Directing
John N. Smith
Born July 31, 1943 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada (age 83)
No biography available.
Known For
Dangerous Minds · 1995Dangerous Minds
★ 7.01995
MovieDrama
Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.
A Cool, Dry Place · 1998A Cool, Dry Place
★ 5.91998
MovieDramaRomance
Russell, a single father, balances his work as a lawyer with the care of his five-year-old son after his wife abandoned them. When she reappears creating turmoil, he must deal with his new love interest and the job opportunity of a lifetime.
The Boys of St. Vincent · 1994The Boys of St. Vincent
★ 7.11994
MovieDramaCrime
The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage, run by a religious community in Newfoundland.
Sugartime · 1995Sugartime
★ 5.91995
MovieCrimeDrama
Sam Giancana is a ruthless mob boss from Chicago. During a trip to Las Vegas, he sees a performance by the McGuire Sisters, a popular singing group with a pure image. Sam is attracted to Phyllis and begins aggressively courting her. The two enter into an epic romance, but it brings unwanted attention and tarnishes Phyllis's reputation. For Sam, however, the consequences are far more drastic, landing him in trouble with the law and his fellow mobsters.
Random Passage · 2002Random Passage
2002
MovieDramaHistory
This award winning miniseries traces the difficult passage of young Mary Keane (Aoife McMahon) from servitude in Ireland to the squalor of rough-and-tumble Newfoundland in the early 1800s. Escaping attempted rape and abuse, Mary moves on with her infant daughter to find shelter at a remote fishing station run by Thomas Hutchings (Colm Meaney). In a time and place where life and death are a hair's breadth apart, Mary joins the community's struggle for survival against sickness and starvation. All of the Cape's people are fugitives of one kind or another, but by pulling together through hardships and tragedies, they forge a new life of hope - and even love.
The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later · 1992The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later
★ 6.01992
MovieDramaCrime
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 them when they were children.
Geraldine's Fortune · 2004Geraldine's Fortune
★ 3.32004
MovieComedyDrama
A grocery-store worker in a small Canadian town gets a chance to appear on a popular television game show.
Love & Savagery · 2009Love & Savagery
★ 4.52009
MovieRomanceDrama
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.
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