Hope Springs
2012 · Movie · PG-13 · 100 min · ★ 6.3 · 70% critics
After thirty years together, a middle-aged couple joins a demanding, week-long counseling session to address long-running problems in their relationship. With guidance from a therapist, they revisit communication and intimacy and work through the frustration and routines that have built up over time.
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-08-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (832 votes)
About
If you enjoy warm, mature relationship stories with real emotional tension, Hope Springs is likely your kind of film; Not for you if you want lots of laughs, prefer light topics, or dislike uncomfortable discussions around intimacy like in The High Note.
Pros: moving, honest performances; warm, insightful tone; engaging couple chemistry | Cons: awkwardly handled intimacy; uneven pacing; some scenes feel uncomfortable
Themes
- maine
- psychiatrist
- marriage counselling
Cast & crew
Meryl Streep
as Kay
Tommy Lee Jones
as Arnold Soames
Steve Carell
as Dr. Bernie Feld
Jean Smart
as Eileen, Kay's Friend
Marin Ireland
as Molly, Their Daughter
Ben Rappaport
as Brad, Their Son
Brett Rice
as Vince, Arnold's Friend
Becky Ann Baker
as Cora, The Waitress
Elisabeth Shue
as Karen, The Bartender
Charles Techman
as Charlie, The Docent
Directed by David Frankel