Direction: John N. Smith

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by John N. Smith. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Boys of St. Vincent (TV)

1992 · Movie · 90 min. · Canada

Direction John N. Smith

Cast Henry Czerny · Johnny Morina · Brian Dooley · Dinn Philip

Plot This realistic two-part dramatization follows the desperate struggle by young residents of a Roman Catholic orphanage to escape their nightmare of physical and sexual abuse. Their cries for help go...

7.0

55 votes

7.0

55 votes

Dangerous Minds

1995 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction John N. Smith

Cast Michelle Pfeiffer · George Dzundza · Renoly Santiago · Wade Domínguez

Plot Former Marine LouAnne Johnson (Michelle Pfeiffer) leaves an officer's commission and a nine-year military career to pursue her dream of becoming an English teacher. But while earning her credentials at...

5.9

21K votes

5.9

21K votes

A Cool, Dry Place

1998 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

5.5

116 votes

5.5

116 votes

Gala

1982 · Documentary · 91 min. · Canada

Direction Michael McKennirey · John N. Smith

Plot Documents the May 30, 1981, gala dance performance at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa. Includes performances by the Anna Wyman Dance Theatre, the Danny Grossman Dance Company, les Grands Ballets...

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Welcome to Canada

1989 · Movie · 89 min. · Canada

Direction John N. Smith

Cast Noreen Power · Brendan Foley · Kasivisanathan Karthigasoo · Kumaraselvy Karthigasoo

Plot Newfoundlanders share their food, culture, and homes with a group of Tamil refugees found off the coast.

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Train of Dreams

1987 · Movie · 88 min. · Canada

Direction John N. Smith

Cast Jason St. Amour · Marcella Santa Maria · Christopher Neil · Fred Ward

Plot At 16, Tony is an English-speaking high-school drop-out in Montreal. In trouble with the law and at odds with his struggling single parent mother, Tony is sent to Juvie where...

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Love & Savagery

2009 · Movie · 96 min. · Ireland

Direction John N. Smith

Cast Allan Hawco · Sarah Greene · Louise Nicol

Plot A young man from Newfoundland travels to Ireland to study mineral formations, but falls afoul of the locals when he falls in love with an orphaned woman who has sworn...

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Sitting in Limbo

1986 · Movie · 96 min. · Canada

Direction John N. Smith

Cast Gaston Belanger · Sally Bochner · André A. Bélanger · Lance Jerome Clarke

Plot Four teenagers in Montréal deal with issues like poverty, teenage pregnancy, and the importance of having a community.

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Sugartime (TV)

1995 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

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Revolution's Orphans

1979 · Movie · 27 min. · Canada

Direction John N. Smith

Cast Bronwen Mantel · Septimiu Sever · Rudolf Lipp · Maruska Stankova

Plot This movie is about a man who flees Hungary, with his daughter Clara, for Canada as the 1956 Hungarian Revolution happens. They feel regret for abandoning their homeland, until Clara's...

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