
Benoît Brière
Actor · b. 1965 · Longueuil, Québec, Canada
Benoît Brière (born June 20, 1965) is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his performance in the film Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande séduction), for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 24th Genie Awards and a Jutra Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 6th Jutra Awards.
Movies23
Movie7.1AnimationComedyIt's 1941, but France is trapped in the 19th Century, governed by steam and Napoleon V. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.
Movie6.6ComedyCrimeA shy and insecure delivery driver arrives on the scene of a robbery-gone-wrong and picks up two bags of cash and hides them in his truck. He is interrogated by two tough police detectives and manages to evade suspicion but he is warned that whoever owns the money will be looking for it. Only the help of a prostitute and a former biker recently released from jail might get him out of trouble.
Movie6.0AnimationFamilyWhile his peers have all turned white, Katak is still small and grey. To prove that he has grown up and to grant the last wish of his adored grandma, Katak departs on a perilous journey to the Great North.
Movie6.5DramaFamilyListening in to a conversation between his doctor and parents, 10-year-old Oscar learns what nobody has the courage to tell him. He only has a few weeks to live. Furious, he refuses to speak to anyone except straight-talking Rose, the lady in pink he meets on the hospital stairs. As Christmas approaches, Rose uses her fantastical experiences as a professional wrestler, her imagination, wit and charm to allow Oscar to live life and love to the full, in the company of his friends Pop Corn, Einstein, Bacon and childhood sweetheart Peggy Blue. Written by American Film Market
Movie6.6FamilyAnimationIn this fun family comedy, a village rooster's punctual (and loud!) crowing keeps everyone awake until a group of sleepy locals hatch a scheme to get rid of him.
Movie5.5CrimeThriller1979. Donald Lavoie is a fearsome hitman who works under the orders of Claude Dubois, head of the Montreal South-West mob. Donald is tasked to take under his wing new recruit Serge Rivard, a hotheaded small-time crook who soon compromises him in a botched double murder. Donald avoids justice thanks to the Dubois clan's lawyers, but this is only a temporary setback for Detective Sergeant Roger Burns, who wants to convince Lavoie to become an informer.
Movie7.0DramaTV MovieReturning to the now abandoned family farm, a man’s memories of his past resurface. Seen through the eyes of his younger self, Maurice’s most vivid memory is of his friendship with Teeka, his pet goose, and the sole refuge this provides from a violent relationship with his parents. As Maurice and Teeka escape deeper into a fantasy world inspired by Tarzan comics, the goose realizes that beneath all the play lies a dark universe from which neither he nor Maurice will be able to escape. Based on the book by Michel Marc Bouchard.
Movie6.3ComedyDramaThe story of Germaine Lauzon, a housewife who wins a million stamps which, she believes, will allow her access to happiness and a new world that she has dreamed of for so long. But her joy will make some people jealous...
Movie4.8AdventureDramaMohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny engages in a search for his ancestors following a tragic terrain slump in the Percival Molson Stadium.
Movie6.4FamilyAdventureWhite Tuft is a small beaver who lives in the north of Canada; It is a dangerous place so in his adventure he would have to recognice his friends and his enemies.
Movie6.4ComedyDramaJean-Marc is a man without qualities living in times that are out of joint. His wife and children ignore him; he's a mid-level government functionary in Montreal doing his job without care. He has an active imagination of sexual conquest, but his only real feelings come when he visits his aged mother, whose health is failing. When his wife leaves abruptly to work in Toronto, Jean-Marc sets out to reorder things with his daughters, his social life, and at work. In a world that at best is a farce, does he stand a chance?
Movie6.9DramaComedyA much-needed boost, in the form of a new factory, is promised to the residents of the tiny fishing village St. Marie-La-Mauderne, provided they can lure a doctor to take up full-time residency on the island. Inspired, the villagers devise a scheme to make Dr. Christopher Lewis a local.
