Movies Set in Nova Scotia, Canada
by Sacred_RamGoat | created - 24 Dec 2020 | updated - 24 Dec 2020 | Public- Instant Watch Options
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1. Across the Line (2015)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
A young, black NHL hopeful living in a racially divided Nova Scotian community finds his career prospects in jeopardy when tensions in his community come to a head.
Director: Director X | Stars: Stephan James, Sarah Jeffery, Steven Love, Lanette Ware
Votes: 537
2. The Bay Boy (1984)
R | 107 min | Drama
A teenage boy living in a Cape Breton coal mining community during the 1930's finds himself contemplating life and is haunted by a murder he witnessed in town.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Kiefer Sutherland, Peter Donat, Alan Scarfe
Votes: 752 | Gross: $0.16M
3. Blackbird (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
An alienated teenager's posturing online threat ignites a firestorm of fear in a small community.
Director: Jason Buxton | Stars: Connor Jessup, Alexia Fast, Michael Buie, Alex Ozerov-Meyer
Votes: 1,736
4. Buried on Sunday (1992)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
A fishing village responds to government cutbacks by declaring independence and uses the arsenal of a Soviet missile sub to back it up.
Director: Paul Donovan | Stars: Nancy Marshall, Michael Gencher, Jeremy Akerman, Tommy Sexton
Votes: 171
5. Cloudburst (2011)
Unrated | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A lesbian couple escape from their nursing home and head up to Canada to get married. Along the way, they pick up a young, male hitchhiker.
Director: Thom Fitzgerald | Stars: Olympia Dukakis, Brenda Fricker, Kristin Booth, Michael McPhee
Votes: 2,479
6. Echoes of a Summer (1976)
PG | 99 min | Drama
A couple whose daughter has a life-threatening heart condition decides to make her last days of life as meaningful for her as possible by taking her to the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Richard Harris, Jodie Foster, Lois Nettleton, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Votes: 483
7. Evangeline (1919)
50 min | Drama, History
In the Canadian province of Acadia, young Evangeline is betrothed to Gabriel. But before their wedding can take place, the British imprison the men and send them into exile with their lands... See full summary »
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Miriam Cooper, Alan Roscoe, Spottiswoode Aitken, James A. Marcus
Votes: 18
8. Goin' Down the Road (1970)
R | 90 min | Drama
Two friends leave the picturesque yet rural province of Nova Scotia for the nightlife and culture of Toronto. They soon end up wistful and nostalgic about Nova Scotia though after finding out that Toronto isn't as fun as they'd hoped.
Director: Donald Shebib | Stars: Doug McGrath, Paul Bradley, Jayne Eastwood, Cayle Chernin
Votes: 979
9. Goon (2011)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Labeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way.
Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill, Eugene Levy
Votes: 90,839 | Gross: $4.17M
10. Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Sport
A hockey player plagued by injuries is confronted with the possibility of retirement when a tough new player challenges his status as the league's top enforcer.
Director: Jay Baruchel | Stars: Seann William Scott, Alison Pill, Marc-André Grondin, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 14,937
11. The Hanging Garden (1997)
R | 91 min | Drama, Romance
William, a once obese and depressed adolescent, is able to move past his teenage years when he moves to the city and comes out as being gay. When he returns home though, he can't cope with his memories.
Director: Thom Fitzgerald | Stars: Chris Leavins, Kerry Fox, Ian Parsons, Peter MacNeill
Votes: 3,079 | Gross: $0.93M
12. High Tide at Noon (1957)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Romance
Set on an island off Nova Scotia, Canada, the jealousies and loves of the islanders unfold at a casual pace until economic necessity drives them to the mainland.
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Betta St. John, William Sylvester, Michael Craig, Flora Robson
Votes: 166
13. The Little Kidnappers (1953)
Approved | 93 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A Scotsman, Jim MacKenzie, living on a primitive homestead in Nova Scotia, is raising his two grandsons, Harry and Davy, following the death of their father in the Boer War. His son's death... See full summary »
Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Jon Whiteley, Vincent Winter, Adrienne Corri, Duncan Macrae
Votes: 549
14. Kung Fu Elliot (2014)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
The film tells the bizarre story of Elliot 'White Lightning' Scott, who plans on becoming Canada's first kung fu action hero with his low-budget karate epic, Blood Fight.
Directors: Matthew Bauckman, Jaret Belliveau | Star: Elliot Scott
Votes: 356
15. Life Classes (1988)
117 min | Drama
The odyssey of a young Cape Breton woman as she moves to the big city (Halifax) and supports herself after the birth of her illegitimate child by posing for college art classes, on her way to becoming an artist in her own right.
Director: William D. MacGillivray | Stars: Trudi Petersen, Jane Purves, Jacinta Cormier, Leon Dubinsky
Votes: 70
16. The Little Kidnappers (1990 TV Movie)
G | 92 min | Crime, Drama
Two young orphans have to relocate to Nova Scotia and endure their bitter and jerky grandfather, but when they find a baby washed up on the beach, everything changes.
