List of Canadian films of 2002

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 2002:

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Alice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay)	Denise Filiatrault	Sophie Lorain, Martin Drainville, Louise Portal, , Mitsou	Fantasy comedy
Ararat	Atom Egoyan	David Alpay, Charles Aznavour, Christopher Plummer, Bruce Greenwood, Marie-Josée Croze, Brent Carver, Arsinée Khanjian, Elias Koteas	Drama	A film about the Armenian genocide; Canada-France co-production
Aspiration		Nicolino Marinacci	Short drama
The Baroness and the Pig	Michael Mackenzie	Patricia Clarkson, Colm Feore, Caroline Dhavernas, Louise Marleau	Drama
The Bay of Love and Sorrows	Tim Southam	Peter Outerbridge, Jonathan Scarfe, Joanne Kelly, Elaine Cassidy	Drama
Between Strangers	Edoardo Ponti	Sophia Loren, Mira Sorvino, Deborah Kara Unger, Pete Postlethwaite, Malcolm McDowell, Gérard Depardieu, Klaus Maria Brandauer	Drama	Canada-Italy co-production directed by Sophia Loren's son, Edoardo Ponti
Black Soul	Martine Chartrand	Music by Ranee Lee, Oliver Jones	National Film Board animated short	Prix Jutra - Animated short; Golden Bear for best short film, Berlin
Bollywood/Hollywood	Deepa Mehta	Rahul Khanna, Lisa Ray, Moushumi Chatterjee, Dina Pathak, Ranjit Chowdhry, Jessica Paré	Romantic comedy, Drama	Genie Award - Screenplay
	Claude Fournier	Claire Bloom, Daniel Lavoie, Susannah York, Julian Glover	Drama	Based on the novel by Constance Beresford-Howe
Les Boys III		Marc Messier, Rémy Girard, Patrick Huard, Serge Thériault, Michel Barrette	Comedy	Golden Reel Award
The Brainwashers (Les Ramoneurs cérébraux)	Patrick Bouchard		Animated short
The Burial Society	Nicholas Racz	Rob LaBelle, Jan Rubeš, Allan Rich, , David Paymer	Thriller
Chaos and Desire (La Turbulence des fluides)	Manon Briand	Pascale Bussières, , Geneviève Bujold	Drama	Canada-France co-production
	Bruce McDonald	Juliette Lewis, Gina Gershon, Mickey Rourke	Documentary	A documentary about the making of Picture Claire, which went direct to DVD. It had a one-time screening at TIFF.
	Paule Baillargeon	Claude Jutra	Documentary
The Collector (Le Collectionneur)	Jean Beaudin	Maude Guérin, Luc Picard	Drama	Prix Jutra – Supporting Actor (Picard)
Cube 2: Hypercube	Andrzej Sekuła	Kari Matchett, Geraint Wyn Davies	Sci-fi, Horror	Sequel to 1997's Cube
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary	Guy Maddin	, Tara Birtwhistle and members of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet	Dance film/ Horror from the novel by Bram Stoker	Made for TV
Duct Tape Forever	Eric Till	, Patrick McKenna, , , Graham Greene	Comedy
Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl	Brad Peyton	Nadia Litz; narrated by Maurice Dean Wint	Short Black comedy
	Carole Laure	Carole Laure, Jean-Marc Barr, Danny Gilmore	Family drama
Flower & Garnet	Keith Behrman	Callum Keith Rennie, Jane McGregor, Colin Roberts, Dov Tiefenbach, Kristen Thomson	Drama	Claude Jutra Award
FUBAR: The Movie	Michael Dowse	David Lawrence, Paul Spence	Mockumentary	Debuted at Sundance
Gambling, Gods and LSD	Peter Mettler		Documentary	Genie Award – Documentary; Canada-Switzerland co-production
Global Heresy	Sidney J. Furie	Peter O’Toole, Joan Plowright, Alicia Silverstone, Jaimz Woolvett	Comedy	Canada-U.K. co-production
Heart of America	Uwe Boll	Jürgen Prochnow, María Conchita Alonso, Clint Howard, Miles Meadows, Brendan Fletcher, Lochlyn Munro	Drama	Canada-German co-production
The Hungry Squid	John Weldon		National Film Board animated short	Genie Award - Animated short
Inertia	Sean Garrity	Jonas Chernick, , Gordon Tanner	Drama	TIFF – Best Canadian First Feature
Inside (Histoire de pen)	Michel Jetté	, , , Dominic Darceuil	Prison drama
Leaving Metropolis	Brad Fraser	, Vincent Corazza, Lynda Boyd	Drama	Script and play (Poor Super Man) by Brad Fraser
