Strong

MASTER SCORE 60.1 / 100

2001Drama / Romance1h 51m

THE SHIPPING NEWS

“Dive beneath the surface.”

An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.

Above the Line

Lasse Hallström·DirectorRobert Nelson Jacobs·ScreenplayAnnie Proulx·NovelOliver Stapleton·Director of PhotographyChristopher Young·Original Music ComposerAndrew Mondshein·Editor

Cast

Kevin Spacey·QuoyleJulianne Moore·Wavey ProwseCate Blanchett·PetalJudi Dench·Agnis HammPete Postlethwaite·Tert CardScott Glenn·Jack BuggitRhys Ifans·Beaufield NutbeemGordon Pinsent·Billy PrettyJason Behr·Dennis BuggitKate Moennig·Grace Moosup

Full Crew

(30 credits)

Directing· 5

Lasse Hallström·DirectorJohn Vatcher·Assistant Director TraineePaul Pope·Second Unit First Assistant DirectorKelly Stone·Second Unit First Assistant DirectorCara Powell·Second Assistant Director

Writing· 2

Robert Nelson Jacobs·ScreenplayAnnie Proulx·Novel

Camera· 4

Oliver Stapleton·Director of PhotographySean Doran·Best Boy GripNigel Markham·Camera LoaderMark O'Neill·Camera Trainee

Editing· 1

Andrew Mondshein·Editor

Sound & Music· 1

Christopher Young·Original Music Composer

Art & Design· 4

David Gropman·Production DesignKaren Schulz Gropman·Art DirectionPeter Rogness·Art DirectionRenee Ehrlich Kalfus·Costume Design

Production· 7

Linda Goldstein Knowlton·ProducerLeslie Holleran·ProducerIrwin Winkler·ProducerHarvey Weinstein·Executive ProducerBob Weinstein·Executive ProducerMeryl Poster·Executive ProducerRob Cowan·Producer

Other Departments· 6

Roger Maunder·DriverBarry Newhook·Rigging GripTim Murphy·ElectricianRod Jerrett·DriverFlora Planchat·ElectricianJohn Roche·Electrician

By the Numbers

60.1

OF 100

Master Score

6.7

OF 10

IMDb

55%

CRITICS

Rotten Tomatoes

$25M

ROI -35%

Worldwide Gross

Oscar Wins

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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Shipping News's key art.

Dominant Palette

3 colors

#E0E0E0

#304040

#A0B0B0

Mood

Somber, Reflective, Serene

Composition

Grid

Era

2000s

Visual Style

Photographic

“The movie poster for "The Shipping News" features a grid of four close-up portraits of actors, arranged in two rows and two columns, against a distressed, light”

drama

Key Elements

Small House

Atmosphere

Muted

Color Mood

Cool

Setting

Abstract

Design Score

7/10