The Shipping News

Apparently someone thought a remote island was just the place to sort out a midlife crisis. A man moves to Newfoundland with his daughter. It does manage to get the atmospheric gloom right.

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Lasse Hallström directed The Shipping News in 2001. See Lasse Hallström's full filmography, where to start with Lasse Hallström, or where to go after you've seen everything by Lasse Hallström.

The Shipping News was released in 2001 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 111 minutes.