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Hope Floats

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Hope Floats (1998)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:7

Rotten:23

Average Rating:4.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Birdee (Sandra Bullock) is an unassuming housewife whose life is disrupted when her husband (Michael Pare) reveals his infidelity to her on a Jerry Springer-style talk show. She goes home to her... Birdee (Sandra Bullock) is an unassuming housewife whose life is disrupted when her husband (Michael Pare) reveals his infidelity to her on a Jerry Springer-style talk show. She goes home to her mother and the small town in which she grew up--where, of course, everyone knows about her televised marital collapse. Things only get worse as a family tragedy brings her ex-husband back for an official divorce. Meanwhile an old friend, Justin (Harry Connick Jr.), has entered her life, sparking a romance. While Justin's intentions are good, Birdee struggles with the decision to let him fully into her life. This 1998 sleeper was a pet project of leading actress Bullock and became a surprise hit, touching the hearts of its viewers. [More]

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick, Gena Rowlands

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick, Gena Rowlands

Director: Forest Whitaker

Director: Forest Whitaker
Screenwriter: Steve Rogers
Producer: Lynda Obst
Composer: Dave Grusin

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Philip Martin

... just horrible, horrible, horrible.

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Dragan Antulov

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Carol Cling

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Jeanne Aufmuth

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John R. McEwen

The plot of this tear-jerker is a little heavy-handed, and so is the directing by Forest Whitaker.

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Nicolas Lacroix

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Christopher Smith

Well, no it doesn't.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

In order for us to believe in the future and to step into it with buoyancy, we need the nurturing support of those nearest and dearest to us. Then hope floats.

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