Hope Floats | 
| Director: Forest Whitaker
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman, Michael Pare
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
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Rating:  146 reviews
Sales Rank: 2343
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 114 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2005820D
UPC: 024543058199
EAN: 0024543058199
ASIN: B00006ZXSQ
Theatrical Release Date: May 29, 1998
Release Date: January 14, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Cute-as-a-button Sandra Bullock is a homemaker who learns that her husband and best friend are having an affair. The so-called best friend reveals this information on a national chat show, leaving Bullock devastated and disgraced. Heading back to her small hometown in Texas, she seeks refuge with her eccentric mother. Laconic Harry Connick Jr., a former high-school classmate, attempts to bring Bullock out of her depression and win her heart. He has, you see, been carrying a torch for her since they were kids. You will not need a crystal ball to see where this is going. It works as a middling romance, but is an annoying waste of potential. The script has much to say about finding your true identity, but does so with all the sentimentality and depth of a Hallmark card. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Product Description
Birdee (Sandra Bullock) is an unassuming housewife whose life is disrupted when her husband (Michael Pare) reveals his infidelity to her on a Jerry Springer-style talk show. She goes home to her mother and the small town in which she grew up--where, of course, everyone knows about her televised marital collapse. Things only get worse as a family tragedy brings her ex-husband back for an official divorce. Meanwhile an old friend, Justin (Harry Connick Jr.), has entered her life, sparking a romance. While Justin's intentions are good, Birdee struggles with the decision to let him fully into her life. This 1998 sleeper was a pet project of leading actress Bullock and became a surprise hit, touching the hearts of its viewers.
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 country life June 24, 2009
Gary R. Yancey (houston , texas)
this is a great movie very country and filmed in my summer home town of smithville texas my parents have moved back to smithville a quiet little town
 Hope Floats June 24, 2009
Barbara C. Varney
I have always loved this movie. I also like to be able to hear the movie as I view it. The sound quality on this film is terrible. I can barely hear it, and I have good hearing.
I lost the box so I couldn't return the film.
Just not fair, terribly disappointed.
Real Life Drama April 11, 2009
Richard C. Idoux (APO, AE United States)
Birdie Pruitt(Sandra Bullock)is shocked out of her complacency with the, so called, perfect life when her husband admits, on a public television talk show, that he has been unfaithful. Totally devastated, she and her daughter pack up and leave to go to her hometown, a small town that she thought that she had left behind. As they attempt to adjust to their new lives, Birdie slowly gains the strength to allow someone else into her heart and she once again regains the hope of a perfect life. You cannot but help to see the change in Birdie as she considers achieving this goal with a whole new perspective.
deeply connected to this movie.. March 20, 2009
Browneyedgurl (Illinois/ Land of corn)
I saw Hope Floats when it was released in theaters back in 98(?) I deeply connected to this movie because I was in a very unhappy first marriage to my high school sweetheart, i was 25 and had a young daughter. This movie made me realize that I could NOT be the only one in my marriage to make it work. I realized that it was unhealthy, and it was time for me to move on with my life, and that wasnt a bad thing. So basically, this movie gave me the strength and insight to move on. I think this movie depicted very acurately the stages of grief that i went through while my marriage was breaking apart. I still think this is one of Sandra Bullock's best films. I loved every actor in this movie. Harry Connick was sensational, Gena Rowland is perfect, and the little girl who played Bernice did exceptionally well. The scene where she wants to go with her dad was sooo well acted, I couldnt believe this was a child acting.
This will forever be one of my favorite movies because it paralled my life when it came out. And a year after watching this movie, I met MY Justin Matice(Harry Connick)! The soundtrack is great too, by the way.
Your First Marriage may not be what You think it is..Your 2nd Marriage may be better :) January 13, 2009
Kimberly Nguyen (California, USA)
Ah..beautiful movie. It still takes my breath away every time I thik of Birdie (Sandra Bullock) in this movie. Birdie thought she was happy..she was wrong. Her husband cheats on her with her best friend, and Birdie packs her backs to move back home to mom with her daughter Berniece.
Back home Birdie and Berniece pick up the pieces of their life and Birdie finds that she can fall in love again, only 2nd time around..she falls in love with someone who has always loved her.. :)
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