Newfoundland on the Small and Big Screen
by NovaBrunswick | created - 04 Jan 2019 | updated - 10 months ago | PublicMovies and TV shows set in, filmed in, or which mention the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland (including Labrador).
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1. Republic of Doyle (2010–2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jake Doyle and his father Malachy run a private investigations agency in St. John's, Newfoundland. Their cases involve them in all sorts of dealings - not all of them on the right side of the law.
Stars: Allan Hawco, Krystin Pellerin, Mark O'Brien, Marthe Bernard
Votes: 3,406
Set and filmed in St. John’s, NL.
2. The Shipping News (2001)
R | 111 min | Drama
An emotionally beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 31,989 | Gross: $11.43M
Set and partly filmed in Newfoundland. The rest was filmed in Nova Scotia.
3. Maudie (2016)
PG-13 | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.
Director: Aisling Walsh | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke, Zachary Bennett, Gabrielle Rose
Votes: 16,686 | Gross: $6.17M
Though it focuses on the Nova Scotian artist Maud Lewis, the movie was in fact filmed in Newfoundland.
4. Orca (1977)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek
Votes: 10,735 | Gross: $14.72M
This Jaws rip-off was partly filmed off Petty Harbour, NL.
5. Codco (1986–1992)
30 min | Comedy
A Newfoundland, Canada focused sketch comedy show.
Stars: Cathy Jones, Greg Malone, Tommy Sexton, Mary Walsh
Votes: 185
Comedy show based in Newfoundland. Partly filmed in St. John’s, NL (with others filmed in Halifax, NS).
6. Anchor Zone (1994)
82 min | Sci-Fi
In the future, a young trainee with a corporation that runs society, falls in with a group of young runaways, one of whom is escaping from a company experiment.
Director: Andrée Pelletier | Stars: Michael Luke, Henry Czerny, Nicole Stoffman, Pheilm Martin
Votes: 63
Filmed in St. John’s, NL.
7. The Grand Seduction (2013)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy
To survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.
Director: Don McKellar | Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Brendan Gleeson, Liane Balaban, Gordon Pinsent
Votes: 16,179 | Gross: $3.41M
Filmed in Trinity Bight, Bonavista and St. John’s, NL.
8. The Boys of St. Vincent (1992 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage ran by a religious community in Newfoundland.
Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Henry Czerny, Johnny Morina, Brian Dooley, Philip Dinn
Votes: 1,610 | Gross: $0.20M
Filmed in St. John’s, NL. Based on a case of boys being abused at a religious orphanage in Newfoundland.
9. The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Drama
Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers, now finally standing trial, who assaulted ... See full summary »
Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Henry Czerny, Sebastian Spence, Lise Roy, David Hewlett
Votes: 482
Sequel to The Boys of St. Vincent. Filmed in St. John’s, NL.
10. Above and Beyond (2006)
Drama, War
True Story about the Atlantic Ferry Operation during World War II.
Stars: Peter MacNeill, Robert Wisden, Jason Priestley, Joss Ackland
Votes: 199
Filmed in Gander and St. John's, NL.
11. Love & Savagery (2009)
95 min | Drama, Romance
In 1969, a visiting geologist from Newfoundland arouses scandal in a small Irish village when he romances a local girl who's destined for the convent.
Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Allan Hawco, Sarah Greene, Louise Nicol, Martha Burns
Votes: 287
Partially filmed in Newfoundland. The protagonist travels from Newfoundland to Ireland.
12. Frontier (2016–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Follows Declan Harp, a half-Irish/half Cree Native-Canadian outlaw who is campaigning to breach the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly on the fur trade in Canada.
Stars: Jason Momoa, Landon Liboiron, Zoe Boyle, Greg Bryk
Votes: 17,510
Partially filmed in Newfoundland.
13. Making Love in St. Pierre (2004)
86 min | Drama
A couple trying to rekindle their relationship travel to St. Pierre, a French island off the Newfoundland coast, and become entangled with another couple.
Director: John Vatcher | Stars: Nicole Underhay, Allan Hawco, Chérie Ouellet, Aiden Flynn
While not technically set in Newfoundland or even Canada, the protagonist is a down-and-out fisherman forced out of his job after the collapse of the Newfoundland cod fisheries.
14. Behind the Red Door (2003)
R | 105 min | Drama
A dying man must reunite with his sister to face their family's violent past and find peace in their lives.
Director: Matia Karrell | Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, Kiefer Sutherland, Stockard Channing, Chuck Shamata
Votes: 1,426
Filmed in St. John's, NL.
15. Little Dog (2018– )
22 min | Comedy
Five years after quitting a match, boxer Tommy "Little Dog" Ross begins a quest for redemption.
Stars: Joel Thomas Hynes, Ger Ryan, Katharine Isabelle, Stephen Oates
Votes: 145
Filmed in St. John’s, NL.
16. An Audience of Chairs (2018)
93 min | Drama
A mother living with mental illness struggles to cope after losing custody of her two daughters.
Director: Deanne Foley | Stars: Carolina Bartczak, Peter MacNeill, Gord Rand, Edie Inksetter
Votes: 92
Filmed in Tors Cove, NL.
17. Crown and Anchor (2018)
119 min | Crime, Drama
A raw look at the effects of childhood trauma through the eyes of two estranged cousins.
Director: Andrew Rowe | Stars: Michael Rowe, Matt Wells, Natalie Brown, Robert Joy
Votes: 75
Filmed in St. John's, NL.
18. The Terry Fox Story (1983 TV Movie)
96 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.
Director: Ralph L. Thomas | Stars: Eric Fryer, Robert Duvall, Chris Makepeace, Rosalind Chao
Votes: 580
Partially filmed in St. John's, NL, where Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope.
19. Terry (2005 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Terry Fox's unprecendented cross-Canada marathon on an artificial leg for cancer research that made him a national hero.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Shawn Ashmore, Ryan McDonald, Noah Reid, Matt Gordon
Votes: 493
Partially filmed in St. John's, NL, where Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope.
20. John and the Missus (1987)
PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama
A small Canadian town is devasted when a local mine--the town's only source of income--is closed. One man incurs the wrath of the townsmen when he stubbornly refuses the small amount of ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Pinsent | Stars: Gordon Pinsent, Jackie Burroughs, Randy Follett, Jessica Steen
Votes: 96
Filmed in Petty Harbour, NL.
21. Down to the Dirt (2008)
117 min | Drama
When Keith and Natasha's relationship goes rotten, Natasha runs away to Halifax. Keith makes it his mission to track her down, only to learn things about himself that he never realized before.
Director: Justin Simms | Stars: Joel Thomas Hynes, Robert Joy, Paula Morgan, Kristina Andrews
Votes: 119
Partly filmed in St. John's, NL. The protagonist moves from St. John's, NL to Halifax, NS.
22. Crackie (2009)
TV-MA | 94 min | Drama
Life in a small never seemed easy, but for Mitsy (Meghan Greeley) it is especially rough.
Director: Sherry White | Stars: Mary Walsh, Meghan Greeley, Cheryl Wells, Joel Thomas Hynes
Votes: 141
Set in Newfoundland.
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