Movie6.0DramaMysteryAfter being touched by a patient's story, a psychiatrist learns the hard way that appearances are sometimes deceptive.
Rosa
2021 · 1 votes
Movie6.1DramaRomanceThe story takes place during the colonization of the Laurentian region in Quebec towards the end of the 19th century (approx. 1885-90), near Sainte-Adèle. An unscrupulous man, Séraphin Poudrier, dominates the small community using his wealth. Mayor of the village, he will marry Donalda Laloge, after her father, unable to repay his debt, gives her to him in marriage. Donalda, a gentle and submissive woman who was promised to the handsome Alexis Labranche, rather, he will live his life according to the wishes of this petty and contemptuous miser, but will never let his situation get him down.
Movie4.6DramaA rich American woman and her French husband start a Parisian salon.
The Baroness and the Pig
2002 · 5 votes
Movie8.0AnimationAdventureAfter an escalation of blunders, Toopy and Dorothy, a comical genie, accidentally make Binoo’s beloved stuffed animal, Patchy-Patch, disappear. The trio immediately set out to find the fabulous land of “The Lost and Found” where Patchy-Patch is surely to be found. Along the way, the group meets twin seagulls looking for their father, and a magnificent Princess who has lost her dance partner. Together, and despite Toopy’s bumbling ways, they will try to find Patchy Patch and their lost loves.
Movie5.7ComedyLouis Jobin is an ordinary young man from Montreal who sells televisions at an electronics store. He wins a contest sponsored by the local cable company in which the first prize is that he'll be followed non-stop by a camera crew, with the footage broadcast live on Channel 19. Unfortunately, his ordinary life is so ordinary, despite the best efforts of his starstruck mother, that the producers attempt to spice things up behind his back.
Movie6.0AnimationBefore Christmas, in the village of Hart's Landing, an ominous shadow may befall! Will Walter and Tandoori be able to save their village from an ecological disaster?
Walter & Tandoori's Christmas
2011 · 7 votes
Movie4.0DramaComedyMontreal, 1940. The Second World War is raging in Europe. Pierre Sauvageau, 22, would like to enlist, but he has to take care of his twin sister, crippled from birth. This proximity awakens the sensuality of Berthe who tries to seduce her brother. Pierre rejects her advances, but when he falls in love with Marguerite, his best friend's girlfriend, he is haunted by the fantasy of his sister.
Movie5.4ComedyApproached by the Prime Minister of Quebec to rejuvenate the image of his government, Arlette Saint-Amour becomes, overnight, Minister of Culture. She succeeds by her look and her daring in creating a real buzz around Culture.
Arlette
2022 · 14 votes
- MovieComedy
At the Paré household, Christmas is part of a long tradition of squabbles, depressing gift exchanges and dubious feasts. This year, determined not to let her children spoil her turkey dinner yet again, Moman does everything in her power to bring back a Christmas of warmth and sharing. Popa puts in his two cents’ worth with his twin cousin Sti-Mé.
Movie5.6ComedyFamilyAfter his father faces financial struggles, 12-year-old Max is forced to shut down the pawn shop he operates from his garage and move to a small country town. When Max discovers the world of small-scale farming, the young entrepreneur rallies the help of his cousin Charles, along with local youtuber Alice, to start an egg farming business in Charles's old decaying barn.
Movie5.6FamilyDramaIn 1950, in a small village called Northern Station, Samuel, a young mailman and his girlfriend, Évelyne, spend hours replying to letters that children have sent to Santa Claus. While delivering the letters on Christmas Eve, Samuel dies of cold in the forest. He finds himself in the magic land of Santa Claus, where he becomes an elf in charge of answering Santa’s mail. Fifty years later, Samuel opens a letter from Satia, a young girl from Northern Station who asks Santa Claus if he will save her grandmother, who is seriously ill. With the help of his friend, Howie, the young elf decides to go to the village for grant the child’s wish. However, it turns out that Satia’s grandmother is none other than Évelyne.
