Top 10 Canadian Comedy Movies: A Look at the Great White North

1.Trailer Park Boys: The Movie :

• Release date – October 6, 2006 (Canada)
• Countries of origin – Canada, United States
• Language – English

• Genres – Comdey, Crime

• Runtime -1 hour 35 minutes

• IMDB Rating – ⭐ 7.1/10

Cast –

• Robb Wells – Ricky
• John Paul Tremblay – Julian
• Mike Smith – Bubbles
• Lucy Decoutere – Lucy

Crew –

• Director – Mike Clattenburg
• Writers – Mike ClattenburgRobb Wells

Budget AndBox Office Collection –

• Budget – CA$5,000,000 (estimated)
• Gross US & Canada -$3,860,678
•Gross worldwide – $3,876,456

Story –

The boys are arrested and spend 18 months in jail for robbing an ATM machine. When they run out, they decide to shut down “The Big Dirty,” which means stealing large amounts of coins because they are not traced and they leave their life of crime forever.

2.Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day :

• Release date – September 25, 2009 (Canada)
• Country of origin – Canada
• Language – English

• Genres – Comedy

• Runtime – 1 hour 42 minutes

• IMDB Rating – ⭐ 7.3/10

Cast –

• Robb Wells – Ricky
• John Paul Tremblay – Julian
• Mike Smith – Bubbles
• John Dunsworth – Jim Lahey

Crew-

• Director – Mike Clattenburg
•Writers – Mike Clattenburg, Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $5,000,000

Storyline –

The boys return from the jail and see that the park has deteriorated, and a large and new park is being built next to it. They attempt many schemes and robberies to get rich quick,While the recently drunk Lahe threatens to derail their plans.

3.Men with Brooms :

• Release Date – March 8, 2002
• Running Time- 1 hr 42 min

•Genres – Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport

•IMDB Rating – ⭐ 5.9/10

Cast –

• James B. Douglas – Donald Foley
• Molly Parker – Amy Foley
• Paul Gross – Chris Cutter
• Barbara Gordon – Eva Foley
• Michelle Nolden – Julie Foley

Crew –

• Director – Paul Gross
• Writers – Paul Gross (story) (screenplay) | Graham Wagner (story editor) | John Krizanc (story) (screenplay) | Paul Quarrington (story)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $7,500,000 (estimated)
• Gross US & Canada – $4,245,870
• Gross worldwide – $4,245,870

Storyline –

Long Bay resident Donald Foley, who was a lifelong curler and most recently a curling coach, has just passed away. He has requested that the ashes of his cremation be cast into a distinctive curling stone that he has just obtained from the bottom of Long Bay. His will also has a non-binding codicil to reunite that last team he trained to curl in the Golden Broom bonespiel in the city, a Long Bay team that had never won and the team closest to doing so.

4. Welcome to Mooseport :

• Release Date – February 20, 2004
• Running Time – 1 hr 50 min
• Genres – Comedy, Romance

• IMDB Rating – ⭐ 5.3/10

Cast –

• Gene Hackman – Monroe Cole
• Ray Romano – Handy Harrison
• Marcia Gay Harden – Grace Sutherland
• Maura Tierney – Sally Mannis
• Christine Baranski – Charlotte Cole

Crew –

• Director – Donald Petrie
• Writers – Doug Richardson (story) | Tom Schulman (screenplay)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $30,000,000 (estimated)
• Gross US & Canada – $14,470,947
• Gross worldwide – $14,615,099

Storyline-

Monroe “Eagle” Cole willing to take a big part in support deals and speaking activities while developing his own presidential library. Meanwhile, Handy Harrison owns a local hardware store with a girlfriend willing to jeopardize their relationship.

5. Waydowntown :

• Release Date – November 24, 2000
• Running Time – 1 hr 27 min
• Genres – Comedy

• IMDB Rating – ⭐6.7/10

Cast –

• Fab Filippo – Tom Bennett(as Fabrizio Filippo)
• Don McKellar – Brad
• Marya Delver – Sandra West
• Gordon Currie – Curt Schwin

Crew –

• Director – Gary Burns
• Writers – Gary Burns | James Martin | Patrick McLaughlin (additional writer)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – CA$1,000,000 (estimated)
• Gross US & Canada – $48,333
• Gross worldwide – $48,333

Storyline –

Four young office workers bet to see who can last the longest without going out. In the labyrinth that is the main center of a large city, glass skywalks connect apartment buildings, office towers and shopping malls.

