The Great Gilly Hopkins
Seen it?2015 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and families. If you loved Hunt for the Wilderpeople or Secondhand Lions, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with her birth mother.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
65% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$98K worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 49K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stephen Herek
- Sophie NélisseGilly Hopkins
- Kathy BatesMaime Trotter
- Glenn CloseNonnie Hopkins
- Bill CobbsMr Randolph
- Octavia SpencerMiss Harris
- Julia StilesCourtney Rutherford Hopkins
- Clare FoleyAgnes
- Billy MagnussenEllis
- Zachary HernandezW.E.
- Sammy PignalosaRajeem