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The Shipping News

2002·1h 51m·R
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 6.7/10
34,854 votes
Metascore
47
Metacritic

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

The Shipping News is a 2002 drama movie directed by Lasse Hallström, starring Julianne Moore, Kevin Spacey, Cate Blanchett. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 34,854 votes and runs 1h 51m.

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Director
Lasse Hallström
Stars
Julianne Moore
Kevin Spacey
Cate Blanchett
Judi Dench
Details
2002-01-18
111 min
Movie
R
★ Canada, Sweden, United States
★ English
Keywords
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