5.1 Score

1998 • 1h 54min • PG-13 • Comedy, Drama, Romance

Hope Floats

"When life fell apart, love fell into place."

Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping with Birdee's husband, Bill. Birdee tries starting over with her daughter, Bernice, by returning to her small Texas hometown, but she's faced with petty old acquaintances who are thrilled to see Birdee unhappy -- except for her friend Justin. As he helps Birdee get back on her feet, love begins to blossom.

IMDb 6.0

RT 27%

MC 43

Director

Forest Whitaker

Writer

Steven Rogers

Composer

Dave Grusin

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Sandra Bullock

Birdee Pruitt

Harry Connick Jr.

Justin Matisse

Gena Rowlands

Ramona Calvert

Mae Whitman

Bernice Pruitt

Michael Paré

Bill Pruitt

Cameron Finley

Travis

Kathy Najimy

Toni Post

Bill Cobbs

Nurse

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