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Being Canadian

2015 · 89 min

A breezy, amiable road trip through jokes and nostalgia that coasts on charm rather than digging deep.

Directed by
Robert Cohen
Genres
Comedy, Documentary
Starring
Eugene Levy, Cobie Smulders, Jason Priestley
Overview
What does it actually mean to be Canadian? This humorous documentary, featuring interviews with a who's-who of famous Canadians, hopes to find the answer.

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Directed by
Robert Cohen
Genres
Comedy, Documentary
Starring
Eugene Levy, Cobie Smulders, Jason Priestley
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • media
  • celebrity
  • family
  • friendship
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, documentary
Directed by
Robert Cohen
Written by
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Starring
Eugene Levy, Cobie Smulders, Jason Priestley, Robert Cohen, William Shatner, Nathan Fillion, Seth Rogen, Kim Cattrall
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English, French

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