Hoping to leave behind troubled days in the Baltimore city police department, Nate Burns journeys to Alaska, where he takes up a quiet life as a small-town sheriff and begins a romance with spirited bush pilot Meg Galligan). But when Meg's father turns up dead, Burns finds himself thrust into the limelight of a dangerous murder investigation.
Northern Lights (2009) is a tv movie, drama, mystery and romance film directed by Mike Robe, released on March 21, 2009 with a runtime of 2h. It stars LeAnn Rimes, Eddie Cibrian, Rosanna Arquette and Jayne Eastwood. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 37 ratings.
LeAnn Rimes
as Meg Galligan
Eddie Cibrian
as Nate Burns
Rosanna Arquette
as Charlene Galligan
Jayne Eastwood
as Mayor Hopp
William MacDonald
as Deputy Otto Gruber
Greg Lawson
as Ed Woolcott
Christianne Hirt
as Carrie Hawbacker
Adrian Hough
as John
Billy Merasty
as Jacob
Marty Antonini
as Bing
Justin Michael Carriere
as Jim Mackie
David Cowley
as Bill Mackie
Directed by Mike Robe, written by Nora Roberts and Janet Brownell, produced by Randi Richmond.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 37 ratings.
***Whodunnit in a wintry Alaskan town with LeAnn Rimes*** Eddie Cibrian costars as the Police Chief newly arrived from Baltimore in this television flick based on Nora Roberts’ 2004 novel. Rosanna Arquette is also on hand as the mother of Rimes’ bush pilot character. The author was obviously inspired by the TV show Northern Exposure when she wrote this but, then again, so were the writers of Michael J. Fox’s “Doc…
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Northern Lights (2009) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, FilmBox+ and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Northern Lights (2009) includes LeAnn Rimes, Eddie Cibrian, Rosanna Arquette, Jayne Eastwood and William MacDonald. The film was directed by Mike Robe. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Northern Lights was released on March 21, 2009 and runs for 2h.
Northern Lights (2009) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 37 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy tv movie, drama and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
