Hope and Glory

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Hope and Glory

PG-13,

1987,

1h 51m,

Comedy/

Drama

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28 Reviews

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5,000+ Ratings

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28 Reviews

82%

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5,000+ Ratings

Director John Boorman drew from his own childhood experiences for this touching coming-of-age tale about a boy growing up in and around London during World War II. For young Billy Rowan (Sebastian Rice Edwards), the nightly bombings provide a frightening show, but they include opportunities to rummage through the rubble with friends in the mornings. As Billy plays, his family struggles to remain intact as they suffer through the anguish and losses of wartime.

Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

Sep 13, 2023

Boorman keeps his energy up in all the scenes. He doesn’t get so personal he loses control... the picture moves along lightly, one incident after another, a collage of memories, dreams, newsreels, old movies, fake old movies.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

May 10, 2022

3/4

At the same time that Boorman seduces us with such enchantments, he also deceives us with a crafty little googly of his own–persuading us that he is embarking on a fresh adventure while aiming straight for the heart of old-fashioned English cinema...

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Joe Pollack

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Apr 20, 2022

Boorman has created a film that will strike a responsive chord through all ages. It's warm, and fresh, with a different -- and totally effective -- point of view.

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Peter Freedman

Radio Times

Jul 31, 2024

5/5

Sebastian Rice-Edwards gives an extraordinarily confident performance in the lead role, and he's matched by Geraldine Muir, playing his five-year-old sister.

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Christopher Street

May 1, 2024

The acting, both by the children and the adults, is very good, and the art direction or, perhaps, the photography, is faultless.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Jun 28, 2022

Hope and Glory is a nostalgic film, but very honest. [Full review in Spanish]

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Rey S

Oct 18, 2017

John Boorman reminisces his blessed childhood memories in a World War II-torn London with wide-eyed innocence and nostalgia in this irresistibly enchanting autobiographical comedy whose title is inspired by the traditional British patriotic song "Land of Hope and Glory".

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Rey P

Feb 23, 2017

Director John Boorman's semi-autobiographical film set during the London Blitz is a charming work with great period detail. The excitement and fear of the time is captured well.

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Director John Boorman drew from his own childhood experiences for this touching coming-of-age tale about a boy growing up in and around London during World War II. For young Billy Rowan (Sebastian Rice Edwards), the nightly bombings provide a frightening show, but they include opportunities to rummage through the rubble with friends in the mornings. As Billy plays, his family struggles to remain intact as they suffer through the anguish and losses of wartime.

Director: John Boorman
Producer: John Boorman
Screenwriter: John Boorman
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 9, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 2, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.4M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Surround

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