List of the best Ann-Marie MacDonald movies: Where the Spirit Lives(1989), Better Than Chocolate(1999), Paint Cans(1994), Unfinished Business(1984), Her Desperate Choice(1996) ... ...
Drama
Canada
1989
97 Minutes
Michelle St. John Ann-Marie MacDonald David Hemblen Clayton Julian Heather Hess Ron White Chapelle Jaffe Patricia Collins
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A young Native Canadian (First Nations person) fights to keep her culture and identity when she is abducted to a residential school.
Romance, Gay & Lesbian
Canada
1999
101 Minutes
Frances
Wendy Crewson Karyn Dwyer Christina Cox Ann-Marie MacDonald Peter Outerbridge Marya Delver Kevin Mundy Tony Nappo Jay Brazeau
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Maggie, 19, works at a lesbian/LGBT bookstore. Her mom's getting divorced and has invited herself to stay with Maggie. Maggie hasn't told her, she's lesbian. Her new girlfriend moves in as well.
Comedy
Canada
1994
100 Minutes
Inge Von Nerthus
Chas Lawther Robyn Stevan Bruce Greenwood Nigel Bennett Don Francks Andy Jones Paul Gross Ann-Marie MacDonald
Wick Burns is a government official with all the self-motivation and personality of a robot. His newest project is to find funding for a small art film, "Paint Cans".
Drama
Canada
1984
99 Minutes
Isabelle Mejias Peter Spence Leslie Toth Peter Kastner Julie Biggs Chuck Shamata Melleny Brown Mark Dennis Reg Dreger Jane Foster Marc Gomes
Seventeen year old Isabelle Marks lives in Toronto with her divorced mother and finds her life directionless. Isabelle becomes involved with an anti-nuclear group that her boyfriend Jessie ... See full summary »
Drama
1996
97 Minutes
Faith Ford Hanna Hall Kyle Secor Philip Williams Lynne Cormack Kirsten Kieferle Alex Carter Howard Hoover Mimi Kuzyk Corinne Conley Victoria Mitchell
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A woman (Faith Ford) goes into hiding with her daughter (Hanna R. Hall) after kidnapping the child to protect her from her sexually abusive father.