This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 2001:
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almost America | Canadian-Italian coproduction | ||||
| Aria | Animated short | Canadian-Norwegian coproduction | |||
| The Art of Woo | |||||
| Avalanche Alley | Made for TV | ||||
| First Inuit-produced feature film | |||||
| Black Soul (Âme noire) | Animated short | ||||
| Blue Potatoes (Le Minot d'or) | Documentary | ||||
| Century Hotel | |||||
| Danny in the Sky | Thierry Pépin, Eric Cabana, Véronique Jenkins | Drama | |||
| Dead Awake | Marc S. Grenier | Dark comedy thriller television film | U.S. coproduction | ||
| Druids | Canada-France-Belgium co-production | ||||
| February 15, 1839 (15 février 1839) | Historical biodrama | ||||
| FILM(dzama) | Maurice Dzama | Experimental short | |||
| Formula 51 | Action | Canada-U.K. co-production | |||
| Games of the Heart (Du pic au cœur) | Drama | ||||
| A Girl at the Window (Une jeune fille à la fenêtre) | Drama | ||||
| Hey, Happy! | Comedy, drama | ||||
| The Hidden Fortress (La Forteresse suspendue) | Children's adventure comedy | ||||
| Honour Before Glory | Docudrama | ||||
| I Shout Love | Short | Genie Award - Live-Action Short | |||
| Ice Cream, Chocolate and Other Consolations (Crème glacée, chocolat et autres consolations) | Comedy-drama | ||||
| Inertia | Drama | ||||
| Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter | Santa Cruz-Best Sci-Fi | ||||
| Karmen Geï | Djeïnaba Diop Gaï, Stephanie Biddle, Magaye Adama Niang | Musical | Adaptation of the opera Carmen, Canadian-French-Senegalese coproduction | ||
| Karmina 2 | Comedy horror | ||||
| Kevin of the North | Comedy | Canada-U.K. co-production | |||
| Khaled | Michael D'Ascenzo, Michelle Duquet, John Ralston, Joanne Boland | Drama | |||
| Last Wedding | Genie Awards – Supporting Actor (Gale), Supporting Actress (Parker); TFCA – Best Canadian Film | ||||
| Lost and Delirious | |||||
| Lunch with Charles | Michael Parker | Comedy-drama | |||
| Marriages (Mariages) | Drama | ||||
| Mile Zero | Family drama, thriller | ||||
| monopedal Joy | Daniel Cockburn | Short experimental film | Made from outtakes (The Other Shoe) | ||
| My Eye for a Camera (Mon oeil pour une caméra) | Documentary | ||||
| Family film | Made with U.S. financing | ||||
| Obāchan's Garden | Documentary | ||||
| On the Nose | Comedy | Canada-Ireland co-production | |||
| On Your Head (Le Ciel sur la tête) | Comedy-drama | ||||
| The Other Shoe | Daniel Cockburn | Daniel Cockburn | Short experimental film | Honorable mention for Homebrew award shared with Metronome | |
| Parsley Days | Andrea Dorfman | Drama | |||
| Picture Claire | Thriller | ||||
| The Pig's Law (La Loi du cochon) | Drama | ||||
| The Pornographer (Le Pornographe) | Drama | Canada-France co-production; Cannes Film Festival - International Critics Prize | |||
| Rare Birds | Comedy, drama | ||||
| Remembrance | Stephanie Morgenstern | Romance, drama | Prix Jutra – Short; Yorkton Film Festival – Jury Award | ||
| Replay (La Répétition) | Sexual drama | Canada-France co-production | |||
| See Spot Run | Comedy | Made with U.S. financing | |||
| Shrek | Animated computer-animated fantasy comedy | Co-production with the US and Sweden | |||
| The Shipment | Alex Wright | Crime drama | |||
| Side Orders (Foie de canard et cœur de femme) | Short drama | ||||
| Soft Shell Man (Un Crabe dans la tête) | André Turpin | Drama | |||
| Suddenly Naked | Drama | Genie Award – Editing | |||
| Tar Angel (L'Ange de goudron) | Drama | ||||
| Three Princesses for Roland (Trois princesses pour Roland) | Documentary | ||||
| Trains of Winnipeg | Experimental film | ||||
| Treed Murray | |||||
| Turning Paige | Coming of age drama | ||||
| Varian's War | Docudrama | A France Canada-U.K. co-production by HBO Films | |||
| The War Bride | Drama | Genie Awards – Art Direction, Costumes; Canada-U.K. co-production | |||
| Wedding Night (Nuit de noces) | Comedy, drama | Golden Reel Award | |||
| Westray | |||||
| Wolf Girl | Horror | TV movie | |||
| The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit) | Drama | Genie Award – Actress (Guilbault); Prix Jutra – Actress (Guilbault) |