 | Action | Ontario | |
Have Figure Will Travel | 1963 | Sexploitation | Ontario | |
Heavenly Bodies | 1984 | Sexploitation | Ontario | Yes |
Heavy Metal Summer | 1990 | Comedy | Quebec | |
High | 1967 | Drama | Quebec | |
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows | 1998 | Documentary | B.C. | |
Hobo With a Shotgun | 2011 | Action | Nova Scotia | |
Hog Wild | 1980 | Comedy | Quebec | |
Hollywood North | 2003 | Comedy | Ontario | |
House of Many Sorrows | 2020 | Horror | Alberta | |
Humongous | 1982 | Horror | Ontario | |
Invasion of the Mindbenders | 1987 | Sci-Fi | Quebec | |
Ilsa, Tigress of Siberia | 1977 | Action | Quebec | Yes |
Isabel | 1968 | Thriller | Quebec | |
Ivy League Killers | 1958 | Thriller | Ontario | Yes |
IXE-13 | 1971 | Comedy | Quebec | |
Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang | 1972 | Children's | Quebec | Yes |
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter | 2001 | Action | Ontario | Yes |
Junior | 1985 | Horror | Quebec | Yes |
Keeper, The | 1976 | Horror | B.C. | |
Kidnapping of the President | 1980 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Killer Image | 1992 | Thriller | Alberta | |
Killer Party | 1986 | Horror | Ontario | |
Killing Games, The | 2012 | Thriller | Alberta | |
Kitchen Party | 1997 | Comedy | B.C. | |
Laserhawk | 1997 | Sci-Fi | Quebec | |
Left Behind: The Movie | 2001 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | |
Madonna: A Case of Blood Ambition | 1990 | Thriller | Quebec | |
Mangler 2, The | 2001 | Horror | Vancouver | |
Mark of Cain, The | 1985 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Martien de Noël, Le | 1971 | Children's | Quebec | Yes |
Mask, The | 1961 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
Matinee | 1988 | Horror | B.C. | Yes |
Meatballs III | 1987 | Comedy | Quebec | |
Metal Messiah | 1978 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | |
Mindfield | 1989 | Sci-Fi | Quebec | |
Mon Ami | 2012 | Comedy | B.C. | |
Mondo Nude | 1979 | Documentary | Ontario | |
Monster Brawl | 2011 | Horror | Ontario | |
Murder By Decree | 1979 | Thriller | U.K. | |
My Bloody Valentine | 1981 | Horror | Nova Scotia | Yes |
My Pleasure is My Business | 1974 | Sexploitation | Ontario | |
Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck | 1975 | Children's | Quebec | Yes |
Naked Flame | 1964 | Sexploitation | Alberta | Yes |
Neptune Factor, The | 1973 | Action | Nova Scotia | |
No Contest | 1994 | Action | Ontario | |
No Contest II | 1997 | Action | Ontario | |
Not a Love Story | 1981 | Documentary | Ontario | |
Nollywood Babylon | 2008 | Documentary | Africa | |
Oddballs | 1984 | Comedy | Ontario | Yes |
One Night Stand | 1978 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Paperback Hero | 1973 | Drama | Saskatchewan | |
Paperboy, The | 1994 | Thriller | Quebec | |
Paradise | 1982 | Sexploitation | Israel | |
Peau Blanche. La | 2004 | Horror | Quebec | |
Peanut Butter Solution, The | 1985 | Children's | Quebec | Yes |
Pin: A Plastic Nightmare | 1989 | Horror | Quebec | Yes |
Pinball Summer | 1980 | Comedy | Quebec | |
Pink Chiquitas | 1987 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | |
Pit, The | 1981 | Horror | Ontario | |
Playgirl Killer, The | 1966 | Horror | Quebec | Yes |
Pleasure Palace | 1973 | Sexploitation | Ontario | |
Pomme, la queue et les pépins, La | 1974 | Sexploitation | Quebec | |
Possession of Virginia | 1972 | Horror | Quebec | |
