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The Shipping News

  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
33K
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Julianne Moore, Kevin Spacey, and Cate Blanchett in The Shipping News (2001)
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Drama

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

  • Director
    • Lasse Hallström
  • Writers
    • Annie Proulx
    • Robert Nelson Jacobs
  • Stars
    • Kevin Spacey
    • Julianne Moore
    • Judi Dench
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    33K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lasse Hallström
    • Writers
      • Annie Proulx
      • Robert Nelson Jacobs
    • Stars
      • Kevin Spacey
      • Julianne Moore
      • Judi Dench
    • 215User reviews
    • 107Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 2 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Julianne Moore and Kevin Spacey in The Shipping News (2001)
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    Kevin Spacey in The Shipping News (2001)
    Cate Blanchett in The Shipping News (2001)
    Kevin Spacey and Scott Glenn in The Shipping News (2001)
    Julianne Moore and Kevin Spacey in The Shipping News (2001)
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    Kevin Spacey
    Kevin Spacey
    • Quoyle
    Julianne Moore
    Julianne Moore
    • Wavey Prowse
    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Agnis Hamm
    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
    • Petal
    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
    Larry Pine
    Larry Pine
    • Bayonet Melville
    Jeannetta Arnette
    Jeannetta Arnette
    • Silver Melville
    Robert Joy
    Robert Joy
    • EMS Officer
    Alyssa Gainer
    • Bunny Quoyle
    Kaitlyn Gainer
    • Bunny Quoyle
    Lauren Gainer
    • Bunny Quoyle
    John Dunsworth
    John Dunsworth
    • Guy Quoyle
    Anthony Cipriano
    • Young Quoyle (7)
    Kyle Timothy Smith
    • Young Quoyle (12)
    • (as Kyle Smith)
    • Director
      • Lasse Hallström
    • Writers
      • Annie Proulx
      • Robert Nelson Jacobs
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The author of the novel, E. Annie Proulx, would only grant the movie rights to the book upon the condition that it be filmed on-location in Newfoundland.
    • Goofs
      The Quolye house had running water for tea and washing dishes. The source of the water is unknown and hard to imagine with the rock that the house sat upon. When the big storm came and blew away the house the water pipes were nowhere to be seen in the ruins.
    • Quotes

      Billy: It's finding the center of your story, the beating heart of it, that's what makes a reporter. You have to start by making up some headlines. You know: short, punchy, dramatic headlines. Now, have a look, what do you see?

      [Points at dark clouds at the horizon]

      Billy: Tell me the headline.

      Quoyle: Horizon Fills With Dark Clouds?

      Billy: Imminent Storm Threatens Village.

      Quoyle: But what if no storm comes?

      Billy: Village Spared From Deadly Storm.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Shipping News/I Am Sam/Charlotte Gray/Gosford Park (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Still a Fool
      a.k.a. "Two Trains Running"

      Written by Muddy Waters (as McKinley Morganfield)

      Performed by Joseph Kubek

      Featuring Bnois King

      Courtesy of Rounder Records

      By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

    User reviews215

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    Featured review
    8/10
    The scenery is the real star of this movie.....
    I am a tremendous fan of the book and read it twice. I sense the movie missed the point here. Kevin Spacey does an admirable job with the difficult role of Quoyle, he is shot from strange angles to emphasize a height and width that is not there in real life. I had envisioned Gerard Depardieu in the role, big, hulking and awkward. I note also that one of the daughters was dropped from the movie, there are two in the book. Judi Dench's performance is incredible and her tough almost fatalistic Newfoundland character feels real. Moore is a disappointment, far too beautiful for the role and not as mysterious as depicted in the book. The scenery is incredible, wild and isolated. I enjoyed the soundtrack and the minor characters, all very well acted. I gave it an 8 out of 10 for the fabulous cinematography and Judi Dench.
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    5
    • wisewebwoman
    • Mar 15, 2002

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 18, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
      • Sweden
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vòng Xoay Số Phận
    • Filming locations
      • Fox Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production company
      • Miramax
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $38,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,434,216
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,205,174
      • Dec 30, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,690,441
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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