This is a list of Canadian films released in 2023:
Title Director Cast Notes Ref 6 Minutes per Kilometre (6 minutes/km) Catherine Boivin Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Shorts Lineup Includes ‘Dammi’ Starring Riz Ahmed; Works By Mackenzie Davis, Yann Demange & More". Deadline Hollywood, August 9, 2023. 299 Queen Street West Sean Menard Documentary about the early years of MuchMusic "Documentary featuring rise of MuchMusic to premiere at SXSW Film Festival". Toronto Star, February 5, 2023. 500 Days in the Wild Dianne Whelan Janet Smith, "Dianne Whelan's 500 Days in the Wild captures her epic trek along 24,000-kilometre Trans Canada Trail". Stir, November 29, 2023. Adaptation Jake Thomas "Sudbury-shot 'traumedy' to be a Cinefest special presentation". Sudbury Star, July 27, 2023. Adventures in the Land of Asha (Jules au pays d'Asha) Sophie Farkas Bolla Elsa Keslassy, "LevelK Boards Canadian Family Film Adventures in the Land of Asha". Variety, February 27, 2023. Aftercare Anubha Momin Afterwards (Après-coups) Romane Garant Chartrand Amélie Gaudreau, "À voir: «Après-coups», se libérer de la violence conjugale par la parole". Le Devoir, February 16, 2024. Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun Banchi Hanuse Jennie Punter, "‘Twice Colonized’ to Open 30th Edition of Hot Docs, Toronto Non-Fiction Festival Unveils Slate". Variety, March 28, 2023. All the Days of May (Tous les jours de mai) Miryam Charles Altona Heath Affolter, Jon Affolter, Nathan Affolter, Thomas Affolter Tyler Pelke Ozten Shebahkeget, "Manitoba town's grief in wake of teen's brutal murder over 30 years ago shown in new docufilm". CBC News Manitoba, December 5, 2023. Analogue Revolution: How Feminist Media Changed the World Marusya Bociurkiw Carole Pope Pat Mullen, "Analogue Revolution Review: A History of Women’s Voices". Point of View, February 28, 2024. Aphasia (Aphasie) Marielle Dalpé Asog Seán Devlin Rey Aclao, Arnel Pablo, Ricky Gacho Jr. Drew Burnett Gregory, "'The Fabulous Ones' and 'Asog' Tell Trans Stories with Fact and Faction". Autostraddle, July 19, 2023. Atikamekw Suns (Soleils Atikamekw) Chloé Leriche Jacques Newashish, Mirotansa Chilton, Wikwasa Newashish Charles-Henri Ramond, "FNC 2023: la sélection québécoise". Films du Québec, September 20, 2023. Backspot D. W. Waterson Devery Jacobs, Evan Rachel Wood Valerie Complex, "TIFF Unveils Cinematic First Looks With Discovery And Midnight Madness Program; World Premieres Include ‘Hell Of A Summer,’ ‘Gonzo Girl,’ ‘Widow Clicquot,’ And ‘Boy Kills World’". Deadline Hollywood, August 3, 2023. The Beast Bertrand Bonello Léa Seydoux, George MacKay Canada-France coproduction Better Days Joan Carr-Wiggin Sonja Smits Beyond Paper (Au-delà du papier) Oana Suteu Khintirian Marc Glassman, "Beyond Paper Review: Can Memory Be Preserved without Print?". Point of View, June 9, 2023. Billie Blue (Cœur de slush) Mariloup Wolfe Liliane Skelly, Camille Felton, Joseph Delorey, François Létourneau Charles-Henri Ramond, "Coeur de slush – Film de Mariloup Wolfe". Films du Québec, June 11, 2023. BlackBerry Matt Johnson Glenn Howerton, Jay Baruchel Bloom Kasey Lum Boat People Thao Lam, Kjell Boersma Amira Benjamin, "Ottawa International Animation Festival Review: ‘Boat People’ is a sobering film about family, survival and Ants". The Fulcrum, September 29, 2023. Boil Alert Stevie Salas, James Burns Layla Staats Pat Mullen, "Mr. Dressup, Fred Wiseman Lead TIFF Docs Line-Up". Point of View, July 26, 2023. The Boy in the Woods Rebecca Snow Jett Klyne, Richard Armitage, Christopher Heyerdahl, Ari Millen Jeremy Kay, "James Marsh, Rebecca Snow, Neil Burger films among 12 TIFF Industry Selects sales titles". Screen Daily, August 21, 2023. The Burning Season Sean Garrity Jonas Chernick, Sara Canning, Joe Pingue David Song, "The Burning Season to have world premiere at Whistler Film Festival". Pique Newsmagazine, November 21, 2023. Café Daughter Shelley Niro Violah Beauvais, Sera-Lys McArthur, Billy Merasty Eden Suh, "Film: Café Daughter shooting wraps up