

Magnolia
1999-12-17 · 189 min · ★ 7.7
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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Production details
- Directors
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Production companies
- New Line Cinema, Ghoulardi Film Company
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 37,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 48,451,803
Top Cast
Tom CruiseFrank T.J. Mackey
Philip Baker HallJimmy Gator
Philip Seymour HoffmanPhil Parma
Julianne MooreLinda Partridge
William H. MacyQuiz Kid Donnie Smith
John C. ReillyOfficer Jim Kurring
Melora WaltersClaudia Wilson Gator
Jeremy BlackmanStanley Spector
Jason RobardsEarl Partridge
Melinda DillonRose Gator
Michael BowenRick Spector
April GraceGwenovier
Ricky JayBurt Ramsey / Narrator
Pat HealySir Edmund William Godfrey / Young Pharmacy Kid
Neil FlynnStanley Berry
Rod McLachlanDaniel Hill
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