Directed by:
Xavier DolanCinematography:
André TurpinComposer:
Gabriel YaredCast:
Kit Harington, Jacob Tremblay, Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon, Thandiwe Newton, Kathy Bates, Ben Schnetzer, Sarah Gadon, Emily Hampshire, Jared Keeso (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan takes place in the early 2000's and centers on the tribulations of an American TV star in his late twenties (Harington) and his correspondence with Rupert Turner (Tremblay), a young actor-to-be living with his mother (Portman) in England. Their lives take dramatic turns when the existence of their pen pal relationship is publicly exposed, eliciting the most ill-founded assumptions, and sending Donovan in a vertical downfall. A decade later, the young actor recollects his relationship with his past idol over the course of an interview. (Entertainment One)
(more)Cast
![Kit Harington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/362/362147_51b262.jpg)
Kit Harington
UK
Best movies:
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
Brimstone (2016)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
![Jacob Tremblay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/287/165287114_15199f.jpg)
Jacob Tremblay
Canada
![Natalie Portman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/774/163774126_d97194.jpg)
Natalie Portman
Israel
Best movies:
Léon: The Professional (1994)
Heat (1995)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
![Susan Sarandon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/414/162414864_1fa666.jpg)
Susan Sarandon
USA
Best movies:
Thelma & Louise (1991)
The Front Page (1974)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
![Thandiwe Newton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/097/164097532_d0ac67.jpg)
Thandiwe Newton
Zambia
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
![Kathy Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/034/161034996_43b22d.jpg)
Kathy Bates
USA
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Misery (1990)
High Stakes (1989)
![Ben Schnetzer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/140/161140834_a62bff.jpg)
Ben Schnetzer
USA
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Pride (2014)
Snowden (2016)
![Sarah Gadon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/220/163220944_c50698.jpg)
Sarah Gadon
Canada
Best movies:
What If (2013)
Charlie Bartlett (2007)
Belle (2013)
![Emily Hampshire](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274067_c00e1d.jpg)
Emily Hampshire
Canada
Best movies:
Snow Cake (2006)
The Last Don (1997) (series)
A Problem with Fear (2003)
![Jared Keeso](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/488/488769_c84dbf.jpg)
Jared Keeso
Canada
Best movies:
Elysium (2013)
Preggoland (2014)
White Noise 2: The Light (2007)
![Bella Thorne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/055/165055939_bc5d1b.jpg)
Bella Thorne
USA
Best movies:
Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings (2012)
Midnight Sun (2018)
Blended (2014)
![Michael Gambon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/089/168089247_xr2eyl.jpg)
Michael Gambon (narrator)
Ireland
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Chris Zylka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443586_6d924e.jpg)
Chris Zylka
USA
Best movies:
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Novitiate (2017)
![Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/919/163919018_d8641e.png)
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
Canada
Best movies:
Aurore (2005)
Eastern Promises (2007)
Starbuck (2011)
Alison Louder
Canada
Best movies:
Another Silence (2011)
On the Road (2012)
Elephant Song (2014)
Patrick Abellard
Best movies:
To Catch a Killer (2023)
The Fall of the American Empire (2018)
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2018)
Matthew Raudsepp
Canada
Best movies:
Orphan (2009)
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2018)
Psycho Mother-In-Law (2019) (TV movie)
Julia Dawi
Sweden
Best movies:
The Walk (2015)
Death Wish (2018)
Brad's Status (2017)
![Katy Breier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/151/166151544_4e7eca.jpg)
Katy Breier
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Fingernails (2023)
The Calling (2014)
![Amara Karan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/698/158698713_9e87d9.jpg)
Amara Karan
UK
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)