Though solidly made and acted, The Shipping News is rather heavy-handed and dull, especially given the nature of its protagonist.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Lasse Hallström -
Producer -
Irwin Winkler , Linda Goldstein Knowlton , Leslie Holleran -
Screenwriter -
Robert Nelson Jacobs , E. Annie Proulx -
Distributor -
Miramax Films -
Production Co -
Miramax Films -
Rating -
R (Sexuality|Disturbing Images|Some Language) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 11, 2002, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 8, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$11.4M -
Runtime -
1h 51m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , Dolby A , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)