- Release Date: 1998
- Runtime: 114 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Starring: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman ... see all
- Director: Forest Whitaker
- Plot: Birdee Calvert-Pruitt is back in her hometown of Smithville, Texas after discovering that her husband is having an affair with her best friend, Connie. The entire town knows what happened... Read more
User Reviews
Hope Drags Too Much To Fully Engage
Apr 24, 2008
The_Flesh_Eating_Vegan - imdb.com
Apr 24, 2008The_Flesh_Eating_Vegan - imdb.com
Forest Whitaker takes over the director's seat as he directs 'Hope Floats'. The director does a decent job. However, 'Hope Floats' fails to engage mostly because of the very slow dragging pace. There are some nice moments like the dancing... Full review
I love this movie.
Jul 15, 2005
jlf2002us - imdb.com
Jul 15, 2005jlf2002us - imdb.com
This movie touched me more personally than any other movie ever. The down home country feeling just screams America and what woman hasn't been in Birdie's shoes. Heck... what woman isn't looking for their Justin? This movie has it all...... Full review
A Better Film Than Most People Think!
Oct 24, 2004
world_weary_soldier - imdb.com
Oct 24, 2004world_weary_soldier - imdb.com
One of the things that truly irks me are some people's rapid willingness to typecast actors and actresses, and dump on them when they try something new. While it has to be said that Sandra Bullock does not avoid exploding... Full review
I love this movie and think some of the comments are spiteful.
Jul 06, 2004
jlfisher96 - imdb.com
Jul 06, 2004jlfisher96 - imdb.com
This is one of my all-time favorite movies. To those who are calling it boring, full of drivel, etc., you are entitled to your opinion, but please quit stating it as fact. Anyone who has been through an ugly, painful... Full review
A keeper
Jul 15, 2003
madisongraves - imdb.com
Jul 15, 2003madisongraves - imdb.com
I'm surprised at the harsh reviews and low rating of this movie!Unlike other so-called "chick flicks", this movie has an authentic appeal to it and a real heart. Sandra Bullock is a shamed and distraught mother returning to her hometown... Full review
Exquisite smarm
Aug 24, 2002
sirvincealot - imdb.com
Aug 24, 2002sirvincealot - imdb.com
Lensed by the great Caleb Deschanel, this buttery tale of love lost and hope found actually manages to rise above the excesses of its emotionally bombastic script. This is a weeper and the dirty tricks of the trade are apparent... Full review
average drama
Sep 15, 2001
mattkratz - imdb.com
Sep 15, 2001mattkratz - imdb.com
This movie is a basic, down-to-earth drama. Sandra Bullock learns that her husband has been having an affair on an afternoon talk show, and she moves back home to Texas to start anew, and she finds new love while she's... Full review
Slow paced love story with excellent child performance
Feb 15, 1999
Nick-19 - imdb.com
Feb 15, 1999Nick-19 - imdb.com
I actually liked this movie. Neither because of the slow development nor of the fair acting of Bullock/Connick Jr. The brilliant performance of Mae Whitman as Bernice made this whole movie worthwhile. I've never seen a child outperform her "co-stars"... Full review
Just what you'd expect
Oct 09, 1998
Narelle-2 - imdb.com
Oct 09, 1998Narelle-2 - imdb.com
I went into this movie last night expecting nothing but mush, and maybe a few laughs. Which I got. I did not expect the pure corny-ness of it. It was like it was following a set guideline for the cliche... Full review
Hope Floats the Best Movie!!
Mar 10, 2008
trikkey3 - yahoo.com
Mar 10, 2008trikkey3 - yahoo.com
I thought this movie was great, I own it and I watch it all the time, the story line was unforgetable and sweet, I really loved the way Harry Connick Jr. and Sandra Bullock were in this movie it was so... Full review
News
Hope Floats for Jessica Simpson After Romo Split
cmt.com –
2009-07-14
I have a message for you, Tony Romo: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Make that, Hell hath no fury like a woman and her 881,000 Twitter followers scorned. ... Full Article
Back to her roots
pottsmerc.com –
2009-06-21
Special to The Mercury After finishing up "Two Weeks Notice" back in 2002, Sandra Bullock went cold turkey on romantic comedies. Never mind that the star of "While You Were Sleeping," "Force of Nature" and "Hope Floats" vaulted to the... ... Full Article
The Top Ten "Chick Flicks"
associatedcontent.com –
2007-04-16
Let's face it. There are a lot of so-called chick flicks in the world. How can there be so much of something that lends itself to such demeaning terminology? ... Full Article
Hope Floats
villagevoice.com –
2006-08-29
Adrian is a pediatrician in Boston who moonlights as a writer (his first novel is 2001's Gob's Grief ) while at the same time moonlighting as a student at the Harvard Divinity School. ... Full Article
List of SAD candidates within two days
tribuneindia.com –
2004-03-04
Mr Parkash Singh Badal former state Chief Minister and SAD Chief has flayed Mr Inderjit Singh Zira, a former minister, for raising hue and cry due to denial of party ticket to him for the Ferozepore Lok Sabha seat. ... Full Article


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