Hope Gap

PG-13

Released Mar 6, 2020

1 hr. 41 min.

Drama

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Grace lives an idyllic life in a British seaside town, but her world soon comes crashing down when her husband of 29 years tells her he's leaving her for another woman. Through stages of shock, disbelief and anger -- and with support from her son -- Grace ultimately regains her footing while learning it's never too late to be happy.

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Critics Consensus

Annette Bening and Bill Nighy are just about worth the price of admission, but Hope Gap lacks enough depth to really leave an impact.

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Lori S

Very good story about love and loss and moving on with life.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/20/20

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patricia e

Well acted by all. Story is sad, but redemptive in the end which demonstrates the resilience we all possess.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/21/20

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Claire S

Annette Benning's performance was total over acting and her faux accent was terrible. This story was clearly a stage play, which did not translate to a movie. Seemed to be a vanity project for Annette Benning, whom I usually like, but she was completely unlikeable in this movie. No point to this movie!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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Jeff M

This is a deadly dull family drama in which unlikeable characters spout dialogue that sounds more like excerpts from self-help books than actual conversation. Not a lot happens here, which is fine, but being trapped with these people for 101 minutes soon becomes irritating and rather monotonous. Performances are all over the map. Bening's accent reminds me of those Carol Burnett sketches featuring the overacting stage thespians. I understand that Nighy's character is supposed to be repressed but it's a horribly one-note role and performance - call it cinematic sleepwalking. It's impossible to believe that these two characters lasted together 29 minutes let alone 29 years. O'Connor has a couple nice scenes as their son but it is an underwritten role and he doesn't feel overly connected to either parent. I am shocked that this wasn't adapted from a play as it feels extremely stagy and stilted. For a good movie about a crumbling long term marriage, check out 45 YEARS featuring Tom Courtenay and an extraordinary Charlotte Rampling. The differences in quality between these two films is night and day.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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JANINA V

This movie is what I call a "talky" where the acting is in the dialogue. The three main characters were outstanding. This was Annette's movie. She was phenomenal. The emotion she conveyed was spot on. Emotions like these (hurt manifesting as anger) are difficult to convey but she really nailed it so well. Younger people may not be able to relate as well as older people but that doesn't mean it isn't worth watching. Riveting!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/23

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Ikiru Y

It's an "adult" relationship story about long marriage that failed. I wish I liked it more than I did, because I want more adult stories in film. But, it seems better suited to the theater than film. Adding the various poems with grand visuals and maudlin music actually comes across as rather cheap storytelling. It is an interesting premise, but I think I may prefer to just read the poems.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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William Nicholson

Director

Annette Bening

Grace

Bill Nighy

Edward

Josh O'Connor

Jamie

Aiysha Hart

Jess

Nicholas Burns

Gary

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The trouble with opening up this story for long walks on the beach? It seems to flatten out with the tide.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 22, 2020

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

None of it lacks credibility. As a portrait of the breakup of a marriage, and the three-cornered pain of the situation, it's completely convincing.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 14, 2020

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Diehard fans of Nicholson will probably suck it up. For the rest of us, this is hopeless.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 28, 2020

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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

Hope Gap has good performances from Bill Nighy and Annette Bening but is unsatisfying...

Rated: 2/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Paula Vázquez Prieto

La Nación (Argentina)

Honest to the bone... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

May 19, 2022

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Ezequiel Boetti

Otroscines.com

Bening and Nighy elevate this sensible and contained film.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 12, 2022

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Synopsis

Grace lives an idyllic life in a British seaside town, but her world soon comes crashing down when her husband of 29 years tells her he's leaving her for another woman. Through stages of shock, disbelief and anger -- and with support from her son -- Grace ultimately regains her footing while learning it's never too late to be happy.

Director: William Nicholson
Executive Producer: Arno Hazebroek, Hugo Heppell, Christos Michaels, Gavin Poolman
Screenwriter: William Nicholson
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Source Investments B.V., Protagonist Pictures, Immersiverse, Origin Pictures, Lipsync, Sampsonic Media
Rating: PG-13 (Some Thematic Elements|Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 6, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $95.8K

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