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Donald Shebib
Born January 17, 1938 · Toronto, Canada
Died November 5, 2023 · aged 85
Donald Everett Shebib (27 January 1938 – 5 November 2023) was a Canadian film and television director. Shebib was a central figure in the development of English Canadian cinema who made several short documentaries for the National Film Board of Canada and CBC Television in the 1960s before turning to feature films, beginning with the influential Goin' Down the Road (1970) and what many call his ma…
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Nightalk · 2022Nightalk
★ 5.72022
MovieThrillerRomance
A female cop goes undercover on a phone-sex app to solve a murder investigation as she risks becoming the killer's next victim.
Dementia 13 · 1963Dementia 13
★ 5.51963
MovieHorrorMystery
A scheming widow hatches a bold plan to acquire her late husband's inheritance, unaware that she is being targeted by an ax murderer who lurks in the family's estate.
Running Brave · 1983Running Brave
★ 4.31983
MovieDrama
The story of Billy Mills the American Indian that came from obscurity, to win the 10,000 meter long distance foot race in the Tokyo Olympics.
The Pathfinder · 1996The Pathfinder
★ 5.41996
MovieAdventureTV Movie
In this sequel to The Last of the Mohicans, the Pathfinder (Kevin Dillon) defends a British fort under siege during the French and Indian Wars. His Indian father, Chingachgook (Graham Greene), and the lovely Mabel Dunham (Laurie Holden) are swept up in the battle, and the Pathfinder finds himself forced to choose between his father and the woman he loves. The film is based on last of James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales."
Between Friends · 1973Between Friends
★ 7.01973
MovieDramaCrime
An ex-con, his daughter and her two friends plan the elaborate heist of a nickel mine in Northern Ontario.
The Little Kidnappers · 1990The Little Kidnappers
★ 5.71990
MovieTV MovieCrime
Loosely based on a '50's movie of the same name, it tells the story of two young orphan boys who travel by themselves from the Old country to join their father's family in Canada. There they encounter their stern disciplinarian grandfather who has alienated himself from some of his neighbors. There is particularly no love lost between the grandfather and his Dutch neighbors, who he generalizes as being responsible for his son's death in the Boor War. A side product of this animosity is that it is keeping apart the boy's aunt and her Dutch doctor suitor. The two boys change everything though when they find a young baby on the beach...
Down the Road Again · 2011Down the Road Again
★ 4.02011
MovieDrama
In 1970, Joey and Pete left Nova Scotia to try life in the big city in the Canadian Classic Goin’ Down the Road. Now, some forty years later, Joey has died, and Pete must fulfill his last wish: to take his ashes back to Cape Breton Island, as well as a few other tasks along the way. Armed with a series of letters and an envelope full of money, Pete heads back home. DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN is a touching, comedic and romantic tale of second chances at life and love.
Goin' Down the Road · 1970Goin' Down the Road
★ 6.31970
MovieDrama
Two friends travel from Nova Scotia to Toronto in hope of finding a better life. A classic, and over 50 years later, the film has been on every TIFF list of the top 10 Canadian films ever made.
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