# Hope Springs (2012)

> A long-married couple enters intensive counseling to recover the intimacy and emotional honesty their routine has quietly eroded.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/58683

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Director: David Frankel
- Cast: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Jean Smart, Marin Ireland, Ben Rappaport, Brett Rice, Becky Ann Baker
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535438/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, sincere, awkward, date night, couples movie night

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