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Stories Set in Canada
Green Gables gables, Atwood dystopias, frozen expeditions and small-town hockey — Canada's vastness breeds patient, praised stories. Start with these ten, then open the country on StoryTerra's map, from Toronto to the Arctic.
Open Canada on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Canada
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Browse 519 books, 1,009 movies, 37 TV shows and 28 games set in Canada.

Inception
Cobb a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception" the…

Deadpool 2
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.

Turning Red
Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited she transforms into a giant red panda.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart he finds she has the most…

Gabriel's Inferno
An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction forbidden love and redemption Gabriel's Inferno is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the…

The Call of the Wild
Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As…

Mommy
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and sometimes violent.

Anne with an E
A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890’s, who,…

The Fly
When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.

Argo
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
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