One Week

2008

1 hr. 34 min.

Drama

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50%

8 Reviews

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73%

2,500+ Ratings

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A dire medical diagnosis prompts a young man (Joshua Jackson) to search for meaning in his life via a cross-country trek across Canada on a vintage motorcycle.

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Guy B

Decent story and a sign of 2008 flip phones, handheld cameras and a film that stands shoulder to shoulder with all the modest and well-conceived Canadian films that came before it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Barbara P

A poetry, but real !

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/15/24

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F W

Just rewatched 1 Week after seeing it for the first time several years ago. Beautiful Norton, great road trip movie. Holds up well after all these years.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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dave s

One Week is unabashedly proud to be Canadian as it follows the story of a young man travelling close to 5,000 kilometers by motorcycle from Toronto to Tofino, British Columbia after receiving the devastating diagnosis that he is suffering from stage four cancer. Nothing can be more Canadian than a film filled with, among other things, nods to Tim Hortons' coffee, Terry Fox, the Stanley Cup, Canadian Tire, the Northern Lights and topped off with an appearance by the late Gord Downey. The movie is hindered by an annoying and unnecessary narrator, as well as too many flashbacks and odd cutaways, but it is worth watching for the beautiful cinematography and the moving story, filled with meaningful insights and touching observations.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Wonderful thoughtful movie, a must watch

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

I really loved it. Great acting and since I moved from Toronto to British Columbia myself, I enjoyed seeing a lot of similar sites that I had along the way. Very heartwarming at times funny and wonderful movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Michael McGowan

Director

Joshua Jackson

Ben

Liane Balaban

Samantha Pierce

Campbell Scott

Narrator

Chris Benson

Mayor

Jodi Brooks

Nurse Forrester

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Greg Quill

Toronto Star

Subsumed in Canada's vast landscape, Ben finds ephemeral distraction and occasional edification, but not much in the way of great epiphanies.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 6, 2009

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Rated: 2/4

Oct 18, 2008

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Kinda aimless, pleasant and bland.

Sep 15, 2008

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Joshua Jackson makes a likeable and [convincing] a turns in a strong performance as a man who has a premature mid-life crisis when he learns he's dying of cancer. But I wish I could feel the same affection for the script.

Jan 2, 2018

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

A philosophical road move with a serious hard-on for all things Canada, the feature is a patchy but satisfying ride to self-actualization.

Rated: B

Mar 27, 2011

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

Despite its morbid plot underpinnings, One Week is less depressing than the average Canadian movie. Maybe it's because you can never feel more alive than when you see this country in all its glory.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 6, 2009

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Synopsis

A dire medical diagnosis prompts a young man (Joshua Jackson) to search for meaning in his life via a cross-country trek across Canada on a vintage motorcycle.

Director: Michael McGowan
Executive Producer: Richard Hanet, Joshua Jackson
Screenwriter: Michael McGowan
Production Co: Téléfilm Canada
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2017

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