List of Canadian films of 1989
# List of Canadian films of 1989

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1989:

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 50 ans | Gilles Carle | | National Film Board short | 50th anniversary tribute to NFB; it won the Short Film Palme d'Or at Cannes |
| American Boyfriends | Sandy Wilson | Margaret Langrick, John Wildman, Jason Blicker, Lisa Repo-Martell | Drama | Sequel to My American Cousin |
| Babar: The Movie | Alan Bunce | voices Gordon Pinsent, Sarah Polley, Elizabeth Hanna, Lisa Yamanaka | Animated feature | Canada-France co-production |
| Buying Time | Mitchell Gabourie | Jeff Schultz, Page Fletcher, Dean Stockwell, Michael Rudder | Crime drama | |
| Bye Bye Red Riding Hood | Márta Mészáros | Fanny Lauzier, Pamela Collyer, Margit Makay, Jan Nowicki, Teri Tordai | Children's film | From the Tales for All series; Canada-Hungary co-production |
| Bye Bye Blues | Anne Wheeler | Rebecca Jenkins, Luke Reilly, Stuart Margolin, Wayne Robson, Robyn Stevan | War-time romance melodrama | |
| Cold Comfort | Vic Sarin | Paul Gross, Maury Chaykin, Margaret Langrick | Thriller | Based on a play by Jim Garrard |
| Cruising Bar | Robert Ménard | Michel Côté, Louise Marleau, Geneviève Rioux, Véronique Le Flaguais, Diane Jules | Comedy | Genie Award – Special Award for Makeup |
| The Defender | Stephen Low | | National Film Board documentary | |
| The Devil's Hole (Le Trou du diable) | Richard Lavoie | | Documentary | |
| Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | Jean-Claude Lord | Michael Paré, Marina Orsini | Rock 'n' Roll drama | Sequel to the 1983 Eddie and the Cruisers made with U.S. financing |
| Empire of Ash III | Michael Mazo | William Smith | Futuristic action drama | Direct to video |
| The First Season | Ralph L. Thomas | Kate Trotter, R. H. Thomson | Drama | |
| Food of the Gods II | Damian Lee | Lisa Schrage, Colin Fox, Frank Pellegrino, Jackie Burroughs | Horror | |
| Foreign Nights | Izidore K. Musallam | Terri Hawkes, Dean Richards | Drama | |
| George's Island | Paul Donovan | Sheila McCarthy, Maury Chaykin, Ian Bannen | Children's film | |
| Goddess Remembered | Donna Read | | National Film Board documentary | |
| How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer) | Jacques W. Benoit | Isaach De Bankolé, Maka Kotto, Roberta Weiss, Myriam Cyr | Comedy, drama | |
| In and Out | Alison Snowden, David Fine | | Animated short | |
| In Search of the Last Good Man | Peg Campbell | | Short comedy-drama | |
| In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon) | Yves Simoneau | David La Haye, Rémy Girard, Michel Côté, Pierre Curzi, Monique Mercure | Satire/action/sci-fi drama | |
| Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) | Denys Arcand | Lothaire Bluteau, Rémy Girard, Monique Miller, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Catherine Wilkening, Robert Lepage | Modern day passion play | Canada-France co-production |
| Juke-Bar | Martin Barry | | National Film Board animated short | Genie Award - Animated Short |
| Justine's Film (Le film de Justine) | Jeanne Crépeau | Marie-Hélène Montpetit | | |
| Kingsgate | Jack Darcus | Christopher Plummer, Roberta Maxwell, Alan Scarfe | Drama | |
| The Last Winter | Aaron Kim Johnston | Joshua Murray, Gerard Parkes, David Ferry, Wanda Cannon | Drama | |
| Laura Laur | Brigitte Sauriol | | Drama | |
| Lessons on Life (Trois pommes à côté du sommeil) | Jacques Leduc | | Drama | |
| Mindfield (La mémoire assassinée) | Jean-Claude Lord | Michael Ironside, Lisa Langlois, Christopher Plummer | Thriller | |
| Mob Story | Gabriel Markiw, Jancarlo Markiw | Margot Kidder | Crime drama | |
| Norman's Awesome Experience | Paul Donovan | Tom McCamus | Time-travelling comedy | |
| The Paper Wedding (Les Noces de papier) | Michel Brault | Geneviève Bujold, Manuel Aranguiz, Dorothée Berryman, Gilbert Sicotte | Drama | Entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Roadkill | Bruce McDonald | Valerie Buhagiar, Don McKellar | Rock 'n' Roll docudrama | Bruce McDonald's first feature; TIFF – Best Canadian Feature |
| Salut Victor | Anne Claire Poirier | Jean-Louis Roux, Jacques Godin | National Film Board drama | |
| Snake Eater | George Erschbamer | Lorenzo Lamas | Action | |
| Speaking Parts | Atom Egoyan | Michael McManus, Arsinée Khanjian | Drama | |
| Speed Zone | Jim Drake | John Candy | Comedy | |
| Stealing Images | Alan Zweig | | Short drama | |
| Termini Station | Allan King | Colleen Dewhurst, Megan Follows | Drama | |
| Thunderground | David Mitchell | Michael Ironside, Margaret Langrick, William Sanderson | Drama | |
| Things | Andrew Jordan | Barry J. Gillis, Amber Lynn | Horror | |
| The Top of His Head | Peter Mettler | Stephen Ouimette, Christie MacFadyen, Gary Reineke | Experimental feature | |
| Unfaithful Mornings (Les matins infidèles) | François Bouvier, Jean Beaudry | Jean Beaudry, Denis Bouchard | Drama | |
| Welcome to Canada | John N. Smith | | Docufiction | |
| Where the Spirit Lives | Bruce Pittman | Michelle St. John | Television drama | |
| White Lake | Colin Browne | | Documentary | |
| You Take Care Now | Ann Marie Fleming | | Experimental animation | |
