Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Where Hope Grows

Play trailer Poster for Where Hope Grows PG-13 2015 1h 36m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
54% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 75% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A troubled ex-ballplayer finds his life reinvigorated through his friendship with a mentally challenged grocery-store employee.

Where to Watch

Where Hope Grows

Critics Reviews

View More
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 05/14/2015
Director Chris Dowling should have taken another swing at his script for the sake of clarity and dimension before cameras rolled. Go to Full Review Neil Genzlinger New York Times 05/14/2015
Not to be flip, but "Where Hope Grows" has the potential to be a decent inspirational film until God shows up. Go to Full Review Joe Leydon Variety 05/14/2015
Like most if not all faith-based entertainments, "Where Hope Grows" embraces the idea that God works in mysterious ways. But it also insists that God helps only those who help themselves. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/27/2020
3.5/4.0
This is how you make an emotionally satisfying and intellectually stimulating faith-based film. Go to Full Review Daniel Barnes Sacramento News & Review 05/30/2015
1.5/5
DeSanctis is a force of nature, and for the most part this is less of a Bible thumper than a Bible tapper, but it gets downright shameless in the third act. Go to Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 05/22/2015
More admirable for its effort than its execution. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Douglas D @RT33461521 Mar 25 This movie has to be in a better ranking score!!! The problem is all these so called "experts". They judged by the content of the movie 🎬 instead of a cinematic point of view... Of course USA has the most hypocrisy society with a currency that says "In God We Trust" jajajaja See more The @GAVINSISEMORE Dec 18 Amazing movie. Simply great plot See more Akl3 A @RT97465035 May 31 My husband and I watched this movie together and we were excited to see a movie where the story was created to demonstrate the only true source of hope, where hope is found in a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. The joy that defined the character named Produce is available to all who surrender their lives to Christ. This movie had moments of joy, deep sadness, conflict, and renewal. Basically, it depicted real life. We thoroughly enjoyed it! See more Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life May 20 All you need is a hug. The performance by David Desanctis and Polama was great. A real tear jerker. Tim Treakle See more Handmaiden o @RT00576307 02/19/2025 My hubby and I really enjoyed this movie! It was warmhearted and thoughtful. Also addressed the human spirit side, which is so important in these times we are living in. We especiallly appreciate how they made awareness for important issues such as mental disabilities, alcoholism, teenage sex. It really was a touching movie with a great unexpected twist at the end. Would definitely recommend this movie to any family. See more C L @RT91609145 12/06/2023 Yes it's flawed but it's still good. The pacing and editing left much to be desired at times but the acting was well done and it's on par with some other artsy Hollywood stuff. But it had a good message and the actors did well together. It's worth a watch. I appreciated the true and real view that just because we don't get everything we want doesn't mean God isn't there or that he doesn't love us. And to those "top critics" who were mad about the faith aspect. It's not like they hid it. You knew what you were getting into. That's not the movie's fault. Stop expecting some movies to be something other than what they are and you might enjoy them more. See more Read all reviews
Where Hope Grows

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Chris Dowling

Director

Kristoffer Polaha

Calvin Campbell

David DeSanctis

Produce

William Zabka

Milton Malcolm

Brooke Burns

Amy Boone

McKaley Miller

Katie Campbell

More Like This

View All
4 Minute Mile 23% 44% 4 Minute Mile Watchlist Gimme Shelter 27% 63% Gimme Shelter Watchlist Good Day, Ramon 100% 81% Good Day, Ramon Watchlist Home Run 55% 81% Home Run Watchlist Manglehorn 50% 25% Manglehorn Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Where Hope Grows

(L-R) David DeSanctis as Produce and Kristoffer Polaha as Calvin Campbell in "Where Hope Grows." (L-R) David DeSanctis as Produce and Kristoffer Polaha as Calvin Campbell in "Where Hope Grows." (L-R) Brooke Burns as Amy Boone, David DeSanctis as Produce and Kristoffer Polaha as Calvin Campbell in "Where Hope Grows." Kristoffer Polaha as Calvin Campbell and Brooke Burns as Amy Boone in "Where Hope Grows." David DeSanctis as Produce in "Where Hope Grows." McKaley Miller as Katie Campbell and Kristoffer Polaha as Calvin Campbell in "Where Hope Grows." McKaley Miller as Katie Campbell in "Where Hope Grows." William Zabka as Milton Malcolm in "Where Hope Grows." (L-R) David DeSanctis as Produce and Kristoffer Polaha as Calvin Campbell in "Where Hope Grows." Kristoffer Polaha as Calvin Campbell in "Where Hope Grows." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A troubled ex-ballplayer finds his life reinvigorated through his friendship with a mentally challenged grocery-store employee.
Director
Chris Dowling
Producer
Steve Bagheri, Simran A. Singh, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Milan Chakraborty
Screenwriter
Chris Dowling
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Production Co
Godspeed Pictures, Attic Light Films
Rating
PG-13 (Brief Language|An Accident Scene|Drinking and Teen Sexuality|Thematic Issues)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 15, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 24, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.2M
Runtime
1h 36m