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Kevin Spacey + Julianne Moore + Cate Blanchett walk into a Newfoundland bar... and nobody leaves the same.
TMDB
64
Rotten Tomatoes
53
Audience Score
61
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The Shipping News (2001)

Gloomy coastal gothicEmotional archaeologyKitchen-sink redemption

Overview

DramaRomance

An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.

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Content warning
based on novel or booksurvivalreporterkidnappingdrunkadulteryisolationfishingnewfoundland and labrador

Standout Aspects

Acting

Judi Dench devours every scene as the aunt you fear and crave.

Cinematography

Newfoundland's brutal coast becomes a character—cold, gorgeous, unforgiving.

Best for:Solo: Rainy Sunday when you need to feel something, preferably alone with tea.·Streaming: Skip the theatre—this demands pausing to process your feelings.
Heads up:Emotional: Child endangerment, parental death, and relentless grief.·Triggers: Domestic abuse, suicide, and some truly bleak early scenes.
Lasse Hallström

Director

Lasse Hallström

ReleasedDec 18, 2001
Runtime1h 51m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$38M·Revenue$24.7M
Miramax

Top Cast

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Quoyle

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Wavey Prowse

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Petal

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Agnis Hamm

Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Tert Card

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Jack Buggit

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Beaufield Nutbeem

Gordon Pinsent

Gordon Pinsent

Billy Pretty

Jason Behr

Jason Behr

Dennis Buggit

Kate Moennig

Kate Moennig

Grace Moosup

Larry Pine

Larry Pine

Bayonet Melville

Jeannetta Arnette

Jeannetta Arnette

Silver Melville

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Cousin Nolan

Daniel Kash

Daniel Kash

Detective Danzig

Nicole Underhay

Nicole Underhay

Beety Buggit

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

The 'shipping news' headlines Quoyle writes are taken directly from E. Annie Proulx's novel, which spent 17 weeks on bestseller lists.

Insight

Lasse Hallström's direction was criticized as too 'tasteful' for Proulx's raw prose—the film softens her unsparing view of Newfoundland's harsh beauty and human cruelty.

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