List of Canadian films of 1985

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1985:

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Alley Cat (Le Matou) Jean Beaudin Serge Dupire, Monique Spaziani, Jean Carmet, Julien Guiomar Drama Based on the novel by Yves Beauchemin; Genie Award - Musical Score
Anne of Green Gables Kevin Sullivan Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth, Patricia Hamilton, Schuyler Grant, Jackie Burroughs CBC-TV miniseries Based on the book by Lucy Maud Montgomery. When the two-part miniseries was broadcast in 1985, it attracted the largest single audience for a CBC-TV drama in the history of the network.
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got Brigitte Berman Artie Shaw Documentary Academy Award for Feature Documentary
Bayo Mort Ransen Ed McNamara, Hugh Webster Drama
The Big Snit Richard Condie National Film Board animated short Oscar nominee; Genie Award – Animated Short
The Blue Man George Mihalka Horror
Breaking All the Rules James Orr Comedy
Caffè Italia, Montréal Paul Tana Tony Nardi, Pierre Curzi Docudrama
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks Donald Brittain Maury Chaykin, R.H. Thomson, Gary Reineke, Sean McCann, Colin Fox Docudrama Toronto Festival of Festivals - Best Canadian Feature
The Canadian Conspiracy Robert Boyd Mockumentary
The Care Bears Movie Arna Selznick voices Mickey Rooney, Jackie Burroughs, Harry Dean Stanton Animation Golden Reel for top box office
The Choice of a People (Le Choix d'un peuple) Hugues Mignault Documentary
Crime Wave John Paizs John Paizs, Eva Kovacs, Neal Lawrie Crime drama Released on video as The Big Crime Wave
The Dame in Colour (La Dame en couleurs) Claude Jutra Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Ariane Frédérique Drama Claude Jutra's final film; entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival
The Dead Father Guy Maddin Short drama
Def-Con 4 Paul Donovan Science fiction
Final Offer Sturla Gunnarsson, Robert Collison Documentary
Get a Job Brad Caslor Animated short Genie Award - Animated Short
Heavenly Bodies Lawrence Dane Drama
Here Come the Littles Bernard Deyriès Animated International coproduction
Hold-Up Alexandre Arcady Jean-Paul Belmondo, Guy Marchand, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Kim Cattrall Canada-France co-production; later remade as Quick Change with Bill Murray and Geena Davis.
Honeymoon (Lune de miel) Patrick Jamain Thriller
Joshua Then and Now Ted Kotcheff James Woods, Gabrielle Lazure, Michael Sarrazin, Alan Arkin, Linda Sorenson Drama Screenplay by Mordechai Richler based on his own novel
The Last Polka John Blanchard John Candy, Eugene Levy Mockumentary
Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra Larry Weinstein Documentary
Mortimer Griffin and Shalinsky Mort Ransen Documentary
My American Cousin Sandy Wilson Margaret Langrick, John Wildman, Richard Donat, Camille Henderson Coming-of-age drama
90 Days Giles Walker Sam Grana, Stefan Wodoslawsky, Christine Pak, Fernanda Tavares Comedy
Night Magic Lewis Furey Nick Mancuso, Carole Laure, Stéphane Audran, Jean Carmet, Frank Augustyn Fantasy musical Music by Lewis Furey and Leonard Cohen; Genie Award - Song
No Sad Songs Nik Sheehan Jim Black Documentary World's first feature documentary about HIV/AIDS
One Magic Christmas Phillip Borsos Mary Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stanton, Elizabeth Harnois, Gary Basaraba, Arthur Hill, Wayne Robson Holiday drama Genie Awards – Overall Sound, Sound Editing; made with U.S. financing
Overnight Jack Darcus Gale Garnett, Alan Scarfe Drama
The Peanut Butter Solution Michael Rubbo Mathew MacKay, Siluck Saysanasy, Alison Podbrey, Michael Hogan Children's film Tales for All series
Porky's Revenge! James Komack Dan Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Mark Herrier, Tony Ganios, Kaki Hunter Teen comedy Made with U.S. financing
Ranch: The Alan Wood Ranch Project Steven DeNure, Chris Lowry Alan Wood Documentary
Samuel Lount Laurence Keane R. H. Thomson, Linda Griffiths, Booth Savage Historical drama
Screwballs II Rafal Zielinski Sex comedy
Summer Rain (Pluie d'été) François Dauteuil Paul Hébert, Linda Sorgini, Geneviève Rioux, Martin Faucher Short drama
Sylvia Michel Murray Animated short
Tears Are Not Enough John Zaritsky Northern Lights Documentary
Le Temps des bouffons Pierre Falardeau Documentary
Terminal Choice Sheldon Larry Joe Spano, Diane Venora, David McCallum, Ellen Barkin Thriller
Tony de Peltrie Pierre Lachapelle, Philippe Bergeron, Pierre Robidoux, Daniel Langlois Animated
The War Boy Allan Eastman Helen Shaver, Kenneth Welsh, Jason Hopley War drama film Canadian-Yugoslav co-production

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