The Hours

"The time to hide is over. The time to regret is gone. The time to live is now."

Feb 14 2003 PG-13 1h 50m
Drama, Romance

"The Hours" is 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.

Official Trailer
Plot

In 1951, Laura Brown (Julianne Moore), a pregnant housewife, is planning a party for her husband, but she can't stop reading the novel "Mrs. Dalloway". Clarissa Vaughan (Meryl Streep), a modern woman living in present times is throwing a party for her friend Richard (Ed Harris), a famous author dying of A.I.D.S. These two stories are simultaneously linked to the work and life of Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman), who's writing the novel mentioned before.

Written by

Michael Cunningham, David Hare

Directed by

Stephen Daldry

Cast

Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Scott Rudin Productions, Miramax, Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 43 wins & 126 nominations total

Trailers
The Hours (2002) Official Trailer # 1 - Nicole Kidman HD
Official Trailer
Featurettes
Nicole Kidman winning Best Actress | 75th Oscars (2003)
Scores
# of Votes
146,507
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
80
Popularity
NA