The Shipping News

2001
R
1h 51m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

34K

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Julianne Moore, Kevin Spacey, and Cate Blanchett in The Shipping News (2001)

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Tragedy 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

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

34K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Lasse Hallström
Writers
- Annie Proulx
- Robert Nelson Jacobs
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 2 wins & 13 nominations total

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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

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Featured review

7/10

stunning

It's rare to see a movie made with such tender loving care. Director Hallstrom gathered the best cast and crew he could find for this film. The cinematography is glorious - I can't believe Oliver Stapleton isn't up for every award in the world. Kevin Spacey turns in the best performance of his career as a brutalized man, Cate Blanchett is her usual chameleon self as his trashy girlfriend, Julianne Moore is perfection as the woman who helps him heal, and Judi Dench is funny and touching as his aunt. Hers is a role without a huge amount of lines but tons of substance. Only a master could have given the character such depth.

The Shipping News has poignancy, humor and a great deal of beauty. What it has above all else is atmosphere - Hallstrom's feel for the Newfoundland shipping village, the simple lives led there and the friendships made is truly awe-inspiring.