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
Direction John N. Smith
Cast Vince Vaughn · Monica Potter · Joey Lauren Adams · Devon Sawa
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
Direction John N. Smith
Cast John Turturro · Mary-Louise Parker · Elias Koteas · Maury Chaykin
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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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