Looking for Leonard	Matt Bissonnette, Steven Clark	Benjamin Ratner, , Kim Huffman, Joel Bissonnette	Comedy-drama
Marion Bridge	Wiebke von Carolsfeld	Molly Parker, Rebecca Jenkins, Stacy Smith, Elliot Page	Drama	TIFF – Best Canadian First Feature
The Marsh (Le Marais)	Kim Nguyen	Paul Ahmarani, James Hyndman	Drama
Max	Menno Meyjes	John Cusack, Noah Taylor, Leelee Sobieski, Molly Parker	Historical biodrama on the early years of Hitler	Genie Award - Sound Editing; Canada-Hungary co-production made with U.S. financing
Men with Brooms	Paul Gross	Paul Gross, Leslie Nielsen, Kari Matchett, Molly Parker, Michelle Nolden, Peter Outerbridge, James Allodi, Jed Rees	Comedy
Metronome	Daniel Cockburn	Daniel Cockburn	Experimental short	Jury Award - Best Canadian Film/Video/Installation, Media City Film Festival 2003
Miss 501: A Portrait of Luck	Jules Karatechamp	Burger	Documentary
My Little Eye	Marc Evans	Sean Cw Johnson, Kris Lemche, , Laura Regan, Jennifer Sky	Drama	Canada-U.K.-France co-production made with U.S. financing
The Mysterious Miss C. (La Mystérieuse Mademoiselle C.)	Richard Ciupka	Marie-Chantal Perron, Gildor Roy	Children's comedy
Nearest to Heaven (Au plus près du paradis)	Tonie Marshall	Catherine Deneuve, William Hurt, Bernard Le Coq, Hélène Fillières	Romance	Canada-France-Spain co-production
The Negro (Le Nèg')	Robert Morin	Iannicko N'Doua-Légaré, Béatrice Picard, Robin Aubert, Vincent Bilodeau, Sandrine Bisson	Drama
North Station (Station Nord)	Jean-Claude Lord	Benoît Brière, Renée Claude	Comedy
Ocean (Océan)	Catherine Martin		Documentary
	Anais Granofsky	Anais Granofsky, Ingrid Veninger, Jackie Burroughs, Julian Richings, Maury Chaykin	Drama
Perfect Pie		Wendy Crewson, Barbara Williams, Tom McCamus, Alison Pill, Rachel McAdams	Drama	Script and play by Judith Thompson; Genie Award – Cinematography
Prisoner of Paradise	Malcolm Clarke &		Documentary	Canada-U.K.-Germany; Academy Award nominee; made with U.S. financing
Punch		Michael Riley, Sonja Bennett, Meredith McGeachie	Dark comedy
Québec-Montréal	Ricardo Trogi	Patrice Robitaille, Jean-Phillipe Pearson, Stéphane Breton, François Létourneau, Isabelle Blais, Julie Le Breton	Comedy
The Ring Within (Le Ring intérieur)	Dan Bigras		Documentary
Saint Monica	Terrance Odette	Genevieve Buechner, Brigitte Bako	Drama
Savage Messiah	Mario Azzopardi	Luc Picard, Polly Walker, Isabelle Blais, Isabelle Cyr, , Pascale Montpetit	Drama
Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)	Charles Binamé	Pierre Lebeau, Karine Vanasse, Roy Dupuis, Rémy Girard, , Julien Poulin, Louise Portal	Drama	A remake of the 1950 film.
Spider	David Cronenberg	Ralph Fiennes, Gabriel Byrne, Miranda Richardson, Lynn Redgrave	Drama	Script and novel by Patrick McGrath, it was entered into the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Steal	Gérard Pirès	Stephen Dorff, Natasha Henstridge	Action	Canada-U.K.-France co-production
			Animated short	Cannes Film Festival – Jury Prize for Animation
Strange Invaders	Cordell Barker		National Film Board animated short	Academy Award nominee
Tom	Mike Hoolboom		Documentary
The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia	Jennifer Baichwal	Shelby Lee Adams	Documentary
Various Positions	Ori Kowarsky	Tygh Runyan, Carly Pope	Drama
Virginia's Run	Peter Markle	Gabriel Byrne, Joanne Whalley, Lindze Letherman, Kevin Zegers	Family film	Made with U.S. financing
The Wild Dogs	Thom Fitzgerald	Thom Fitzgerald, Alberta Watson, David Hayman	Drama
Yellowknife	Rodrigue Jean	Sébastien Huberdeau, Hélène Florent, Patsy Gallant	Drama

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Feature Films Released In 2002 With Country of Origin Canada at IMDb
Canada's Top Ten for 2002 (list of top ten Canadian feature films, selected in a process administered by TIFF)
List of 2002 box office number-one films in Canada

List of Canadian films of 2002

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