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The Shipping News
“Dive beneath the surface.”
64%
Movie
1h 51m
AI Analysis
The Shipping News (2001) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Shipping News (2001) — a movie tagged as Drama and Romance with emotional moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect steady storytelling (~111 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Shipping News 64% (419 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
64%
from 419 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2001-12-18
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- TMDB rating
- 6.4
- TMDB ID
- 6440
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Where can I watch The Shipping News (2001)?
The Shipping News is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for The Shipping News?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Shipping News directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Shipping News about?
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
Is there an AI analysis for The Shipping News?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Shipping News?
The official runtime for The Shipping News is approximately 111 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Kevin Spacey
Quoyle
Julianne Moore
Wavey Prowse
Cate Blanchett
Petal
Judi Dench
Agnis Hamm
Pete Postlethwaite
Tert Card
Scott Glenn
Jack Buggit
Rhys Ifans
Beaufield Nutbeem
Gordon Pinsent
Billy Pretty
Jason Behr
Dennis Buggit
Kate Moennig
Grace Moosup
Larry Pine
Bayonet Melville
Jeannetta Arnette
Silver Melville
Marc Lawrence
Cousin Nolan
Daniel Kash
Detective Danzig
Nicole Underhay
Beety Buggit
- E
Emma Taylor-Isherwood
Young Agnis Hamm
- A
Alyssa Gainer
Bunny Quoyle
- K
Kaitlyn Gainer
Bunny Quoyle
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