Is The Shipping News sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Shipping News easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Shipping News scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Shipping News end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Shipping News violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Shipping News

Name: The Shipping News
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2001
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Pete Postlethwaite

Dive beneath the surface.

Directed by Lasse Hallström

Produced by Miramax

2001111 min6.4 / 10

A melancholic drama about emotional recovery and family bonds set against the rugged beauty of Newfoundland, where a broken man and his daughter find healing through connection and rootedness.

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

Clusters

Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Love Tested by Mortality Bittersweet Family Stories Isolation And Loneliness Water Sports and Diving

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Adultery Based On Novel Or Book Isolation Kidnapping Fishing Newfoundland And Labrador Survival Reporter Drunk

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Questions people ask

Is The Shipping News sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Shipping News easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is The Shipping News scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does The Shipping News end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is The Shipping News violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.