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The Grand Seduction
2013
· Movie
· 112 min
C
MEANRANK
66/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2967
- IMDb #2321
- Rotten Tomatoes #2920
- Metacritic #2656
- Letterboxd #2709
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3330
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2935
- Metacritic Critics #2759
- Metacritic Audience #2432
- Kinopoisk #1537
- Trakt #2833
Every rating
57–74
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 57, highest is Kinopoisk on 74.
See the most agreed on films →A tiny, dying harbor village must convince a young, big-city doctor to become their permanent resident in order to secure a crucial factory contract. The entire town bands together to create an elaborate illusion, meticulously crafting the perfect lifestyle to seduce him into staying, leading to a series of charming deceptions and unexpected complications.
Details
- Director
- Don McKellar
- Writers
- Ken Scott, Michael Dowse
- Studio
- Morag Loves Company, Max Films
- Released
- 30 May 2014
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $12.7M
- Box office
- $3.4M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 9 →1 major award won · 2 wins from 9 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Directors Guild of Canada 2014 | Direction – Feature Film | Don McKellar | Winner |
| Directors Guild of Canada 2014 | Production Design – Feature Film | Guy Lalande | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of Canada 2014 | Feature Film | Don McKellar, Guy Lalande, François Sénécal, Lynn Andrews | Nominee |
| Canadian Screen Awards 2014 | Motion Picture | Roger Frappier, Barbara Doran | Nominee |
| Genie Awards 2014 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Gordon Pinsent | Winner |
| Genie Awards 2014 | Best Motion Picture | Roger Frappier, Barbara Doran | Nominee |
| Genie Awards 2014 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ken Scott, Michael Dowse | Nominee |
| Genie Awards 2014 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Brendan Gleeson | Nominee |
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Directors Guild of Canada
3 nominations, 1 won
| Direction – Feature Film | Don McKellar | Winner |
| Feature Film | Don McKellar, Guy Lalande, François Sénécal, Lynn Andrews | Nominee |
| Production Design – Feature Film | Guy Lalande | Nominee |
Genie Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Gordon Pinsent | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Ken Scott, Michael Dowse | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | Roger Frappier, Barbara Doran | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Brendan Gleeson | Nominee |
Canadian Screen Awards
1 nomination
| Motion Picture | Roger Frappier, Barbara Doran | Nominee |
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best North American Independent Film | Don McKellar | Nominee |