Being Canadian

2015

Comedy / Documentary

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 25% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 45% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 1067 1.1K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Robert Cohen Photo
Robert Cohen

Top cast

Mike Myers Photo
Mike Myers as Self
Michael J. Fox Photo
Michael J. Fox as Self
Nathan Fillion Photo
Nathan Fillion as Self
Cobie Smulders Photo
Cobie Smulders as Self
720p.WEB
826.77 MB
1280*704
English 2.0
Not Rated
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 1 / 10

It's incredible that this regressive documentary was made

It's incredible that this regressive documentary was made a mere seven years ago. It's full of cliches and stereotypes. For example, that early Canadian television was bad. (The late sixties drama "Wojeck" was circulated internationally and quirky shows like "Seeing Things" were innovative and interesting). There is no indigenous nor black Canadian representation in the film either. Nor mention of their contribution to Canadian history. The only Inuit reference was igloo this, igloo that. Contrivances galore. There was also few women and permanently residing in Canada actors. (The Farce appear briefly but Mr. Cohen quickly gets back to the Canucks residing in Los Angeles). I am surprised bordering on shocked, that CTV and CBC online continue to screen such an out of place and time feature. Considering what Canadians are grappling with at the moment in the spring of 2022: residential school children in graveyards, rude, opportunistic governments and fringe "freedom" convoys polluting the capital - "Being Canadian": not.
Reviewed by dave s 5 / 10

In Being Canadian, Robert Cohen sets off on

In Being Canadian, Robert Cohen sets off on an epic road trip from Nova Scotia to British Columbia in search of what it means to be a Canadian. The documentary confirms that Canadians are polite, apologetic, resistant to but also accepting of periodically frigid temperatures, and like to look down their collective nose at Americans while simultaneously feeling a bit overshadowed. As a Canadian, it was nice to see the beautiful landscapes and enjoy some of the self-deprecating humor, but the movie felt a bit aimless and much of it felt heavily contrived. While those who are unfamiliar with Canadian culture may have learned a thing or two, Canadians themselves will simply shrug at the end and think ‘yeah, that sums it up, eh?'
Reviewed by Jennifer M 2 / 10

He lost me at the point where he

He lost me at the point where he went to a psychotherapist, pretending to be Canada and said that his parents were France and Britain … This outlook is too Christopher Columbus for me. None of this “being Canadian” movie refers to actually being a Canadian. It refers to be in a colonizer.
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