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The Hours

2002 · 1h 54m · Drama

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The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. T…

84/100
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WHAT IT'S ABOUT

The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.

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84/100
WORTH IT
WORTH ITThe story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. T…

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Does this belong in your night?

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WHY THIS MIGHT BE FOR YOU

01The setup points to a story driven by family relationships and their consequences
02A manageable 114-minute runtime and a more measured watch than a pure momentum movie define the practical movie-night fit
03Its 7.2/10 TMDB audience score across 1,901 votes gives the recommendation a meaningful crowd signal

MOVIHERO EDITORIAL

Should you watch The Hours?

The Hours belongs in your night if you want the relationships inside a family to matter as much as the plot. It is a more measured watch than a pure momentum movie, with a manageable 114-minute runtime, and the Watch Profile puts attention at 5/10 and emotional impact at 7/10. The overall profile gives it a solid case when that experience matches your mood.

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PERFECT IF

01you want the relationships inside a family to matter as much as the plot
02you are in the mood for a more measured watch than a pure momentum movie
03you are open to a movie with real emotional weight

THINK TWICE IF

01family conflict is not the kind of emotional material you want tonight
02you are impatient with measured or slow-building movies
03you are not looking for a relationship-centered movie

WHAT WATCHING IT FEELS LIKE

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Seven signals for the experience itself — from the pace of the night to how much attention it asks from you.

Pacing4/10
Emotional Impact7/10
Mind-Bending2/10
Scary1/10
Violence2/10
Rewatchability5/10
Attention Required5/10
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CAST & CREW

The people who make it land.

Stephen Daldry portrait
Stephen DaldryDirector
Nicole Kidman portrait
Nicole KidmanVirginia Woolf
Julianne Moore portrait
Julianne MooreLaura Brown
Meryl Streep portrait
Meryl StreepClarissa Vaughan
Stephen Dillane portrait
Stephen DillaneLeonard Woolf
Jack Rovello portrait
Jack RovelloRichie
Ed Harris portrait
Ed HarrisRichard Brown
Miranda Richardson portrait
Miranda RichardsonVanessa Bell
John C. Reilly portrait
John C. ReillyDan Brown
Allison Janney portrait
Allison JanneySally Lester