Oh Canada

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Oh Canada

Released Dec 6, 2024

1h 35m

Drama

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Fiery but feeling his years and his illness, ailing filmmaker Leonard Fife (Richard Gere) wants to tell his life story, unfiltered, before it's too late. As the director of lauded documentary exposés, he has much to be proud of, but his avoidance of the Vietnam War draft and his past relationships harbor thorny truths. Finally choosing to reveal the truth and lies in his life and career, Leonard sits for an extended filmed interview with his former student Malcolm (Michael Imperioli), charging ahead with candid stories about his younger self (Jacob Elordi) in the fractious 1960s and beyond. At Leonard's insistence, his wife and indispensable partner, Emma (Uma Thurman), hears it all. Leonard's successes are held up against his failings--the fibs held up against the facts--and as the man in full is cleansed of the myth, Leonard must confront what is left.

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Critics Consensus

Anchored by Richard Gere's egoless performance, Oh Canada is a thorny and sometimes muddled memory play that fits solidly into director Paul Schrader's self-reflective filmography.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

The movie doesn't have as much emotional weight as it should have been the narrative is so fractured.

Jan 17, 2025

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G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

The irony of “Oh, Canada” is that as a filmmaker, despite this misstep, Schrader is in one of the most vibrant creative periods of his life.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 15, 2025

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

"Oh, Canada" is a jumble of ideas, of mis-remembered or half-invented truths, that still manages to occasionally cut to the core of the human psyche.

Rated: C+

Jan 13, 2025

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Schrader is aware of the ticking clock, the falling calendar pages. So I would like his swan song, hopefully many years in the future, to feel more substantial than this does.

Rated: B-

Jan 29, 2025

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

Oh, Canada undulates too much between staid and loopy.

Jan 28, 2025

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Manuel Betancourt

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

The change in point-of-view probably works better on the page, and Schrader never quite figures out how to make that sing on the screen.

Jan 17, 2025

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Ghederick Eshmont

A brilliant meditation on the self-indulgence of the “draft dodgers” of the Vietnam era…however the film ends so abruptly, it questions the point?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/21/24

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Mimi

What a horrid, despicable, depressing look at someones life choices. What was Richard Gere thinking?? Do yourself a favor and go do anything, but see this film!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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Shannon P

It was moving, confusing, sad, and a trip back to the Vietnam war era. Worth a watch, especially if you expetienced that era.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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Andrei D

The rare movie that should have actually been longer, if only to see Gere acting

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/25

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Marco V

This movie is unpredictable as a life can be. There’s no straight answer to how we remember our story. Gere is fantastic, Thurman and Elordi support gracefully.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/25

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virginia s

Great acting by Richard Gere. Well worth seeing but I regret reading the reviews beforehand since they gave away way too much.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Synopsis

Fiery but feeling his years and his illness, ailing filmmaker Leonard Fife (Richard Gere) wants to tell his life story, unfiltered, before it's too late. As the director of lauded documentary exposés, he has much to be proud of, but his avoidance of the Vietnam War draft and his past relationships harbor thorny truths. Finally choosing to reveal the truth and lies in his life and career, Leonard sits for an extended filmed interview with his former student Malcolm (Michael Imperioli), charging ahead with candid stories about his younger self (Jacob Elordi) in the fractious 1960s and beyond. At Leonard's insistence, his wife and indispensable partner, Emma (Uma Thurman), hears it all. Leonard's successes are held up against his failings--the fibs held up against the facts--and as the man in full is cleansed of the myth, Leonard must confront what is left.

Director: Paul Schrader
Producer: David Gonzales, Tiffany Boyle, Luisa Law, Scott LaStaiti, Meghan Hanlon
Screenwriter: Paul Schrader
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Northern Lights, Vested Interest, Ottocento Films, Left Home
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 6, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $162.2K
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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