The Hours

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Theatrical Release Date:

12/27/2002

DVD Release Date:

06/24/2003

Run Time:

114min.

Starring:

Meryl Streep , Julianne Moore , Nicole Kidman , Ed Harris , Toni Collette

Director(s):

Stephen Daldry

Distributor(s):

Paramount

MPAA Rating:

PG-13 for mature thematic elements, some disturbing images and brief language.

Genre(s):

Drama

Plot: Three women, separated by a span of nearly 80 years, find themselves weathering similar crises, all linked by a single work of literature in this film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Michael Cunningham. Read More

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