The Great Gilly Hopkins

"Family is where you find it"

2015 1h 39m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 251

ComedyDramaFamily

Synopsis

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Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with her birth mother.

“Family is where you find it”

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Cast

Sophie Nélisse
Gilly Hopkins
Kathy Bates
Maime Trotter
Glenn Close
Nonnie Hopkins
Bill Cobbs
Mr Randolph
Octavia Spencer
Miss Harris
Julia Stiles
Courtney Rutherford Hopkins
Clare Foley
Agnes
Billy Magnussen
Ellis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephen Herek
Writers: David Paterson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 2% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stephen Herek, shot by David M. Dunlap. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Leonard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sophie Nélisse and Kathy Bates and Glenn Close carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Family is where you find it".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1226766 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Stephen Herek directs. David M. Dunlap behind the camera. Mark Isham scores. David Leonard cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 2% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Directed by Stephen Herek, shot by David M. Dunlap. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor David Leonard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sophie Nélisse and Kathy Bates and Glenn Close carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Family is where you find it".
8IMDB entry: tt1226766 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.