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Magnolia

Country: USA, Language: English, 188 mins

  • Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Producer: Paul Thomas Anderson; Michael De Luca

CGiii Comment

An epic of coincidences...

And, perhaps, it is a masterpiece - it can't be ignored.

It is good - really good.


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The(ir) Blurb...

24 hours in L.A.; it's raining cats and dogs. Two parallel and intercut stories dramatize men about to die: both are estranged from a grown child, both want to make contact, and neither child wants anything to do with dad. Earl Partridge's son is a charismatic misogynist; Jimmy Gator's daughter is a cokehead and waif. A mild and caring nurse intercedes for Earl, reaching the son; a prayerful and upright beat cop meets the daughter, is attracted to her, and leads her toward a new calm. Meanwhile, guilt consumes Earl's young wife, while two whiz kids, one grown and a loser and the other young and pressured, face their situations. The weather, too, is quirky.

Cast & Characters

Julianne Moore as Linda Partridge;
William H. Macy as Donnie Smith;
John C. Reilly as Officer Jim Kurring;
Tom Cruise as Frank T.J. Mackey;
Philip Baker Hall as Jimmy Gator;
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Phil Parma;
Jason Robards as Earl Partridge;
Alfred Molina as Solomon Solomon;
Melora Walters as Claudia Wilson Gator;
Michael Bowen as Rick Spector;
Ricky Jay as Burt Ramsey / Narrator;
Jeremy Blackman as Stanley Spector;
Melinda Dillon as Rose Gator;
April Grace as Gwenovier;
Luis Guzman as Luis