The Shipping News

Synopsis: Nicely shot drama about an emotionally damaged typesetter (Spacey) who resettles in Newfoundland with his daughter and his aunt and begins a career in journalism at the local paper. Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by E. Annie Proulx. 

Starring:  Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore

Director:  Lasse Hallstrom

Writer:  
E. Annie Proulx (novel)
Robert Nelson Jacobs (screenplay)

Released:  2001 (theater)

Rating:  R for some language, sexuality and disturbing images.