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A feisty foster kid's outrageous scheme to be reunited with her birth mother has unintended consequences in The Great Gilly Hopkins, an entertaining film for the entire family. Gilly Hopkins (Sophie Nélisse) has seen more than her share of foster homes and has outwitted every family she has lived with. In an effort to escape her new foster mother Mamie Trotter's (Kathy Bates) endless loving care, Gilly concocts a plan that she believes will bring her mother running to her rescue. But when the ploy blows up in Gilly's face it threatens to ruin the only chance she's ever had to be part of a real family. Based on the award-winning young-adult novel by Katherine Paterson (Bridge to Terabithia).
Original Release
10/05/2015
US Release
10/07/2016
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sophie Nelisse | Gilly Hopkins |
Kathy Bates | Maime Trotter |
Glenn Close | Nonnie / Nonnie Hopkins |
Octavia Spencer | Ms. Harris / Miss Harris |
Julia Stiles | Courtney / Courtney Rutherford Hopkins |
Bill Cobbs | Mr. Randolph / Mr Randolph |
Billy Magnussen | Ellis |
Zachary Hernandez | W.E. |
Clare Foley | Agnes |
Sammy Pignalosa | Rajeem |
Directors
Writers
Katherine Paterson, David Paterson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sophie Nelisse | Gilly Hopkins |
Kathy Bates | Maime Trotter |
Glenn Close | Nonnie / Nonnie Hopkins |
Octavia Spencer | Ms. Harris / Miss Harris |
Julia Stiles | Courtney / Courtney Rutherford Hopkins |
Bill Cobbs | Mr. Randolph / Mr Randolph |
Billy Magnussen | Ellis |
Zachary Hernandez | W.E. |
Clare Foley | Agnes |
Sammy Pignalosa | Rajeem |
Toby Turner | Ticket Agent |
Richard Topol | Principal Evans |
Cara Cooper | Woman with Book |
Salvatore Rossi | Stevie |
Cameron Clifford | Ed |
Julee Cerda | Mrs. Hong |
Johanna Day | Principal Maynard |
Victor R. Garcia | Angry Gardner |
Frank Oz | Cookie Monster (voice) / Cookie Monster |
Connor Keegan Dosch | School Student |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert Berney | Executive Producer |
Chip Flaherty | Executive Producer |
Micheal Flaherty | Executive Producer |
William Kay | Executive Producer |
Eve Schoukroun | Executive Producer |
Richard Atkinson | Producer |
Ben Baker | Producer |
Peyton Kay | Producer |
Brian Kennedy | Producer |
Gilana Lobel | Producer |
Matthew Myers | Producer |
David Paterson | Producer |
John Paterson | Producer |
Isabel Teitler | Producer |
William Teitler | Producer |