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Reviews marked "Essential" are key films in the history of Canuxploitation, and should be viewed by anyone interested in learning more about the genre.
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe | 1991 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | |
| Adulterous Affair | 1966 | Sexploitation | Ontario | |
| American Nightmare | 1983 | Thriller | Ontario | |
| Amityville Curse, The | 1989 | Horror | Quebec | |
| Autumn Born | 1979 | Sexploitation | Manitoba | |
| Back to God's Country | 1919 | Drama | Alberta | |
| Bedroom Eyes | 1984 | Sexploitation | Ontario | |
| Being Different | 1981 | Documentary | Ontario | Yes |
| 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 | |
| Blood Relations | 1988 | Horror | Ontario | |
| Bloody Brood, The | 1959 | Thriller | Ontario | |
| Blue Monkey | 1986 | Sci-Fi | 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 | |
| Changeling, The | 1980 | Horror | B.C. | Yes |
| City on Fire | 1979 | Thriller | Quebec | |
| Clown at Midnight, The | 1998 | Thriller | Ontario | Yes |
| Clown Murders, The | 1975 | Horror | Manitoba | |
| Comic Book Confidential | 1988 | Documentary | Ontario | |
| Corpse Eaters, The | 1974 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| Hog Wild | 1980 | Comedy | Quebec | |
| Hollywood North | 2003 | Comedy | Ontario | |
| Humongous | 1982 | Horror | Ontario | |
| Ilsa, Tigress of Siberia | 1977 | Action | Quebec | Yes |
| Isabel | 1968 | Thriller | Quebec | |
| Ivy League Killers | 1958 | Thriller | Ontario | Yes |
| Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang | 1972 | Children's | Quebec | Yes |
| Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter | 2001 | Action | Ontario | Yes |
| Keeper, The | 1976 | Horror | B.C. | |
| Kidnapping of the President | 1980 | Thriller | Ontario | |
| Killer Image | 1992 | Thriller | Alberta | |
| Kitchen Party | 1997 | Comedy | B.C. | |
| Laserhawk | 1997 | Sci-Fi | 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 | |
| Mindfield | 1989 | Sci-Fi | Quebec | |
| Mondo Nude | 1979 | Documentary | 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 | |
| Oddballs | 1984 | Comedy | Ontario | Yes |
| Paperback Hero | 1973 | Drama | Saskatchewan | |
| Paperboy, The | 1994 | Thriller | Quebec | |
| 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 | Montreal | |
| Pink Chiquitas | 1987 | Sci-Fi | Ontario | |
| Pit, The | 1981 | Horror | Ontario | |
| Playgirl Killer, The | 1966 | Horror | Quebec | Yes |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Reincarnate, The | 1971 | Horror | Ontario | |
| Revenge of the Radioactive Reporter | 1991 | Horror | Ontario | |
| Rituals | 1979 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
| Rock 'N' Roll Nightmare | 1986 | Horror | Ontario | Yes |
| Rollercoaster | 1999 | Drama | B.C. | |
| Rolling Vengeance | 1987 | Action | Ontario | |
| Savage Island | 2003 | Horror | B.C. | |
| Scanners | 1981 | 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. | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Ontario | |
| Surrogate, The | 1984 | Thriller | Quebec | |
| Sweet Substitute | 1965 | Drama | B.C. | |
| Tales of the Rat Fink | 2006 | Documentary | 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 |
| Twist | 1991 | Documentary | Ontario | |
| Twists of Terror | 1996 | Thriller | Quebec | |
| Uncanny, The | 1977 | Horror | Quebec | |
| Vengeance is Mine | 1976 | Thriller | Ontario | Yes |
| Virgin Queen of St. Francis High | 1987 | Comedy | Alberta | |
| Visiting Hours | 1982 | Horror | Quebec | |
| When Tomorrow Dies | 1965 | Drama | B.C. | |
| Whisper to a Scream, A | 1989 | Thriller | 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 |