title: List of Canadian films of 1983
text: # List of Canadian films of 1983
  
  This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1983:
  
  | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | A 20th Century Chocolate Cake | Lois Siegel | Greg Van Riel, Charles Fisch, Stephen Lack | Comedy | |
  | All in Good Taste | Anthony Kramreither | Jonathan Welsh, Jim Carrey | Comedy | |
  | American Nightmare | Don McBrearty | | Horror | |
  | Au clair de la lune | André Forcier | Michel Côté, Pierre Girard | Fantasy drama | |
  | The Ballad of Hard Times (La turlute des années dures) | Richard Boutet, Pascal Gélinas | | Documentary | |
  | Boys and Girls | Don McBrearty | Megan Follows, David Fox | Short | Oscar winner |
  | A Christmas Story | Bob Clark | Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley, Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz | Comedy | Based on short stories by Jean Shepherd; Genie Awards – Director, Screenplay; made with U.S. financing |
  | Cross Country | Paul Lynch | Richard Beymer, Nina Axelrod, Brent Carver, Michael Ironside | Drama | |
  | Curtains | Richard Ciupka | John Vernon, Linda Thorson, Samantha Eggar, Anne Ditchburn, Lynne Griffin, Lesleh Donaldson | Horror | |
  | David Roche Talks to You About Love | Jeremy Podeswa | David Roche | Short drama | |
  | Dead Wrong | Len Kowalewich | Winston Rekert, Britt Ekland | Crime drama | |
  | Deserters | Jack Darcus | Alan Scarfe, Dermot Hennelly, Barbara March | Drama | |
  | Flamenco at 5:15 | Cynthia Scott | | National Film Board documentary | Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject |
  | Falasha: Exile of the Black Jews | Simcha Jacobovici | | Documentary | |
  | For Those I Loved | Robert Enrico | Michael York, Brigitte Fossey, Helen Hughes | Drama | Canada-France co-production |
  | Gehri Chot - Urf: Durdesh | Ambrish Sangal | | Drama | India-Canada coproduction |
  | Going Berserk | David Steinberg | John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Pat Hingle, Alley Mills | Comedy | |
  | I Am a Hotel | Allan F. Nichols | | Short drama, musical | |
  | Just a Game (Rien qu'un jeu) | Brigitte Sauriol | Raymond Cloutier, Marie Tifo | Drama | |
  | The Kid Who Couldn't Miss | Paul Cowan | Eric Peterson | National Film Board docudrama | Based partly on John Gray’s irreverent stage play Billy Bishop Goes to War. |
  | Losin' It | Curtis Hanson | Tom Cruise, Jackie Earle Haley, John Stockwell, Shelley Long, John Navin | Comedy | Released just prior to Tom Cruise's breakout role in Risky Business and made with U.S. financing. |
  | Lucien Brouillard | Bruno Carrière | Pierre Curzi, Marie Tifo | Drama | |
  | Maria Chapdelaine | Gilles Carle | Carole Laure, Nick Mancuso | historical drama | Based on the novel by Louis Hémon; Genie Awards – Cinematography, Art Direction, Costumes |
  | Narcissus | Norman McLaren | Jean-Louis Morin | | Norman McLaren's final film |
  | Of Unknown Origin | George P. Cosmatos | Peter Weller, Jennifer Dale, Kenneth Welsh | Horror | Made with U.S. financing |
  | Porky's II: The Next Day | Bob Clark | Don Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Mark Herrier, Roger Wilson, Bill Wiley | Teen comedy | Made with U.S. financing |
  | Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? | Yves Simoneau | Jean-Louis Millette, Michel Rivard | Docudrama | |
  | The Profession of Arms | Michael Bryans, Tina Viljoen | | Documentary | |
  | Rock & Rule | Clive A. Smith | voices Greg Salata, Susan Roman | Animated musical | |
  | The Ruffian | José Giovanni | | Crime drama | |
  | Running Brave | Don Shebib | Robby Benson, Pat Hingle, August Schellenberg, Graham Greene | Bio-drama on the life of Billy Mills | |
  | Screwballs | Rafal Zielinski | | Sex Comedy | |
  | Skullduggery | Ota Richter | David Calderisi, Wendy Crewson | Horror | |
  | Siege | Paul Donovan | Doug Lennox, Tom Nardini | Thriller | |
  | Spasms | William Fruet | Peter Fonda, Oliver Reed, Kerrie Keane, Al Waxman | Horror | |
  | Stations | William D. MacGillivray | Mike Jones | Comedy-drama | |
  | Strange Brew | Rick Moranis Dave Thomas | Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max von Sydow | Comedy | The adventures of the Bob and Doug McKenzie from SCTV; Golden Reel Award |
  | Tell Me That You Love Me | Tzipi Trope | Nick Mancuso, Barbara Williams, Andrée Pelletier, Kenneth Welsh | Drama | Canadian-Israeli coproduction |
  | The Terry Fox Story | Ralph L. Thomas | Robert Duvall, Eric Fryer, Chris Makepeace, Rosalind Chao | Bio-drama of amputee Terry Fox's run across Canada | |
  | The Tin Flute (Bonheur d'occasion) | Claude Fournier | Mireille Deyglun, Marilyn Lightstone, Michel Forget | | Based on the Gabrielle Roy novel |
  | To the Rhythm of My Heart (Au rythme de mon coeur) | Jean Pierre Lefebvre | | Documentary | |
  | Ups and Downs | Paul Almond | Colin Skinner, Andrew Sabiston, Leslie Hope | Drama | |
  | Utilities | Harvey Hart | Robert Hays, Brooke Adams, John Marley | Drama | |
  | Videodrome | David Cronenberg | James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry, Peter Dvorsky, Les Carlson | Sci-fi drama | Genie Award - Director |
  | The Wars | Robin Phillips | Brent Carver, Martha Henry, William Hutt, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Jackie Burroughs | Family drama | Based on the novel by Timothy Findley; Genie Awards – Actress (Henry), Supporting Actress (Burroughs) |
  