Overview
Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with her birth mother.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorStephen Herek
WriterDavid Paterson
Cast
Sophie Nélisse
Gilly Hopkins
Kathy Bates
Maime Trotter
Glenn Close
Nonnie Hopkins
Bill Cobbs
Mr Randolph
Octavia Spencer
Miss Harris
Julia Stiles
Courtney Rutherford Hopkins
Clare Foley
Agnes
Billy Magnussen
Ellis
Zachary Hernandez
W.E.
Sammy Pignalosa
Rajeem
Toby Turner
Ticket Agent
Richard Topol
Principal Evans
Salvatore Rossi
Stevie
Cameron Clifford
Ed
Julee Cerda
Mrs. Hong
Johanna Day
Principal Maynard
Katherine Paterson
Clerk
Frank Oz
Cookie Monster (voice)
Blanca Camacho
Additional Voices (voice)
Gavin Westerlind
Ramirez
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Keywords
based on novel or bookfoster familyfoster childfoster homefound family
Details
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$0M
TMDb Votes
249
Added May 28, 2026Updated Jun 5, 2026