Hope Springs (2012)
Starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Jean Smart, Marin Ireland, Ben Rappaport, Brett Rice, Becky Ann Baker, Elisabeth Shue, Charles Techman, Danny Flaherty, Damian Young, Mimi Rogers, Ann Harada, Jack Haley, Patch Darragh, Susan Misner, Rony Clanton, John Srednicki, Madeline Ruskin, Lee Cunningham, Stephen Lee Davis, John Franchi, Anita Storr
IHBM8
IMDb6.3
RT75%
Trakt66%
TMDb6.3Very good
After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
My review · Reviewed 08/13/2025
What an absolute treat it was to see these two marvelous actors on screen together for a couple of hours. At first it is Streep who draws the attention as the neglected and timid wife. As the movie goes on, we see Jones take center stage in a role that I wish we saw him play much more often. I always knew that he was a fabulous actor - I had no idea that he had those kinds of chops. In a lot of ways, the movie reminded me of Marriage Story. As Alan Alda's character said in that movie, people have to learn how to communicate.