The Great Gilly Hopkins

The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015 · 99 min · EN · PG · 6.6 (220 votes)
Dir. Stephen Herek · Starring Sophie Nélisse, Kathy Bates, Glenn Close, Bill Cobbs, Octavia Spencer, Julia Stiles · Music Mark Isham

Family is where you find it

ComedyDramaFamily

Wisecracking, gum-chewing 12-year-old Gilly is well known in the foster system. Totally unmanageable, she has stayed with more families than she can remember and has outwitted them all. After all, how can she settle down when her real mother, the beautiful and glamourous Courtney, might be out there waiting for her? When Gilly is sent to live with the Trotters, the weirdest family yet, she isn’t planning to stick around. But cheerful, affectionate Maime Trotter isn’t giving up on Gilly just yet...

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A spirited and often hilarious journey of a tough kid finding her place. It’s a story that balances sharp wit with genuine emotional depth, reminding us that family can be found in unexpected places.

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