Newfoundland on the Small and Big Screen
Movies and TV shows set in, filmed in, or which mention the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland (including Labrador).
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- CreatorsPerry ChafeAllan HawcoMalcolm MacRuryStarsAllan HawcoKrystin PellerinMark O'BrienJake 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.Set and filmed in St. John’s, NL.
- DirectorLasse HallströmStarsKevin SpaceyJulianne MooreJudi DenchAn emotionally beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.Set and partly filmed in Newfoundland. The rest was filmed in Nova Scotia.
- DirectorAisling WalshStarsSally HawkinsEthan HawkeZachary BennettAn 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.Though it focuses on the Nova Scotian artist Maud Lewis, the movie was in fact filmed in Newfoundland.
- DirectorMichael AndersonStarsRichard HarrisCharlotte RamplingWill SampsonA hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.This Jaws rip-off was partly filmed off Petty Harbour, NL.
- StarsMary WalshCathy JonesGreg MaloneA Newfoundland, Canada focused sketch comedy show.Comedy show based in Newfoundland. Partly filmed in St. John’s, NL (with others filmed in Halifax, NS).
- DirectorAndrée PelletierStarsMichael LukeHenry CzernyNicole StoffmanIn 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.Filmed in St. John’s, NL.
- DirectorDon McKellarStarsTaylor KitschBrendan GleesonLiane BalabanTo survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.Filmed in Trinity Bight, Bonavista and St. John’s, NL.
- DirectorJohn N. SmithStarsHenry CzernyJohnny MorinaBrian DooleyThe true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage ran by a religious community in Newfoundland.Filmed in St. John’s, NL. Based on a case of boys being abused at a religious orphanage in Newfoundland.
- DirectorJohn N. SmithStarsHenry CzernySebastian SpenceLise RoyFifteen 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 them when they were children. The former head of the orphanage, Peter Lavin, has been married for several years at this point, has two children, and is living in Montreal when he is placed under arrest and brought to stand trial. While he maintains his innocence, the boy he favoured durring those years, Kevin Reevey, as well as many others, are faced with revisiting the abuse and trauma they sustained as children.Sequel to The Boys of St. Vincent. Filmed in St. John’s, NL.
- StarsLiane BalabanAllan HawcoJonathan ScarfeTrue Story about the Atlantic Ferry Operation during World War II.Filmed in Gander and St. John's, NL.
- DirectorJohn N. SmithStarsAllan HawcoSarah GreeneLouise NicolIn 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.Partially filmed in Newfoundland. The protagonist travels from Newfoundland to Ireland.
- CreatorsRob BlackiePeter BlackieStarsJason MomoaLandon LiboironZoe BoyleFollows 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.Partially filmed in Newfoundland.
- DirectorJohn VatcherStarsNicole UnderhayAllan HawcoChérie OuelletA couple trying to rekindle their relationship travel to St. Pierre, a French island off the Newfoundland coast, and become entangled with another couple.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.
- DirectorMatia KarrellStarsKyra SedgwickKiefer SutherlandStockard ChanningA dying man must reunite with his sister to face their family's violent past and find peace in their lives.Filmed in St. John's, NL.
- CreatorJoel Thomas HynesStarsJoel Thomas HynesGer RyanKatharine IsabelleFive years after quitting a match, boxer Tommy "Little Dog" Ross begins a quest for redemption.Filmed in St. John’s, NL.
- DirectorDeanne FoleyStarsCarolina BartczakPeter MacNeillGord RandA mother living with mental illness struggles to cope after losing custody of her two daughters.Filmed in Tors Cove, NL.
- DirectorAndrew RoweStarsMichael RoweMatt WellsNatalie BrownA raw look at the effects of childhood trauma through the eyes of two estranged cousins.Filmed in St. John's, NL.
- DirectorRalph L. ThomasStarsEric FryerRobert DuvallChris MakepeaceThe true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.Partially filmed in St. John's, NL, where Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsShawn AshmoreRyan McDonaldNoah ReidThe story of Terry Fox's unprecendented cross-Canada marathon on an artificial leg for cancer research that made him a national hero.Partially filmed in St. John's, NL, where Terry Fox started his Marathon of Hope.
- DirectorGordon PinsentStarsGordon PinsentJackie BurroughsRandy FollettA 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 settlement money offered by the government.Filmed in Petty Harbour, NL.
- DirectorJustin SimmsStarsJoel Thomas HynesRobert JoyPaula MorganWhen 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.Partly filmed in St. John's, NL. The protagonist moves from St. John's, NL to Halifax, NS.
- DirectorSherry WhiteStarsMary WalshMeghan GreeleyCheryl WellsLife in a small town isn't easy and for Mitsy, it's especially rough.Set in Newfoundland.