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The Grand Seduction

  • 20132013
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
18K
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POPULARITY
9,571
465
Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch in The Grand Seduction (2013)
A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis lands in their lap for a trial residence, the townsfolk rally together to charm him into staying.  As the doctor's time in the village winds to a close, acting mayor Murray French has no choice but to pull out all the stops and begin The Grand Seduction.
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To survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.To survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.To survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
18K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,571
465
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    • Director
      • Don McKellar
    • Writers
      • Ken Scott(film "La Grande Séduction")
      • Michael Dowse
    • Stars
      • Taylor Kitsch
      • Brendan Gleeson
      • Liane Balaban
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Don McKellar
    • Writers
      • Ken Scott(film "La Grande Séduction")
      • Michael Dowse
    • Stars
      • Taylor Kitsch
      • Brendan Gleeson
      • Liane Balaban
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 78User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Taylor Kitsch
    Taylor Kitsch
    • Dr. Paul Lewis
    Brendan Gleeson
    Brendan Gleeson
    • Murray French
    Liane Balaban
    Liane Balaban
    • Kathleen
    Gordon Pinsent
    Gordon Pinsent
    • Simon
    Percy Hynes White
    Percy Hynes White
    • Young Murray
    • (as Percy Hynes-White)
    Sean Panting
    • Ernest French
    Crystal Dawn Parsons
    • Alice French
    Cathy Jones
    • Barbara French
    Mark Critch
    Mark Critch
    • Henry Tilley
    Lawrence Barry
    Lawrence Barry
    • Mayor Tom Fitzpatrick
    Megan Jones
    • Sheryl Fitzpatrick
    Kelsi Prince
    • Lizzie Fitzpatrick
    Janelle Hickey
    • Stewardess #1
    Natalia Henelly
    • Stewardess #2
    • (as Natalia Hennelly)
    John Sheehan
    • Custom Officer
    Terry Butler
    • Herbert
    Pete Soucy
    • Bob Mahoney
    Matt Watts
    • Frank Dalton
    • Director
      • Don McKellar
    • Writers
      • Ken Scott(film "La Grande Séduction")
      • Michael Dowse
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      As with his previous films Cold Mountain (2003) and Michael Collins (1996), this film shows actor Brendan Gleeson genuine fiddle playing skills.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Lewis: So, uh, I been drinkin'.

      Kathleen: That's exactly what a girl wants to hear when a stranger knocks on her door in the middle of the night.

      Dr. Lewis: Well, I... I asked where you lived. So, I just... I just wanted to apologize.

      Kathleen: At ten o'clock?

      Dr. Lewis: What, is there some kind of curfew here for apologies?

    • Connections
      References Entertainment Tonight (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Polly Moore
      Written by Emilia Bartellas, Matthew Byrne, Aaron Collis, Rich Klass, Tom Power

      Performed by The Dardanelles

    User reviews78

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    Top review
    7/10
    The sentimentality of the film is what doesn't feel cheesy!
    'THE GRAND SEDUCTION': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

    Comedy flick about a small harbor community, in Newfoundland, who try to seduce a plastic surgeon, from a major Canadian city, into being their doctor. It's an English-speaking remake of the 2003 French-Canadian film 'LA GRANDE SEDUCTION' (which was set on the coast of Quebec). It was written by Michael Dowse and Ken Scott (the original movie's writer) and directed by Don McKellar. The film stars Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch (of 'JOHN CARTER', 'LONE SURVIVOR' and 'FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS' fame). I found the movie to be pretty silly at times but still funny and ultimately uplifting.

    The story begins with Murray French (Gleeson) telling (through voice-over narration) how Tickle Head used to be a town of proud fishermen. Now nearly everyone is unemployed and collects welfare. Murray, like the other men of the town, desperately wants Tickle Head to secure a deal which would allow a chemical plant to be built there; this factory would create enough jobs for everyone. In order to do so they must have a community doctor. When Dr. Christopher Lewis (Kitsch) is stopped at the St. John's airport, with cocaine, the former mayor of Tickle Head (who is now a flight security agent) makes him a deal; Dr. Lewis must spend a month in Tickle Head as their doctor. It's up to Murray, and the whole town, to convince him to stay longer; which requires a lot of lying and seduction.

    The movie isn't original at all; it reminds me of many other films, about small towns and trickery (most notably 'WAKING NED DEVINE'). A lot of the humor in it is pretty cheesy and some of the characters seem exaggerated. Still the movie does have a lot of character, and charm, and parts of it are pretty funny. The performances are great and, in the end, I really did care about the characters; the sentimentality of the film is what doesn't feel cheesy (unlike a lot of the jokes). That's why I liked it.

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    • Release date
      • May 30, 2014 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Грандіозне зваблення
    • Filming locations
      • Trinity Bight, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Max Films Productions
      • Morag Loves Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,430,018
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $41,433
      • May 25, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,292,517
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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