Series21
TVTalk ShowHost Penelope McQuade welcomes three celebrities each evening, along with two different swapping contributors who will intervene, make critical comments and spice up the conversations!
Les échangistes
2016
TV4.0Talk ShowEach day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on their newsworthy achievements but also, and most importantly, on their passions, interests and opinions.
Bonsoir bonsoir!
2019 · 1 votes
TV4.7Talk ShowHost Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone’s conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them.
Tout le monde en parle
2004 · 11 votes
TV5.6RealityComedyThis daily quiz show puts strategy front and centre, as five celebrities answer general-knowledge questions to win money for their favourite charity. But here’s the catch: one of the five participants is cheating, because they’re secretly being fed the answers. The cheater’s mission is to play it smart so they can fool the other players and win the game without getting caught.
Le Tricheur
2012 · 5 votes
TV2.0Talk ShowLa semaine des 4 Julie
2020 · 1 votes
TV2.0ComedyTalk ShowWhat to expect: interviews, musical performances, a fierce band, surprising stories and most of all, guests who are more than happy to play along and follow Éric Salvail on his beautifully crazy tangents!
En mode Salvail
2013 · 2 votes
TV6.5Talk ShowLes Enfants de la télé
2010 · 1 votes
TV5.0Talk ShowAn original talk show is set in Patrick’s warm and cozy apartment, where he welcomes friends and guests every day to discuss the latest hot topics that affect our lives. The show also features Patrick’s fictional neighbours.
La tour
2020 · 2 votes
TV6.2DramaInspiring journey into a high school class – every challenge faced, every life lesson learned – seen through the eyes of the teachers.
30 Vies
2011 · 2 votes
TV1.0Talk ShowEn direct de l'univers
2009 · 1 votes
TVFamilyIn this daily game show hosted Pierre Hébert, two contestants and the studio audience are asked to answer offbeat questions that play on people’s preconceived ideas and perceptions about four guest stars on the set.
TV1.0ComedyRealityA variety show with a twist: a celebrity guest get to attend their own memorial service – an entertaining send-off filled with eulogies and some gentle ribbing.
TV3.6RealityComedyIn a friendly atmosphere, two teams consisting of two celebrities and a contestant face off in a variety of clever, fun games where they win points for their quick wit, powers of logic, and general knowledge.
Silence, on joue!
2015 · 5 votes
- TV9.0Reality
A dance-off where stars learn, prepare and present dance routines that they must show to a select panel of judges.
Le match des étoiles
2005 · 1 votes
TV9.3Talk ShowPatrice Bélanger and his team are here to give Quebecers a little boost to their lives with this show where fun and pleasure prevail. With a front row seat to events happening across the province, the show is the reference for summer culture. Above and beyond the artists featured, the show puts our entire province in the spotlight.
Sucré salé
2002 · 3 votes
- TVTalk Show
TV9.0Talk ShowTwo Quebec personalities candidly discuss the “firsts” that have marked their professional lives and shaped who they are both on and off camera. Our guests will also experience other unique “firsts” on the show. Emotions will run high as guests share personal secrets, reunite with long-lost friends, watch surprise variety numbers.
1res fois
2018 · 1 votes
TV7.0Talk ShowLa vraie nature
2017 · 1 votes
TVComedyTalk ShowThree personalities compete to win the title of best guest of the evening. Antoine Vézina is the judge responsible for awarding players points that will designate a winner. The competitors make fun of the codes behind conventional talk shows during interviews, and take part in various challenges.
TV7.7ComedyA completely off-the-wall sitcom about a family matriarch, played by a man, whose favourite activity is meddling in the lives of her children and friends.
Madame Lebrun
2015 · 3 votes
TV8.0DramaCrimeStella, an intern with the Projet Innocence, is working on the case of a criminal who claims to be innocent of a murder he was convicted.
Projet Innocence
2024 · 2 votes