List of Canadian films of 1972
# List of Canadian films of 1972

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1972:

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Balablok | Břetislav Pojar | | Animated short | |
| Cry of the Wild | Bill Mason | | NFB documentary | |
| Dirty Money (La Maudite galette) | Denys Arcand | Luce Guilbeault, Marcel Sabourin, René Garon, Gabriel Arcand | Drama | Denys Arcand's first dramatic feature |
| The Doves (Les Colombes) | Jean-Claude Lord | Jean Besré, Lise Thouin, Jean Duceppe | Drama | |
| Dream Life (La Vie rêvée) | Mireille Dansereau | Liliane Lemaître-Auger, Véronique Le Flaguais | Drama | The first Quebec feature directed by a woman; Canadian Film Awards – Editing, Wendy Mitchener Award |
| A Fan's Notes | Eric Till | Jerry Orbach, Julia Anne Robinson, Burgess Meredith | Comedy drama | |
| Françoise Durocher, Waitress | André Brassard | | Short drama | |
| Journey | Paul Almond | Geneviève Bujold, John Vernon | Drama | |
| Quebec: Duplessis and After... (Québec: Duplessis et après...) | Denys Arcand | | NFB documentary | |
| The Rebels (Quelques arpents de neige) | Denis Héroux | Daniel Pilon, Christine Olivier, Jean Duceppe | Historical drama | |
| The Rowdyman | Peter Carter | Gordon Pinsent, Will Greer, Linda Goranson | Drama | AV Preservation Trust Masterwork |
| Selling Out | Tadeusz Jaworski | | Documentary | |
| Street Musique | Ryan Larkin | | Animated short | |
| This Is Stompin' Tom | Edwin Moody | Stompin' Tom Connors | Documentary | |
| The Time of the Hunt (Le Temps d'une chasse) | Francis Mankiewicz | Guy L'Écuyer, Marcel Sabourin, Pierre Dufresne, Olivier L'Écuyer | Drama | |
| The True Nature of Bernadette (La Vraie nature de Bernadette) | Gilles Carle | Micheline Lanctôt, Donald Pilon | Drama | AV Preservation Trust Masterwork |
| Voulez-vous coucher avec God? | Jack Christie, Michael Hirsh | | Experimental | |
| Wedding in White | William Fruet | Carol Kane, Donald Pleasence, Doris Petrie | Drama | Canadian Film Awards – Feature Film, Supporting Actress (Petrie), Art Direction |
| The Wise Guys (Les Smattes) | Jean-Claude Labrecque | Donald Pilon, Daniel Pilon, Marcel Sabourin | Crime drama | |
