Magnolia
1999 · 3h 9m · Drama
Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia is a bold, ambitious epic that weaves together eight interconnected lives in the San Fernando Valley with remarkable emotional depth and audacious filmmaking—if you're in the mood for a challenging, three-hour character drama that swings for the fences, absolutely watch it tonight. Skip it only if you need something light or conventional, but if you want to be genuinely moved and impressed by cinema, this is the real deal.
Plot
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: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Tom Cruise, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy
