Magnolia

A complex web of interwoven stories, involving characters who are all connected in some way to an old dying TV producer. From his unfaithful wife, estranged son, male nurse, and participants in one of his TV shows, we follow their stories as they build to each one's moment of truth.

188 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Sex, Language) .
Drama, Male conflict & bonding

What a life I've had...

Credits

Cast	Jason Robards, Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Julianna Moore
Director	Paul Thomas Anderson
Screenplay	Paul Thomas Anderson
Music	Jon Brion, Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	1999
Produced by	Ghoulardi Film Company, The Magnolia Project, New Line Cinema

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Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Movies for Africa Ian Douglas	13
Cape Argus Bianca Coleman	10
Cape Argus Adrian Monteath	15
The Cape Times Wilhelm Snyman	10
The Star Janine Walker	14
Die Burger Francois Smith	10
Sunday Times Barry Ronge	15
Beeld Marius Jooste	14
TV3 Screenplay Sandy Ngema	16
SAfm Saturday Wired Alan Swerdlow	14
eye Weekly Jason Anderson	20
Box Office Christine James	15
Rough Cut Graham Verdon	9
Total Film Dan Jolin	15
Film Review James Cameron-Wilson	20
Uncut David Stubbs	15
What the People say
Internet 4888 Netizens	17
Average .. 71%	14

Visitor Comments

Ian Douglas: A complex ensemble piece (also very long), which reminded me of both ''Happiness'' (which shared some cast members) and also ''Playing by Heart''. The film is character driven, with little plot except a dying man, and for me, lost all credibility with the frog shower at the end. There were just way too many frogs for it to be believable. Some great performance, especially from Tom Cruise.

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Magnolia

Credits

Ratings

What the Critics say

What the People say

Average .. 71%

Visitor Comments