Review of The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015) by Stephen P — 07 Oct 2016

Great film for entire family. Beautiful story of redemption.

This review of The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015) was written by Stephen P on 07 Oct 2016.

The Great Gilly Hopkins has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Amy R (292) on 01 Apr 2017

Great, great family movie!! Such a wonderful story, translated beautifully from book to screen…

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By Jim L (613) on 25 Oct 2016

Ok. I was surprised by this one. Expected run-of-the-mill kid fare. Nothing of the sort. Intelligent, funny, and very moving…

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By David H (2,838) on 16 Sep 2016

Saw this movie on my plane ride to the Philippines…

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By Ayodele A (30) on 12 Dec 2016

I found this to be heartwarming, endearing, tragic and actually more believable than other films that portray a foster child's quest to find…

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By Trinity B (50) on 27 Jan 2017

Pro: lots of great actors, happy ending Con: Not believable, they made it seem like all of a sudden she loved her foster family when a few…

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By Mary Cecile N (1) on 08 Oct 2016

The beloved book comes to film in a most touching and genuine way developing and creating the characters just as I had pictured them…

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By Ryan M (2,675) on 26 Feb 2017

Sweet film about a young orphan who can't seem to make a place for herself due to the fantasy of the mother who left her…

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By Ronald T (32) on 22 Mar 2017

Good movie. Christian value based. Decent quality for a Christian film. Good storyline…

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 09 Oct 2016

The Great Gilly Hopkins has its enjoyable moments — Bates' entertaining, scenery-chewing turn providing many of them — and its themes are…

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By Champ S (292) on 19 May 2017

Bad movie and a bad performance from the lead actress…

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