Story Line
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.
“Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.”
Top Cast
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
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Rating
7.7/ 10
Release Date
1999-12-17
Runtime
3h 9m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (4)
JPV852
8/10
•7/16/2022Been 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 aro...
GenerationofSwine
1/10
•1/11/2023I 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...
Dharunn
10/10
•4/19/2023Julianne Moore at her's Peak & and also all of em.
**What the Frogs!**
badelf
10/10
•2/12/2026Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
I'm not sure if this entire film was built around Aimee Mann's "Wise Up," or if Magnolia is really a love letter to Aimee Mann herself. What's clear is that Paul Thomas Anderson wrote his sprawling, three-hour epic...