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MONEY
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Earned back only 65% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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"Dive beneath the surface."
2001 1h 51m EN
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6.4
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★6.4TMDB · 438
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
“Dive beneath the surface.”
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
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lasse Hallström
- Writers
- Robert Nelson Jacobs
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Lasse Hallström, shot by Oliver Stapleton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Andrew Mondshein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Kevin Spacey and Julianne Moore and Cate Blanchett carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Dive beneath the surface.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0120824 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Lasse Hallström directs. Oliver Stapleton behind the camera. Christopher Young scores. Andrew Mondshein cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 65% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Directed by Lasse Hallström, shot by Oliver Stapleton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Andrew Mondshein shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Kevin Spacey and Julianne Moore and Cate Blanchett carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Dive beneath the surface.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0120824 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 9 themes, including "adultery", "based on novel or book", "isolation", "kidnapping".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Oliver Stapleton
- Original score
- Christopher Young
- Editing
- Andrew Mondshein
- Production design
- David Gropman
- Costume design
- Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
- Makeup / hair
- Emanuel Millar
- Runtime
- 111 min · 1h 51m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $38,000,000
- Box office
- $24,690,441
- Return
- 65% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Lasse Hallström
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Miramax
US
Key crew
- NovelAnnie Proulx
- EditorAndrew Mondshein
- DriverRoger Maunder
- Rigging GripBarry Newhook
- DriverRod Jerrett
- ElectricianTim Murphy
- Camera TraineeMark O'Neill
- ElectricianFlora Planchat
- ElectricianJohn Roche
- Camera LoaderNigel Markham
- Best Boy GripSean Doran
- Second Unit First Assistant DirectorPaul Pope
- Second Assistant DirectorCara Powell
- Second Unit First Assistant DirectorKelly Stone
- Assistant Director TraineeJohn Vatcher
- First Assistant DirectorStephen P. Dunn
- Second Assistant CameraKeith Burgess
- Production DesignDavid Gropman
- Costume SupervisorDeborah Clarke
- ProducerLinda Goldstein Knowlton
- ProducerLeslie Holleran
- ProducerIrwin Winkler
- CastingKerry Barden
- CastingBilly Hopkins
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- adultery
- based on novel or book
- isolation
- kidnapping
- fishing
- newfoundland and labrador
- survival
- reporter
- drunk
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2001-12-18R
Also known as
International titles
- Noeuds et dénouementsCA
- 航运新闻CN
