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Magnolia

"Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours."

R 2000 · 3h 9m · Drama
Starring Tom Cruise · Philip Baker Hall · Philip Seymour Hoffman
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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.

Theatrical
Jan 7, 2000
Box Office
$48.5M
Budget
$37.0M
Return
1.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 25, 2000
Theaters
1
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Producers
JoAnne Sellar, Lynn Harris, Paul Thomas Anderson
Music
Jon Brion
Studio
New Line Cinema, Ghoulardi Film Company
Themes
farewell loss of loved one regret parent child relationship suicide attempt becoming an adult dying and death chance child prodigy daughter unsociability reconciliation san fernando valley multiple storylines frog bewildered
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Reflection on Future Film Aspirations
Quotes about Magnolia I have a ], one of those gut feelings, that I'll make pretty good movies the rest of my ]. And maybe I'll make some clunkers, maybe I'll make some winners, but I guess the way that I really feel is that Magnolia is, for better or worse, the best movie I'll ever make.
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Reflection on Life's Complexities
Songs * "]" by ] ·
[[w:Save Me (Aimee Mann song)|Save Me; [Aimee Mann; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urMq9XYzqC4 Performance at the White House (11 May 2011)]
Desire for Connection Amidst Isolation
Songs Like ], or ], You have come... to ] me. Come on and save me... Why don't you save me? If you could save me, From the ranks of the freaks, Who suspect they could never ] anyone, Except the freaks, Who suspect they could never love anyone, Except the freaks, Who could never love anyone.
[[Peter Pan; [Superman; [save; [love]
Reflection on Change and Acceptance
Songs * "Wise Up", by ] ·
[[Aimee Mann; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNmKghTvj0E Clip from the film of performances by Mann and cast members]

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Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Frank T.J. Mackey
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Philip Baker Hall
Jimmy Gator
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Phil Parma
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Julianne Moore
Linda Partridge
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William H. Macy
Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
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John C. Reilly
Officer Jim Kurring
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Melora Walters
Claudia Wilson Gator
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Jeremy Blackman
Stanley Spector
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Jason Robards
Earl Partridge
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Melinda Dillon
Rose Gator
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Michael Bowen
Rick Spector
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April Grace
Gwenovier
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Ricky Jay
Burt Ramsey / Narrator
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Pat Healy
Sir Edmund William Godfrey / Young Pharmacy Kid
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Genevieve Zweig
Mrs. Godfrey
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Mark Flanagan
Joseph Green
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Neil Flynn
Stanley Berry
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Rod McLachlan
Daniel Hill
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Allan Graf
Firefighter
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Patton Oswalt
Delmer Darion

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