Hope Springs
2012, Comedy/Drama, 1h 40m
174 Reviews 25,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Led by a pair of mesmerizing performances from Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones, Hope Springs offers filmgoers some grown-up laughs -- and a thoughtful look at mature relationships. Read critic reviews
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Kay
Arnold
Dr. Feld
Vince
Carol
Karen
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Critic Reviews for Hope Springs
All Critics (174) | Top Critics (64) | Fresh (131) | Rotten (43)
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One of those films that is only as good as its stars. Luckily, in this instance, the stars are Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones.
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Streep fans, I think you're going to enjoy this one. I know I did.
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The film, a rehab job on a beached marriage, displays the most tender respect, the most exquisite tact, and yet it would be completely unwatchable -- an outright embarrassment -- with any other actors than Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep.
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It's tough to come up with new superlatives for Meryl Streep, but the 63-year-old actress delivers her most frankly sexual performance yet in Hope Springs.
January 8, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
All that's missing are commercials for estrogen cream and erectile-dysfunction meds.
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Who could resist a showdown between two such formidable stars, even when both (Jones does his sour, squinty thing) are coasting?
September 14, 2012 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Hope Springs
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Jul 09, 2014Great chemistry between all three leads and it's nice to see a film trying to take it's subject matter seriously. That's not to say that there isn't humour here but no-one plays anything for laughs. You can't help but egg the couple on as they try to save their marriage and although some couples may find this a bit close to home it's a lovely film.David S Super Reviewer
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Jan 11, 2014In "Hope Springs," Kay(Meryl Streep, who is not acting anymore but imitating) and Arnold(Tommy Lee Jones, who ranges here from growly to slightly less constipated), an accountant, have had their marriage stagnate over the past 31 years, living in Nebraska. Seeing some hope, Kay picks up a self-help book at random. Agreeing with what Dr. Feld(Steve Carell) is saying, she books a one week intensive therapy session for her and her husband with him in Maine, despite the fact that anybody who has ever read a Stephen King book could have told her that only bad things happen there. "Hope Springs" is a tone deaf bit of wish fulfillment that proves once and for all that if Elisbeth Shue is the best thing about a movie, then somebody should definitely hand in their filmmaking license. In trying to be an intimate movie about repairing a marriage, the movie unleashes two huge Hollywood presences who overwhelm everything else. That's not to mention the scenes which should be touching that just end up being deeply uncomfortable to watch. In the end, since all good things come to an end, maybe we should not mourn when a dying marriage ends, thus allowing one person to find happiness and the other to find a golf tournament on television to watch.Walter M Super Reviewer
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Dec 01, 2013Ordinary but well-intentioned and very well acted drama. The focus on a couple re-kindling their sex life after many years of marriage is unusual for a mainstream US product, though the plot turns are predictable and the outcome is sometimes ickily sentimental. Not awful.Daniel P Super Reviewer
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Apr 22, 2013Nice. Enjoyable. Touching. Not to be viewed as a Romantic Comedy, though..it is a drama, with maybe 1 or 2 minor chuckles. I found it very true to life. Meryl Streep, and Tommy Lee Jones, did a completely believable job.Cynthia S Super Reviewer
Hope Springs Quotes
| Kay: | You know, how you think you're always headed toward something? You think "when we get married" or "when we have kids" or "when the kids go and it's just us again..." You know, there's always something to look forward to. And one day, I realized that we are not going toward anything anymore... |
| Kay: | You know, how you think you're always headed toward something? You think "when we get married" or "when we have kids" or "when the kids go and it's just us again." You know, there's always something to look forward to. And one day, I realized that we are not going toward anything anymore. |
| Doctor Feld: | I Iike to think of it...The metaphor of when you have a deviated septum and you can't breathe? You have to break the nose in order to fix it. |
| Karen the bartender: | How many in here are not getting any? |
| Kay: | Carol? ...with the Corgies? |
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