The Great Gilly Hopkins

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The Great Gilly Hopkins

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2016

1h 37m

Comedy

Drama

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

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

10/10/2016

The Great Gilly Hopkins has its enjoyable moments - Bates' entertaining, scenery-chewing turn providing many of them - and its themes are refreshingly complex for a film targeted to kids.

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Peter Debruge

Variety

10/07/2016

While uneven in places, "The Great Gilly Hopkins" works because it boasts an actress tough enough for the title role.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

10/07/2016

2.5/4

If it can get someone who's so out of its core demographic a little verklempt, imagine what it can do for someone who's a target for such fare.

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Kent Turner

School Library Journal

10/20/2016

3/4

The film remarkably retains the book's essence.

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Betty Jo Tucker

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

10/09/2016

Filled with remarkable performances, 'The Great Gilly Hopkins' pulls no punches. It is not a sickly sweet movie -- but hope and humanity shine through.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

10/07/2016

The material is too slight to make much of an impact outside the target demographic.

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@emill_santos 07/03/2023

Wasted a great talents of cast.

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03/06/2022

Apaixonantemente lindo, pensei erroneamente tratar-se de um filme infantil fofinho, entretanto a história é pesada e triste, retratada de forma mais leve, mas não menos dolorosa, baseada no livro infantil, mas com tema bem adulto e muitas dores de abandono e solidão...

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03/10/2021

Sweet and humble performances, particularly Bates at her recent best, over cringey awkward writing swerved as proof in favorably conventional avoidance for decent unfinished narrative satisfaction with a minimal heart. (B)

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01/17/2021

Normally not my type of movie, this movie was an exception. This had a tremendous cast led off by a remarkable young actress I'd never seen. Sophie Nelisse gave a powerful performance and one I will not forget anytime too soon. The story was emotionally humorous, dramatic and honest. I will be looking forward to see what Sophie Nelisse has to offer in the future.

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09/27/2020

Above average kid's movie. Not as dark as Paterson's other novel Bridge to Terabithia but it still has enough rough edges to make it refreshingly blunt.

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06/08/2020

Es una historia bien elaborada, con toques de humor y momentos sentimentales.

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Synopsis

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

Director: Stephen Herek
Producer: David Paterson, John Paterson, William Teitler, Brian Kennedy
Screenwriter: David Paterson
Distributor: Lionsgate Premiere
Production Co: Inkling Entertainment, Arcady Bay Entertainment, Latium Films, Lionsgate Premiere
Rating: PG (Thematic Material|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 7, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 6, 2016
Runtime: 1h 37m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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