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Hope Springs

2012 · 100 min

A gentle, quietly awkward look at a long marriage gone stale, carried by tender performances and small, honest moments of reconnection.

Directed by
David Frankel
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell
Tagline
Sometimes to keep the magic, you need to learn a few tricks.
Overview
After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.

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Directed by
David Frankel
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • aging
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
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Written by
Vanessa Taylor
Starring
Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Jean Smart, Marin Ireland, Ben Rappaport, Brett Rice, Becky Ann Baker
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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