
The Hours
2002 · Movie · PG-13 · 114 min · ★ 7.3 · 80% critics
Three women in different times and places wrestle with loneliness, desire, and the pressure of expectations while searching for lives that feel more authentic. Their separate days echo one another through shared fears and longings, gradually weaving into a single, emotionally resonant connection.
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-12-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (1,871 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intense, reflective drama about life choices and inner struggle, with interwoven stories across time; Not for you if you need upbeat pacing or clear-cut answers, like Far from Heaven.
Pros: powerful performances; thought-provoking themes; emotional impact | Cons: very heavy mood; slow, reflective pace; not straightforward
Themes
- depression
- suicide
- london, england
- drowning
- based on novel or book
- aids
- self-destruction
- home
- poetry
- literature
- province
- empowerment
- +7 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2003
- Amanda Award — Best Foreign Feature Film · 2003
- Silver nugget — the best foreign film · 2003
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
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- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2003 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2003 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2003 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 2003 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2003 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2003 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2003 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2003 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2003 · nominated
Cast & crew

Julianne Moore
as Laura Brown

Nicole Kidman
as Virginia Woolf

Meryl Streep
as Clarissa Vaughan

Stephen Dillane
as Leonard Woolf

Miranda Richardson
as Vanessa Bell

Linda Bassett
as Nelly Boxall

Lyndsey Marshal
as Lottie Hope

Christian Coulson
as Ralph Partridge

Michael Culkin
as Doctor
- CR
Charley Ramm
as Julian Bell
Directed by Stephen Daldry