Director: Donald Shebib | Stars: Charlton Heston, Bruce Greenwood, Patricia Gage, Dan MacDonald
Votes: 415
17. Margaret's Museum (1995)
R | 114 min | Drama
Margaret MacNiel, a girl living in a Cape Breton coal mining town, finds her life changing when she meets Neil Currie, a cheerful bagpipe-playing dishwasher. Unfortunately, neither of them are able to escape the industry around them.
Director: Mort Ransen | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Kate Nelligan, Clive Russell, Craig Olejnik
Votes: 1,395 | Gross: $0.52M
18. Marion Bridge (2002)
Unrated | 90 min | Drama
Three estranged sisters reunite to care for their dying mother and old conflicts and secrets return to the surface.
Director: Wiebke von Carolsfeld | Stars: Molly Parker, Rebecca Jenkins, Stacy Smith, Marguerite McNeil
Votes: 1,428
19. Maudie (2016)
PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.
Director: Aisling Walsh | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke, Zachary Bennett, Gabrielle Rose
Votes: 21,603 | Gross: $6.17M
20. Moving Day (2012)
95 min | Comedy
Four men working at a moving company all suffer downfalls, adding to their rough pasts that continue to haunt them. It seems as if none of them will ever accomplish anything in life, and ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Clattenburg | Stars: Gabrielle Miller, Will Sasso, Charlie Murphy, Victor Garber
Votes: 473
21. My Bloody Valentine (1981)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A decades-old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine's Day turns out to be true to legend when a group defies the killer's order and people start turning up dead.
Director: George Mihalka | Stars: Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck, Keith Knight
Votes: 25,117 | Gross: $5.67M
22. The Neptune Factor (1973)
G | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Walter Pidgeon, Ernest Borgnine, Yvette Mimieux
Votes: 1,300
23. New Waterford Girl (1999)
TV-PG | 97 min | Comedy
A gifted teenager dreaming of life beyond her small town becomes inspired when a 15-year-old girl from New York moves in next door.
Director: Allan Moyle | Stars: Liane Balaban, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Mary Walsh, Nicholas Campbell
Votes: 1,867 | Gross: $0.77M
24. Pirate's Passage (2015 TV Movie)
88 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A mysterious old sailor arrives in Grey Rocks, Nova Scotia and meets a young boy and mother whom he offers to help for his own reasons.
Directors: Mike Barth, Jamie Gallant | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Gage Munroe, Carrie-Anne Moss, Megan Follows
Votes: 434
25. Pit Pony (1997 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
A young boy working in Nova Scotia's treacherous coal mines in the early 20th century finds a friend in ones of the ponies used to haul coal up from the tunnels to be used at the railway station and the steel mill.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Ben Rose-Davis, Richard Donat, Jennie Raymond, Andrew Keilty
Votes: 298
26. Poor Boy's Game (2007)
R | 104 min | Drama
On his release from prison for the brutal beating of a black man, Donnie, a young white boxer, is coached by his victim's father, George for an upcoming fight against a talented and vengeful opponent, Ossie.
Director: Clement Virgo | Stars: Rossif Sutherland, Danny Glover, Flex Alexander, Greg Bryk
Votes: 1,400
27. Siege (1983)
R | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A gay bar is hit by a group of sociopaths, and all the patrons are killed except for one man who escapes and takes refuge in an apartment occupied by a group of friends, who will do anything they can to protect him and survive the siege.
Directors: Paul Donovan, Maura O'Connell | Stars: Tom Nardini, Brenda Bazinet, Daryl Haney, Terry-David Després
Votes: 1,301
28. Something About Love (1988)
93 min | Drama
After running off to the United States and failing to make anything of himself, a boy returns home to the gritty industrial island of Cape Breton, Canada, to face his mentally-deteriorating father.
Director: Tom Berry | Stars: Stefan Wodoslawsky, Jan Rubes, Jennifer Dale, Ron James
Votes: 73
29. Speak It! From the Heart of Black Nova Scotia (1992)
Director: Sylvia Hamilton | Star: Shingai Nyajeka
30. The Story of Adele H (1975)
PG | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Adèle Hugo's unrequited love for a lieutenant.
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott, Joseph Blatchley
Votes: 8,979
31. Weirdos (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
Just after the end of the Vietnam War and in the midst of the American bicentennial celebrations of 1976, runaway Kit and his girlfriend Alice hitchhike their way along the east coast of Canada.
Director: Bruce McDonald | Stars: Dylan Authors, Julia Sarah Stone, Molly Parker, Allan Hawco
Votes: 561
32. Werewolf (2016)
R | 80 min | Drama
Blaise and Nessa are outcast methadone users in their small town. Each day they push a rusty lawnmower door-to-door begging to cut grass. Nessa plots an escape, while Blaise lingers closer ... See full summary »
Director: Ashley McKenzie | Stars: Andrew Gillis, Bhreagh MacNeil, Mark Woodland, Donald Campbell
Votes: 661
33. Westray (2001)
80 min | Documentary
Some say it took twenty seconds. Some say the men were doomed from day one. May 9, 1992, the Westray mine in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, explodes, instantly killing all 26 men working ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Cowan | Stars: Michael Jones, Katie Malloch, Chantelle McGrath
Votes: 34
Tell Your Friends