in Sudbury". Sudbury.com, May 22, 2022. Caiti Blues Justine Harbonnier Cascade Egidio Coccimiglio Sara Waisglass, Allegra Fulton, Joel Oulette Brian Kelly, "Falls star in Sault-shot thriller". Sault Star, July 7, 2023. Close to You Dominic Savage Elliot Page, Hillary Baack Canada-UK coproduction Coco Farm (Coco Ferme) Sébastien Gagné Oscar Desgagnés, Joey Bélanger, Emma Bao Linh Tourné, Benoît Brière, Simon Lacroix Véronique Larocque, "Une occasion à saisir". La Presse, February 24, 2023. Coven Rama Rau Laura Hokstad, Andra Zlatescu, Ayo Leilani Alisha Mughal, "'Coven' Explores an Uncommon Magic with Softness and Empathy". Exclaim!, May 7, 2023. Cover Your Ears Sean Patrick Shaul Documentary that examines the cause and effect of music censorship A Crab in the Pool (Un trou dans la poitrine) Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myotte Amarsanaa Battulga, "GoCritic! Review: A Crab in the Pool". Cineuropa, October 17, 2023. Crush: Message in a Bottle Maya Gallus Christopher Waters, "New Canadian film captures the growing pains of winemaking in Niagara". The Globe and Mail, November 1, 2023. Cynara Sherien Barsoum Cindy Ali, James Lockyer Daniel the Weaver (Daniel le tisserand) Julien Cadieux Daughter of the Sun Ryan Ward Ryan Ward, Nyah Perkin Kelly Townsend, "Fantasia sets two Canadian world bows among first wave titles". Playback, May 11, 2023. Days (Les Jours) Geneviève Dulude-De Celles Josée Legault, "«Les Jours», un film lumineux à voir absolument". Le Journal de Montréal, October 27, 2023. Days of Happiness (Les Jours heureux) Chloé Robichaud Sophie Desmarais, Sylvain Marcel, Nour Belkhiria, Maude Guérin, Yves Jacques Charles-Henri Ramond, "Chloé Robichaud en tournage pour « Les jours heureux »". Films du Québec, June 1, 2022. The Dead Don't Hurt Viggo Mortensen Viggo Mortensen, Vicky Krieps, Garret Dillahunt, Solly McLeod Canada-Mexico-Denmark coproduction Death to the Bikini! (À mort le bikini!) Justine Gauthier Mia Garnier "Travelling : neuf films présentés à REGARD". CTVM, March 9, 2023. Diary of a Father (Journal d'un père) Claude Demers "Journal d’un père de Paul-Claude Demers en première aux RIDM 2023". CTVM, November 13, 2023. The Dishwasher (Le Plongeur) Francis Leclerc Henri Richer-Picard, Charles-Aubey Houde, Joan Hart Based on the novel by Stéphane Larue Marc-André Lussier, "Non seulement un vrai, mais un excellent film de cinéma !". La Presse, February 24, 2023. The Dogs Valerie Buhagiar Kathleen Munroe, Kris Holden-Ried, Dylan Taylor, Patrice Goodman, Stuart Hughes, Clare Coulter Door Mouse Avan Jogia Hayley Law, Famke Janssen, Keith Powers, Donal Logue Barry Hertz, "Canadian thriller Door Mouse is a neo-noir oddity not even worth calling the exterminator about". The Globe and Mail, January 12, 2023. Doubles Ian Harnarine Errol Sitahal, Sanjiv Boodhu Drop Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi Christopher Clare, Shemar Herbert, Michael Burt Ian Brice. Nima Fard, Renee Amber Stephen Hunt, "CIFF Stories: Calgary director Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi gets wrap party thanks to festival screening of debut feature Drop". CTV Calgary, September 21, 2023. Dusk for a Hitman (Crépuscule pour un tueur) Raymond St-Jean Éric Bruneau, Benoît Gouin, Sylvain Marcel, Rose-Marie Perreault "Crépuscule pour un tueur : Éric Bruneau dans la peau du tueur à gages Donald Lavoie". Ici Radio-Canada, December 21, 2022. Echo to Delta (Écho à Delta) Patrick Boivin Charles-Henri Ramond, "Écho à Delta: première mondiale à Sudbury". Films du Québec, September 6, 2023. The Eighth Floor (Le huitième étage, jours de révolte) Pedro Ruiz Jacques Lanctôt, Martin Dubreuil Marco Fortier, "«Le huitième étage, jours de révolte»: les confessions d’un révolutionnaire fatigué". Le Devoir, October 27, 2023. Emptiness Onur Karaman Charles-Henri Ramond, "Fantasia 2023 : programmation québécoise". Films du Québec, June 30, 2023. L'Empremier Live at Beaubassin (1970) Rémi Belliveau Rémi Belliveau, Katrine Noël, Mico Roy, Jason LeBlanc, Pierre-Guy Blanchard, Marie-Andrée Gaudet Jérémie Tessier-Vigneault, "L’Acadie queer et psychédélique de Rémi Belliveau". Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, November 16, 2023. Enter the Drag Dragon Lee Demarbre Andrew Mack, "ENTER THE DRAG DRAGON: Watch This NSFW Clip From the World's First Drag-Fu, Action-Horror-Comedy". Screen Anarchy, February 21, 2023. Evergreen$ (Sapin$) Stéphane Moukarzel Étienne Galloy, Diane Rouxel, Tyrone Benskin, Thy Sros, Conrad Pla, Rémi Goulet Charles-Henri Ramond, "Sapin$ – Film de Stéphane Moukarzel". Films du Québec, December 17, 2023. Eviction (Éviction) Mathilde Capone Caroline Montpetit, "«Éviction»: un logement comme un phare dans la nuit queer". Le Devoir, May 17, 2024. Express Ivan D. Ossa Families' Albums (Albums de familles) Moïa Jobin-Paré Chris Robinson, "Binocular Briefs – December 2023". Animation World Network, December 27, 2023. Farador Édouard Albernhe Tremblay Eric K. Boulianne, Catherine Brunet, Benoit Drouin-Germain, Lucien Ratio, Marc-Antoine Marceau Zacharie Routhier, "« T’as tué mon bonhomme! » : Farador, du culte à l’écran". Ici Radio-Canada, April 20, 2023. Les Filles du Roi Corey Payette Julie McIsaac, Kaitlyn Yott, Raes Calvert V.S. Wells, "Review: Corey Payette’s “Les Filles du Roi” blossoms from stage to screen". The Georgia Straight, October 6, 2023. Finality of Dusk Madison Thomas Marika Sila, Cherrel Holder, Meegwun Fairbrother "Film ‘Finality Of Dusk’ Receives its World Premiere". Occhimag, November 3, 2023. Fire-Jo-Ball Audrey Nantel-Gagnon Pat Mullen, "Documentaries Stand Tallest at Regard – Saguenay Short Film Festival". Point of View, April 4, 2023. Fitting In Molly McGlynn Maddie Ziegler, Emily Hampshire Max Goldbart, "Maddie Ziegler & ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Star Emily Hampshire To Lead ‘Bloody Hell’, Coming-Of-Age “Traumedy” From ‘Mary Goes Round’ Director Molly McGlynn". Deadline Hollywood, June 7, 2022. Float Sherren Lee Robbie Amell, Andrea Bang, Andrew Bachelor, Ghazal Azarbad, Rukiya Bernard, Michelle Krusiec Liza Sardi, "Lionsgate boards Robbie Amell-led Float". Playback, October 4, 2021. Frontiers (Frontières) Guy Édoin Pascale Bussières, Micheline Lanctôt, Christine Beaulieu "Le nouveau film de Guy Édoin, Frontières, en première aux RVQC". Ici Radio-Canada, January 12, 2023. The G Karl R. Hearne Dale Dickey, Romane Denis, Roc Lafortune, Bruce Ramsay, Jonathan Koensgen Gaby's Hills (Gaby les collines) Zoé Pelchat Lou Thompson, Emmanuel Bilodeau, Catherine De Léan, Robin L'Houmeau Marc Cassivi, "Martin serait fier". La Presse, February 20, 2023. Gamma Rays (Les rayons gamma) Henry Bernadet Yassine Jabrane, Chaïmaa Zineddine Elidrissi, Océane Garçon-Gravel, Chris Kanyembuga, Hani Laroum Charles-Henri Ramond, "Les rayons gamma en première mondiale à San Sebastian". Films du Québec, July 28, 2023. Gamodi Felix Kalmenson Matt Shally, Maqzime Rauch, Luka Chachxiani Yves Lafontaine, "La sélection (queer, mais pas que) de la 52e édition du Festival du nouveau cinéma". Fugues, October 2, 2023.Going InEvan RissiEvan Rissi, Ira Goldman, Alan Shane Lewis Hailey Rose Sandi Somers Em Haine, Caitlynne Medrek, Kari Matchett Eric Volmers, "Calgary filmmaker Sandi Somers tackles family dysfunction in second feature". Calgary Herald, April 3, 2024. Hate to Love: Nickelback Leigh Brooks Nickelback "Nickelback Documentary To Debut At TIFF". iHeartRadio Canada, July 24, 2023. Heat Spell (L'Été des chaleurs) Marie-Pier Dupuis Gabrielle Poulin, Agathe Ledoux, Simone Ledoux Elisabetta Bianchini, "Emerging Canadian filmmaker to watch, Marie-Pier Dupuis, brings emotion to her work". Yahoo! News, November 21, 2023. Hell of a Summer Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk Hey, Viktor! Cody Lightning Cody Lightning, Hannah Cheesman, Adam Beach John Hazelton, "TIFF sets Centrepiece line-up of international cinema". Screen Daily, August 10, 2023. Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant) Ariane Louis-Seize Sara Montpetit, Antoine Bénard Éric Lavallée, "Bloodsuckers: Sara Montpe