Hope Floats
Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping with Birdee's husband, Bill. Birdee tries starting over with her daughter, Bernice, by returning to her small Texas hometown, but she's faced with petty old acquaintances who are thrilled to see Birdee unhappy -- except for her friend Justin. As he helps Birdee get back on her feet, love begins to blossom.
- genus: Romance, Drama, Comedy
- Studio: Fortis Films, 20th Century Fox
- keyword: high school, funeral, despair, texas, telegram, leaving one's family, loss, judgment, dog, pond, hometown
- cast: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman, Michael Paré, Kathy Najimy