6. Dog Park :

• Release Date – September 24, 1999
• Running Time – 1 hr 31 min
• Genres – Comedy, Romance

• IMDB Rating – ⭐ 5.2/10

Cast –

• Natasha Henstridge – Lorna
• Luke Wilson – Andy
• Kathleen Robertson – Cheryl
• Janeane Garofalo – Jeri

Crew –

• Director – Bruce McCulloch
• Writer – Bruce McCulloch
• Producer – Susan Cavan

Box Office Collection –

• Gross US & Canada – $250,147
• Gross worldwide – $250,147

Storyline –

The new comedy takes a look at contemporary dating customs and hypothesizes that the new dating location could be a dog walk in the park. A gentle man loses his current girlfriend to another man.

It’s a great comedy movie

7. Canadian Bacon :

• Release Date – September 22, 1995
• Running Time – 1 hr 31 min
• Genres – Action, Comedy

• IMDB Rating- ⭐ 5.9/10

Cast –

• John Candy – As Sheriff Bud Boomer
• Alan Alda – As President of the United States
• Rhea Perlman – As Honey
• Kevin Pollak – As Stu Smiley

Crew –

• Director – Michael Moore
• Writer – Michael Moore (written by)
• Producers – David Brown | Gregory Goodman | Michael Moore | Ron Rotholz

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $11,000,000 (estimated)
• Gross US & Canada – $163,971
• Gross worldwide – $163,971

Storyline (Plot) –

The U.S. economy is in shambles and the president’s approval rating is also poor. A good war is needed, but the Russians are not interested in this. Oh–what do you think of that very humble country in the North? However, Niagara Falls Sheriff Budd B. Boomer takes all of this a little too seriously.

8. Strange Brew :

• Release Date – August 26, 1983
• Running Time – 1 hr 30 min
• Genres – Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi

• IMDB Rating- ⭐ 6.6/10

Cast –

• Dave Thomas – Doug McKenzie
• Rick Moranis – Bob McKenzie
• Max von Sydow – Brewmeister Smith(as Max Von Sydow)
• Paul Dooley – Claude Elsinore

Crew –

• Directors – Rick Moranis | Dave Thomas
• Writers – Rick Moranis (written by) | Dave Thomas (written by) | Steve De Jarnatt (written by) (as Steven De Jarnatt)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – $4,000,000 (estimated)
• Gross US & Canada – $8,571,374
• Gross worldwide – $8,571,374

Storyline –

Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug Mackenzie (seen on SCTV) help brewery founder Pam’s daughter reclaim the brewery founded by her recently deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious brewmaster and two teams of vicious hockey players.

9. Going Berserk :

• Release date – September 30, 1983
• Language – English

• Runtime – 1 hour 24 minutes

• Genres – Comdey

• IMDB Rating- ⭐ 5.1/10

Cast –

• John Candy – John Bourgignon
• Joe Flaherty – Chick Leff
• Eugene Levy – Sal DiPasquale
• Alley Mills – Nancy Reese

Crew –

• Director – David Steinberg
• Writer – Dana Olsen

Box Office Collection –

• Gross US & Canada – $234,950

• Worldwide – $234,950

Storyline –

John Bourdignon, a limousine driver, is engaged to Nancy Reese. Her father, Congressman Ed Reece, is running for president and campaigning against cult leader Sun Yee. Misfortune and intrigue creep their way to John and Nancy’s altar.

10. Gas :

• Release Date – July 23, 1981 (Domestic)
• Running Time – 1 hr 34 min
• Genres – Comedy

• IMDB Rating – ⭐ 3.2/10

Cast –

• Susan Anspach – Jane Beardsley
• Howie Mandel – Matt Lloyd
• Sterling Hayden – Duke Stuyvesant
• Helen Shaver – Rhonda

Crew –

• Director – Les Rose
• Writers – Susan Scranton (story) | Dick Wolf (screenplay) (as Richard Wolf) (story) (as Richard Wolf)

Budget And Box Office Collection –

• Budget – CA$6,500,000 (estimated)
• Gross US & Canada – $2,869,425
• Gross worldwide – $2,869,425

Storyline –

In this comedy, Susan Anspach plays a news reporter investigating a story about stolen milk that has caused milk and gasoline prices to skyrocket. In the course of her investigation, others become involved, culminating in multiple car chases.

There are many comedy movies in Canadian movies but out of all these 10 movies are most liked by the people. In these Canadian movies we can see a little bit of Canadian and American comic timing and Satire. Enjoy these movies.