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After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.

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Kay
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Arnold
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Doctor Feld
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Eileen, Kay's Friend
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Brad, Their Son
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Molly, Their Daughter
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Mark, Their Son-in-Law
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Vince, Arnold's Friend
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Cora, The Waitress
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Karen, The Bartender
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Charlie, The Docent
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Danny, The Bookstore Clerk (as Daniel J. Flaherty)
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Mike, The Innkeeper
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Carol, The Neighbor
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Ann, The Happy Wife
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Jack, The Happy Husband
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Dana, Doctor Feld's Wife
Rony Clanton ...
Ronnie, The Taxi Driver
John Srednicki ...
John, The Waiter
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Maddie, Brad's Girlfriend
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Lee, The Unhappy Wife
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Paul, The Unhappy Husband (as Paul J. Letersky)
Rogina Bedell-O'Brien ...
Rogina, The Exiting Patient
Stephen Lee Davis ...
Steve, The Grocery Shopper
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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(voice)
Elias Azzi ...
Waiter (uncredited)
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Man Walking on Beach (uncredited)
Amy Casey ...
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Mary A. DeBriae ...
Disgusted Grocery Shopper (uncredited)
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Car Driver (uncredited)
Frank Durant ...
Driver (uncredited)
John Franchi ...
Driver (uncredited)
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Wife (uncredited)
Bill Ladd ...
Sam (uncredited)
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Mike, The Bar Patron (uncredited)
Kayla Ruhl ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Garbage Man (uncredited)
Christina Sciongay ...
Diner at Inn (uncredited)
Alexis Tarasevich ...
Bride (uncredited)
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Maine Fisherman (uncredited)

Directed by

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David Frankel

Written by

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Vanessa Taylor ... (written by)

Produced by

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Brian Bell ... co-producer
Todd Black ... producer
Jason Blumenthal ... executive producer
Guymon Casady ... producer
Christine Coggins ... associate producer
Lawrence Grey ... co-producer
Jeffrey Harlacker ... associate producer
Lance Johnson ... associate producer
Nathan Kahane ... executive producer
Kelli Konop ... co-producer
Jessie Nelson ... executive producer
Robyn Norris ... associate producer (as Robyn Norris Cassady)
Steve Tisch ... executive producer

Music by

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Theodore Shapiro

Cinematography by

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Florian Ballhaus ... director of photography

Editing by

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Steven Weisberg

Editorial Department

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Aaron M. Alpert ... post-production assistant
Pete Conlin ... post production (uncredited)
Molle DeBartolo ... digital intermediate project manager
Joe Gawler ... digital intermediate colorist (as Joseph Gawler)
Arne Herrmann ... editor: german featurette
Jonathan Hoffman ... post production (uncredited)
Matt Maddox ... first assistant editor
Jason Miller ... post-production coordinator
Christopher Rand ... post-production assistant
Jonathan Sanden ... digital intermediate editor
Darrell R. Smith ... digital intermediate supervising producer
Ben Baker ... digital workflow supervisor (uncredited)
Matt Breitenbach ... digital intermediate assist (uncredited)
Heather Goodwillie ... post production (uncredited)

Casting By

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Margery Simkin

Production Design by

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Stuart Wurtzel

Art Direction by

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Patricia Woodbridge

Set Decoration by

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George DeTitta Jr.

