

2001·Drama·1h 51m
7.0
★




An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
Directed by Lasse Hallström
adultery
based on novel or book
isolation
kidnapping
fishing
newfoundland and labrador
survival
reporter
drunk

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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
Crew

Lasse Hallström
Director

Robert Nelson Jacobs
Screenplay

Christopher Young
Original Music Composer

Andrew Mondshein
Editor

Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography

Irwin Winkler
Producer

Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer

Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer

Rob Cowan
Producer

Diana Pokorny
Co-Producer

Roger Maunder
Driver

Mark O'Neill
Camera Trainee
Popular Reviews
37 reviews
julia
4.0★ · 07/22/26

Built a mini restaurant during this
Built a mini restaurant during this
Teethjjyn
6.0★ · 03/20/26

Certo che solo uno di nome Quoyle poteva avere una vita così di merda.
Certo che solo uno di nome Quoyle poteva avere una vita così di merda.
Denis del ReyPRO
5.0★ · 03/20/26

No me ha gustado.
Historia rara en todo momento, personajes que transmiten poco y no entiendes nada, y en general me ha parecido bastante pocha.
Historia rara en todo momento, personajes que transmiten poco y no entiendes nada, y en general me ha parecido bastante pocha.
No me ha gustado.
Historia rara en todo momento, personajes que transmiten poco y no entiendes nada, y en general me ha parecido bastante pocha.
Historia rara en todo momento, personajes que transmiten poco y no entiendes nada, y en general me ha parecido bastante pocha.
M
9.0★ · 06/29/25

Neither before or during watching this movie did it occur to me that that’s it’s actually really underrated and I was beyond shocked seeing all the negative reviews. To me, the film features an immensely intriguing, but also provocative story. It’s set in a veiled in mystery town which features very well written characters who lead the drama perfectly. Quoyle’s traumatic childhood experience leads him to living with the conviction that he’s no good for anything, which obviously isn’t true, but the overwhelming memory always seems to find a way into his head, so whenever he closes his eyes, he’s always in that water, drowning while hearing his father’s words, engraved in his mind. Maybe that’s why sometimes he’s so childish, not being able to let go, so steadily attached to the first woman to ever look at him, all because he never really got to grow emotionally, he’s always that kid whose not being able to swim, not able to do anything. The beautiful part of the story is that he finally gets beyond the horrible past and gets carried away by life, symbolized by the house getting blown off, all making a perfect ending.
I also need to mention the beguiling, yet momentarily enigmatic music, which adds to the vibe of the film and makes it even more engaging.
I also need to mention the beguiling, yet momentarily enigmatic music, which adds to the vibe of the film and makes it even more engaging.
Neither before or during watching this movie did it occur to me that that’s it’s actually really underrated and I was beyond shocked seeing all the negative reviews. To me, the film features an immensely intriguing, but also provocative story. It’s set in a veiled in mystery town which features very well written characters who lead the drama perfectly. Quoyle’s traumatic childhood experience leads him to living with the conviction that he’s no good for anything, which obviously isn’t true, but the overwhelming memory always seems to find a way into his head, so whenever he closes his eyes, he’s always in that water, drowning while hearing his father’s words, engraved in his mind. Maybe that’s why sometimes he’s so childish, not being able to let go, so steadily attached to the first woman to ever look at him, all because he never really got to grow emotionally, he’s always that kid whose not being able to swim, not able to do anything. The beautiful part of the story is that he finally gets beyond the horrible past and gets carried away by life, symbolized by the house getting blown off, all making a perfect ending.
I also need to mention the beguiling, yet momentarily enigmatic music, which adds to the vibe of the film and makes it even more engaging.
I also need to mention the beguiling, yet momentarily enigmatic music, which adds to the vibe of the film and makes it even more engaging.
alice
7.0★ · 04/13/25

i want to see a house blow away
i want to see a house blow away