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Stories That Made Us with George Stroumboulopoulos

2026 · 65 min

A genial, chatty road trip through shared cultural memory, more like a warm conversation with friends than a lecture.

Directed by
Alex Craig
Genres
Documentary
Starring
George Stroumboulopoulos, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Jay Baruchel
Overview
George Stroumboulopoulos embarks on a cross-Canada road trip uncovering the films and TV shows that helped shape our national identity.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Alex Craig
Genres
Documentary
Starring
George Stroumboulopoulos, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Jay Baruchel
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • art
  • media
  • memory
  • friendship
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Alex Craig
Written by
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Starring
George Stroumboulopoulos, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Jay Baruchel, Tantoo Cardinal, Mark Carney, Emily Hampshire, Cody Lightning, Eli Qaqqasiq-Taqtu
Runtime
65 min

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