Costume Design by

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Ann Roth

Makeup Department

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Diane Dixon ... key hair stylist
J. Roy Helland ... hair stylist: Ms. Streep / makeup artist: Ms. Streep
Joanna McCarthy ... key makeup artist
Louise McCarthy ... makeup department head
Jerry Popolis ... hair department head
Erika Abberton ... additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Linda Kaufman ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Brian Bell ... unit production manager
Meryl Emmerton ... production executive
Jason Miller ... post-production supervisor
Frank Murray ... production supervisor (as Francois J. Murray)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Stephen Lee Davis ... first assistant director
Bellamy Forrest ... second assistant director (as Bellamy Truman Forrest)
Michael McGuirk ... dga trainee (as Mike McGuirk)
Jessica Pollini ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Tommy Allen ... property master
JoAnn Atwood ... set dresser (as Joanne Atwood)
Michael Auszura ... assistant art director
Philippe Belhache ... scenic carpenter
Kevin Brink ... swing gang
Gary Cergol ... graphic artist
Dan DeTitta ... assistant set decorator
Gerald DeTitta ... leadman (as Gerald A. DeTitta)
Nicholas DeTitta ... set dresser
Steve Gallo ... key construction grip
Scott Gertsen ... key carpenter (as K. Scott Gersten)
Scott Getzinger ... additional props
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese ... on-set dresser
Thomas Hocking ... construction foreman (as Thomas J. Hocking)
Tim Jackson ... greens
Timothy Joliat ... swing gang (as Tim Joliat)
Nora Kasarda ... art department coordinator
Clifford Klatt ... set dresser
Ginger Ingram LaBella ... graphic artist
Fred Merusi ... construction coordinator
Mary Owens ... scenic on-stage (as Mary E. Owens)
Romano C. Pugliese ... greens foreman (as Romano Pugliese)
Eric Schappach ... scenic foreman (as Eric T. Schappach)
Jolie Scherberger ... swing gang (as Jolie Ruhe)
Mark Paul Selemon ... lead greensman (as Mark Selemon)
Steven Shellooe ... camera scenic artist (as Stephen Shellooe)
Sophia Vasilakis ... scenic shop manager
Joel Weaver ... assistant property master
Chris Bertholf ... painter (uncredited)
Gerard J. Furey ... shop craftsman (uncredited)
Judy Gurr ... buyer (uncredited)
Erika S. Katz ... set dresser (uncredited)
Arthur Vitello III ... painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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David Boulton ... adr mixer (as David Boulton)
Bob Chefalas ... re-recording mixer
Rick Chefalas ... sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist (as Marco Costanzo)
Tom Fleischman ... re-recording mixer
Xylina Golding ... sound facilities coordinator
Maegan Hayward ... post production mixing facility coordinator
Bret Johnson ... sound recordist
George A. Lara ... foley mixer (as George Lara)
Danny Michael ... sound mixer
Nicholas Renbeck ... adr editor (as Nick Renbeck) / dialogue editor (as Nick Renbeck)
Adam Sanchez ... sound utility
Kira Smith ... boom operator
Wyatt Sprague ... sound effects editor
Paul Tirone ... sound recordist
Paul Urmson ... supervising sound editor
Veronica J. Valentini ... adr recordist
Steven Visscher ... foley supervisor (as Steve Visscher)
Lawrence Zipf ... first assistant sound editor (as Larry Zipf)
