This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1989:
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 ans | National Film Board short | 50th anniversary tribute to NFB; it won the Short Film Palme d'Or at Cannes | |||
| American Boyfriends | Drama | Sequel to My American Cousin | |||
| Animated feature | Canada-France co-production | ||||
| Buying Time | Crime drama | ||||
| Bye Bye Red Riding Hood | Children's film | From the Tales for All series; Canada-Hungary co-production | |||
| Bye Bye Blues | War-time romance melodrama | ||||
| Cold Comfort | Thriller | Based on a play by Jim Garrard | |||
| Cruising Bar | Comedy | Genie Award – Special Award for Makeup | |||
| The Defender | National Film Board documentary | ||||
| The Devil's Hole (Le Trou du diable) | Richard Lavoie | Documentary | |||
| Rock 'n' Roll drama | Sequel to the 1983 Eddie and the Cruisers made with U.S. financing | ||||
| Empire of Ash III | Futuristic action drama | Direct to video | |||
| The First Season | Drama | ||||
| Food of the Gods II | Horror | ||||
| Foreign Nights | Terri Hawkes, Dean Richards | Drama | |||
| George's Island | Children's film | ||||
| Goddess Remembered | National Film Board documentary | ||||
| How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer) | Comedy, drama | ||||
| In and Out | Animated short | ||||
| In Search of the Last Good Man | Short comedy-drama | ||||
| In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon) | Satire/action/sci-fi drama | ||||
| Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) | Canada-France co-production | ||||
| Juke-Bar | Martin Barry | National Film Board animated short | Genie Award - Animated Short | ||
| Justine's Film (Le film de Justine) | |||||
| Kingsgate | Drama | ||||
| The Last Winter | Drama | ||||
| Laura Laur | Drama | ||||
| Lessons on Life (Trois pommes à côté du sommeil) | Drama | ||||
| Looking for Eternity (Portion d'éternité) | Drama | Canada-France co-production | |||
| Mindfield (La mémoire assassinée) | Thriller | ||||
| Mob Story | Gabriel Markiw, Jancarlo Markiw | Crime drama | |||
| Monster in the Coal Bin | Short drama | ||||
| Multiple Choice | Debbie McGee | Short drama | |||
| Norman's Awesome Experience | Time-travelling comedy | ||||
| Odyssey in August | Oliver Dennis | Short comedy | |||
| The Paper Wedding (Les Noces de papier) | Drama | Entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival | |||
| Roadkill | Rock 'n' Roll docudrama | Bruce McDonald's first feature; TIFF – Best Canadian Feature | |||
| Salut Victor | National Film Board drama | ||||
| Snake Eater | Action | ||||
| Speaking Parts | Drama | ||||
| Speed Zone | Comedy | ||||
| Stealing Images | Short drama | ||||
| Stunt People | Documentary | ||||
| Termini Station | Colleen Dewhurst, Megan Follows | Drama | |||
| Thunderground | Drama | ||||
| Things | Andrew Jordan | Horror | |||
| The Top of His Head | Experimental feature | ||||
| Unfaithful Mornings (Les matins infidèles) | Drama | ||||
| Welcome to Canada | Docufiction | ||||
| Where the Spirit Lives | Television drama | ||||
| White Lake | Documentary | ||||
| You Take Care Now | Experimental animation |