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Where to Watch The Shipping News (2001) in the US
- 2001
- R
- 1h 51m
- 6.7IMDb
- 53%Rotten Tomatoes
- 47Metascore
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What it's about
An inksetter in New York, Quoyle (Kevin Spacey) returns to his family's longtime home, a small fishing town in Newfoundland, with his young daughter, Bunny (Alyssa, Kaitlyn, and Lauren Gainer), after a traumatizing experience with her mother, Petal (Cate Blanchett), who sold her to an illegal adoption agency. Though Quoyle has had little success thus far in life, his shipping news column in the newspaper "The Gammy Bird" finds an audience, and his experiences in the town change his life. Then he meets the widow Wavey Prowse (Julianne Moore).
Cast and crew
- Director
- Lasse Hallström
- Writer
- Annie Proulx, Robert Nelson Jacobs
- Starring
- Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench
Details
- Release date
- Jan 18, 2002
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada, United States, Sweden
- Box office
- $11,434,216
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 wins & 13 nominations total
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- Where to watch The Shipping News in the United States?
- The Shipping News is available free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie free with ads on YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla. Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
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- Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch The Shipping News for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla.
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