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"What Would You Do?"

2008

1h 34m

6.8(133 votes)

Adventure

Drama

Overview

Ben Tyler has been diagnosed with cancer. With a grim chance of survival in the best case scenario even if he immediately begins treatment, he instead decides to take a motorcycle trip from Toronto through the Canadian prairies to British Columbia.

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27 members

Acting

Campbell Scott

Narrator (voice)

Campbell Scott

Acting

Joshua Jackson

Ben Tyler

Joshua Jackson

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Liane Balaban

Samantha Pierce

Liane Balaban

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Marc Strange

Art Carey

Marc Strange

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Gage Munroe

Young Ben

Gage Munroe

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Deirdre Kirby

Mrs. Bell

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Fiona Reid

Mary Tyler

Fiona Reid

Acting

Chuck Shamata

Gerald Tyler

Chuck Shamata

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Caroline Cave

Nancy Tyler

Caroline Cave

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Jodi Brooks

Nurse Forrester

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Chris Benson

Mayor

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David Reale

Pete

David Reale

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Kyle Fairlie

Oscar

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Colin Fox

Father O'Neill

Colin Fox

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Richard Waugh

Basketball Coach

Richard Waugh

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Peter Spence

Doctor

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Gord Downie

Biker

Gord Downie

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Gabriel Hogan

Derek Vincent

Gabriel Hogan

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Jane Spidell

Fran

Jane Spidell

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Joel Plaskett

Busker

Joel Plaskett

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Emm Gryner

Tracey

Emm Gryner

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Ryan Allen

Orderly (uncredited)

Ryan Allen

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Jim Annan

John (uncredited)

Jim Annan

Acting

Grace Lynn Kung

(uncredited)

Grace Lynn Kung

Acting

Sherry Nelson

Waitress (uncredited)

Sherry Nelson

Acting

Börje Salming

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Börje Salming

Acting

Marco Soriano

Concierge (uncredited)

Marco Soriano

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