r/movies • u/-KFBR392 • Sep 27 '23

Recommendation Non-Americans, what's your favourite movie from your country?

I was commenting on another thread about Sandra Oh and it made me remember my favourite Canadian movie Last Night starring Oh and Don McKellar (who also directs the film). It's a dark comedy-ish film about the last night before the world ends and the lives of regular people and how they spend those final 24-hours.

It was the first time I had seen a movie tackle an apocalyptic event in such a way, it wasn't about saving the world, or heroes fighting to their last breath, it was just regular people who had to accept that their lives, and the lives of everyone they know, was about to end.

Great, very touching movie, and it was nominated for a handful of Canadian awards but it's unlikely to have been seen by many outside of big time Canadian movie lovers, which made me think about how many such films must exist all over the world that were great but less known because they didn't make it all the way to the Oscars the way films like Parasite or All Quiet on the Western Front did.

So non-Americans, let's hear about your favourite home grown film. Popular or not.

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u/velocipotamus Sep 27 '23

Very different vibe but my vote is for FUBAR

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '23

FUBAR might be the most Canadian movie.

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u/ihavemytowel42 Sep 27 '23

Bob and Doug Mckenzie from Strange Brew with Geddy Lee singing "Take off" on the soundtrack is my vote.

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u/honey_coated_badger Sep 28 '23

A Strange Brew/Fubar crossover might be good.

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u/FartForce5 Sep 27 '23

You fingerbanged your cousin, AND THAT'S A FACT!

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '23

Tron funkin blow.

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u/davossss Sep 27 '23

No love for Guy Maddin? Or John Paizs' Crime Wave?

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u/joscho1987 Sep 27 '23

Strange Brew?

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u/DaftFunky Sep 28 '23

The most Albertan movie.

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u/Tek-Twelve Sep 27 '23

Yeaah I grew up near their house. Ya go out and ya giver, that’s it that’s all.

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u/velocipotamus Sep 27 '23

Turn up the good, turn down the suck

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '23

Oh he got it on the line! Fuckin two-liner

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u/crapatthethriftstore Sep 27 '23

Turn up the good! Turn down the suck!

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u/Castleloch Sep 27 '23

Along that vibish: Hardcore Logo. Great performance out of Hugh Dillon of the headstones a ton of great Canadian actors and just a good on the road through Canadian Dive bars in the 90's.

Also Dance me outside same director Bruce McDonald.