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Choose movies to watch for fun, or videos to help you learn English or learn about interesting topics.

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The Mauritanian
Mohamedou Ould Slah spent fourteen years in a Guantanamo Bay prison. Two lawyers fought the U.S. government to free him.
Amigo Skate, Cuba
Skateboards are not allowed in Cuba but Cuban skaters have found ways to make skateboards out of whatever they can find. Now they dream of building a skateboard park to help young Cubans who are having problems in their lives.
Lady Bird
Lady Bird is a funny and touching movie about a teenaged daughter with big dreams, and her mother who is struggling to support her family.
Born Wild: the Next Generation
This film celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (2020). Learn about the new generation of baby animals on the planet.
Summer of Soul
During the summer of 1961, when many Black Americans were fighting for their civil rights, a music festival brought Black musicians and fans together in a celebration of Black culture.
King Richard
Richard Williams does everything he can to make sure his daughters, Violet and Serena Williams, become two of the best tennis players in the world.
Range Roads
Frankie King hasn't seen her family in Alberta for twenty years. She returns home after her parents are killed in a car accident. She tries to reconnect with her brother again and learns some painful family secrets.
Parasite
The members of a poor family in Korea trick a rich family into giving them high-paying jobs. (In Korean with English and French subtitles)
Lion
In Calcutta, India, a 5-year old boy gets lost and ends up thousands of kilometres from home. He is adopted by a couple in Australia. Twenty-five years later, he returns to India to look for his lost family.
The Personal History of David Copperfield
In 1840s England, David Copperfield experiences an unhappy childhood and grows up trying to find his place in the world. He loves telling stories and realizes he wants to become a writer. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
Hidden Figures
Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson were three brilliant African American mathematicians whose work at NASA helped send the first person to space.
Justice League
Batman, Superman, Wonderwoman, and other superheroes fight an enemy that is trying to destroy the Earth.

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Cutting Edge Communications Simple English Series

This beginner's series of 20 videos will help you practice English for talking about emergencies, grocery shopping, meeting with friends, using numbers and more.

Cutting Edge Communications Basic English Series

Learn even more English with these 20 videos from Cutting Edge Communications

English at Work Series

This series of 20 videos will help you learn English to use at work.

English in Three Minutes Series

Learn how to ask and answer common questions in English. There are 25 three-minute videos in this series.

Standard Deviants School ESL Series

This series of 12 videos helps you learn about grammar, dates, question words and more.

Can Do English--ELL

In this series of 8 videos, you can practice English for situations like buying train tickets, sharing phone numbers, and explaining information about an appointment.

Videos by Indigenous filmmakers

Little Thunder
It is time for Little Thunder to leave his family and become a man. He canoes across the country and sees many things. Note: there is no speaking in this film.
Kaspar
A small boy lives in a dark cave. When he is a young man, he sees light for the first time. This video was created by Indigenous filmmaker Diane Obomsawin.
Arctic Song
The Inuit People of Northern Canada tell stories about how the sky, earth and sea were created in this beautiful video.
Fight
A teacher in Winnipeg helps two troubled Indigenous teens by teaching them how to box.
The Mountain of SGaana
A young man is stolen into the spirit world. He is saved by a young woman
Innu-Aimun - The Innu Language
A beautiful music video about protecting Indigenous languages. This video is in the Innu language.
Maq and the Spirit of the Woods
An Elder gives Maq a piece of pipestone. Maq carves a little person out of it. He travels through the woods to show his grandfather. On the way, he learns how to share his knowledge.
Urban.Indigenous.Proud: Zaagi'idiwin
Community members come together to celebrate their language and culture.
Shaman
When she was a little girl, the filmmaker's grandfather told her this story about a wild bear. Note: there is no speaking in this film.
Mobilize
Indigenous Peoples live on their traditional lands and in cities. This film takes you on a journey from the Far North to the cities of the South. Note: there is no speaking in this film.

More videos about Canada and the world

The Flying Sailor
In 1917, two ships collided in Halifax harbour. The explosion threw one sailor two kilometres into the air. Almost two thousand people died but the flying sailor was not hurt.
History of the Mbira
When Chaka Zinyemba came to Edmonton he learned how to play the mbira. The mbira is a musical instrument from Zimbabwe.
MacPherson
Frank MacPherson was an engineer before he came to Canada from Jamaica. He met Felix Leclerc, a famous singer from Quebec. They became good friends and Felix wrote a song about Frank. Note: there is no speaking in this film.
The Citizen
On September 10, 2001, Ibrahim Jarrah leaves Lebanon for a better life in America. The next day everything changes for Ibrahim when terrorists attack the World Trade Centre in New York
In Canada
These are the stories of people who came to Canada from all over the world.
Oliver Jones in Africa
Jazz, blues and calypso music have their roots in African music. Canadian jazz musician Oliver Jones goes to Nigeria to learn more.
Black Mother Black Daugher
Black women in Nova Scotia help their community, their church and their families. They pass their strengths on to their daughters.

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