List of the best Gordon Pinsent movies: John and the Missus(1987), The Rowdyman(1972), Only God Knows(1974), Flight of the Butterflies(2012), Away From Her(2006), Blood Clan(1990), Colossus: The Forbin Project(1969), Silence of the North(1981), Two Lovers and a Bear(2016), Ambulance Girl(2005), Fallen Angel(2003), The Good Shepherd(2004) ... ...
Drama
Canada
1987
100 Minutes
Director
Gordon Pinsent Jackie Burroughs Randy Follett Jessica Steen Timothy Webber Roland Hewgill Neil Munro
miner husband wife son townsperson government official bleak emotional powerful newfoundland small town household canada small-town life mining displacement family government marriage quest
A 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 ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1972
95 Minutes
Will Cole
A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ. The other, somewhat more respectable, members of their family plot to steal the estate from him. Murder and mayhem ensue.
Drama
Canada
1974
95 Minutes
Father John Hagan
The sponsors of a drug-rehabilitation center stage a robbery to maintain funding of the facility, but the loot turns out to be syndicate-owned.
Adventure
2012
44 Minutes
Dr. Fred Urquhart
Gordon Pinsent Patricia Phillips Shaun Benson Stephanie Sigman Stephen Bogaert
Drama
Canada|UK|USA
2006
109 Minutes
Julie Christie Gordon Pinsent Olympia Dukakis Michael Murphy Kristen Thomson Wendy Crewson Alberta Watson Thomas Hauff
wife patient professor nurse love interest emotional touching nursing home canada loneliness jealousy romance infidelity illness depression discovery love 2000s
A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
Horror
Canada
1990
87 Minutes
Judge William McKay
Michele Little Gordon Pinsent Robert Wisden Anne Mansfield Jacqueline Dandeneauo
In the past, a family is executed by soldiers for cannibalism - except for the little girl, Katy Bane McKay. She is adopted by Judge Mackay and goes home with him to Canada, where she grows... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1969
100 Minutes
The President
Eric Braeden Susan Clark Gordon Pinsent William Schallert Leonid Rostoff Georg Stanford Brown Willard Sage Alex Rodine Martin Brooks Marion Ross Dolph Sweet
scientist president computer russian politician tense bleak rocky mountains laboratory russia technology missiles man vs. machine cold war artificial intelligence nuclear attack discovery 1960s
Thinking this will prevent war, the US government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable to its creators.
Biography
Canada
1981
95 Minutes
John Frederickson
Ellen Burstyn Tom Skerritt Gordon Pinsent Jennifer McKinney Donna Dobrijevic Colin Fox
Based on the biography of Olive Fredrickson, It tells of her life as a girl, then a trapper's wife and later a widow with three small children surviving under rugged pioneer conditions in ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
Canada
2016
96 Minutes
Bear's Voice
Tatiana Maslany Dane DeHaan Gordon Pinsent John Ralston Jeffrey R. Smith Joel Gagne Ash Catherwood Chip Chuipka Johnny Issaluk Janet Hilliard
Set in a small town near the North Pole where roads lead to nowhere, the story follows Roman (DeHaan) and Lucy (Maslany), two burning souls who come together to make a leap for life and inner peace.
Comedy, Drama
2005
96 Minutes
Pete
In the midst of a marital crisis, a popular food writer (Kathy Bates) finds a new sense of purpose as a volunteer EMT.
Drama
2003
96 Minutes
Warren Wentworth
Gary Sinise Joely Richardson Gordon Pinsent Jordy Benattar Michael Rhoades Rick Roberts Dave Nichols Philip Craig Kate Trotter Art Hindle Bruce Gooch
Reluctantly returning to his hometown, a man (Gary Sinise) reconnects with a young woman (Joely Richardson) he knew as a child.
Mystery & Thriller
2004
91 Minutes
Cardinal Ledesna
Christian Slater Molly Parker Gordon Pinsent Stephen Rea Nancy Beatty Von Flores Daniel Kash Shawn Lawrence Jordan Hughes Alex Paxton-Beesley Roman Podhora
priest journalist lawyer ex-girlfriend publicist colleague brooding uneasy suspenseful profound church jail roman catholic church faith homosexuality homophobia murder case loyalty mystery temptation
A priest (Christian Slater) enlists his former girlfriend (Molly Parker) to investigate a social worker's murder and clear an innocent clergyman.
Drama
1977
105 Minutes
Gerald O'Connal
Brian Painchaud Douglas Junor Gordon Pinsent
A rural Saskatchewan boy (Brian Painchaud) faces his father's death and other harsh realities during the Depression.
Comedy
Canada
2013
115 Minutes
Simon
Brendan Gleeson Taylor Kitsch Liane Balaban Gordon Pinsent Rhonda Rodgers Lawrence Barry Mark Critch
To survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.
Horror
USA
1972
92 Minutes
Lt. Jack Peters
William Marshall Denise Nicholas Vonetta McGee Thalmus Rasulala Gordon Pinsent Charles McCauley Emily Yancy Lance Taylor
vampire vampire hunter count dracula beautiful woman prince lieutenant campy eerie tense transylvania los angeles castle crime scene love supernatural investigation murder reincarnation pursuit forbidden love
An ancient African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula himself, finds himself in modern Los Angeles.
Action
Canada|USA
1997
82 Minutes
Gus
Sean Patrick Flanery Michael Riley Saul Rubinek Maury Chaykin Rachael Crawford Gordon Pinsent
Two small time hoods pretend to be serious henchmen in order to get to do a job in Toronto that they think will get them serious recognition in the mob. Things soon get out of control.
Comedy
Canada
2014
87 Minutes
Jane Davis
Ennis Esmer Meredith MacNeill Kristin Booth Peter Keleghan Tammy Isbell Leah Pinsent Art Hindle Aaron Ashmore Gordon Pinsent
Small-town journalist Leonard Crane starts making up stories to save his job, but gets in trouble when one of his fabricated news pieces turns out to be true.
Crime, Drama
1973
75 Minutes
James Olson David Canary Robert Pine Richard Castellano William Shatner Murray Hamilton Gilbert Roland John Kerr Kathleen Lloyd Wesley Lau Don "Red" Barry
gangster district attorney government official kingpin lawyer attorney gripping tense new york city city hall law office murder corruption criminal justice system organized crime pursuit rivalry 1970s
Justice Department lawyers (James Olson, David Canary, Robert Pine) build a case against organized crime.