Fresh
A wonderful mess.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Magnolia
Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.
1999 · 3h 9m · R
Drama
Directed by
Paul Thomas Anderson
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.
Director and cast
- Paul Thomas Anderson Director
- Tom Cruise as Frank T.J. Mackey
- William H. Macy as Donnie Smith
- Philip Baker Hall as Jimmy Gator
- John C. Reilly as Jim Kurring
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Phil Parma
- Julianne Moore as Linda Partridge
- Melora Walters as Claudia Wilson Gator
- Jeremy Blackman as Stanley Spector
- Jason Robards Cast
- Melinda Dillon Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Rotten
What this film may have needed to get on its feet is some honest-to-goodness violence.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh
One of the most enthralling and exhilarating American movies in ages.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
All the work is top-notch.
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
You don't have to like everything [Anderson] does, but if you enjoy seeing the walls rattled and the roof raised in the Hollywood citadel, you've got to love it.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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