Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot will likely resonate deeply with audiences seeking an inspirational, faith-driven narrative. Its uplifting portrayal of community, compassion, and the power of love offers a heart-warming experience.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 11, 2024

Though forceful in its pro-adoption stance, the film provides little practical guidance in helping traumatised children; instead, love and religious faith become the all-powerful elixir that will cure all.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 7, 2024

A dedicated approbation to the work of a local religious community trying to provide families for an epidemic of orphaned children Sound of Hope is one of those elegies that means well even if that means ignoring the rougher portions of their story.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 3, 2024

The script may be overly simplistic, but this is a decently made biopic whose heart is clearly in the right place. If you’re looking for an undemanding feelgood drama that might make you shed a tear or two, this has got you covered.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 6, 2024

The acting performances are outstanding. The story is formulaic, but it is very inspiring. It is refreshing to see a movie which champions the positive, healing aspects of faith, instead of weaponizing faith for political power and divisiveness.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 23, 2024

Truly the stuff of cinematic proportions, even with the speaking-to-the-pews thing - though maybe others will listen too.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 22, 2024

It's a true story with a heart as big as Texas. The film doesn't sugarcoat the adoption process and features good performances.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 21, 2024

Takes a positive approach to a stirring human interest story, neither exploiting its characters nor preaching to its audience.

| Jul 14, 2024

It’s likely less fictionalized than the controversial Sound of Freedom. But it plods, and lacks that film’s propulsive plot. Still, it definitely is heartwarming.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 12, 2024

One of the best movies of the year

| Jul 12, 2024

The film leans so hard into the ‘God told me to do good things’ that it diminishes the altruistic message we should all aspire towards on our own. Perhaps its characters should watch Penny Lane’s Confessions of a Good Samaritan for inspiration.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 10, 2024

Don’t let the name stop you as “Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot” is a story that embraces its faith-based foundation but goes far beyond the confines of that genre.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 9, 2024

The portrait is a little less nuanced than we might want, but it’s lively and generally engaging.

| Original Score: B | Jul 9, 2024

The film shows how, despite their mistakes, good parents will give their children unconditional love and support, as well as the emotional care they need to flourish.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 8, 2024

It's your standard warm, fuzzy tale of Christian love that plays to the church set in ways that are hardly objectionable, even as it plays those notes straight down the middle with little finesse.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 7, 2024

This faith-based drama oversimplifies what it takes to adopt and successfully raise kids who were abused and neglected in their previous homes. However, the movie's call to action and effective storytelling outweigh the movie's flaws.

| Jul 6, 2024

"It just grabs your heart 10 minutes in, and doesn't let go...uplifting and heartwarming, it's about people trying their best to do the right thing."

| Original Score: B | Jul 6, 2024

This true story will bring viewers to tears, especially as the end title credits show actual footage of the families featured in the film.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 5, 2024

Gritty, faith-based drama packed with powerhouses performances.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 5, 2024

This faith-based drama has an inspiring true story to tell about a tiny East Texas town that took in dozens of unwanted children. But it plays like an overlong soap opera.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 4, 2024