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The time to hide is over. The time to regret is gone. The time to live is now. - The Hours
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Title: The Hours

Release Date: 27 Dec 2002

Runtime: 1h 54m

Genre: Drama

Director: Paramount Pictures, Miramax, Scott Rudin Productions, Robert Fox Productions

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures, Miramax, Scott Rudin Productions, Robert Fox Productions

Overview: "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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.3 (1734 votes)

Cast

  • Laura Brown: Julianne Moore
  • Virginia Woolf: Nicole Kidman
  • Clarissa Vaughan: Meryl Streep
  • Leonard Woolf: Stephen Dillane
  • Vanessa Bell: Miranda Richardson
  • Nelly Boxall: Linda Bassett
  • Lottie Hope: Lyndsey Marshal
  • Ralph Partridge: Christian Coulson
  • Doctor: Michael Culkin
  • Julian Bell: Charley Ramm
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