De film speelt zich af in het begin van 2000 en richt zich op de beproevingen van een Amerikaanse tv-ster van in de twintig en zijn correspondentie met Rupert Turner, een 11-jarige, opkomende acteur die bij zijn moeder in Engeland woont. Hun levens krijgen een dramatische wending wanneer het bestaan van hun correspondentievriendschap publiekelijk wordt gemaakt. Hierdoor worden de meest ongegronde veronderstellingen uitgelokt, wat Donovan in een neerwaartse spiraal brengt.
Nee, helaas is The Death & Life of John F. Donovan nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Xavier Dolan | Director |
| Art | James Price | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott Hersh | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Sylvain Brassard | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sian Grigg | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathy Kelso | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Sylvain Brassard | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camiel McLean | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Dowds | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Sylvain Brassard | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Sylvain Brassard | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sjaan Gillings | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Brisebois | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jean-Philippe Savard | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maïna Militza | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jean-Charles Liozu | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Sylvain Brassard | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Frédérique Bolté | Set Decoration |
| Art | Susan Raney | Set Decoration |
| Art | Anna Mayerová | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karel Bocek | Set Costumer |
| Art | Patrick Binette | Set Dresser |
| Art | Louis Cyr | Set Dresser |
| Art | Radia Slaimi | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lenka Koutková | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Pakier | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Sébastien Thivierge | Set Decoration |
| Art | Benoit Robitaille | Set Dresser |
| Visual Effects | Ismaël Gros | VFX Artist |
| Art | Georges Samuel | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heather Leat | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Pascale Deschênes | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Marie-Claude Lafontaine | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Raymond Larose | Set Designer |
| Visual Effects | Robert Bock | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Annie Cliche | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Alain Lachance | VFX Artist |
| Production | Nicholas DeWitt | Location Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Jean-François Ferland | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Marianne Messier Petit | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Nancy Grant | Producer |
| Art | Colombe Raby | Production Design |
| Art | Charles-Olivier Tremblay | Art Department Assistant |
| Production | Yves Desjardins | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Xavier Dolan | Producer |
| Production | Lyse Lafontaine | Producer |
| Art | Lucie Tremblay | Set Designer |
| Visual Effects | Marie-Claude Lafontaine | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Réal Hamel | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Production | Benoît Mathieu | Location Manager |
| Production | Christian Fluet | Production Accountant |
| Production | Liana Dee | Production Accountant |
| Production | Barry Ryan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Peter Carlton | Co-Producer |
| Lighting | Denis Lamothe | Gaffer |
| Editing | Xavier Dolan | Editor |
| Camera | André Turpin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mathieu Denis | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierre-Yves Gayraud | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michele Clapton | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Xavier Dolan | Costume Design |
| Production | Carmen Cuba | Casting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denis Vidal | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathy Kelso | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Pierre Perrault | Art Direction |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Xavier Dolan | Writer |
| Writing | Jacob Tierney | Writer |
| Writing | Xavier Dolan | Idea |
| Crew | Peter Bucossi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Florelle Del Burgo | Third Assistant Director |
