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The Shipping News

2001 · 111 min

A quiet, melancholic journey of healing, with a warm sense of community and the stark beauty of a rugged coast.

Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
Dive beneath the surface.
Overview
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.

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Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • healing
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • sea
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
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Written by
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
United States of America
Languages
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