This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1996:
Title Director Cast Genre Notes The Best Bad Thing Peter Rowe Drama Canada-Japan co-production made for TV The Boys Club John Fawcett Chris Penn, Devon Sawa, Dominic Zamprogna, Stuart Stone, Amy Stewart, Nicholas Campbell Drama Bubbles Galore Cynthia Roberts Nina Hartley, Daniel MacIvor, Tracy Wright Sex comedy The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati Michael McNamara Alan Williams Comedy Cosmos Jennifer Alleyn, Manon Briand, Marie-Julie Dallaire, Arto Paragamian, André Turpin & Denis Villeneuve Drama anthology produced by Roger Frappier Crash David Cronenberg James Spader, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter Drama based on the novel by J. G. Ballard Golden Reel Award; Canada-U.K. co-production A Cry in the Night (Le Cri de la nuit) Jean Beaudry Pierre Curzi, Félix-Antoine Leroux, Louise Richer Drama Dinner for Two Janet Perlman Animated short The Escort (L'Escorte) Denis Langlois Paul-Antoine Taillefer, Éric Cabana, Robin Aubert, Patrice Coquereau Comedy-drama Fire Deepa Mehta Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi Drama Banned in India; first in the Fire, Earth, Water trilogy by director Deepa Mehta; Canada-India co-production Hard Core Logo Bruce McDonald Hugh Dillon, Callum Keith Rennie Mockumentary Genie Award - Song Hollow Point Sidney J. Furie Thomas Ian Griffith, Tia Carrere, John Lithgow Action How Wings Are Attached to the Backs of Angels Craig Welch Animated short The Human Plant (La Plante humaine) Pierre Hébert Michael Lonsdale, Domini Blythe, Sotigui Kouyaté Animation Hustler White Bruce LaBruce Bruce LaBruce, Alex Austin Gay drama Canada-German co-production The Ideal Man (L’Homme idéal) George Mihalka Marie-Lise Pilote, Roy Dupuis, Macha Grenon, Joe Bocan Comedy, drama Genie Award - Song Jim Loves Jack David Adkin Jim Egan, Jack Nesbit Documentary Joe's So Mean to Josephine Peter Wellington Eric Thal, Sarah Polley, Don McKellar Drama Karmina Gabriel Pelletier Isabelle Cyr, Robert Brouillette, Yves Pelletier, France Castel Comedy horror Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy Kelly Makin Kevin McDonald, Scott Thompson, Mark McKinney, Bruce McCulloch, Dave Foley Comedy Spin-off from the TV show made with U.S. financing KissedLynne StopkewichMolly Parker, Peter Outerbridge Drama Genie Award - Actress (Parker) Letters from Home Mike Hoolboom Short Toronto International Film Festival – Best Canadian Short Lilies John Greyson Matthew Ferguson, Jason Cadieux, Brent Carver, Marcel Sabourin, Danny Gilmore, Rémy Girard Drama adapted from the play by Michel-Marc Bouchard Lodela Philippe Baylaucq Dance, documentary Long Day's Journey into Night David Wellington William Hutt, Martha Henry, Martha Burns, Tom McCamus, Peter Donaldson Drama based on the Eugene O'Neill play Best Canadian Feature Film, Toronto International Film Festival Love Me, Love Me Not (J'aime j'aime pas) Sylvie Groulx Lucie Laurier, Manon Miclette Drama Lulu Srinivas Krishna Kim Lieu, Clark Johnson, Saeed Jaffrey Drama Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival Matilda Danny DeVito Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris Family based on Roald Dahl history; U.S.-Canada co-production Mistaken Identity (Erreur sur la personne) Gilles Noël Michel Côté, Macha Grenon, Marie-Andrée Corneille Thriller Mum's the Word (Maman et Ève) Paul Carrière Documentary My Life Is a River (Une vie comme rivière) Alain Chartrand Documentary Never Too Late Giles Walker Olympia Dukakis, Cloris Leachman Comedy, drama Night of the Flood (La nuit du déluge) Bernar Hébert Geneviève Rochette, Julie McClemens, Jacques Godin Drama Not Me! (Sous-sol) Pierre Gang Richard Moffatt, Louise Portal, Isabelle Pasco Drama Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film this year The Old Lady and the Pigeons Sylvain Chomet Animated short co-produced with the National Film Board Canada-U.K.-France-Belgium co-production Polygraph (Le Polygraphe) Robert Lepage Marie Brassard, Patrick Goyette Drama Poverty and Other Delights (Joyeux Calvaire) Denys Arcand Benoît Brière, Gaston Lepage Drama Project Grizzly Peter Lynch Troy Hurtubise Documentary Poor Man's Pudding (Pudding chômeur) Gilles Carle Chloé Sainte-Marie Drama Power Magnus Isacsson Documentary The Road Taken Selwyn Jacob Documentary co-produced with the National Film Board Canada Award winner Rowing Through Masato Harada Colin Ferguson, Helen Shaver, Leslie Hope, Kenneth Welsh, James Hyndman Drama La Salla Richard Condie Jay Brazeau (voice) Computer animation from the National Film Board Academy Award nominee Shoemaker Colleen Murphy George Buza, Alberta Watson Drama Sin Cycle Jack Cocker, Ben Famiglietti Short comedy Specimen John Bradshaw Mark-Paul Gosselaar Science fiction thriller The Suburbanators Gary Burns Joel McNichol, Stephen Spender Drama Swann Anna Benson Gyles Brenda Fricker, Miranda Richardson, Sean McCann Drama Adaptation of the novel by Carol Shields Utshimassits: Place of the Boss John Walker Documentary
See also 1996 in Canada 1996 in Canadian television
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External links Feature Films Released In 1996 With Country of Origin Canada at IMDb