R.H. Thomson Movies

  • 1987
    And Then You Die

    And Then You Die

    And Then You Die

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    An intense crime drama about a Canadian drug lord who amasses a fortune from the cocaine and marijuana trade. His empire is threatened by the Mafia,...

    And Then You Die
  • 2015
    Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven

    Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven

    Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven

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    Past meets present in a film that is evocative in approach, energized by breathtaking cinematography and an uplifting musical score, and offers a new...

    Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven
  • 2011
    Whirligig

    Whirligig

    Whirligig

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    Floundering twenty-something Nicolas Sinclair attempts to win the heart of a married woman by befriending her 12-year-old son in this independent...

    Whirligig
  • 1997
    Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

    Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

    Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

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    Interviews with Guy Maddin and his pals are included in this documentary about the Canadian film-maker's life and movies. Features clips from most of...

    Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
  • 1981
    Happy Memories

    Happy Memories

    Happy Memories

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    A woman attempts to resume her place in the family that she abandoned years earlier.

    Happy Memories
  • 1986
    The Marriage Bed

    The Marriage Bed

    The Marriage Bed

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    Linda Griffiths stars as very pregnant Annie Graham, who's about to give birth to her third child in seven years. Annie looks back via flashbacks at...

    The Marriage Bed
  • 1998
    Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

    Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

    Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

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    This film discusses the effect on how major American films in Hollywood were influenced by the Eastern European Jewish culture that most of the major...

    Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
  • 2008
    Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia

    Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia

    Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia

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    A young American woman returns to her Greek roots in search of her real father. Accompanied by her stepfather, she shatters the very myths designed...

    Well Kept Secrets: Athanasia
  • 1985
    Charlie Grant's War

    Charlie Grant's War

    Charlie Grant's War

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    A Canadian artist turned diamond merchant in Vienna, Austria risks his life to smuggle Jews out of the Third Reich.

    Charlie Grant's War
  • 2002
    Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

    Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

    Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

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    Cosmetics mogul Mary Kay Ash faces competition from a driven newcomer, who plots to take apart her control of the makeup industry.

    Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
  • 1994
    The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story

    The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story

    The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story

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    Married couples, unable to conceive, are thrilled to find they are going to become parents, thanks to a larger-than-life "miracle doctor" and his...

    The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story
  • 1970
    What We Have Left

    What We Have Left

    What We Have Left

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    70-something Melanie invites her once young and idealistic hippie friends for a long-overdue reunion where everyone is told they have inherited the...

    What We Have Left
  • 2002
    The Stork Derby

    The Stork Derby

    The Stork Derby

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    The woman who birthed the most children in the City of Toronto within a certain time period would inherit a fortune in the midst of the Great...

    The Stork Derby
  • 1991
    The Quarrel

    The Quarrel

    The Quarrel

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    Montreal 1948. On Rosh Hashanah, Chaim (a Yiddish writer) is forced to think of his religion when he's asked to be the tenth in a minyan. As he sits...

    The Quarrel
  • 2015
    Five Stories

    Five Stories

    Five Stories

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    In this inventive short, celebrated actor and director R.H. Thomson playfully deconstructs narrative, parting the curtain on the five central stories...

    Five Stories
  • 1985
    Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

    Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

    Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

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    A biographical drama that profiles the life of Hal C. Banks, a controversial American labour union leader, who came to Canada in 1949 to lead a...

    Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
  • 1985
    Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem

    Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem

    Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem

    01985HD

    One of a series of short, open-ended dramas designed to stimulate discussion of values and ethics in relation to modern medical technology. This film...

    Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem
  • 1993
    Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler

    Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler

    Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler

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    Biographic film about Canadian author Ernest Buckler.

    Inner Mountains, Inner Valleys: The Life and Writing of Ernest Buckler
  • 1989
    The First Season

    The First Season

    The First Season

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    A British Columbia woman struggles to support herself and her daughter after the death of her husband. Nominated for achievements in editing and...

    The First Season
  • 2023
    The Last Curlew

    The Last Curlew

    The Last Curlew

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    A grieving widower and his reluctant, teenage granddaughter embark on a pilgrimage of hope and faith that become a turning point in each of their...

    The Last Curlew