The Hours is a poignant and powerful tale of three women connected across time by their struggles with mental health, identity, and the quest for meaningful lives. Virginia Woolf, a renowned author battling depression in 1920s England, Laura Brown, a pregnant housewife in 1950s Los Angeles trapped in an unhappy marriage, and Clarissa Vaughan, a modern-day book editor in New York City planning a party for her AIDS-stricken friend, all grapple with the constraints of their era and the expectations placed upon them. As their stories intertwine and converge in unexpected ways, they find solace and inspiration from each other's experiences. This emotionally charged drama offers an unflinching portrayal of life's complexities while celebrating the resilience of the human spirit.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Hours include The Greatest Game Ever Played, American Beauty, Something the Lord Made, The Pursuit of Happyness, Fight Club, Magnolia.

The Hours was released in theaters on December 27, 2002.