Ecstasy

Sep 10, 2011

1h 39m

★ 4.9

Never be afraid of love, everyone is looking for

Overview

A small-time drug smuggler from Scotland, is trying to figure out his way through life until he meets a beautiful girl from Canada, who seeks a change after a bad relationship she just got out of.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Tribeca Film

Rob Heydon Productions

Ecstasy Trailers

Cast

Lloyd Buist

Adam Sinclair

Heather Thompson

Kristin Kreuk

Solo

Carlo Rota

Woodsy

Billy Boyd

Ally

Keram Malicki-Sánchez

Jim Buist

Stephen McHattie

Marie

Natalie Brown

Hugh Thompson

Dean McDermott

Father Brian

Colin Mochrie

Dr. Figg

Alex Lifeson

Security Agent

Shawn Storer

Hazel

Olivia Andrup

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5.5

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6.2

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7.5

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6.6

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6.2

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5.2

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5.5

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