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The Shipping News

2001 film by Lasse Hallström
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The Shipping News

Summary

The Shipping News is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,112 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Shipping News's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Shipping News was directed by Lasse Hallström[4].
  • Robert Nelson Jacobs wrote the screenplay for The Shipping News[5].
  • Annie Proulx wrote the screenplay for The Shipping News[6].
  • The Shipping News's composer is recorded as Christopher Young[7].
  • The Shipping News's genre is drama film[8].
  • The Shipping News's genre is romance film[9].
  • The Shipping News's based on is recorded as The Shipping News[10].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Kevin Spacey[11].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Julianne Moore[12].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Judi Dench[13].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Cate Blanchett[14].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Pete Postlethwaite[15].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Scott Glenn[16].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Rhys Ifans[17].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Jason Behr[18].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Gordon Pinsent[19].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Katherine Moennig[20].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Larry Pine[21].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Robert Joy[22].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Daniel Kash[23].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Marc Lawrence[24].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was Emma Taylor-Isherwood[25].
  • A cast member of The Shipping News was John Dunsworth[26].
  • The Shipping News was produced by Irwin Winkler[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Shipping News was produced by Irwin Winkler[27]. It was directed by Lasse Hallström[4]. Screenwriters include Robert Nelson Jacobs[5] and Annie Proulx[6]. Cast members include Kevin Spacey[11], Julianne Moore[12], Judi Dench[13], Cate Blanchett[14], Pete Postlethwaite[15], and Scott Glenn[16].

Publication

The Shipping News was released on January 1, 2001[28]. The original language of it was English[29]. Genres include drama film[8] and romance film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[30].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include incest[31] and maritime news[32].

Reception

Reviews include 55%[33], 5.8/10[34], and 47/100[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Shipping News's after a work by is recorded as Annie Proulx[36].

Why It Matters

The Shipping News ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,112 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Related Entities

Annie Proulx Cate Blanchett film Judi Dench Julianne Moore Katherine Moennig Kevin Spacey Lasse Hallström Miramax Netflix Pete Postlethwaite Rhys Ifans Scott Glenn United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 120824
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 24246
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  3. 14w ago · Ycleymans · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: The Rooms.JPG"
  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2001-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Robert Nelson Jacobs, Annie Proulx
    Duration → {'amount': '+106'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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