Down to the Dirt is a 2008 Canadian film based upon Newfoundland author Joel Thomas Hynes' first novel of the same name.

Keith Kavanagh is a rowdy hooligan known for his hard drinking throughout the Southern shore.

[3] Toronto Star film critic Patricia Hluchy panned the film, noting it attempted "few too many narrative strands and characters" and also critical of its length, though crediting its "raw energy".

[4] Sun Media's Liz Braun had a more favourable assessment () describing the production as "uneven" yet possessing "a strange appeal, like some kind of Newfie version of a Charles Bukowski story".

[6] Film classification boards in Ontario and Quebec issued content advisories regarding the production's strong language and violence.