The Great Gilly Hopkins Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

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.

Drama Family Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Great Gilly Hopkins.

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  Kathy Bates

  ... Maime Trotter

  Titanic - 25 Year Anniversary, Bad Santa 2

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  Danny Glover

  The Naughty Nine, 2012

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  Glenn Close

  Back In Action, The Deliverance

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  Sophie Nelisse

  Irena's Vow, Whistle

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  Octavia Spencer

  Spirited, Hidden Figures

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  Julia Stiles

  ... Courtney Rutherford Hopkins

  Chosen Family , The Silver Linings Playbook

Crew Behind the Film

The The Great Gilly Hopkins behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Stephen Herek last directed Our Little Secret and Dog Gone. The film's writer David Paterson last wrote Flint Heart.

Director

Stephen Herek

Screenwriter

David Paterson

Producer

William Teitler

Additional Information

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Production Details

What we know about the The Great Gilly Hopkins movie production.

Key Facts

• Adaptation of Newbery Award-winning novel by Katherine Paterson.

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