Pouvoir Intime | 1986 | Thriller | Quebec | |
Powder Heads | 1980 | Comedy | Alberta | |
Project Grizzly | 1996 | Documentary | Ontario | |
Prom Night | 1980 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
Prom Night II | 1987 | Horror | Alberta | |
Prom Night III | 1989 | Horror | Ontario | |
Prom Night IV | 1992 | Horror | Ontario | |
Psycho Girls | 1986 | Horror | Ontario | |
Psycho Pike | 1992 | Horror | Ontario | |
Pyx, The | 1973 | Horror | Quebec | Yes |
Quarantine | 1990 | Sci-Fi | B.C. | |
Quest For The Lost City | 1990 | Action | Alberta | |
Rabid | 1977 | Horror | Quebec | Yes |
Rebel High | 1987 | Comedy | Quebec | |
Recruits | 1986 | Comedy | Ontario | |
Red Blooded American Girl | 1990 | Horror | Ontario | |
Red Letter Day | 2019 | Horror | Alberta | |
Reincarnate, The | 1971 | Horror | Ontario | |
Revenge of the Radioactive Reporter | 1991 | Horror | Ontario | |
Replikator | 1994 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | |
Rituals | 1979 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
Rock 'N' Roll Nightmare | 1986 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
Rollercoaster | 1999 | Drama | B.C. | |
Rolling Vengeance | 1987 | Action | Ontario | |
Ryan's Babe | 2000 | Thriller | Saskatchewan | |
Savage Island | 2003 | Horror | B.C. | |
Scandale | 1982 | Sexploitation | Quebec | |
Scanners | 1981 | Horror | Quebec | |
Scanners II | 1991 | Horror | Quebec | |
Scanners III | 1991 | Horror | Quebec | |
Science Crazed | 1987 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
Sci-Fighters | 1996 | Sci-Fi | Quebec | |
Screwball Academy | 1986 | Comedy | Ontario | |
Screwballs | 1983 | Comedy | Ontario | |
Screwballs II: Loose Screws | 1984 | Comedy | Ontario | |
Search and Destroy | 1979 | Action | Ontario | Yes |
Senior Trip | 1995 | Comedy | Ontario | |
Separate Vacations | 1986 | Comedy | Ontario | |
Severed | 2005 | Horror | B.C. | |
Sexcula | 1974 | Sexploitation | B.C. | |
Shape of Things to Come, The | 1979 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | |
Shivers | 1975 | Horror | Quebec | Yes |
Siege | 1982 | Thriller | Nova Scotia | Yes |
Silent Partner, The | 1979 | Thriller | Ontario | Yes |
Sins of the Fathers | 1948 | Sexploitation | Quebec | Yes |
Skip Tracer | 1977 | Thriller | B.C. | Yes |
Ski School | 1991 | Comedy | B.C. | |
Ski School II | 1995 | Comedy | B.C. | |
Skull: A Night of Terror | 1987 | Action | Ontario | |
Skullduggery | 1979 | Horror | Ontario | |
Slashers | 2001 | Horror | Quebec | |
Snake Eater | 1989 | Action | New Brunswick | |
Solid Cover | 2000 | Action | Ontario | |
Some Do It for Money, Some Do It for Fun | 1981 | Sexploitation | Ontario | |
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | 1983 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | |
Spasms | 1983 | Horror | B.C. | |
Starlight | 1996 | Sci-Fi | B.C. | |
Starship Invasions | 1977 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | Yes |
Storm | 1987 | Thriller | Alberta | |
Subhuman | 2004 | Sci-Fi | B.C. | |
Suburbanators | 1995 | Comedy | Alberta | |
Surrogate, The | 1984 | Thriller | Quebec | |
Sweet Prudence and the Erotic Adventures of Bigfoot | 2011 | Sexploitation | Ontario | |
Sweet Substitute | 1965 | Drama | B.C. | |
Tales of the Rat Fink | 2006 | Documentary | Ontario | |
Tanya's Island | 1980 | Sexploitation | Ontario | |
TC 2000 | 1993 | Action | Ontario | |
Terror Train | 1980 | Horror | Quebec | |
Things | 1989 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
