its incredible how pta seemlessly makes everything connected.
every performance is great and the best thing about this film is that its just people, real people living.
just like in real life, we all live in our own world but all of those worlds are connected.
to that one person who wanted me to watch it, your wish came true
Magnolia
Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.
Rating
5.0 (1)
Release Date
12/17/1999Runtime
189 minsGenres
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.
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A sweeping, interconnected portrait of loneliness and yearning across Los Angeles, where seemingly separate lives collide through chance, regret, and the possibility of reconciliation. It's emotionally exhausting and transcendent, a film that treats everyday desperation with operatic weight.
Mood
MelancholicWistfulContemplativeBittersweet
Themes
GriefFamilyRedemptionMortalityComing apart
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticFormalist
Structure
Ensemble
Heads up
Suicide and self-harm
Tom Cruise
Frank T.J. Mackey
Philip Baker Hall
Jimmy Gator
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Phil Parma
Julianne Moore
Linda Partridge
William H. Macy
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
John C. Reilly
Officer Jim Kurring
Melora Walters
Claudia Wilson Gator
Jeremy Blackman
Stanley Spector
Jason Robards
Earl Partridge
Melinda Dillon
Rose Gator
Michael Bowen
Rick Spector
April Grace
Gwenovier
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