Being Canadian

Being Canadian

Being Canadian

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Being Canadian

2015

1h 29m

5.5(34 votes)

Comedy

Documentary

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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Cast & Crew

34 members

Acting

Eugene Levy

Self

Eugene Levy

Acting

Cobie Smulders

Self

Cobie Smulders

Acting

Jason Priestley

Self

Jason Priestley

Writing

Robert Cohen

Self

Robert Cohen

Acting

William Shatner

Self

William Shatner

Acting

Nathan Fillion

Self

Nathan Fillion

Acting

Seth Rogen

Self

Seth Rogen

Acting

Kim Cattrall

Self

Kim Cattrall

Acting

Mike Myers

Self

Mike Myers

Acting

Michael J. Fox

Self

Michael J. Fox

Acting

Martin Short

Self

Martin Short

Acting

Will Arnett

Self

Will Arnett

Acting

Dan Aykroyd

Self

Dan Aykroyd

Acting

Catherine O'Hara

Self

Catherine O'Hara

Acting

Dave Foley

Self

Dave Foley

Acting

Conan O'Brien

Self

Conan O'Brien

Acting

Alanis Morissette

Self

Alanis Morissette

Acting

Howie Mandel

Self

Howie Mandel

Acting

Alan Thicke

Self

Alan Thicke

Acting

Kathy Griffin

Self

Kathy Griffin

Acting

Caroline Rhea

Self

Caroline Rhea

Acting

Russell Peters

Self

Russell Peters

Acting

Paul Shaffer

Self

Paul Shaffer

Directing

David Steinberg

Self

David Steinberg

Acting

Alex Trebek

Self

Alex Trebek

Acting

Michael Bublé

Self

Michael Bublé

Acting

Rich Little

Self

Rich Little

Acting

Geddy Lee

Self

Geddy Lee

Acting

George Stroumboulopoulos

Self

George Stroumboulopoulos

Acting

Rick Mercer

Self

Rick Mercer

Acting

Morley Safer

Self

Morley Safer

Acting

Malcolm Gladwell

Self

Malcolm Gladwell

Acting

Christy Alcroft

Gill

No Image

Acting

Ben Stiller

Self

Ben Stiller

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