Thrillkill | 1982 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Tiger Claws | 1992 | Action | Ontario | |
Tiger Claws II | 1997 | Action | Ontario | |
Time Runner | 1993 | Sci-Fi | B.C. | |
Top Of The Food Chain | 1999 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | Yes |
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller | 1988 | Children's | Quebec | |
Trapped | 1982 | Thriller | Ontario | Yes |
Twin Dragon Encounter | 1986 | Action | Ontario | |
Twist | 1991 | Documentary | Ontario | |
Twists of Terror | 1996 | Thriller | Quebec | |
UFO's Are Real | 1979 | Documentary | Ontario | |
Uncanny, The | 1977 | Horror | Quebec | |
Vengeance is Mine | 1976 | Thriller | Ontario | Yes |
Vindicator, The | 1986 | Sci-Fi | Quebec | |
Virgin Queen of St. Francis High | 1987 | Comedy | Alberta | |
Visiting Hours | 1982 | Horror | Quebec | |
Voodoo Dolls | 1990 | Horror | Quebec | |
When Tomorrow Dies | 1965 | Drama | B.C. | |
Whisper to a Scream, A | 1989 | Thriller | Ontario | |
Wicked World | 2009 | Horror | Ontario | |
Witchboard III: The Possession | 1995 | Horror | Quebec | |
XChange | 2000 | Sci-Fi | Quebec | |
Xtro II: The Second Encounter | 1990 | Sci-Fi | Vancouver | |
Zombie Nightmare | 1986 | Horror | Quebec |
Coming Attractions
The following Canadian B-films are not yet reviewed:
- Abducted (1986)
- Alien Warrior (1985)
- Avenging Warriors (1990)
- Believe (2000)
- Blood Clan (1990)
- Blood Symbol (1994)
- Blue Man (1985)
- Boy's Club (1997)
- The Brotherhood III: Young Demons (2002)
- The Child (1994)
- The Club (1994)
- Coming Out Alive (1984)
- Creature of Comfort (1968)
- Cross Country (1983)
- Dead End (1996)
- Dead Innocent (1996)
- Dead Stop (1995)
- Dogpound Shuffle (1975)
- Dream On The Run (1973)
- Electra (1995)
- Evil Judgment (1984)
- Explosion (1969)
- Elvis Gratton: XXX (2005)
- Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain (2002)
- Expect to Die (1995)
- Fearless Tiger (1994)
- French Without Dressing (1965)
- Full Circle (1977)
- Future Fear (1997)
- Gladiator Cop (1987)
- Graveyard Shift II: The Understudy (1989)
- Graveyard Story (1990)
- Hawke's Vengeance (1995)
- Higher Education (1987)
- Highpoint (1982)
- Hired Gun (1961) (AKA The Last Gunfighter, The Devil's Spawn)
- Intern Academy (2004)
- The Jitters (1989)
- Kid Excalibur (1998)
- The Killing Machine (1996)
- The King of Friday Night (1985)
- The Kiss (1988)
- Lady of the Lake (1986)
- Last of the Warriors (1989) (AKA Empire of Ash III)
- Liar's Edge (1992)
- Maniac Warriors (1985) (AKA Empire of Ash II)
- Mondo Macho (1983)
- Mondo Strip (1980)
- Music of the Spheres (1984)
- Operation Golden Phoenix (1993)
- Night of the Demons III (1997)
- Overnight (1986)
- Paris, France (1993)
- Pleasure Palace (1974)
- Possession (1987)
- Power Games (1989)
- The Proud Rider (1971)
- Race Home To Die (197X)
- The Reaper (2000)
- Recommendation for Mercy (1976) (AKA Teenage Psycho Killer)
- Red Eyes (1983)
- Rip Off (1971)
- Sex and the Lonely Woman Part II (1971)
- Shadow of the Hawk (1976)
- Space Fury (2000)
- Strange Horizons (1992)
- The Supreme Kid (1976)
- Sweet Karma (2009)
- Switch In Time (1988) (AKA Norman's Awesome Experience)
- The Swordsman (1992)
- Take Her by Surprise (AKA Violent Love 1967)
- Talons of the Eagle (1992)
- Tiger Claws III (1999)
- Tiki Tiki (1971)
- Tomcat (1993)
- Under The Cover Cops (1980)
- Ups and Downs (1981)
- Urban Flesh (1999)
- Virus (1996)
- The Wisher (2002)
- The Woman Inside (1981)