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Hope Floats

  • 1998
  • PG-13
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
31K
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POPULARITY
1,934
88
Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick Jr. in Hope Floats (1998)
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DramaRomance

Birdee Calvert must choose between her morals and her heart after her husband divorces her and a charming young man, who her daughter disapproves of, comes back into her life.Birdee Calvert must choose between her morals and her heart after her husband divorces her and a charming young man, who her daughter disapproves of, comes back into her life.Birdee Calvert must choose between her morals and her heart after her husband divorces her and a charming young man, who her daughter disapproves of, comes back into her life.

  • Director
    • Forest Whitaker
  • Writer
    • Steven Rogers
  • Stars
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Harry Connick Jr.
    • Gena Rowlands
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    31K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,934
    88
    • Director
      • Forest Whitaker
    • Writer
      • Steven Rogers
    • Stars
      • Sandra Bullock
      • Harry Connick Jr.
      • Gena Rowlands
    • 185User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:22
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    Sandra Bullock
    Sandra Bullock
    • Birdee Pruitt
    Harry Connick Jr.
    Harry Connick Jr.
    • Justin Matisse
    Gena Rowlands
    Gena Rowlands
    • Ramona Calvert
    Mae Whitman
    Mae Whitman
    • Bernice Pruitt
    Michael Paré
    Michael Paré
    • Bill Pruitt
    Cameron Finley
    Cameron Finley
    • Travis
    Kathy Najimy
    Kathy Najimy
    • Toni Post
    Bill Cobbs
    Bill Cobbs
    • Nurse
    Connie Ray
    Connie Ray
    • Bobbi-Claire
    Mona Lee Fultz
    • Teacher
    Sydney Berry
    • Orange Julia
    Rachel Snow
    Rachel Snow
    • Big Dolores
    • (as Rachel Lena Snow)
    Christina Stojanovich
    • Kristen
    Alissa Alban
    • Debbie Reissen
    • (as Allisa Alban)
    Dee Hennigan
    • Dot
    Martha Long
    • Waitress
    Norman Bennett
    Norman Bennett
    • Mr. Davis
    James N. Harrell
    • Harry Calvert
    • Director
      • Forest Whitaker
    • Writer
      • Steven Rogers
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The first film made under Sandra Bullock's own production company, Fortis Films.
    • Goofs
      When Birdee is sitting with Bernice on her bed after her father has just left her, Bernice tries to rub her eyes by first going under her glasses then she goes right through her glasses where the lens should have been.
    • Quotes

      Bernice Pruitt: My dad says that childhood is the happiest time of my life. But, I think he's wrong. I think my mom's right. She says that...

      [Bernice's voice fades as Birdee takes over]

      Birdee Pruitt: [laughing] Childhood is what you spend the rest of your life trying to overcome. That's what momma always says. She says that beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it's the middle that counts the most. Try to remember that when you find yourself at a new beginning. Just give hope a chance to float up. And it will, too...

    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: Hope Floats (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Stop in the Name of Love
      Written by Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland, Jr.
      Performed by Jonell Mosser (as Jonelle Mosser)
      Produced by Don Was and Ed Cherney
      Courtesy of MCA Records
      Under license from Universal Music Special Markets

    User reviews185

    Featured review
    7/10

    Too dramatic to be a romantic comedy, and that saves the film

    "Hope Floats" is too dramatic to be a romantic comedy. It's more of a character drama about Birdee (Sandra Bullock) moving back home and the main story line being a romance with Harry Connick Jr.

    Birdee, and the film, are very down-to-earth. Although she lived in Chicago, she's much more suited to the small-town life that she grew up in in Texas. They don't go for much of the obvious comedy of big-city girl versus small-town country girl. And that's a good thing.

    The young daughter can get annoying, and the romantic comedy angle is transparent from the beginning. But the natural drama that Birdee goes through in trying to rebuild her life after a public divorce is done well enough that it makes "Hope Floats" worth watching.
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    • Oct 7, 2010
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    • Release date
      • May 29, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vientos de esperanza
    • Filming locations
      • Smithville, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Fortis Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $60,053,195
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,210,464
      • May 31, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $81,471,882
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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