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Magnolia (1999)

R 12/17/1999 Drama 3h 9m
77%
User
Score
8.0/10
82%
78/100

Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.

Overview

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

Paul Thomas Anderson

Director

Top Billed Cast

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Frank T.J. Mackey

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

Jimmy Gator

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Phil Parma

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Linda Partridge

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Quiz Kid Donnie Smith

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Officer Jim Kurring

Melora Walters

Melora Walters

Claudia Wilson Gator

Jeremy Blackman

Jeremy Blackman

Stanley Spector

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Earl Partridge

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Media

Tom Cruise on writing his own Magnolia opening monologue

Tom Cruise on writing his own Magnolia opening monologue

Frank T.J. Mackey: Seduce and Destroy

Frank T.J. Mackey: Seduce and Destroy

Trailer

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Reviews

A review by JPV852

Written on July 16, 2022

Been a long time since I last watched this but even though this was 3 hours long, never felt the length and I was pretty much captivated throughout (although I did pause a few times to get refill on my drink or grab a snack). The performances all around were great, most notably Tom Cruise, Melora Walters, John C. Reilly and the young Jeremy Blackman (Stanley). It does get heavy-handed and while I "get" the raining frogs scene, that took me out a bit (albeit it was towards the end). **4.0/5**

As a side, the other two kids (Julia and Richard) were hacks, counting on Stanley to carry them. Something that irked me the first time I saw this, lol....

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A review by GenerationofSwine

Written on January 11, 2023

I remember seeing this in the theater with one of my friends, during our first year in college. We had all found our way back to town and... given we lived in the sticks... we ended up going to the movies out of habit and for lack of anything else to do.

And I'll be honest, at the time, I walked out of the theater kind of blown away. I hadn't really seen a movie like that before.

I mean, the closest thing that came to it was American Beauty, and we had only seen that a few months prior... and that had more of a plot.

At the time, I'll admit, I thought it was pretty good.... and then I returned to it and now, honestly, I just think it's pretentious.

Pretentious really is the best way to describe it. When you first see it, it hits you one way because it's an odd movie that you re...

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A review by Dharunn

Written on April 19, 2023

Julianne Moore at her's Peak & and also all of em.
**What the Frogs!**...

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