winnipeg movies

My Winnipeg (2008)
6.8 / 10

Documentary

The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Guy Maddin, Winnipeg, is the frosty and mysterious star of Maddin’s...

Hard Core Logo (1996)
6.7 / 10

Drama, Comedy, Music

Bruce Macdonald follows punk bank Hard Core Logo on a harrowing last-gasp reunion tour throughout Western Canada. As magnetic lead-singer Joe Dick...

this river (2016)
0 / 10

Documentary

Join a grassroots collective of volunteers as they search Winnipeg’s Red River and its banks for clues to find out what happened to their missing...

Thursday (2020)
0 / 10

Documentary

Thursday shot from filmmaker Galen Johnson's high-rise apartment during COVID-19 “lockdown” in Winnipeg, captures people going about their daily...

Freshwater World (1974)
0 / 10

Documentary

This documentary explores a variety of projects undertaken by scientists at Environment Canada's Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg to study the...

Stand! (2019)
10 / 10

Drama, History, Music

In post-World War I Winnipeg, a Ukrainian immigrant and a Jewish woman get caught up in a labour strike.

Green Run (2019)
0 / 10

Comedy

Two men driving home from work miraculously hit every green light.

It Ain't Easy (1972)
7.5 / 10

Adventure, Action, Thriller

Randy has PTSD from the Army. After extreme treatment he is released into the world to make it on his own. He goes to Winnipeg to race his snowmobile...

Headdress (2017)
0 / 10

Documentary

For First Nations communities, the headdress bears significant meaning. It's a powerful symbol of hard-earned leadership and responsibility. As...

Correspondances (1969)
0 / 10

Documentary

Cowards Bend the Knee (2003)
6.5 / 10

Drama, Romance

When he takes his girlfriend to a seedy abortion clinic in the back room of a combination hair salon / bordello, Guy Maddin meets the madam’s...

After the Big One: Nuclear War on the Prairies (1983)
0 / 10

Documentary

This film deals straightforwardly with the consequences of a nuclear attack for the Canadian Prairies. The Prairies are singled out because of their...

Universal Language (1969)
0 / 10

Drama

In Winnipeg, Nazgol and Hossein try to help a classmate recover an Iranian banknote. At the same time, a character named Matthew Rankin quits his job...

Barber Gull Rub (2008)
0 / 10

Comedy

Winnipeg Film Group. Deep in the winter of 1986. Guy Maddin is in the process of filming Tales from the Gimli Hospital and needs to rub a dead...

Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman (1953)
5.8 / 10

Documentary

In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to...

Blondie's: A Winnipeg Legacy (2017)
0 / 10

Documentary

Sandy Doyle is an outspoken no nonsense business woman. She became a worldwide celebrity with the creation of her diner Blondies Burgers.

Cease & Desist (2018)
0 / 10

Documentary

A freelance graphic designer encounters a rare type of crickets.

Ma Nishma Manitoba (2021)
0 / 10

Documentary

From challah to immigration to the wandering Jew, Ma Nishma Manitoba is a mid-length documentary that explores Manitoban Jewish stories of identity...

Kubasa in a Glass: The Fetishised Winnipeg TV Commercial 1976-1992 (2012)
8 / 10

Originally released in 2006, Kubasa in a Glass presents a digitally warped reflection of Winnipeg’s brief and disposable self-image, as seen...

The McIntyre Block (1977)
0 / 10

Documentary

A turn of the 20th Century office block at Portage and Main. What was once Winnipeg's most prestigious commercial address has become a catch-all for...