Big News From Grand Rock

2014

1 hr. 27 min.

Comedy

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75%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

50%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Leonard Crane (Ennis Esmer), a small-town journalist, makes up stories to keep his job, but he lands in trouble when one of his made-up stories turns out to be true.

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What a dumb movie. This one had promise but the execution and the story line is stupid beyond belief. I just don't understand how producers can waste money on a movie that has such a stupid story line.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/12/23

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Low budget Canadian comedy about the problems of a small town local paper. Cast mostly with the usual roster of Canadian talent. A pleasant 1 1/2 hrs. but the low budget certainly shows and the ending, while a good parody of small town corruption is a bit silly, but in a sweet Canadian way.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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As a 10 minutes short movie .....maybe.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Daniel Perlmutter

Director

Ennis Esmer

Leonard Crane

Meredith MacNeill

Lucy

Kristin Booth

Amanda

Peter Keleghan

Bill

Tammy Isbell

Barbara

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Bruce Kirkland

Toronto Sun

Big News from Grand Rock is a fictional romp with a poignant core.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 27, 2015

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Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

A straight-faced but screwball comedy that's a little dated - rotary-dial phones? - yet absolutely pleasing.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 27, 2015

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Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

Writer/director Daniel Perlmutter presents a sweet little comedy satirizing life in a small town that is more likely to produce gentle smiles than laugh-out-loud guffaws.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 26, 2015

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Errs on the side of predictability but a winning cast and a timely message make it headline worthy.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 2, 2021

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

Big News from Grand Rock is a very modest film, one that can only get by on its modest charms.

Rated: 6.5/10

Jun 6, 2019

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Brian Gibson

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

An overlong (even at 87 min.), ho-hum affair. The premise is fairly broad and remains fairly silly. It's not that Big News from Grand Rock lacks bigness or grandness--its problem is there's no new-ness or bite or grit to its merely amiable comedy.

May 25, 2015

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Synopsis

Leonard Crane (Ennis Esmer), a small-town journalist, makes up stories to keep his job, but he lands in trouble when one of his made-up stories turns out to be true.

Director: Daniel Perlmutter
Executive Producer: Ennis Esmer, Judy Holm
Screenwriter: Daniel Perlmutter
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 16, 2021

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