---
title: 'The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Xavier Dolan'
released: '2018-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 127
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-death-and-life-of-john-f-donovan-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4042818/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2018)

2018 · R · 127 min · Drama · Canada


## Synopsis

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan is a 2018 drama film directed, co-written, produced, and edited by Xavier Dolan, in his English-language debut. The film stars Kit Harington, Jacob Tremblay, Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Thandiwe Newton, Ben Schnetzer, Amara Karan, Chris Zylka, Jared Keeso, Emily Hampshire, Sarah Gadon, and Michael Gambon. It deals with themes of celebrity, tabloid media in Hollywood, mother-son relationships, and homosexuality.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Xavier Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-dolan)
- **Screenplay:** [Xavier Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-dolan), [Jacob Tierney](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacob-tierney)
- **Producer:** [Xavier Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-dolan), [Nancy Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/nancy-grant), [Michel Merkt](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-merkt)
- **Editor:** [Xavier Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-dolan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gabriel Yared](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-yared)
- **Director of Photography:** [André Turpin](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-turpin)

## Cast

- [Natalie Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-portman)
- [Bella Thorne](https://cinepixo.com/people/bella-thorne)
- [Susan Sarandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-sarandon)
- [Thandiwe Newton](https://cinepixo.com/people/thandiwe-newton)
- [Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-jeanne-labrosse)
- [Nicholas Hoult](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-hoult)
- [Kit Harington](https://cinepixo.com/people/kit-harington)
- [Ari Millen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ari-millen)
- [Sára Donutilová](https://cinepixo.com/people/sara-donutilova)
- [Taylor Kitsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/taylor-kitsch)
- [Ben Schnetzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-schnetzer)
- [Michael Gambon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gambon)
- [Chris Zylka](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-zylka)
- [R. J. Palacio](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-j-palacio)
- [Amara Karan](https://cinepixo.com/people/amara-karan)

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