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False Hopes

False Hopes

Romance · Comedy · 2020

Ace photographer Thomas McKenzie's been seeking the perfect girl his entire life - yet when two women simultaneously capture his interest, he learns he may not have been seeking the kind of love which truly makes us whole.

Movie details

False Hopes

“Finding love starts with finding hope.”

2020 Romance · Comedy 1h 31m

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6.9 / 10

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Ace photographer Thomas McKenzie's been seeking the perfect girl his entire life - yet when two women simultaneously capture his interest, he learns he may not have been seeking the kind of love which truly makes us whole.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David D. Dietrich

Written by

Cyndi Monroe

Justin Ray

Justin Ray

Thomas McKenzie

Christine Juarbe

Christine Juarbe

Hope Sanchez

Aaron Groben

Aaron Groben

Lawrence

Claire Bermingham

Claire Bermingham

Desiree Sinclaire

Katy Bodenhamer

Katy Bodenhamer

Bev Lewis

V

Vicky Dawson

Martha McKenzie

Victor Marx

Victor Marx

Peter McKenzie

Court is in session

Put False Hopes on trial.

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The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.