The Hours (film)

The Hours
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stephen Daldry
Screenplay by	David Hare
Based on	The Hours by Michael Cunningham
Produced by	Scott Rudin Robert Fox
Starring	Meryl Streep Julianne Moore Nicole Kidman Ed Harris Toni Collette Claire Danes Jeff Daniels Stephen Dillane Allison Janney John C. Reilly Miranda Richardson
Cinematography	Seamus McGarvey
Edited by	Peter Boyle
Music by	Philip Glass
Production companies	Miramax Films Scott Rudin Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (North America) Miramax International (international, through Buena Vista International)[note 1]
Release date	December 25, 2002 (2002-12-25) (United States)
Running time	114 minutes[1]
Countries	United States United Kingdom[2]
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$108.8 million

The Hours is a 2002 psychological drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, and Nicole Kidman. Supporting roles are played by Ed Harris, John C. Reilly, Stephen Dillane, Jeff Daniels, Miranda Richardson, Allison Janney, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, and Eileen Atkins. The screenplay by David Hare is based on Michael Cunningham's 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name.

The film was theatrically released in Los Angeles and New York City on Christmas Day 2002, and was given a limited release in the United States two days later on December 27 before expanding in January 2003. Critical reaction to the film was positive, with nine Academy Award nominations for The Hours including Best Picture, and a win for Nicole Kidman for Best Actress. The film and novel were adapted into an opera with the same name in 2022.

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