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Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours. - Magnolia
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Title: Magnolia

Release Date: 17 Dec 1999

Runtime: 3h 9m

Genre: Drama

Director: New Line Cinema, Ghoulardi Film Company

Production Companies: New Line Cinema, Ghoulardi Film Company

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.7 (3586 votes)

Cast

  • Frank T.J. Mackey: Tom Cruise
  • Jimmy Gator: Philip Baker Hall
  • Phil Parma: Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • Linda Partridge: Julianne Moore
  • Quiz Kid Donnie Smith: William H. Macy
  • Officer Jim Kurring: John C. Reilly
  • Claudia Wilson Gator: Melora Walters
  • Stanley Spector: Jeremy Blackman
  • Earl Partridge: Jason Robards
  • Rose Gator: Melinda Dillon
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