P.J. Corvus ... audio technical support (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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J.C. Brotherhood ... special effects supervisor
Nathanael Brotherhood ... special effects foreman
Meaghan E. Stone ... special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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John Blair ... visual effects supervisor: Phosphene
Vivian Connolly ... visual effects producer: Phosphene
Aaron Raff ... lead digital artist: Phosphene
Greg Radcliffe ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Tim Van Horn ... digital compositor (uncredited)
Scott Winston ... digital compositor (uncredited)
JD Yepes ... digital compositor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Joseph Abbatecola ... best boy grip
Tristan Allen ... rigging grip (as Tristan R. Allen)
David Baney ... best boy rigging electric
Eric Boncher ... lamp operator
Jason Brignola ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Bob Caldwell ... electrician (as Robert Caldwell)
Stephen Consentino ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Jesse Dublanica ... electrician
Shaun Gilbert ... electrician (as Shaun C. Gilbert)
Samuel A. Gonzalez Jr. ... lamp operator
Jim Grout ... electrician
Nick Haines-Stiles ... company grip
Brian Heller ... aerial cinematographer
Joel Holland ... video assist operator
Matt Howard ... camera loader
Christopher D. Jones ... dolly grip: b camera
Mark Kahn ... electrician
Michael Kirsch ... company grip
Thomas Lappin ... camera operator: "a" camera
Michael A. Leo ... generator operator
Abby Levine ... digital imaging technician
Bobby Mancuso ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Robert Mancusco)
Charlie Marroquin ... key grip
Brian McCafferty ... rigging grip
Michael A. McFadden ... best boy rgging grip (as Michael McFadden)
Derek Murphy ... rigging gaffer
Heather Norton ... first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Heather M. Norton)
Sean O'Brien ... company grip
John Oliveri ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Katelyn Perez ... lamp operator
Ryan Rodriguez ... best boy electric (as Ryan A. Rodriguez)
Sean Ryan ... dimmer board operator
Joseph Sciretta ... house electric
Glenn Stroud ... electrician
Andrew Sweeney ... dolly grip
Joseph Trammell ... 24 frame playback operator (as Joe Trammell)
John Velez ... chief lighting technician (as John G. Velez)
Barry Wetcher ... still photographer
Allen Zellman ... lamp operator
James Boniece ... key rigging grip (uncredited)
Craig Catolane ... grip (uncredited)
Andrew Cavagnet ... additional video assist/video playback (uncredited)
Emily Millay Haddad ... adobe director playback (uncredited)
John J. Moers ... documentary cameraman (uncredited)
Patrick Shelby ... rigging grip (uncredited)
Darrin Smith ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Steven J. Winslow ... aerial camera technician: Wescam Camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Rori Bergman ... casting associate
Arthur Dutkanicz ... extras casting assistant
Dann Fink ... adr voice casting
Barbara McNamara ... extras casting
Bruce Winant ... adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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David Davenport ... costumer: Ms. Streep
Colleen Ehrlich ... costume coordinator
Donna Maloney ... costume supervisor
Michelle Matland ... assistant costume designer
Martha Smith ... key costumer (as Martha L. Smith)

Location Management

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Ceci Cleary ... locations scout
Megan Foerster ... assistant location manager
Rob Herling ... location assistant
Ronnie Kupferwasser ... location manager
Mathew Noack ... location assistant
Ana Laura Pulido ... location coordinator
Alex Starke ... location assistant
Daniel Tresca ... assistant location manager (as Dan Tresca)
Zoe Hartman ... location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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Nancy Allen ... music editor
Jessica Dolinger ... music licensing
Chris Fogel ... music mixer / music recordist
Mark Graham ... conductor
Julia Michels ... music supervisor
Sandra Park ... music contractor
Joe Zimmerman ... music preparation
Bryan Carrigan ... pro tools operator (uncredited)
Giona Ostinelli ... composer assistant (uncredited)
Victor Pesavento ... music preparation (uncredited)
Tim Starnes ... auricle programmer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Mary Bailey ... script supervisor
Dennis Whitcomb ... script clearance

Transportation Department

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Jason Bowers ... driver
David Conelli ... camera car driver
Michael O'Brien ... transportation co-captain (as Michael J. O'Brien)
John Michael Vukson ... driver
James Patrick Whalen Jr. ... transportation captain (as James P. Whalen Jr.)

Additional Crew

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Richie Adams ... title designer
Duane Anglin ... production assistant
Manny Barbosa ... chef
Cassandra Barbour ... rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
William Berloni ... animal trainer
Lacy Boughn ... assistant: Mr. Tisch
Johnathan Bowling ... production assistant
Suzy J. Brown ... sccounting clerk
Zoe Buck ... production assistant
Maurice Cabrera ... parking coordinator
Hailey Cho ... miscellaneous crew
Katie Christian ... assistant: Mr. Kahane
Lauren Ciell ... first assistant accountant
Wendy Cohen ... product placement
Nicole Cotton ... payroll accountant (as Nicole A. Coton)
Nancy Dinoto ... production assistant
Gjustina Dushku ... production assistant
Peter Farnsworth ... production assistant
Priamo M. Fermin ... production assistant
Bryan Foster ... production assistant
Jon Franklin ... set medic
Andrea Giannetti ... studio executive: development
Douglas Graves ... assistant: Mr. Black
Heather Harris ... production assistant
Colin Havey ... production assistant
Diem Hoang ... production assistant (as Christine Diem Hoang)
Erica Joseph Hunter ... second assistant accountant
Alice Johnson ... production assistant
Emily Kacere ... assistant: Ms. Konop
Lindsey Lefkow ... assistant production coordinator
Yana Collins Lehman ... post-production accountant: Trevanna Poat
Aaron Lipsett ... assistant: Mr. Black
Gabriella Ludlow ... business and legal affairs: The B.A. Department
Xavier Manrique ... assistant: Mr. Frankel
Christie Mattull ... insurance services
Pete Meccio ... set medic
Mike Merli ... production assistant (as Michael Merli)
Jeff Millea ... production secretary
Eric Myers ... unit publicist
Tamara Nagahiro ... Film Rights Acquisition
Nick Noyes ... production assistant
Michael Peavey ... helicopter pilot (as Mike Peavey)
Ulises Rodriguez ... production coordinator (as Ulises Rodriguez Noa)
Sandy Rustin ... voice: Loopers Unlimited
Dean Schnider ... assistant: Mr. Casady
Jonathan Schwarta ... production assistant
William Sepulveda ... craft service (as Will Sepulveda)
Laura Sevier ... rights & clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Sophie Sikora ... assistant: Mr. Kahane (as Sophia Sikora)
Alex Starke ... production assistant (as Alexander R. Starke)
Samantha Stogel ... production assistant
Eva Vedock ... craft service
Christian Vogeler ... production assistant
Luca Waldman ... production assistant
Kimberly Williams ... completion guarantor: Film Finances, Inc.
Tammy Arnold ... dialect coach (uncredited)
Sean Barrett ... office production assistant (uncredited)
John Biondo ... executive vice president of business and legal affairs (uncredited)
Danielle Bowes ... additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Meredith A. Jacobson ... intern (uncredited)
Anna Laclergue ... production assistant (uncredited)
Sean Oliver ... adr loop group (uncredited)
Leigh Rydberg ... production assistant (uncredited)
Jonathon Schermerhorn ... set production assistant (uncredited)
Kelsey Schuyler ... assistant post-production accountant (uncredited)
Regan Trenchard ... intern (uncredited)
Jen Vestuto ... production assistant (uncredited)
Natalya Waye ... set production assistant (uncredited)
Kori E. Wilson ... assistant to meryl streep (uncredited)

Thanks

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David J. Bloomfield ... special thanks (as David Bloomfield)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Kay and Arnold are a middle-aged couple whose marriage has declined until they are now sleeping in separate rooms and barely interact in any meaningful loving way. Finally, Kay has had enough and finds a book by Dr. Feld which inspires her to sign them up for the Doctor's intense week long marriage counseling session. Although Arnold sees nothing wrong with their 30 year long marriage, he reluctantly agrees to go on the expensive excursion. What follows is an insightful experience as Dr. Feld manages to help the couple understand how they have emotionally drifted apart and what they can do to reignite their passion. Even with the Doctor's advice, Kay and Arnold find that renewing their marriage's fire is a daunting challenge for them both. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)

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Taglines Sometimes to keep the magic, you need to learn a few tricks. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Great Hope Springs (United States)
  • L'espoir est à Hope Springs (Canada, French title)
  • Tous les espoirs sont permis (France)
  • Wie beim ersten Mal (Germany)
  • Si vols de debò... (Spain, Catalan title)
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Runtime
  • 100 min
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Box Office

Budget $30,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $14,650,121, 12 Aug 2012
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $114,281,051

Did You Know?

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Trivia Dr. Feld tells Kay (Meryl Streep) a metaphor about fixing a deviated septum, which Streep has in real life. See more »
Goofs Several times Kay is seen making Arnold's breakfast. She fries one strip of bacon and cracks one egg into the frying pan, yet there are two eggs on Arnold's plate one morning. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Tommy Lee Jones (2015). See more »
Soundtracks Ain't Love Somethin' See more »
Crazy Credits There is a scene during the end credits. See more »
Quotes Kay: He is everything. But I'm... I'm really lonely. And to be with someone, when you're not really with him can... it's... I think I might be less lonely... alone.
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